Nicosia International Festival to present 22 productions over 50 days

Nicosia, Cyprus. The Nicosia International Festival will open on September 12 and present 22 productions over 50 days at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre and other venues in the capital. The programme includes theatre, dance, music and performances from Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon, France, Ireland and Spain.

Opening performances

Following his Silver Lion award at the Venice Theatre Biennale, director Mario Banushi will open the festival with his multi-award-winning production Goodbye Lindita on September 12 and 13. The production examines loss, memory and bonds that endure after death, and has been staged at leading theatres and festivals internationally.

Comédie-Française production

L’Évènement, a production by the Comédie-Française, will be presented in Cyprus for the first time on September 15. Françoise Gillard will perform the autobiographical work by Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux, addressing freedom, self-determination and a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body.

Downtown Nicosia performance

On September 17 and 18, the Kinitiras Group and Antigoni Gyra will present The Woman of Zakynthos at the To Erma coffee shop in downtown Nicosia. The production brings together the words of Dionysios Solomos with speech, movement and music.

Lebanese choreographer in Nicosia

Lebanese choreographer Ali Chahrour will make his first appearance in Nicosia on September 20 with When I Saw the Sea. The international co-production is based on the real stories of three women and combines dance, music and personal testimonies around dignity, freedom and survival.

Festival details

The festival will run from September 12 to November 1 at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre and other locations in Nicosia. Information is available on 22-797979 and at www.nif.cy.