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cultural Review2020 CYPRUS HIGH COMMISSION CULTURAL SECTION LONDON UK
CONTENTS PG 04 FOREWORD BY HIGH COMMISSIONER MR ANDREAS S KAKOURIS PG 05 INTRODUCTION BY CULTURAL COUNSELLOR DR MARIOS PSARAS PG 06 NORA AT THE FITZ A literary evening with award winning Cypriot author Nora Nadjarian at the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge PG 07 I CACTUS AND Art exhibition by A Mina and H Michael PG 08 EXPLORING ANCIENT CYPRUS Guided tour of the Cyprus galleries at the British Museum led by Thomas Kiely in association with NEPOMAK UK PG 09 LILY MICHAELIDOU S HIM Book presentation of Lily Michaelidou s novel HIM PG 10 21 And Oh Those Eyes That Were Data Saturated D S Online contemporary arts blog PG 22 27 TOGETHER APART Online contemporary arts exhibition PG 28 41 CYPRUS 60 Online Festival celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus PG 42 43 UNFAMILIAR AT HOME Yorgos Petrou and Victor Esses take their autobiographical performance online PG 44 51 MIXTAPE Online interdisciplinary literature platform in partnership with Sardam Festival Cyprus PG 52 55 OTHER HIGHLIGHTS PG 56 A GLIMPSE INTO 2021 2 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 Image I Cactus AND PG 59 CREDITS CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 3
CONTENTS PG 04 FOREWORD BY HIGH COMMISSIONER MR ANDREAS S KAKOURIS PG 05 INTRODUCTION BY CULTURAL COUNSELLOR DR MARIOS PSARAS PG 06 NORA AT THE FITZ A literary evening with award winning Cypriot author Nora Nadjarian at the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge PG 07 I CACTUS AND Art exhibition by A Mina and H Michael PG 08 EXPLORING ANCIENT CYPRUS Guided tour of the Cyprus galleries at the British Museum led by Thomas Kiely in association with NEPOMAK UK PG 09 LILY MICHAELIDOU S HIM Book presentation of Lily Michaelidou s novel HIM PG 10 21 And Oh Those Eyes That Were Data Saturated D S Online contemporary arts blog PG 22 27 TOGETHER APART Online contemporary arts exhibition PG 28 41 CYPRUS 60 Online Festival celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus PG 42 43 UNFAMILIAR AT HOME Yorgos Petrou and Victor Esses take their autobiographical performance online PG 44 51 MIXTAPE Online interdisciplinary literature platform in partnership with Sardam Festival Cyprus PG 52 55 OTHER HIGHLIGHTS PG 56 A GLIMPSE INTO 2021 2 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 Image I Cactus AND PG 59 CREDITS CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 3
FOREWORD BY HIGH COMMISSIONER MR ANDREAS S KAKOURIS Last year was undoubtedly a year like no other The COVID 19 pandemic brought unimaginable challenges and changes to our daily lives and has forced sacrifices and disruption to the livelihoods of so many Sadder has been the tragic loss of so many thousands of lives My condolences go to all who have lost loved ones and to wish a speedy recovery to those hospitalized from COVID I wish to take this opportunity to express thanks and deep appreciation to all those on the front line who day in day out perform an incredible service putting our well being above their own We will forever be indebted to them The High Commission would have wished to remember 2020 for another reason as it marked the 60th anniversary of the independence and establishment of the Republic of Cyprus Originally we had planned to present a series of live events and share with you in person the joy of celebrating our 60th Alas the pandemic forced us to recalibrate The unprecedented circumstances inspired us to seek alternative ways to celebrate this major milestone in the contemporary history of the island of Cyprus through online cultural activities culminating in the Cyprus 60 Online Festival Throughout this challenging period the High Commission s Cultural Section produced a cultural mosaic involving leading cultural and academic organisations and individual artists and scholars in Cyprus and the UK Individually and collectively they have honoured us with exceptional content to celebrate the unbridled richness and diversity of Cyprus s cultural landscape It is therefore with great pleasure that I present this publication which highlights the diverse and significant cultural activities that have taken place This has been possible through synergies and collaboration with important local national and international organizations and institutions such as the British Museum The Fitzwilliam Museum The Ashmolean Museum King s College London The Commonwealth Foundation Cyprus Theatre Organization Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation the Cyprus Centre at the University of Westminster the Visual Artists Association of Cyprus and EUNIC London Though nothing can or ever will replace the buzz atmosphere and camaraderie that comes with physical events the Covid 19 pandemic has made it incumbent on us to invent alternative ways to showcase the rich history and civilisation of Cyprus as well as dynamic cultural cooperation at a bilateral and international level Finally I look forward with hope and enthusiasm to an early opportunity where we can again meet in person when circumstances permit Andreas S Kakouris High Commissioner 4 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 INTRODUCTION BY CULTURAL COUNSELLOR DR MARIOS PSARAS It is hard to write about a year that changed everything The health crisis the lives lost the suffering and the all encompassing containment policies forced upon populations across the globe cannot compare to anything that our generation has so far experienced The cultural sector has equally suffered a major blow theatres and cinemas closed concerts shows and festivals cancelled artists left without jobs without income or the means to support themselves their families let alone their creative work And yet looking back 2020 has been a year of significant cultural production and consumption A resilient cultural sector soon deployed innovation and technology to continue creating and disseminating arts and culture An alternative virtual public space was being streamlined