NIF24 - «ONCE UPON A TIME»

Event Dates:

Event	Day	Date	Start Time	Venue	Tickets:
NIF24 - «ONCE UPON A TIME»	Tuesday	24/12/2024	11:00	NICOSIA MUNICIPAL THEATRE		BUY
NIF24 - «ONCE UPON A TIME»	Tuesday	24/12/2024	16:00	NICOSIA MUNICIPAL THEATRE		BUY

More about the event:

With the verse by Michalis Pasiardis "...but these are the songs and the myths", Nicosia 2030, candidate for European Capital of Culture, embraces the tradition, myths and fairy tales of Cyprus, highlighting the intangible cultural heritage of our country. It presents the theatrical performance "Once upon a time", with traditional Cypriot fairy tales. The performance will be presented on 24 December 2024 (11:00 & 16:00) , at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre, as part of the Nicosia International Festival.

The fairy tales were recorded by the researcher Nearchos Clerides in his book "Cypriot Fairy Tales", published by the Nearchos Clerides Cultural Centre. Back then, when the villages still spoke the rough Cypriot dialect. Nearchos Clerides compiled the collection of these tales through narratives of 19 men and 14 women from many regions of Cyprus, from Paphos to Yialousa. The tales are told by the storytellers at the time of the grain harvest, when they are gleaning the pampaki, at the fireplace during the winter months and in the village café (kafeneio).

Alpha Cyprus has created an innovative audio podcast based on the Cypriot fairy tales from the book by Nearchos Clerides, directed by Klitos Klitou, music composed by Kostas Kakogiannis and lyrics by Pambos Kouzalis. Through these podcasts, the idea for a performance "Once upon a time" was born in a dramaturgy by Stavros Stavrou. For this purpose, the following fairy tales were chosen: “The dragoness tziai i Vasilopoulla”, “The Pittortos”, “Triantafyllene”, “Dkiamantis” and “Stachtoula”.
 

Creative team

Dramaturgy: Stavros Stavrou

Cypriot dialect editing: Andreas Tsouris

Music Credits:

Music: Kostas Kakogiannis

Lyrics: Pambos Kouzalis

Interpretation (in alphabetical order): Mariam Venizelou, Andrea Markou, Andrea Neocleous, Georgia Neocleous
 

Participants:

Anthi Papaphilippou Children's Choir and the Nicosia Municipality Children's Choir

Choir conductor: Anthi Papafilippou

Assistant choir conductor: Araam Kontos

Support: Nicosia School Comittee
 

Musicians playing:

Percussion: Andreas Davison

Lute, mandolin, bouzouki, lute: Pambos Theodorou

Guitar, bass, piano, voice: Avraam Kontos

Pithkiyail, violin, flute, piano, voice: Kostas Kakogiannis

Friendly participation: percussion, voice: Pambos Kouzalis

Choreography: Fotis Nikolaou

Sets/ costumes: Lakis Genethlis

Lighting design: Christos Charalambous

Sound design:  Nicolas Prokopiou

Animation/visual design: Black Dog Creative Agency

Actors: Andreas Tsouris, Astero Kyprianou, Semeli Kyriazi

Participants: Androula Eracleous, Anthi Antoniadou

And in a special appearance Andri Karantoni

Directed by: Klitos Klitou

Masks: Martha Foka

Duration: 70΄

Tickets:

Sold Out Tickets: bit.ly/NIF24_tickets, at Stephanis stores and the Nicosia Municipal Theatre box office (Monday - Friday 10:00-13:00).

Ticket prices:

ZONE A: €16/ €14

ZONE B: €14/ €12

ZONE C: € 12/ €10

ZONE D: €8

Information: 22797979 (Monday - Friday 10:00-13:00) & bit.ly/Website_NIF2024

Festival identity

Organisers: Nicosia Municipality, Nicosia For Art

Institutional Sponsor: Deputy Ministry of Culture, Republic of Cyprus

Communication sponsors: ALPHA CYPRUS, Love Radio