This week, at the European Capital of Culture Pafos2017 8/5/17 – 14/5/17
Monday 8 – Sunday 14 May
Sunday 14 May 2017, Androlikou village, 11:00
Ceramics Workshop
VISUAL ARTS
Akamas Project – Experimental Ceramics Workshop
The special geology of Akamas is the cause for the meeting of six artists of ceramic art from Cyprus, Greece and Malta in Androlikou village, in order to create clays and coatings and to make pottery using the traditional wheel as well as figurines and small sculptures inspired by ancient pottery making. Participating artists in the workshop, which is open to the public, are: Vasos Demetriou, George Georgiades, Semral Oztan and Hasan işık özgöçmen (Cyprus), the sculptor-ceramist Charles Sammut (Malta) and the ceramist Takis Papazafiropoulos (Greece), with each artist carrying the history, the tradition and the art of his country. Their goal is a common quest in ancient, traditional and modern techniques, forms and materials.
The presentation on May 14th will be followed by a lecture by Dr Demetra Papanikola-Bakirzi, at the village school, entitled: “Medieval Glazed Pottery of Pafos”.
With the cooperation of the Community Council of Androlikou.
Free entrance
Wednesday 10 May 2017
Start: Kennedy Square/17:00 / The route will end at Attikon Theatre
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Let’s Move: Bodies in Urban Spaces
The famous Austrian artist Willi Dorner and his colleagues creates an original and interesting interactive performance, which is about body formations in central locations of the town. The event aims at the involvement of the society and the visitors of the town, by way of a walkthrough of the town via an original and creative route. The participants will follow a march towards the town centre, where 20 people that were selected and trained by Esther Steinkogler of Willi Dorner’s team will be placed at various points, waiting to be discovered. The third activity of the Community Involvement programme Let’s Move is held in cooperation with the Austrian Embassy and the Dance Association ‘Dance Culture Pafos’.
This event is made possible by INTPA – INTERNATIONAL NET FOR DANCE AND PERFORMANCE AUSTRIA of Tanzquartier Wien with funds by Federal Chancellery of Austria (BKA) and BMEIA
Free entrance
10-30 May 2017,
Ibrahim’s Khan, 16:00 – 19:00
VISUAL ARTS
Inauguration: Thursday 10 May 19:00
The Big Mosaic
Utilising the recorded narratives of personal stories by people of all social groups of Pafos, a team of artists collaborate on a project that attempts to present Pafos as a Grand Mosaic of persons. During the opening, the premier of the short documentary Relics, by Christos Panagos and Kostas Makrinos, will be projected. The film was created for the project and was based on one of the stories collected.
Participating artists: Klitsa Antoniou, Alexandre Gautier, the Dominique Gauthier workshop from the National School of Fine Arts of Paris, Stelios Ilsouk, Costas Makrinos, Yiannos Economou, Christos Panagos, Yiannis Sakellis, Vincent Rioux, Yioula Hadjigeorgiou, Marios Phylaktou and Paris Christodoulou.
The project is organized and curated by Charalambos Margaritis. It is a production of the Kimonos Art Center in association with the National Superior Fine Arts School of Paris.
Free entrance
Photo Credit: Vasia Charalambides
Friday 12 & Saturday 13 May 2017
House of Aion (Entrance from the Main Entrance of the Archeological Park in Kato Pafos), 20:30
THEATRE
Lysistrata
Lysistrata is a unique project for Pafos2017, featuring 16 stunning female performers from 4 different countries and 3 different continents. The all female cast re-invents the idea and form of Classical Greek comedy. The text discovers a specific relevance to our world today from a female perspective. At the same time it is not a feminist manifesto, but a celebration of joy and diversity, driven by dance, music and the spoken word. English is the common language, but it is the extraordinary vitality and beauty of the performers that is the true language of communication. São Paolo (Brazil), Lagos (Nigeria), Cyprus North and South, Essen (Germany) are where our performers come from, and their cultural backgrounds are the colours of this world. Aristophanes was driven by the necessity to save his threatened world from destruction, this necessity is still alive today, and perhaps it is the healing power of a female energy that holds the key.
► Brazil (SP Escola de Teatro / SP Theatre School): Vitoria Carine, Clara Cury, Thais Rossi, Carol Rodrigues
► Cyprus: Oya Akin, Nayia Anastasiadou, Elena Kallinikou, Hayal Gezer
► Germany (Folkwang University of the Arts) Judith Duscha (trombone), Raissa Mehner ( electric guitar), Marina Opitz (Double bass), Johanna Schneider (voice)
► Nigeria (Crown Troupe of Africa), Jennifer Ijeoma Agabata, Eseosa Eguamwense, Gloria Akpevweoghene Oghenejakpo, Aishat Agbeke Onitri
‣ Director: Brian Michaels
‣Assistant director, choreographer: Katarzyna Gorczyca
‣Text version: Hanns-Dietrich Schmidt
‣Composer, musical direction: Axel Lindner
‣Production manager: Zoe Kakota
‣Set and costume designer: Marina Hadjilouca
‣Set and costume designer Assistant: Eleni Ioannou
‣ Masks and headpieces: Myrto Kosmopoulou
‣Set builder: Nicolas Gabriel
‣Light Designer: Karolina Spyrou
‣Sound Engineer: Christos Christodoulou
* The performance is in English with texts in Greek and Turkish.
With the support and the cooperation of the Folkwang University of the Arts, Germany.
Tickets: 10€ (www.soldouttickets/pafos2017 So Easy Stores all over Cyprus, Time Out store in Pafos)
Sunday 14 May 2017
Medieval Manor House – Kouklia, 20:00, Project Presentation*
VISUAL ARTS
Signs in Time and Space*
In the spirit of the Open Air Factory installations were created and placed in public areas, setting up an Open Air Museum and a legacy of the year for the European Capital of Culture in Pafos. Moreover, the correlation of the landscape and the artwork activates broader notional links and enriches the visitors’ and the locals’ perception of the spaces as well as the artworks by artists: Andreas Makariou, Yiota Ioannidou, Andreas Paraskeva, Charis Paspallis, Dimitris Makariou and Umit Inatci. The implementation progress of the project has been recorded and the works that have already been placed in public areas will be presented by their creators in a public presentation.
Guest Speaker: Solon Xenopoulos – Architect, Dean, School of Architecture, Engineering, Land and Environmental Sciences, Neapolis University, Pafos, Professor Emeritus, NTUA
Theme of speech: THE ART OBJECT IN PUBLIC SPACE? OR PUBLIC SPACE AS ART OBJECT?
*The presentation will be in Greek
Free entrance