for contemporary modes of art production and exhibition to which we responded by inviting artists curators academics and other cultural actors to join forces in putting together ambitious online cultural activities In the Cultural Review that follows you may witness a great range of online exhibitions festivals platforms performances and conferences that we either produced ourselves or co organised in partnership with leading cultural and academic organisations in Cyprus and the UK showcasing the richness of Cypriot culture both historical and contemporary as well as the relentless creativity of our artists I would like to thank for their unflagging support HE the High Commissioner of Cyprus Mr Andreas Kakouris the Director of the Cultural Services of Cyprus Mr Pavlos Paraskevas my precious colleagues in London and Cyprus our enthusiastic partners at the cultural and academic institutions we collaborate with and most of all our artists academics and curators through which Cypriot culture remains present thrives and evolves Finally I must thank the friends followers and supporters of Cypriot culture who attended our online events by the thousands thus helping us bring Cypriot culture to previously unimaginable numbers geographies ages The new spaces for cultural activity cooperation and consumption that have been created because of the pandemic are perhaps the silver lining of an otherwise devastating situation Yet I cannot emphasise enough our anticipation to resume our physical events Culture is all about sharing experiencing and feeling in the presence of others and with big uncovered smiles shining a light on all the little intangible things that make us humans Until we meet again then Dr Marios Psaras Cultural Counsellor CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 5
FOREWORD BY HIGH COMMISSIONER MR ANDREAS S KAKOURIS Last year was undoubtedly a year like no other The COVID 19 pandemic brought unimaginable challenges and changes to our daily lives and has forced sacrifices and disruption to the livelihoods of so many Sadder has been the tragic loss of so many thousands of lives My condolences go to all who have lost loved ones and to wish a speedy recovery to those hospitalized from COVID I wish to take this opportunity to express thanks and deep appreciation to all those on the front line who day in day out perform an incredible service putting our well being above their own We will forever be indebted to them The High Commission would have wished to remember 2020 for another reason as it marked the 60th anniversary of the independence and establishment of the Republic of Cyprus Originally we had planned to present a series of live events and share with you in person the joy of celebrating our 60th Alas the pandemic forced us to recalibrate The unprecedented circumstances inspired us to seek alternative ways to celebrate this major milestone in the contemporary history of the island of Cyprus through online cultural activities culminating in the Cyprus 60 Online Festival Throughout this challenging period the High Commission s Cultural Section produced a cultural mosaic involving leading cultural and academic organisations and individual artists and scholars in Cyprus and the UK Individually and collectively they have honoured us with exceptional content to celebrate the unbridled richness and diversity of Cyprus s cultural landscape It is therefore with great pleasure that I present this publication which highlights the diverse and significant cultural activities that have taken place This has been possible through synergies and collaboration with important local national and international organizations and institutions such as the British Museum The Fitzwilliam Museum The Ashmolean Museum King s College London The Commonwealth Foundation Cyprus Theatre Organization Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation the Cyprus Centre at the University of Westminster the Visual Artists Association of Cyprus and EUNIC London Though nothing can or ever will replace the buzz atmosphere and camaraderie that comes with physical events the Covid 19 pandemic has made it incumbent on us to invent alternative ways to showcase the rich history and civilisation of Cyprus as well as dynamic cultural cooperation at a bilateral and international level Finally I look forward with hope and enthusiasm to an early opportunity where we can again meet in person when circumstances permit Andreas S Kakouris High Commissioner 4 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 INTRODUCTION BY CULTURAL COUNSELLOR DR MARIOS PSARAS It is hard to write about a year that changed everything The health crisis the lives lost the suffering and the all encompassing containment policies forced upon populations across the globe cannot compare to anything that our generation has so far experienced The cultural sector has equally suffered a major blow theatres and cinemas closed concerts shows and festivals cancelled artists left without jobs without income or the means to support themselves their families let alone their creative work And yet looking back 2020 has been a year of significant cultural production and consumption A resilient cultural sector soon deployed innovation and technology to continue creating and disseminating arts and culture An alternative virtual public space was being streamlined for contemporary modes of art production and exhibition to which we responded by inviting artists curators academics and other cultural actors to join forces in putting together ambitious online cultural activities In the Cultural Review that follows you may witness a great range of online exhibitions festivals platforms performances and conferences that we either produced ourselves or co organised in partnership with leading cultural and academic organisations in Cyprus and the UK showcasing the richness of Cypriot culture both historical and contemporary as well as the relentless creativity of our artists I would like to thank for their unflagging support HE the High Commissioner of Cyprus Mr Andreas Kakouris