Neslihan Arol is a trained chemical engineer and actress. She received her MA in Film and Drama from Kadir Has University (Istanbul) in 2013. For her PhD thesis at UdK Berlin, she explored the intersections of feminism and comedy through clowning, stand-up comedy and Meddahlık (a storytelling tradition from Türkiye). Teaching assignments have taken her to the HBK Braunschweig and the University of Hildesheim, among others. She has performed as a clown and meddah at international festivals. As a member of gastkollektiv and Clowns without Borders, she has developed performances for several years and continues to act in plays by Bühne für Menschenrechte and other co-productions. She also advises independent theater groups on dramaturgy and directs herself. In 2023, her first film as a lead actress was included in the national feature film competition at the 30th Adana International Film Festival. She also moderates the audience discussion format Çay ’n‘ Talk at HAU Hebbel am Ufer.

At Ballhaus Naunynstraße, she took part in the theater workshop Extended Cooperation and performs in the resulting Showing Extended Cooperation Vol. II – now part of the repertoire under the title Your Baggage Unattended.