4th Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF)

“New Synchronicities: (no)one’s action, everyone’s celebration”
11 & 12 June 2016 – Mitsero (Cyprus)

The 4th Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) takes place at the Nikos Kouroussis Foundation, the Mine Kokkinopezoulas (Acid/Red Lake), and the Mine Kokkinogias in Mitsero, Nicosia on the 11th and 12th of June 2016, where the audience will have the opportunity to experience a combination of outstanding landscapes and Live Performances.

The Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) is a thematic festival with its 4th edition focusing on site-specific and site-sensitive performance. This year’s festival is entitled “New Synchronicities: (no)one’s action, everyone’s celebration”, and aims to build New Synchronicities and perceptions inspired by nature while questioning our human condition.

Prior to the public event the founder and curator of the CIPAF, Christina Georgiou, will conduct a 7-day intensive workshop for the participating artists. The workshop takes place at the festival locations, stimulating the creation of new performance art works, devised especially for the concept of this year’s festival. On the 11th and 12th of June the audience will visit the natural locations of Mitsero, in order to experience the live performances, with bus services (booking required) arranged from Nicosia to Mitsero and Limassol to Mitsero on both days.

The festival’s program also includes screenings, the CIPAF’s Study Room and social activities for the audience in the indoor and outdoor spaces of the Nikos Kouroussis Foundation.

Artists: Antonis Antoniou (Cyprus), Jose Arispe (Bolivia), Marina Barsy Janer & Isil Sol Vil (Puerto Rico & Catalonia), Christian Bujold (Canada), Ria Hartley (England), Olga Kozmanidze (Russia), Andri Lazarou (Cyprus), Marta Lodola (Italy/Germany), Martina Marini Misterioso (Italy), Thodoris Trampas (Greece)

PROGRAM
Live Performances: 17:00 – 21:00
Locations: Mine Kokkinopezoulas (Acid Lake) & Mine Kokkinogias
Screenings, Study Room & Social Activities: 21:00 - 23:00
Venue: Nikos Kouroussis Foundation

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- The audience will depart from Nicosia at 16:15 and from Limassol at 15:15 by organized busses.
- Audience members will be informed about the bus stop locations when they book their tickets.
- For audience members who wish to use their own vehicles we recommend that they arrive at Nikos Kouroussis Foundation at 16:30.
- Bookings for festival and bus transportation are essential.
- We advice the audience members to wear walking shoes for their own comfort.

Admission
Tickets: €15 one day ticket, €25 festival pass (including the festival’s booklets & bus transportation).
Concession: €10 one day ticket, €15 festival pass – valid for students, solders, retired, unemployed, members of the CIPAS.

Background of the CIPAF
The Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF), was founded by Christina Georgiou (visual artist) in 2013 and is the first and only event in Cyprus created for and dedicated exclusively to Performance Art. This initiative brings together, supports and promotes the work of national and international artists. In 2015 CIPAF introduced two platforms: “Space for New”, supporting newcomer performance artists and “Performance Art Occasion”, inviting a special guest to create a distinctive occasion for the public.

The Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) aims to introduce the essence and 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 the artists and the public. The festival creates a common ground for artists, curators, critics, cultural producers, art students and the audience, by shaping a platform for exchange, encounter and collaboration.

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

The Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) exists under the umbrella of the Cyprus International Performance Art Society (CIPAS), a non-profit and non-governmental organization founded in 2013.