the Director of the Cultural Services of Cyprus Mr Pavlos Paraskevas my precious colleagues in London and Cyprus our enthusiastic partners at the cultural and academic institutions we collaborate with and most of all our artists academics and curators through which Cypriot culture remains present thrives and evolves Finally I must thank the friends followers and supporters of Cypriot culture who attended our online events by the thousands thus helping us bring Cypriot culture to previously unimaginable numbers geographies ages The new spaces for cultural activity cooperation and consumption that have been created because of the pandemic are perhaps the silver lining of an otherwise devastating situation Yet I cannot emphasise enough our anticipation to resume our physical events Culture is all about sharing experiencing and feeling in the presence of others and with big uncovered smiles shining a light on all the little intangible things that make us humans Until we meet again then Dr Marios Psaras Cultural Counsellor CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 5
NORA AT THE FITZ 30 January 2020 Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge A beautiful literary event called Nora at The Fitz with award winning Cypriot author Nora Nadjarian took place on the 30th of January at the A G Leventis Gallery of Ancient Cyprus at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge In his opening remarks Cypriot High Commissioner Mr Andreas S Kakouris commended the innovative initiative of presenting contemporary literature alongside ancient art and craft which illuminates various aspects of Cypriot identity including diversity since Nadjarian also represents the Armenian Cypriot community Nadjarian s short stories and poetry were introduced by author and editor Ms Ingrid Jendrzejewski who identified the unique thematic and formal characteristics of the author s work The introduction was followed by selected readings from Nadjarian s work performed by Dr Anastasia Christophilopoulou Dr Miranda Stearn Ms Jasmine Brady and Cypriot artist Yorgos Petrou Nadjarian also read some pieces of her work before thanking the organisers of what she described as one of the most touching moments in her career In their closing remarks Dr Marios Psaras Cultural Counsellor at the Cyprus High Commission and Dr Anastasia Christophilopoulou Assistant Keeper at the museum reaffirmed their commitment to continue the fruitful and creative cooperation between the High Commission and the museum in future cultural activities I CACTUS AND 13 February 2020 FILET London On the 13th of February the art exhibition I Cactus AND was launched at the FILET gallery in east London The exhibition which was organised by the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission remained open to the public until Sunday the 16th of February Artists Anastasia Mina and Helen Michael presented new body of work in response to what they consider to be systemic bias against the feminine within societal structures Print sculpture and sound acted as the main elements for a performance installation which would activate an imaginative space within each viewer to generate meaning The artists objective was to encourage different readings from viewers opening up a new space where politics and power could be re imagined in a less binary setting 6 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 7
NORA AT THE FITZ 30 January 2020 Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge A beautiful literary event called Nora at The Fitz with award winning Cypriot author Nora Nadjarian took place on the 30th of January at the A G Leventis Gallery of Ancient Cyprus at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge In his opening remarks Cypriot High Commissioner Mr Andreas S Kakouris commended the innovative initiative of presenting contemporary literature alongside ancient art and craft which illuminates various aspects of Cypriot identity including diversity since Nadjarian also represents the Armenian Cypriot community Nadjarian s short stories and poetry were introduced by author and editor Ms Ingrid Jendrzejewski who identified the unique thematic and formal characteristics of the author s work The introduction was followed by selected readings from Nadjarian s work performed by Dr Anastasia Christophilopoulou Dr Miranda Stearn Ms Jasmine Brady and Cypriot artist Yorgos Petrou Nadjarian also read some pieces of her work before thanking the organisers of what she described as one of the most touching moments in her career In their closing remarks Dr Marios Psaras Cultural Counsellor at the Cyprus High Commission and Dr Anastasia Christophilopoulou Assistant Keeper at the museum reaffirmed their commitment to continue the fruitful and creative cooperation between the High Commission and the museum in future cultural activities I CACTUS AND 13 February 2020 FILET London On the 13th of February the art exhibition I Cactus AND was launched at the FILET gallery in east London The exhibition which was organised by the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission remained open to the public until Sunday the 16th of February Artists Anastasia Mina and Helen Michael presented new body of work in response to what they consider to be systemic bias against the feminine within societal structures Print sculpture and sound acted as the main elements for a performance installation which would activate an imaginative space within each viewer to generate meaning The artists objective was to encourage different readings from viewers opening up a new space where politics and power could be re imagined in a less binary setting 6 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 7
