2nd Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF)

The 2nd Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) will take place in Nicosia on the 27th, 28th and 29th of June 2014. The festival consists of an intense program, which includes Live Performances that will take place in public spaces within the Venetian Walls of the city of Nicosia on the 28th and 29th of June, Screenings and Live Performances at Phytorio on the 27th, and an intensive Performance Art workshop that will be held between the 23rd and 26th of June 2014.

The Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) is the first and only festival in Cyprus created for and dedicated exclusively to performance art. This initiative brings together, supports and promotes the work of internationally renowned artists and young emerging artists from around the world, for whom Performance Art is the primary medium of their artistic creation.

The Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) is a thematic festival with its 2nd edition focusing on site-specific performance and is entitled "priority route". This theme suggests an invisible route in the city of Nicosia that becomes visible and tangible through the presence of the artists. The live action turns the daily to an ephemeral situation while suggesting and questioning priorities in our lives.

The Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) aims to introduce the compound nature of performance art in the local community and enhance Cyprus’ art scene, whilst encouraging relationships with local, national and international networks.

The festival’s activities are addressed to both artists and the general public. The festival creates a common ground for artists, curators, critics, cultural producers, art students and the audience, as an occasion for exchange, encounter and collaboration.

The Screening Program of the 2nd Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) is hosted at Phytorio, the space of the Visual Artists Association, which is located within the Municipal Garden of Nicosia. Also the Goethe Institute offers its facilities, which are located near the Ledra Palace checkpoint, for the closing of the festival. All spaces and locations of the festival are within walking distance.

The Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) is a not-for-profit initiative realized through the immense effort to establish an innovative yearly event. The second festival is made real upon the continuous effort of its team, the support of the participating artists and the generosity of its collaborating partners, supporters and sponsors.

The Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) exists under the umbrella of the Cyprus International Performance Art Society (CIPAS), a non-profit organization created for and dedicated to Performance Art, having its base in Nicosia / Cyprus.

Artists: Alexandra Zierle & Paul Carter (Germany/UK) Alexandros Plomaritis (Greece), Christina Georgiou (Cyprus), Dagmar I. Glausnitzer-Smith (Germany), Fausto Gracia (Mexico), Ilka Theurich (Germany), Lee Wen (Japan/Singapore), Ray Langenbach (U.S./Finland/Malaysia), Roberto De la Torre (Mexico), Santiago Contreras Soux (Bolivia)

Curator: Christina Georgiou

Program:

27 June 2014
20:00 – 23:00 Opening Ceremony with Live Performances & Screenings
Venue: Phytorio / 2 Nehru street, Nicosia Municipal Garden, 1102 (Cyprus)

28 June 2014
18:00 – 22:00 Live & Durational Performances
Location: Public spaces within the Venetian walls of Nicosia
Starting point: intersection point of Pentadaktylou street & Tritonos street

29 June 2014
18:00 – 22:00 Live & Durational Performances
Location: Public spaces within the Venetian walls of Nicosia
Starting point: Ledra Street checkpoint
22:00 - … Closing of festival
Venue: Goethe Institute / 21 Markou Drakou street, 1513 Nicosia (Cyprus)

Durational Performance by Ilka Theurich starting at 18:00 on 28th of June and ending at 18:00 on 29th of June.

T.a.T Performance Art workshop participants’ final performances: 11:00 – 17:00 on the 28th and 29th of June.