28 and 29 January 2017 Pafos – A Work of Art Map of event locations: Saturday 28/1/2017 10:00 Walking around the City Info Point Kennedy Square A walk around the city and the main venues of the European Capital of Culture – Pafos2017 programme. In different parts of the city, information points and volunteers will provide information to the public about the Pafos2017 programme. Events, music and exhibitions will set the tone for a different year filled with art, cultural actions, festivals, artists and visitors from all around the world. 10:45-14:15 Espresso Solo Espressivo: Music in Coffee Shops Five recitals from five soloists, both musicians and singers, performing works from the classical and the modern repertoire in everyday get-together places. Participants: Nikolas Eythymiou (viola) 10:45 -11:15 Vintage Art Café Savvas Christodoulou (flute) 11:30-12:00 Ananas 8Bit Coffee Timotheos Stylianidis (guitar) 12:15-12:45 Deloubak Espresso Cuisine Co. Michalis – Marios Georgiou (singing) 13:00-13:30 Beanhaus Coffee Roasters Chrysostomos Neofytou (violin) 13:45-14:15 Let them Eat Cake Under Christina Athinodorou’s artistic supervision and coordination, the programme includes selected works of the composers Andreas Giagkopoulos, Artemis Aifotiti, Vyronas Athinodorou, Georgia Nikolaou, Giorgos Karvellos, Maria Andreou, Maria Kaoutzani, Rania Chrysostomou, Tasoula Christou, Evagoras Karagiorgis, Giorgos Christofi, as well as other European composers. 12:00 To A New World Kennedy Square Aarhus and Pafos, the two European Capitals of Culture for 2017, will be connected throughout the year by a series of common projects and actions, starting with their Opening Events. The work of the internationally renowned Danish composer, Lars Møller, was composed specifically for the opening event of the European Capital of Culture – Aarhus2017. The composer who is inspired by today’s World Travellers, the Immigrants, comes to present his work also in Pafos with the Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, the Concert Clemens Choir and the Music Lyceum of Pafos Choir. The Aarhus Jazz Orchestra will be conducted by Lars Møller. The Concert Clemens Choir will be conducted by Carsten Seyer Hansen. With the participation of the Choir of the Music Lyceum of Pafos. 17:00* Planites (Exhibition Tour) Palia Ilektriki/ Shelley Residence An international visual and research effort with the participation of renowned visual artists from Pafos, Cyprus and the Mediterranean basin. The Planites refer to the wanderers, the World Travelers, from Agapenor to Apostle Paul, Saint Neophytos, and, of course, Aphrodite; but it, also, evokes the refugees of various times up to today’s immigrants. The exhibition takes place between Palia Ilektriki and the Residence on Shelley street, in an alternative tour around the city’s urban fabric. The participating artists are: Andreas Angelidakis, Rosa Barba, Inal Bilsel, Andrea Bruno, Banu Cennetoğlu, Savvas Christodoulides, Marianna Christofides, Marianna Constanti, Elizabeth Hoak-Doering, Haris Epaminonda, Ben Evans and Alkis Hadjiandreou, Eleni Kamma, Lito Kattou,Nurtane Karagil, Lefteris Olympios, Christodoulos Panayiotou, Yorgos Petrou, Re Aphrodite, Efi Savvides, Socratis Socratous, Lefteris Tapas, Marina Xenofontos, Natalie Yiaxi Curated by: Elena Parpa *The exhibition will remain open until the 28th of February 2017 (10-19:00) 18:00 Intro Kostis Palamas Square, Kennedy Square and A’ Lyceum of Pafos Choirs from all around Cyprus invite the public to the opening of the European Capital of Culture – Pafos2017. The participating choirs are: Music Society of Pafos – conducted by Sotiris Karagiorgis, Orfeas – conducted by Polis Charalambous, Cyprus Art Music and Ballet School Choir conducted by Turgay Hilmi, Orphean Singers conducted by Yiannis Hadjiloizou, Amalgamation Choir conducted by Vasiliki Anastasiou, Children’s Choir of the Municipality of Pafos and the Choir of Evagoras Pallikaridis Cultural Association conducted by Zacharias Evangelou. 19:00 Opening Ceremony Town Hall Square The opening ceremony of the European Capital of Culture – Pafos2017 showcases the history, the multiculturalism and the modern culture of Pafos as an integral part of the wider European culture. The ceremony was designed and produced by a Creative Team of Cypriot artists and intellectuals, working with Walk the Plank. Inspired by the myth of Pafos, it has at its heart the founding myth of Pygmalion, the Artist and his creation, Galatea. The celebratory performance seeks to portray the core concepts of the Open Air Factory, such as creativity, originality, artistic excellence, and also multiculturalism, diversity, as well as the hope for a unified country. Young people, children and volunteers from all over Cyprus will join professional cast from all over the island. Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot musicians and singers will sing in unison with a Danish choir and the Jazz Orchestra from Aarhus, our partner Capital of Culture. As Pygmalion invokes the spirit of Aphrodite to breathe life into the statue he has carved, light and fire will illuminate the sky above our newly restored city centre. Original compositions, as well as adaptations of music, choreographies and projections brought to life by actors, dancers and hundreds of children who illuminate the moment of Pafos’ birth and mark the opening of the European Capital of Culture – Pafos2017. Artistic Direction: Liz Pugh Creative Producer: John Wassell Text composition / dramatisation: Efi Kyprianidou Direction: Neoklis Neokleous Music composition, supervision and coordination: Christina Athinodorou Set: Giorgos Papadopoulos Choreography/Teaching: Ido Τadmor Assistant Choreographer/Teacher: Jhonathan Hay Soutchy Costume Design: Miranta Theodoridou Visual Environment Design/3D Mapping: Vera Papastavrou, Kyriakos Kousoulidis Lighting Designer: Stephen Page Presenter: Antonia Charalambous Participating: Aarhus Jazz Orchestra – Conductor: Lars Moller Concert Clemens Choir – Teacher: Carsten Seyer Hansen The Choir of the Music Lyceum of Pafos– Teacher: Isavella Christofidou Pafos Municipality Philharmonic Band – Conductor: Zacharias Evangelou Participating Dancers:Eleni Nikolaou, Stefanos Constantinou, Valeria Ntrapela, Mikaella Michael, Christiana Ploutarchou, Eleni Petrou, Elias Schinas, Eftychia Charalambous, Michalis Schinas, Ygal Jerome Tsur, Neta Heinic, Yaacov Filtser, Or Elgarisi, Nimrod Poles, Adi Hanan and the students of Dance Schools of Pafos coordinated by the Dance Culture Pafos. Participants live on stage or recorded on the soundtracks: Andreas Tselepos, Filonila Chistoforou, Neoklis Neokleous (Actors) Marios Andreou, Maria Andreou and Umut Albayrak (Singers) Savvas Christodoulou (Flute) The children Kyriakos Anastasiou, Ermina Kalogirou and Lena Charalambous (song) Children from the Theatre Institute of Pafos. Children from Primary Schools of Pafos Recordings of actors-singers: Suite 16 Recording Studio. Sound engineer: Efthivoulos Theocharous. Sound mixing: Andreas Georgallis – City Studios. Mastering: Lowland Mastering U.K./ Nigel […]