EXPLORING ANCIENT CYPRUS 15 February 2020 British Museum On the 15th of February members of NEPOMAK UK participated in a guided tour of the A G Leventis gallery of Ancient Cyprus at the British Museum The tour was led by the Cyprus Curator in the Greek and Roman Department of the British Museum Dr Thomas Kiely who also accompanied the visitors to the museum s reserves for an exclusive viewing of rarely seen artefacts The guided tour was preceded by introductory remarks by Dr Marios Psaras Cultural Counsellor at the Cyprus High Commission who highlighted the importance of history and archaeology as a guiding light into the present and future as well as by Dr Kiely who offered a brief overview of the history of Cypriot archaeology This event is the first of a series of community based initiatives to be led by the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission aiming at engaging targeted groups of Cypriot diaspora as well as international cultural agents in Cypriot culture both ancient and contemporary LILY MICHAELIDOU S HIM 4 MARCH 2020 Cyprus House On Wednesday 4th of March the Cyprus High Commission hosted a presentation of Lily Michaelidou s book HIM The writer and book were introduced by John Michael Mouskos Alev Adil and Ronis Varlaam who praised the merits of Michaelidou s writing and her overall contribution to the letters and literary world of Cyprus and beyond The event was attended by HE the High Commissioner of Cyprus in the UK Mr Andreas S Kakouris and an international audience of friends of Cyprus and Cypriot literature Lily Michaelidou lives and works in Nicosia She has published five collections of poetry The Alchemy of Time 2001 Shapes and Roads in Relief 2003 Remembrance of a Dawn 2004 Innuendos Ypenigmol 2007 Arena 2014 and three collections of prose The City Needs No Introduction 2011 Drops From the Maasai Land 2017 2019 Him Stories of Men 2018 Her poems have been published in newspapers and literary magazines in Cyprus and abroad and have been translated into English French Turkish Italian Serbian Swedish Spanish German and Bulgarian Her sixth book Arena was on the short list for the state poetry award Since 2006 she is co owner and director of Ideogramma organisers of Literary Festivals and Events local and international 8 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 9
EXPLORING ANCIENT CYPRUS 15 February 2020 British Museum On the 15th of February members of NEPOMAK UK participated in a guided tour of the A G Leventis gallery of Ancient Cyprus at the British Museum The tour was led by the Cyprus Curator in the Greek and Roman Department of the British Museum Dr Thomas Kiely who also accompanied the visitors to the museum s reserves for an exclusive viewing of rarely seen artefacts The guided tour was preceded by introductory remarks by Dr Marios Psaras Cultural Counsellor at the Cyprus High Commission who highlighted the importance of history and archaeology as a guiding light into the present and future as well as by Dr Kiely who offered a brief overview of the history of Cypriot archaeology This event is the first of a series of community based initiatives to be led by the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission aiming at engaging targeted groups of Cypriot diaspora as well as international cultural agents in Cypriot culture both ancient and contemporary LILY MICHAELIDOU S HIM 4 MARCH 2020 Cyprus House On Wednesday 4th of March the Cyprus High Commission hosted a presentation of Lily Michaelidou s book HIM The writer and book were introduced by John Michael Mouskos Alev Adil and Ronis Varlaam who praised the merits of Michaelidou s writing and her overall contribution to the letters and literary world of Cyprus and beyond The event was attended by HE the High Commissioner of Cyprus in the UK Mr Andreas S Kakouris and an international audience of friends of Cyprus and Cypriot literature Lily Michaelidou lives and works in Nicosia She has published five collections of poetry The Alchemy of Time 2001 Shapes and Roads in Relief 2003 Remembrance of a Dawn 2004 Innuendos Ypenigmol 2007 Arena 2014 and three collections of prose The City Needs No Introduction 2011 Drops From the Maasai Land 2017 2019 Him Stories of Men 2018 Her poems have been published in newspapers and literary magazines in Cyprus and abroad and have been translated into English French Turkish Italian Serbian Swedish Spanish German and Bulgarian Her sixth book Arena was on the short list for the state poetry award Since 2006 she is co owner and director of Ideogramma organisers of Literary Festivals and Events local and international 8 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 9
Image from Maria Toumazou s Theory research project And Oh Those Eyes That Were Data Saturated D S Online contemporary arts blog And oh those eyes that were data saturated D S is an online project initiated by visual artist Leontios Toumpouris and the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission in the UK D S creates circumstances of self curation via a format that facilitates dialogue between 24 Cypriot artists and the sharing of their research informed by ideas of relevance presence and process Three artists were posting material related to their current research interests weekly before inviting the artists who would succeed them in a chain of participation and exchange The project unfolded in three parallel directions revealing various degrees of correlation and correspondence between the participants and their practice Writer Argyro Nicolaou and artist Marina Kassianidou were invited to respond to the project s objectives and its process of development Image from Leontios Toumpouris s In search of illusions research project The project launched on Monday 4 May on www data saturated com and it is still available to enjoy Organised by the Cyprus High Commission in the UK Cultural Section and supported by the Cultural Services Ministry of Education Culture Sports and Youth of Cyprus and the Visual Artists Association Cyprus EI KA 10 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 Image from Maria Anastassiou s A dark room of my own research project CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 11
