With a long-standing practice in performance and interdisciplinary arts, Elena Agathokleous presents at the Studio, the new venue of the Nicosia Municipal Theatre, a singular performative work written and performed in the Greek Cypriot dialect.

The piece unfolds as a dark parable about a person who chooses to leave behind familiar reality and plunge into a crack. But is it possible to return from a place where the laws of gravity no longer apply, certainties dissolve, and the boundaries of consciousness cease to exist?

The performance emerged from a period of personal and artistic inquiry that followed the pandemic, when questions of vulnerability, life’s transience, and the possibility of physical connection came to occupy the centre of the creative process. What began as a personal journey through memories, losses and uncharted inner landscapes gradually transformed into a collective experience.

With live music performed on stage by Marianna Michael, and drawing on the power of spoken language, sound composition and performative presence, Agathokleous creates an atmosphere of ritual and dream. Yet her “inverted litany” does not lead towards a sacred destination, but into the depths of an inner descent – nothing less than a poetic confrontation with loss, memory, the longing to return, and the need to rediscover a shared place of encounter.

Down there, the city roams free.

CREATIVE TEAM

Direction, Dramaturgy and Performance: Elena Agathokleous
Text: Elena Agathokleous and Marios Pavlou
Original Music and Live Performance: Marianna Michael, in collaboration with Alexandros Papadopoulos and Kalax
Projection Design: Konstantina Peter

Special thanks to: Maria A. Ioannou

Running time: 50′ no interval

NICOSIA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL IDENTITY

CO-ORGANISERS: Nicosia For Art Ltd, Nicosia Municipality
MAIN SPONSOR: Deputy Ministry of Culture, Department of Contemporary Culture
GOLD SPONSORS: VF Foundation, Allwyn
SILVER SPONSOR: PwC
OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR: Phileleftheros Media Group
SUPPORTERS: L’Oréal Paris, French Institute of Cyprus, The Classic Hotel, Ethimo
PARTNER: Press and Information Office
HOSPITALITY SPONSORS: Centrum Hotel, Altius Boutique Hotel
OFFICIAL FESTIVAL CAR: Pilakoutas Group
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Ticket Prices

General Admission: €20
Reduced ticket: €15

*Reduced tickets: Senior Citizens 65+, Students, Unemployed Persons, Persons with Disabilities PwD.

Special rates apply for group bookings.

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