IN CONTACT WITH

In Contact With programme aims at the further development of performing art makers, by giving them the opportunity to participate in workshops, classes, seminars, lectures and research projects. The main characteristic of the programme is its adaptability. Moreover it focuses on creating fruitful collaborations between the artists that live and work in Cyprus with other local and international artists by exploring together very specific creative practices, artistic concepts and methodologies that relate to performing arts.

CURRENT PROJECTS / WORKSHOPS

In the middle we find the tools: A retreat for reflections and images on creative production | Dance House Lemesos X Dance House Lefkosia

The two Dance Houses (Dance House Lemesos & Dance House Lefkosia) invited ten dance professionals and cultural workers from Cyprus and abroad to an intensive research programme to explore different practices around the frame of creative profuction. Bringing with them tools, suggestions, artistic practices and reflections, the guests divided into three groups: The Festival Team, The Educational Programme Team and The Team Performance exploring themes of ecology, young audiences and queerness.

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Participants: Melina Sofocleous, Marita Anastasi, Eleni Panagiotou, Panos Malactos, Evie Demetriou, Thomas Diafas, Maria Kasapi, Gewrgia Andreou, Maria Papageorgiou and Eleana Charalambous.

PAST PROJECTS

In the middle we find dramaturgy: A retreat for creative reflections and images on dramaturgy | Dance House Lefkosia X Dance House Lemesos

The two Dance Houses (Dance House Lemesos & Dance House Lefkosia) invited twelve dance professionals from Cyprus and abroad to an intensive research programme to explore different aspects of dramaturgy. Bringing with them tools, suggestions, artistic practices and reflections, the guests, in groups of three, through the filter of dramaturgy, interacted with themes such as distance, bodies, intuition and activation.

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Participants: Marita Anastasi, Nayia T. Karacosta, Sara Živkovič Kranjc,
Rodia Vomvolou, Eleftheria Socratous, Areti Chourdaki, Evi Demetriou, Ioli Kaskani, Odysseas Konstantinou, Christos Polymenakos, Nicola Mitropoulou, Suzana Phialas.

One day express lab

One Day Express Lab was a research programme (2010-2019) initiated by Alexis Vassiliou.The initial concept of One Day Express Lab was the invitation of people from different artistic and/or scientific disciplines in order to meet for just one day, research a topic of their choice and present the outcome in a public presentation at the end of the day.

Transnational artistic residency Dance Days Chania x Dance House Lemesos

The transnational artistic residency of Dance Days Chania 2023 was in collaboration with Dance House Lemesos, forming an artistic bridge for young artists between the two countries. The artists were hosted in Chania for 7 days when the co-creation of a project began with the first presentation taking place at the 13th Dance Days Chania festival. The artists then travelled to Limassol for another 7 days and shared the development of their research at the Open House Festival of the Dance House Lemesos. Selected Artists: Polena Kolia Petersen (GR) & Styliana Apostolou (CY). Project: Vacationists in the absurd.