Image from Maria Toumazou s Theory research project And Oh Those Eyes That Were Data Saturated D S Online contemporary arts blog And oh those eyes that were data saturated D S is an online project initiated by visual artist Leontios Toumpouris and the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission in the UK D S creates circumstances of self curation via a format that facilitates dialogue between 24 Cypriot artists and the sharing of their research informed by ideas of relevance presence and process Three artists were posting material related to their current research interests weekly before inviting the artists who would succeed them in a chain of participation and exchange The project unfolded in three parallel directions revealing various degrees of correlation and correspondence between the participants and their practice Writer Argyro Nicolaou and artist Marina Kassianidou were invited to respond to the project s objectives and its process of development Image from Leontios Toumpouris s In search of illusions research project The project launched on Monday 4 May on www data saturated com and it is still available to enjoy Organised by the Cyprus High Commission in the UK Cultural Section and supported by the Cultural Services Ministry of Education Culture Sports and Youth of Cyprus and the Visual Artists Association Cyprus EI KA 10 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 Image from Maria Anastassiou s A dark room of my own research project CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 11
Top Line Left Image from Marina Xenofontos s Our national loneliness research project Centre Image from Emiddio Vasquez s 10 Working Hypotheses research project Right Image from Peter Eramian s Il faut cultiver notre jardin research project Bottom Line Left Image from Kyriakos Kyriakides s HOMEWORK research project Centre Image from Elena Savvidou s thoughts perform memory research project Right Image from Claudia Paschalides s Character Arc research project 12 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 13
Top Line Left Image from Marina Xenofontos s Our national loneliness research project Centre Image from Emiddio Vasquez s 10 Working Hypotheses research project Right Image from Peter Eramian s Il faut cultiver notre jardin research project Bottom Line Left Image from Kyriakos Kyriakides s HOMEWORK research project Centre Image from Elena Savvidou s thoughts perform memory research project Right Image from Claudia Paschalides s Character Arc research project 12 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 13
9 Top Image from Christos Kyriakides s Sun Direct research project Bottom Image from Maria Andreou s Mentally slapping the thoughts out of my head research project Right Image from Eleni Odysseos s Alice research project 14 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 15
9 Top Image from Christos Kyriakides s Sun Direct research project Bottom Image from Maria Andreou s Mentally slapping the thoughts out of my head research project Right Image from Eleni Odysseos s Alice research project 14 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 15
Top Left Image from Alexandros Pissourios s Attention Seeking research project Bottom Left Image from Korallia Stergides s Springwatch research project Top Right Image from Veronica Georgiou s Hacking Traditions research project Bottom Right Image from Maria Spivak s Pool day research project 16 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 17
Top Left Image from Alexandros Pissourios s Attention Seeking research project Bottom Left Image from Korallia Stergides s Springwatch research project Top Right Image from Veronica Georgiou s Hacking Traditions research project Bottom Right Image from Maria Spivak s Pool day research project 16 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 17
Left Image from Evelyn Anastasiou s _ Touk research project Top Centre Image from Dimitris Chimonas s Sprt research project Bottom Centre Marina Kassianidou Partial Touch Top Right Text from Theodoulos Polyviou s Drifting Browsing Cruising research project Bottom Right Image from Nayia Savva s soft and slow research project 18 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 19
Left Image from Evelyn Anastasiou s _ Touk research project Top Centre Image from Dimitris Chimonas s Sprt research project Bottom Centre Marina Kassianidou Partial Touch Top Right Text from Theodoulos Polyviou s Drifting Browsing Cruising research project Bottom Right Image from Nayia Savva s soft and slow research project 18 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 19
Top Left Argyro Nicolaou Art as Reckoning Bottom Left Image from Eleni Diana Elia s It s hard to name a child m aybe one day it will name itself research project Top Right Image from Aris Mochloulis s the truth lies in falsehood research project Bottom Centre Image from Marietta Mavrokordatou s For you research project Bottom Right Image from Orestis Lazouras s VERSUS research project 20 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 21
Top Left Argyro Nicolaou Art as Reckoning Bottom Left Image from Eleni Diana Elia s It s hard to name a child m aybe one day it will name itself research project Top Right Image from Aris Mochloulis s the truth lies in falsehood research project Bottom Centre Image from Marietta Mavrokordatou s For you research project Bottom Right Image from Orestis Lazouras s VERSUS research project 20 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 21
Together Apart Going New Places 8 May 2020 30 June 2020 A contemporary art practice online exhibition Performance designer Marina Hadjilouca and the Cyprus High Commission in the UK Cultural Section invited Hun Adamoglu Michalis Charalambous Demetra Kallitsi Panayiotis Mina Alexandros Pissourios Mala Siamptani and Natalie Yiaxi to respond creatively to the Covid 19 pandemic crisis in the online group exhibition Together Apart Going New Places The exhibition explored notions of togetherness distance alienation and re imaginings of the divide between private and public space what does it mean to communicate to be affectionate to be together in times of social distancing What happens when the boundaries between private and public isolation and exposure alienation and connection are blurred in physical and affective terms Top Left Natalie Yiaxi Hyperfl neur 2020 Top Right Mala Siamptani Bio Thematic 22 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 Bottom Panayiotis Mina Antiquated Digital Cameras And Smartphones CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 23
