20th Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival

From 11^th until 27^th of June at 8.30pm

The theatres Pallas in Nicosia, Rialto in Limassol and Attikon in Paphos will host the 20^th Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival, which was called “European Festival of Contemporary dance” for the last 17 years.

The festival is an important international event in the world of dancing and it attract plenty of participants every year. The most interesting and well-known dancing groups from Cyprus and all over Europe will present the newest dancing tendencies in their performances.

This year dancing groups form 7 countries will present a diverse programme, which will give an opportunity to the visitors to discover the evolution of dancing art and enjoy the vivid performances of the masters of dance.

The European Festival of Contemporary dance is organized by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus and the Rialto theatre in cooperation with the Embassies and cultural centers of the participant countries.

The schedule of performances in Nicosia:

• Sunday, 11^th June 
  Cyprus: ANNNA / ALEXANDRA WAIERSTALL, 10 ‘/ ELEANA ALEXANDROU

The schedule of performances in Limassol:

• Saturday, 17^th June
  France: Center Chorégraphique National de la Rochelle / Cie Accrorap – The Roots
• Sunday , 18^th June
  Israel: Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company – Horses in the Sky
• Saturday, 24^th June
  Austria: Chris Haring – Candy’s Camouflage
• Sunday, 25^th June
  Switzerland: EGLI_ITEMS / withOut – a ConcerDance for three bodies

The schedule of performances in Paphos:

• Monday, 26^th June
  Japan: Motoko Hirayama / Hybrid * k
• Tuesday, 27^th June 
  Spain: KUKAI Dance Company / Roots