CARE Festival

Event Dates:

Event	Day	Date	Start Time	Venue	Tickets:
CARE Festival - Co-creating… with our parents!	Saturday	16/11/2024	10:30	Φάρος (Περβόλια)	SOLDOUT Free Entrance / booking is mandatory
CARE Festival - Puppets for Cultivating Empathy	Saturday	16/11/2024	10:30	Aradippou Toy Museum		BUY
CARE Festival - Stories about justice and injustice	Saturday	16/11/2024	18:00	Aradippou Christian Art Museum		BUY
CARE Festival - Like Cat and Dog	Sunday	17/11/2024	11:00	Δημοτικό Θέατρο Περβολιών "Ανδρέας Πασιουρτίδης" (Περβόλια)		BUY
CARE Festival - ADHD: Understand, Support	Sunday	17/11/2024	15:00	Πλατεία Ζουχούρι	Free Entrance
CARE Festival - A Trip to the Mediterranean	Sunday	17/11/2024	18:00	Δημοτικό Πάρκο "Κάμειρος" (Μενεού)	Free Entrance / booking is mandatory	BUY

More about the event:

1. CLOTHES? WHAT CLOTHES? | Theatrical Performance

Friday, 8 November | 18:30 - 19:30 

Larnaka Municipality Theatre

Maskarini Theater

Ages: 2-12

 

Ariel tries her best to leave her life at the sea and come to live with the humans. When she succeeds, she meets the king of the land, who is only interested in wearing new clothes all the time. Two rogue tailors try to trick him so they can steal the kingdom's gems. With Ariel's help, however, they are unsuccessful, and the king manages to see the truth and change his attitude towards life forever. A story based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales " The Emperor's New Clothes " and "The Little Mermaid". 

Language: Greek

The performance is open to participants with physical and neurodevelopmental disabilities.

 

2. Building a Common Ground through Dancing!

Saturday, 9 November | 10:00 - 13:00

Larnaka Municipality Theatre

Eleftheria Sokratous

Ages: 16+

Danceability is a dance method based on improvisation exercises that do not exclude anyone, regardless of experience or disability. Its founder, Alito Alessi, states: "If you can breathe, you can dance." The workshop addresses people who love movement and dance and are interested in expanding their movement repertoire, experimenting with movement, and breaking down taboos around diversity and disability. Additionally, the workshop is useful to dance teachers or teachers of formal and informal education, providing them with tools they can apply in their professional environment. 

 

Languages: Greek & English

The workshop is open to participants with physical, neurodevelopmental, visual, and hearing disabilities.

 

 

3. Let’s Build a Lighthouse! | Visual arts

Saturday, 9 November | 10:00 – 11:30

Pier (opposite Larnaka Medieval Castle)

Zoya Kernasovska

Ages: 6-10

 

In this fun and creative workshop, children will create their own lighthouse using natural materials, like shells and pebbles. The children will choose their preferred colour scheme, volume, and shape. Join us for a fun and creative hour!

Languages: Ukrainian & English.

The workshop is open to participants with physical, neurodevelopmental, and visual disabilities.

 

4. Colourful People | Storytelling with Theatre Game

Saturday, 9 November | 10:00 – 13:00

Youth Makerspace Larnaka

Vaso Panagi

 

Are all people the same? What do they carry in their luggage? Where are they going? Why are they leaving? Children, through fairy tales and activities of theatrical play and creative writing, put themselves in the shoes of people who have emigrated and who are strangers in a place. In these two workshops of interactive reading of fairy tales, children learn about the concepts of diversity, acceptance, mutual respect, and mutual help!

 

1st Workshop «The Suitcase»

10:00 - 11:30

Ages: 6 - 9

 

2nd Workshop «Beautiful and colourful people»

11:30 - 13:00

Ages: 9 - 14

Languages: Greek

The workshops are open to participants with physical and neurodevelopmental disabilities.

 

 

 

5. Young cooks: cooking for the environment

Saturday, 9 November | 10:00 – 12:30

Pierides Museum

WastelessKitchen: Danae Pantelide, Thalia Pantelide, Leda Pantelide, Georgia Kyprianou, Loukia Christou

Ages: 6-13

 

Join us for a fun and interactive workshop to discover how to use your kitchen in more eco-friendly ways! Children will first participate in a playful game to understand the concept of food waste and other resource waste. Then, with the help of their parents and our guidance, they will prepare a budget-friendly and environmentally-conscious recipe.

Language: Greek

The programme is open to participants with physical and neurodevelopmental disabilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. 6. Let’s Start a Conversation | Performance

Saturday, 10 November | 17:00
Starting point: Larnaka Pier (opposite the Medieval Castle)
Endpoint: "Mesogeios" Park (39 Bozkourt Street, Old Turkish Quarter)
For all ages

In a walking performance in the centre of Larnaka, fifteen dance schools and the Larnaka Music School invite us to a march with “CARE” as our motto. Along Piale Pasha, one of the most central streets of the city, dozens of dancers invite us to get to know each other and start a conversation through a card game with questions. At each station of the performance, the audience is confronted with a new question that each dance school addresses through its choreography. The route ends at the artists' park "Mesogeios" in the Old Turkish Quarter, where the Larnaca Music School takes the lead.