Together Apart Going New Places 8 May 2020 30 June 2020 A contemporary art practice online exhibition Performance designer Marina Hadjilouca and the Cyprus High Commission in the UK Cultural Section invited Hun Adamoglu Michalis Charalambous Demetra Kallitsi Panayiotis Mina Alexandros Pissourios Mala Siamptani and Natalie Yiaxi to respond creatively to the Covid 19 pandemic crisis in the online group exhibition Together Apart Going New Places The exhibition explored notions of togetherness distance alienation and re imaginings of the divide between private and public space what does it mean to communicate to be affectionate to be together in times of social distancing What happens when the boundaries between private and public isolation and exposure alienation and connection are blurred in physical and affective terms Top Left Natalie Yiaxi Hyperfl neur 2020 Top Right Mala Siamptani Bio Thematic 22 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 Bottom Panayiotis Mina Antiquated Digital Cameras And Smartphones CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 23
Left Hun Adamoglu A Nap Better Days Will Return Where to Now Dog Eared Book Centre Michalis Charalambous In praise of Light Top Right Demetra Kallitsi Reporting live from my Fortress of Solitude 2020 Bottom Right Alexandros Pissourios I Have Never Seen A Horizon Like This 24 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 25
Left Hun Adamoglu A Nap Better Days Will Return Where to Now Dog Eared Book Centre Michalis Charalambous In praise of Light Top Right Demetra Kallitsi Reporting live from my Fortress of Solitude 2020 Bottom Right Alexandros Pissourios I Have Never Seen A Horizon Like This 24 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 25
Parallel Programme The Together Apart platform hosted a parallel programme of two events which aimed to open a discussion with art practitioners academics and the audience about the arts in the post pandemic era Using the second part of the exhibition title Going New Places as point of departure the parallel programme was designed with the aim to explore future potentials for the arts culture and the public sphere The two satellite events took the form of online discussions a panel discussion and a round table discussion which were open to the public and were recorded and archived The two events took place via the Zoom platform and were streamed live on Facebook Going New Places Panel Discussion Participants Hun Adamoglu Michalis Charalambous Demetra Kallitsi Panayiotis Mina Mala Siamptani Alexandros Pissourios and Natalie Yiaxi Chairs Marina Hadjilouca Marios Psaras Going New Places Round Table Discussion Panel Dr Ellada Evangelou Buffer Fringe Festival Cyprus Chang Gao Royal College of Art UK Dr Socrates Stratis University of Cyprus Cyprus Chairs Marina Hadjilouca Exhibition curator Dr Marios Psaras Project Coordinator Cultural Counsellor 26 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 27
Parallel Programme The Together Apart platform hosted a parallel programme of two events which aimed to open a discussion with art practitioners academics and the audience about the arts in the post pandemic era Using the second part of the exhibition title Going New Places as point of departure the parallel programme was designed with the aim to explore future potentials for the arts culture and the public sphere The two satellite events took the form of online discussions a panel discussion and a round table discussion which were open to the public and were recorded and archived The two events took place via the Zoom platform and were streamed live on Facebook Going New Places Panel Discussion Participants Hun Adamoglu Michalis Charalambous Demetra Kallitsi Panayiotis Mina Mala Siamptani Alexandros Pissourios and Natalie Yiaxi Chairs Marina Hadjilouca Marios Psaras Going New Places Round Table Discussion Panel Dr Ellada Evangelou Buffer Fringe Festival Cyprus Chang Gao Royal College of Art UK Dr Socrates Stratis University of Cyprus Cyprus Chairs Marina Hadjilouca Exhibition curator Dr Marios Psaras Project Coordinator Cultural Counsellor 26 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 27
CYPRUS 60 1 October 2020 6 October 2020 Online Festival celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus The Cyprus High Commission in the UK celebrated the 60th anniversary of the declaration of independence and establishment of the Republic of Cyprus with the innovative online festival CYPRUS 60 For the first time major Cypriot and British academic and cultural institutions were brought together on the same platform in an innovative festival that celebrated Cyprus s rich cultural heritage and contemporary production with theatre performances film screenings concerts exhibitions live panel discussions webinars and interviews Curator Dr Marios Psaras Cultural Counsellor Visual identity and poster design Michalis Charalambous Platform design and management Katerina Patsalidou Audiovisual Production 11 Little Films Partner Organizations 28 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 29
CYPRUS 60 1 October 2020 6 October 2020 Online Festival celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus The Cyprus High Commission in the UK celebrated the 60th anniversary of the declaration of independence and establishment of the Republic of Cyprus with the innovative online festival CYPRUS 60 For the first time major Cypriot and British academic and cultural institutions were brought together on the same platform in an innovative festival that celebrated Cyprus s rich cultural heritage and contemporary production with theatre performances film screenings concerts exhibitions live panel discussions webinars and interviews Curator Dr Marios Psaras Cultural Counsellor Visual identity and poster design Michalis Charalambous Platform design and management Katerina Patsalidou Audiovisual Production 11 Little Films Partner Organizations 28 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 29
