Flying Away Art Music and Dance Festival - Back to Mind

After nearly fours years of renowned success, “Flying Away Art Music and Dance Festival,” and MIX FM presents and hosts its seventh festival, “Back to Mind”, commemorating each festival held till now.

“Flying Away Art Music and Dance Festival,” prides itself in being a local Cypriot festival and the meeting point for professional and amateur Cypriot and Foreign artists involved in painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry, fashion, new media art, performers, dancers, musicians, DJ's and much more.

Joining us this year, an overall of 150 local artists including 70 art stalls where artists will exhibit their work, 14 local DJ's performing their art on the decks, 2 music bands, live performances, activities, conceptual theatrical installations and much more.

“Flying Away,” is a space for interaction and interrelation, and acts as a “home,” where the festival encourages participants to share their ideas, raise the profile of their projects, present their products and works and contact with professionals working in similar areas at a leading festival on the local scene.

Maybe not the first, but perhaps the biggest and most original, state-of-the-art-festival on the island until now.

When we began “Flying Away Art, Music & Dance Festival”, our motive was to bring local artists together, support them, promote them and help them form social bonds between themselves and people who would come and see our vision and theirs in one place, at one time. The festival brings our local artists and industry together using participatory ideas.

As a festival on the local scene, without having a strong base, when we began; today we have a minimum of 3000 visitors each festival. We are the first of our kind that managed to bring together a diverse culture and a wide range of people from various demographics.

Society has changed. Life is on the fast track. Everything is moving rapidly and people think they need everything that makes their lives easier. This means working more to make more money, to satisfy their elevating and increasing needs. However, this leads to having less time for the simple things that make you happy in life. Art and Music.

For just a minute, imagine the world without art. Art is a huge part of our everyday lives, and we don’t even realize it. Take a look at the table or desk you’re sitting at right now, and just for a minute recognize that someone designed it. It is art. The clothes and shoes you wear is art. Your coffee cup is art. All well prepared functional design is art.

Art creates awareness. It helps make people take a closer look at social issues going on worldwide. It helps people pay attention to others and their emotions. It brings people, objects and life matter together as one. It helps people see what is really there and cannot be easily perceived. The artist brings out feelings that could have not been felt without art.

Music is a crucial element at different times of our lives. Some people claim that music is a necessity and a part of their daily routines, and without music they cannot function properly. This might sound like an overstatement, however, unconsciously music plays a huge role in everybody’s lives.

Join us for these three days. Forget all the things you have to do, and come fly away and discover with us the real meaning of art and music.

Friday 7 September

★ CONCEPTUAL FRIDAY ★

♫ LINE UP

18:00 – 19:00 – Jukebox
19:00 −20:00 - TBA
20:00 – 20:30 – Speech by (TBA)
20:30 – 22:00 – Conceptual Theatrical Installation
22:00 – 00:00 – Cousin & Co. (Trip Hop/ dub)

✂ DESIGNER LINE UP (Conceptual Theatrical Installation)

New Upcoming Designers:

Elena Elia - Limoncello
Antrea Panagidou - Wing By AnTrea PanagiDou
Andreas Zannetides - Andreas Z.
Menelaos Theodosiades - Theom Design
Polina Nearchou - Polina

✂ HAIR STYLISTS

Mohawk Hair Studio

- Change of Location (after party): bar 10.16

00:00 – 01:30 - Coz (Deep house/ Tech house/ Techno)
01:30 – 03:00 - Chriss & Nick Savva (Techno)
03:00 – Late - The Vinyl Mafia - Palazis (Deep Tech/ Funky house)

Saturday 8 September

★ ELECTRI-FLYING SATURDAY ★

♫ LINE UP

18:00 – 19:30 - Elena T (Progressive/ Techno House)
19:30 – 21:00 - Goofy (Deep and Tech House)
21:00 – 22:30 - POL.eM (Deep Tech House/ Progressive)
22:30 – 00:00 - Alex Cle (Deep house/ Tech house/ Funky house/ Club house/ Progressive house)

- Change of Location (after party): bar 10.16

00:00 – Late – I.O.D. (Optional Realism)
Titsy Ross
Plusmatic
Bangla Design

Sunday 9 September

★ CHILL OUT & DANCE SUNDAY ★

♫ LINE UP

18:00 – 19:30 - B.Kas (dub/ Reggae)
19:30 – 21:00 - Pakman (Reggae/ dub)
21:00 – 22:30 - Magounda Kinousa (Reggae Live)
22:30 – 00:00 - Rave Monster (Dubstep/ DnB)

- Change of Location (after party): Scarabeo

00:00 – Late – Rude Boyz + Guests
Pakman (Reggae/dub)
Portiero (dub/Roots Reggae)

Activities
Capoeira
Juggling
Massage
Martial Arts
Yoga
Dance Performances
Wall Climbing
Face Painting

Facilities
70 art stalls
Main Stage – Large Open Air Dance Area
Plenty of room on the grass to chill out
Various Live Performances
Various food kiosks
Bar Services
Playground for the Flying Away Children
Toilets
Medical Care