The performance is open to people with physical and neurodevelopmental disabilities.

 

 

8. Use your Brain | Theatrical Performance

Saturday, 10 November | 18:00 - 19:00

Ahmad Jubeh & Ramzi Maqdisi, from Palestinian National Theatre
For all ages

It was just an ordinary day. Like any other day. Or so he thought… A cleaner, Ahmad, turns up to work at the theatre and goes about his usual routine; tidying the theatre after hours. But today will be different. A massive error from the management results in the challenge of a lifetime for Ahmad. He is forced to think on his feet, to improvise, and bring to light the talents he has been hiding all his life. Ahmad will never be just a cleaner again.

Language: Non-verbal

The performance is open to people with physical, neurodevelopmental, and hearing disabilities.

 

9. Co-creating… with our parents! | Visual arts

Saturday, 16 November | 10:30 – 11:30

Youth Makerspace Larnaka

Ages: 8+ and parents

 

Youth Makerspace Larnaka invites young makers aged 8+ to participate together with their parents in a boat-building activity using recyclable materials. During the workshop, children and parents will be asked to work as a team and communicate effectively so that, in the end, their boat floats on the water. The ultimate goal of this STEAM activity is to create shared experiences and to develop creativity, critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills!

Languages: Greek & English

The workshop is open to participants with physical, neurodevelopmental, visual, and hearing disabilities.

 

 

10. Puppets for Cultivating Empathy | Visual arts

Saturday, 16 November | 10:30 – 12:00

Toy Museum (Aradippou)

Eleni Petridou Bouriti

Ages: 6-14

An experiential art therapy workshop at the Toy Museum in Aradippou will guide participants through an interactive tour, drawing inspiration from the exhibits. Following the tour, they will create their own puppets using various art materials. The goal is for participants to develop dialogues and scripts focusing on understanding emotions and enhancing social skills, with a special emphasis on cultivating empathy, particularly related to disability and mental health issues. This hands-on experience combines creativity with emotional growth, encouraging participants to explore important social themes while fostering a deeper connection to others through the art of puppetry. 

Languages: Greek

The workshop is open to participants with physical, neurodevelopmental, visual, and hearing disabilities.

 

 

11. Stories about justice and injustice | Storytelling performance with live music

Saturday, 16 November | 18:00 – 19:00

Marina Katsari & Giannis Koutis 

 

Ages: children 10+

 

A camel driver crossing the desert arrives at a village and stops to rest. A bad moment brings him face to face with the consequences of his actions but also with all the injustice of the world. A gloating man who finds joy in destruction places a stone over a palm tree that has just sprouted. Nature will help him understand what is really important in life. Justice and injustice, suspicion and trust collide, bringing out the light and dark side of the human soul. A diverse show of tales from Eastern folklore full of twists and turns and music.

 

Language: Greek

The performance is open to participants with physical, visual, and hearing disabilities.

 

 

12. Like Cat and Dog | Theatrical Performance

Sunday, 17 November | 11:00 – 12:00

Pervolia Municipality Theatre “Andreas Pasiourtides”

Maskarini Theater

Ages: 2-10          

 

The show begins with a journey to the history of Cyprus and the different Cypriot proverbs, customs, professions, and language. Children will then watch and participate on stage, in three different stories hidden behind three Cypriot proverbs: «Like Cat and Dog» («Σαν τον σιύλλο με την κάττα»), «The cat that wanted to sanctify» («Η κάττα που ήθελε να αγιάσει»), and «Who doesn’t listen to his parents, sleeps aside» («Απ' όν ακούει του γονιού παρά γωνιάς τζοιμάται»).

 

Language: Greek
The performance is open to participants with physical and neurodevelopmental disabilities.

 

13. A Trip to the Mediterranean | Shadow Theatre

Sunday, 17 November | 18:00 – 19:00

“Kamiros” Park, Meneou

Eleni Papachristoforou

Ages: 3+

A map leads Nikolis and Marigo to various Mediterranean countries in search of a precious treasure. What the treasure might be? The story deals with the themes of respect and love. The continuation unfolds on the "screen" of Contemporary children’s Shadow Theatre!

Language: Greek

The performance is open to participants with physical and neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Participation in the performance is free.

 

 

14. ADHD: Understand, Support | Awareness-raising Event

Sunday, 17 November | 15:00 – 21:00

Zouhouri Square

ADD-ADHD Cyprus

 

For all ages - suitable for families, children, and educators.

 

The event "ADHD: Understand, Support" is organized by the ADD-ADHD Cyprus Association. For a whole day, Zouhouri Square in Larnaka is filled with activities for children and families, including tennis, art workshops, games, robotics and chess seminars, as well as a seminar for teachers and parents. There will also be food and lemonade for sale, as well as a rich dancing and singing programme! The event aims to raise awareness and education about ADHD.

 

Languages: Greek & English 
The event is open to participants with physical, neurodevelopmental, visual, and hearing disabilities.

The proceeds of the event will be used to promote and support ADD-ADHD Cyprus.