Top Ancient Cyprus at the British Museum Bottom Commonwealth writers feat Constantia Soteriou and Lina Protopapa 30 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 Top Cypriot treasures at the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge Bottom Tonia Buxton s Cypriot kitchen CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 31
Top Ancient Cyprus at the British Museum Bottom Commonwealth writers feat Constantia Soteriou and Lina Protopapa 30 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 Top Cypriot treasures at the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge Bottom Tonia Buxton s Cypriot kitchen CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 31
Top Line Left In Conversation With Joanna Eleftheriou Centre MIXTAPE feat Anthony Anaxagorou Right Aristophanes in a nutshell by THOC Cyprus Theatre Organisation Bottom Line Left Antigoni in focus Centre 1962 Cyprus In The 60s Right Super Effective X And Oh Those Eyes That Were Data Saturated D S 32 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 33
Top Line Left In Conversation With Joanna Eleftheriou Centre MIXTAPE feat Anthony Anaxagorou Right Aristophanes in a nutshell by THOC Cyprus Theatre Organisation Bottom Line Left Antigoni in focus Centre 1962 Cyprus In The 60s Right Super Effective X And Oh Those Eyes That Were Data Saturated D S 32 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 33
Top Left Cyprus 60 Trailer Top Right Katerina Mina s Self Portrait Bottom Ashmolean Museum The Cyprus Gallery 34 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 35
Top Left Cyprus 60 Trailer Top Right Katerina Mina s Self Portrait Bottom Ashmolean Museum The Cyprus Gallery 34 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 35
Top On Homeland Love And Poetry Bottom Cyprus Short Film Day 2020 36 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 Top Cyso Feat Cypriot Composers Bottom Welcome message from High Commissioner Andreas S Kakouris CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 37
Top On Homeland Love And Poetry Bottom Cyprus Short Film Day 2020 36 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 Top Cyso Feat Cypriot Composers Bottom Welcome message from High Commissioner Andreas S Kakouris CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 37
Left Special Tribute To The Cypriot Community In The U Roots Of Our Fathers dir by Antony Petrou Top Right The Languages Of Cyprus academic symposium Bottom Right Runonart Exclusive 38 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 39
Left Special Tribute To The Cypriot Community In The U Roots Of Our Fathers dir by Antony Petrou Top Right The Languages Of Cyprus academic symposium Bottom Right Runonart Exclusive 38 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 39
UNFAMILIAR AT HOME 10 November 2020 25 November 2020 Yorgos Petrou and Victor Esses take their autobiographical performance online What is a family Where does it come from Can we make our own Victor and Yorgos recently made some big plans and they don t know if they are ready for them One is to create a performance together the other is to have a baby An adaptation of their piece Unfamiliar Unfamiliar at Home was performed in the artists home on Zoom This tender autobiographical performance combines text movement and found objects to explore family wanting children and being queer today What do we need to do to live the life we always wanted Nominated for LUKAS Awards 2019 and shortlisted for Zealous Stories Performance Prize 2020 Frank intimate layered and highly emotional Camden New Journal Inspiring The Protagonist Magazine Developed at Battersea Arts Centre The Pleasance The Marlborough Applecart Arts and Finnish Institute London selected by Brighton Dome s The Works where it received dramaturgical support scratched at The Basement and Barbican Centre as part of Fertility Fest Supported by Arts Council England and High Commission of Cyprus in the UK 40 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 41
UNFAMILIAR AT HOME 10 November 2020 25 November 2020 Yorgos Petrou and Victor Esses take their autobiographical performance online What is a family Where does it come from Can we make our own Victor and Yorgos recently made some big plans and they don t know if they are ready for them One is to create a performance together the other is to have a baby An adaptation of their piece Unfamiliar Unfamiliar at Home was performed in the artists home on Zoom This tender autobiographical performance combines text movement and found objects to explore family wanting children and being queer today What do we need to do to live the life we always wanted Nominated for LUKAS Awards 2019 and shortlisted for Zealous Stories Performance Prize 2020 Frank intimate layered and highly emotional Camden New Journal Inspiring The Protagonist Magazine Developed at Battersea Arts Centre The Pleasance The Marlborough Applecart Arts and Finnish Institute London selected by Brighton Dome s The Works where it received dramaturgical support scratched at The Basement and Barbican Centre as part of Fertility Fest Supported by Arts Council England and High Commission of Cyprus in the UK 40 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 41
