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8th Cyprus Jazz & World Music Showcase

Trio Rondine will perform a collection of songs from the shores of the Mediterranean and their own compositions for a combination voices, mandolin, guitar and accordion at the 8th Cyprus Jazz and World Music Showcase.


Trio Rondine are a new band that was formed this year. Amidst the pandemic and its severe limitations for artistic expression, three established musicians joined forces to paint the musical landscapes of the Mediterranean. Rondine, like swallow birds, explore the corners of the world, starting from Greece and flying off to the distant shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Each stop is a song from a different tradition these migratory birds visit and, as their long journey continues, tradition is met with contemporary songwriting and film music, leading them back to their homeland with a collection of songs to lullaby their young. Trio Rondine's repertoire includes traditional and modern songs from Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Corsica, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Croatia, France, Spain, Morocco, Libya and Egypt, along with well-known themes from classic films. Their voices are accompanied by a mandolin, a guitar and an accordion.

Trio Rondine are: Pavlina Konstantopoulou (guitar & voice), Andreas Papapetrou (accordion, piano, voice) & Maria Zannetou (mandolin)

For the 8th consecutive year the tradition, embraced by both artists and the general public, returns to Rialto Theatre in Limassol on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 November.

The Platform is organized by the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, the Music Information Center and Rialto Theatre, aiming to highlight and promote the most important artists of Jazz and World Music in Cyprus.

The 8th Cyprus Jazz and World Music Showcase will feature a total of 10 bands consisting of more than 40 musicians. 8 bands will present their new work at RIALTO Theatre and 2 will be presented in the upgraded and landscaped space of ArtStudio55 (next to Rialto).

Alongside to the festival's main program, a series of side events, such us discussion meetings with guests from abroad, workshops and jam sessions are organized.

LINEUP:

Rialto Theatre

Friday 26/11
The French Experience
Social Plexus
Ermis Michail – Electric World
Macumba

Saturday 27/11
Trio Rondine
Odysseas Toumazou Trio
Alexis Kasinos Quartet Featuring Marios Charalambous
Eleonora Roussou - Hara

Art Studio 55
Friday 26/11 Nastazio Goumas Trio
Saturday 27/11 Trio Frisson


Organisers: Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, the Music Information Center and the Rialto Theatre

Media Sponsors: Astra 92.8, Cybc
Technical Support: Eventpro

Supported by: Organisation for European Programmes and Cultural Relations, Co- Funded by the European Union, Art Studio 55, Pegasus Art Foundation, Lemesos Newspaper, Lemesos Blog, Vestnik Kipra, Limassol Tourism Board, Social et. al.

Rialto Theatre 26 & 27 November, at 19.30
Tickets: €10 / 8 (€15 for 2 days)
Box-office: 77 77 77 45 E-tickets: www.rialto.com.cy

Information: www.cyprusjazzworldmusicshowcase.com, www.rialto.com.cy / www.cymic.org.cy
Facebook page: Cyprus Jazz & World Music Showcase / FB event page
Instagram: cyjazzandworldmusicshowcase

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Desmōtēs at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation

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Desmōtēs at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation

Desmōtēs is a multimedia performance, which will be premiered as part of the Faneromeni 17 Festival. It combines music, dance and video art inspired by the collections of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and Cypriot folklore. During the performance, a video art animation based on geometrical motifs from the BoCCF’s collections will be projected on the set and directly on the dancer’s massive dress. This will provide a visual interpretation of the musicians’ sounds, combined with pre-recorded material, and will serve as an extension of the dancer’s gestural palette.

The performance’s themes draw upon the island’s folklore and on Greek mythology, exploring the idea of confinement as obstacle, punishment, sacrifice and means of redemption. As implied by the title “Desmōtēs”, this includes myths about prisoners such as the sacrifice of Prometheus, the immuration of Antigone and the captivity of Persephone. 

Music composition and artistic direction: Andreas Papapetrou
Choreography and dance: Elisabeth Schilling
Set and costume design: Rea Olympiou
Video Art: Christos Symeonides

Musicians:
Pavlina Konstantopoulou (vocals)
Maria Yerosimou (harp)
Maria Kramvi (percussion)
Andreas Papapetrou (sound design)

Thursday, 07 September 2017 at 21:00
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (Courtyard)
86-90 Faneromeni, Old Nicosia


Information: 22 128 157 / f: boccf
Free admission


On the evenings of the events, the Foundation's museums and exhibitions will remain open until midnight.

Further information:

 

[Greek text follows]

 

Μουσικοχορευτική παράσταση εμπνευσμένη από τις συλλογές του Πολιτιστικού Ιδρύματος Τράπεζας Κύπρου και τον κυπριακό πολιτισμό. Kατά τη διάρκεια της παράστασης, στο υφασμάτινο σκηνικό και στο ειδικά κατασκευασμένο φόρεμα της χορεύτριας θα προβάλλεται οπτικό υλικό βασισμένο σε μοτίβα από τις συλλογές του Πολιτιστικού. Αυτό θα λειτουργεί ως εικαστική απόδοση των ήχων των μουσικών, σε συνδυασμό με ηχογραφημένο υλικό, και ως επέκταση της κινησιολογικής γλώσσας της χορεύτριας.

Η θεματολογία της παράστασης είναι επηρεασμένη από μύθους και δοξασίες του νησιού μας αλλά και της Ελληνικής μυθολογίας που πραγματεύονται την ιδέα των δεσμών ως εμπόδιο, τιμωρία, θυσία και μέσο λύτρωσης. Όπως φανερώνει και το όνομα της παράστασης, έμπνευση αποτελούν μύθοι για δεσμώτες όπως η θυσία του Προμηθέα, η τιμωρία της Αντιγόνης και η αιχμαλωσία της Περσεφόνης.

Σύνθεση μουσικής / καλλιτεχνική επιμέλεια: Ανδρέας Παπαπέτρου
Χορογραφία/χορός: Elisabeth Schilling
Σκηνογραφία/κουστούμια: Ρέα Ολυμπίου
Video Art: Χρίστος Συμεωνίδης

Μουσικοί: 
Παυλίνα Κωνσταντοπούλου (φωνή)
Μαρία Γεροσίμου (άρπα)
Μαρία Κραμβή (κρουστά)
Ανδρέας Παπαπέτρου (ηλεκτρονικά)

Πέμπτη, 07 Σεπτεμβρίου 2017 στις 21:00
Αυλή Πολιτιστικού Ιδρύματος
Φανερωμένης 86-90, παλιά Λευκωσία


Πληροφορίες: 22 128 157 / f: boccf
Είσοδος ελεύθερη


Τα βράδια των εκδηλώσεων του Φεστιβάλ Τεχνών Faneromeni 17, τα μουσεία και οι εκθέσεις του Πολιτιστικού θα είναι ανοικτά μέχρι τα μεσάνυκτα.

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