KYPRIA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2016

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SHOWS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

KaragioZEIS everywhere, KARAGIOZIS IS MOVING HOUSE, CYRPUS

A comedy by Theodoros Kostidakis, suitable for children and adults, in which the jokes of the fictional characters of Greek folklore shadow theatre are interchanged with contemporary references.

Duration: 60 min

Shows:                    3 September, University Campus, University of Cyprus

                                5 September, Kaimakliotis Museum, Aradippou

                                6 September, Deryneia Municipal Amphitheater

                                7 September, Geroskipou Public Square

INVITATION PROJECT FEATURING TONY LAKATOS, HUNGARY, CYPRUS, POLAND, CHILE

A unique ensemble of four jazz artists from different countries, who share their own musical experiences and ideas through original compositions of the world renowned Hungarian saxophonist Tony Lakatos and the upcoming Cypriot guitarist Ermis Michail.

Duration: 75 min

Shows:                 10 September, Alsos, Paphos

                             11 September, Faneromenis Square, Nicosia

Ensemble Casual, THE HISTORY OF TANGO / GUARDIA VIEJA Y NUEVA, CYPRUS

An interactive music performance that aspires to present tango, an artistic kind unparalleled in beauty, through a historical recursion of the music of, Piazzolla, Mendizabal, Villoldo, Donato, Plaza, Gardel, and Ziegler.

Duration: 60 min

Shows:                 12 September, Faneromenis Square, Nicosia

                             13 September, Mousallas parking space, Paphos

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CHILDREN'S SHOWS

Dimitris Baslam, AGISILAGOS, GREECE

The new and fun children's show with puppets and live music by Dimitris Baslam, about the adventures and unexpected problems of the famous chef Agisilagos, regarding mumps, his nutrition and not only...

Duration: 60 min / 4+

Shows:                    8 September, Larnaca Municipal Theatre

                                9 and 10 September, THOC New Stage, Nicosia

                                12 and 13 September, ETHAL Theatre, Limassol

Carmen Rouggeri, The Barber of Seville, GREECE

A beautiful musical fairy tale by Carmen Rouggeri, based on Gioachino Rossini’s opera, having as components magic, humour, and a very interesting plot. These are combined together with narration, theatrical dialogues, dancing sets and colourful costumes.

Duration: 90 min / 4+

Shows:                 23 September, Rialto Theatre, Limassol

                             24 September, Evis Gavrielides Auditorium, THOC, Nicosia

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THEATRE

Greek Theatre of New York, SOCRATES NOW! USA-GREECE

The solo performance SOCRATES NOW is a multifaceted political, cultural and entertaining experience starring the Emmy Award-winner actor and director Yannis Simonides. A show that highlights the sharp logic and beliefs of Socrates, in a play that excites with its humour and immediacy.

Duration: 90 min / 8+

Shows:                 1 and 2 September, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, Nicosia

                             3 September, ETHAL Theatre, Limassol

                             5 September, Palia Ilektriki, Paphos

PERSONA Theatre Group, ANTON CHEKHOV, THREE SISTERS, CYPRUS

The outstanding play of the legendary Russian author and playwright in a fresh theatrical staging by PERSONA theatre group, with a multitude of fine actors and other associates. The nostalgia of the past, the need for life, love and happiness are confronted with the sad present, baffling hope for a brighter future.

Duration: 140 min / 10+

Shows:                 14 and 15 September, Evis Gavrielides Auditorium, THOC, Nicosia

     19 and 20 September, Rialto Theatre, Limassol

     21 September, Larnaca Municipal Theatre, Larnaca

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MUSIC

EVANTHIA REBOUTSIKA, GREECE

Evanthia Reboutsika presents her new work but also some of her older hits along with the singer Elli Paspala. A musical journey where the East meats the West, with a feminine viewpoint, sensitivity and mood, and the distinctive style of the two performers.

Duration: 105 min

Shows:                 19 September, Curium Ancient Theatre

                              20 September, Dali Municipal Amphitheatre

Konstantinos and Matthaios Tsahouridis, BODY AND SOUL, GREECE

An unpredictable musical encounter, a mosaic of traditional and contemporary approaches, a musical journey of virtuosity and emotion, starring Konstantinos Tsahouridis with his voice and Matthaios Tsahouridis with his Pontic lira. The two artists communicate through the sounds of Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Hatzidakis, Plessas, Rodrigo, and Theodorakis, they meet Stelios Kazantzidis and Greek folklore as well as world music and introduce to the public their own compositions.

Duration: 120 min

Shows:                 22 September, Makarios III Amphitheatre, Nicosia

                             24 September, Curium Ancient Theatre

She’Koyokh - Monsieur Doumani, MUSICAL BRIDGES, UNITED KINGDOM-CYPRUS

The ensemble She’Koyokh, hailed as “one of London’s musical treasures, playing the best Balkan and klezmer music in Britain” (Evening Standard), and the trio Monsieur Doumani, which The Guardian addressed as an “entertaining, confident and inventive set”, join forces and cross their musical paths based on the music traditions of Cyprus, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Balkans and Eastern Europe.

Duration: 110 min

Shows:                 27 September: Rialto Theatre, Limassol

                             28 September: Dali Municipal Amphitheatre

                             29 September, Xenion Theatre, Paralimni

                             30 September, Chloraka Amphitheatre

Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, THE SONG OF THE DEAD BROTHER, CYPRUS

The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Alkis Baltas and in cooperation with the Bi-Communal Choir for Peace in Cyprus, presents the music-theatre work by Mikis Theodorakis, which is a hymn to human dignity and the collective need for memory. Singers: Dimitris Basis, Sophia Avraamidou. Narrators: Petros Yiorkadjis, Baris Refikoglou.

Duration: 75 min / 8+

Shows:                 28 September 28^th, Agios Pavlos High School, Paphos

                             29 September, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, Nicosia

                             30 September, Rialto Theatre, Limassol

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DANCE

Alexandra Waierstall, A CITY SEEKING ITS BODIES, GERMANY-CYPRUS

The show choreographed by Alexandra Waierstall, is moving along a thin line between fiction and reality, like a minimalistic piece of science fiction. The dancers act like prophets who weave the future and, by stimulating thoughts and emotions, lead the viewer to an alternative reality.

Duration: 55min / 15+

Shows:                 9 and 10 September, Evis Gavrielides Auditorium, THOC, Nicosia

Asomates Dynameis, CHOREO-GRAPHIES/ BODY TRACES, CYPRUS

A choreographic proposal by Machi Demetriadou-Lindahl, in which the encounter of dance with poetry, image, and light and darkness, becomes a journey of internal and external landscapes and transformations where the male and female, poles of the same material, are conceptually connected within the meaning of time.

Duration: 50 min / 15+

Shows:                 17, 18 and 19 September, THOC New Stage, Nicosia

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OPERA

Andys Skordis, RA…PATSIA…OU, CYPRUS

A contemporary opera form by the awarded Cypriot composer Andys Skordis, written in the Cypriot dialect and executed by nine musicians together with electronic elements and pre-recorded Gamelan music, with reference to a sculptress whose creation becomes alive but, as she experiences the procedure of its decay, she is unable to interfere.

Duration: 60 min / 12+

Shows:                 5, 6, and 7 October, Dance House, Nicosia

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Sponsors: OPAP CYPRUS, COOPERATIVE CENTRAL BANK LTD

Communication sponsors: ΑΝΤ1 TV, POLITIS newspaper, CNA

For information please call the number 70002212 or visit the website www.kypria.org.cy