13th European Dance Festival (Nicosia)

A very important international dance meeting with the participation of many European countries. A feast of contemporary dance meets all the trends, the dynamics and the new forms of the international contemporary scene through the works of representative groups of each country.

The increased level of participation by EU member states with performances and workshops is a clear indication that the Dance Festival is becoming an annual highlight of the European arts and culture scene.

The European Dance Festival will be celebrated for the 13th consecutive year in 2010 in Cyprus. It is a co-organization between the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the RIALTO Theatre in Limassol with the collaboration of the Embassies of the member-states of the European Union in Cyprus.

The 2010 European Dance Festival will be dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus. The participation of each country in the Festival will be considered as part of the official contribution of each member state in the celebrations for the anniversary.

The Festival will take place in RIALTO Theatre in Limassol and in PALLAS Theatre in Nicosia

Programme:

Tort / The Chaos Quartet - Spain
17 June, 20:30
Duration: 60 min.

Spain presents Thomas Noone Dance Company in the works Tort and Chaos Quartet choreographed by Thomas Noone, Roni Haver, Guy Weizman. An evening formed by two choreographies. A presentation by two choreographers with distinct, contrasted styles, but unified by the dancers and a use of strong, visual, physical dance.

Tort

Beginning, progressing, twisting, breaking, failing. Skew. Beginning again.... Tort is pure abstract dance; an investigation of the use of stage space and the time line and the organization of both the group and the individual within them. Tort is a search for the symbolism and power of suggestion of the body formed and deformed before the spectator.

Dancers: Alba Barral, Jvier G Arozena, Horne Horneman and Paloma Muñoz
Choreography: Thomas Noone
Music: Diego Dall'Osto
Choreography assistant: Nuria Martinez
Light Design: Jaume Ortiz

The Chaos Quartet

Ιnspired by the theory of chaos The Chaos Quartet plays with destruction and creation of forms, ideas and matter. Passing through the different scenes, it deals with emotions such as compassion and indifference, holding on or letting go.

Dancers: Alba Barral, Horne Horneman, Nuria Martinez and Thomas Noone
Concept and Choreography: Roni Haver and Guy Weizman
Music: Heiner Goebbels (Suite for Sampler and Orchestra)
Light and costumes: Guy Weizman
Choreography assistant: Nuria Martinez
Special Collaboration: Centre Civic de la Barcelonetta
Thanks to Yvonne Weschke and Eva Puschendorf

Instrument 1 scorpine - l' invisibile - Italy
24 June, 20:30

Italy presents the Zappala Danza Company in Instrument 1 scorpine - l' invisibile choreographed by Roberto Zappala.

Choreography and direction: Roberto Zappalà
Original music (performed live): I Lautari
Dancers: Adriano Coletta, Alain El Sakhawi, Fernando Roldan Ferrer, Salvatore Romania, Antoine Roux-Briffaud, Alessandro Vacca
Musician: Puccio Castrogiovanni
Text: Nello Calabrò
Lights and costumes: Roberto Zappalà
Technical Manager: Sammy Torrisi
Artistic coordination: Maria Inguscio

Bla, Bla, Bla Bla... ck Out / Giraffe / Paul Kee – Cyprus
25 June, 20:30

Cyprus presents Amfidromo Dance Company with the work Bla, Bla, Bla Bla... ck Out, .pelma.lia haraki with the work Giraffe and Aelion with the work Paul Kee.

Bla, Bla, Bla Bla... ck Out
Duration: 20'

Choreographer: Elena Christodoulidou
Dancers: Loizos Constantinou , Yoav Grinberg, Nicolina Nicolaou
Music composed specifically for the show: Demetris Zavros
Costumes: Oze

Giraffe
Duration: 20'

A Stand up performDance on self liberation from ones own self.

Concept/creation/direction: Lia Haraki
Created with and performed by: Eleana Alexandrou
Music Selection/photography: Loizos Olympios
Costumes: Lia Haraki, Christina Yeoryiou
Light design: Alexander Jotovic
Graphics: Christina Olympiou

Paul Kee
Duration: 20'

Choreographer: Photini Perdikaki

Maiorca – Portugal
30 June, 20:30

Portugal presents Company Paulo Ribeiro in the work Maiorca, a dance show with Chopin’s music, choreographed by Paulo Ribeiro.

Direction and choreography: Paulo Ribeiro
Dancers: Marta Cerqueira Are Castro, Gonçalo Lobato, Pedro Mendes
Music of Chopin performed by: Pedro Burmester
Light Design: Nuno Meira