MIXTAPE 19 November 2020 31 December 2020 Online interdisciplinary literature platform in partnership with Sardam Festival Cyprus MIXTAPE online platform is a collaboration between SARDAM interdisciplinary literature festival founded in 2013 and the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission in the UK aiming at showcasing the work of Cypriot and international writers performers Revisiting Slam Poetry which first appeared in the 1980s or even the rhythm of words by the Beat Generation in the 1950s MIXTAPE offers a taste of several trends related to contemporary literature and literary performance including videos of spoken word slamming sound poetry visual poetry literature in relation to video art literature in relation to sound music as well as conversations about writing and literary performance and an online creative writing workshop In such uncertain absurd times MIXTAPE comes to remind us that we are all in this together and no matter what happens words will always be the way to bear shake and change things Video Performances by Anthony Anaxagorou Stella Voskaridou Koraly Dimitriadis Michael Angelos Englezos Maria A Ioannou Avgi Lilli Pavlina Marvin Erina Charalambous Sergio Garau Lola Nieto Iga Maria Szczepa ska Conversations Anthony Anaxagorou with Maria A Ioannou Shelley Marlow with Maria Petrides Online workshop How to Write It creative writing workshop with award winning British Cypriot poet performer Anthony Anaxagorou Curated by Dr Maria A Ioannou and produced by Dr Marios Psaras 42 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 43
MIXTAPE 19 November 2020 31 December 2020 Online interdisciplinary literature platform in partnership with Sardam Festival Cyprus MIXTAPE online platform is a collaboration between SARDAM interdisciplinary literature festival founded in 2013 and the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission in the UK aiming at showcasing the work of Cypriot and international writers performers Revisiting Slam Poetry which first appeared in the 1980s or even the rhythm of words by the Beat Generation in the 1950s MIXTAPE offers a taste of several trends related to contemporary literature and literary performance including videos of spoken word slamming sound poetry visual poetry literature in relation to video art literature in relation to sound music as well as conversations about writing and literary performance and an online creative writing workshop In such uncertain absurd times MIXTAPE comes to remind us that we are all in this together and no matter what happens words will always be the way to bear shake and change things Video Performances by Anthony Anaxagorou Stella Voskaridou Koraly Dimitriadis Michael Angelos Englezos Maria A Ioannou Avgi Lilli Pavlina Marvin Erina Charalambous Sergio Garau Lola Nieto Iga Maria Szczepa ska Conversations Anthony Anaxagorou with Maria A Ioannou Shelley Marlow with Maria Petrides Online workshop How to Write It creative writing workshop with award winning British Cypriot poet performer Anthony Anaxagorou Curated by Dr Maria A Ioannou and produced by Dr Marios Psaras 42 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 43
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How To Write It 29 November 4pm 2020 Creative Writing Workshop In this online workshop participants looked at ways to construct images in poetry to have them work as symbols and signifiers the role logic plays in poetry and how to shape their ideas in a non linear way The workshop took place online via Zoom and was led by one of Britain s most celebrated poets T S Eliot Award shortlisted and Guardian Book of the Year recipient Anthony Anaxagorou The workshop was part of MIXTAPE interdisciplinary literature online platform organised by the Cyprus High Commission Cultural Section in partnership with SARDAM interdisciplinary literature festival 50 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 51
How To Write It 29 November 4pm 2020 Creative Writing Workshop In this online workshop participants looked at ways to construct images in poetry to have them work as symbols and signifiers the role logic plays in poetry and how to shape their ideas in a non linear way The workshop took place online via Zoom and was led by one of Britain s most celebrated poets T S Eliot Award shortlisted and Guardian Book of the Year recipient Anthony Anaxagorou The workshop was part of MIXTAPE interdisciplinary literature online platform organised by the Cyprus High Commission Cultural Section in partnership with SARDAM interdisciplinary literature festival 50 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 51
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Education World Forum 19 22 January 2020 His Excellency the Minister of Education Culture Sports and Youth Mr Prodromos Prodromou led the Cypriot delegation at the Education World Forum 2020 which took place in London on January 19 21 EWF is an ideal platform to exchange views visions and lessons learned on educational policy leadership and innovation The forum was followed by the BETT exhibition at ExCel London which showcased cutting edge educational technologies including hardware and software by both multinational corporations and independent start ups In Short Europe 31 January 2020 UK Cypriot filmmaker Antony Petrou represented Cyprus in the film event In Short Europe which was organised by EUNIC European Union National Institutes of Culture on the 31st of January The event which was generously hosted by the Romanian Cultural Institute featured 16 short films from contemporary European filmmakers showcasing various languages and celebrating Europe s cultural diversity 52 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 International Mother Language Day 2020 21 February Christini Liasi represented Cyprus at the International Mother Language Day 2020 with a reading performance of the poem Yialloura by Dimitris Lipertis in the Cypriot Greek dialect The event which was hosted by the Bangladesh High Commission and the UK National Commission for UNESCO took place at Copthorne Tara Hotel Kensington on February 21 Christini was accompanied by the High Commissioner of Cyprus HE Mr Andreas S Kakouris the Head of the Cyprus Educational Mission Dr Vaso Kouma and her teacher Maria Omirou Liasi A Thousand Ships 22 February A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes an all day staged reading of the re telling of the Trojan War from the point of view of women took place on the 22nd of February at the British Museum The event was held under the auspices of His Excellency the High Commissioner of Cyprus Mr Andreas S Kakouris and was supported by the A G Leventis Foundation the Cultural Services of the Cyprus Ministry of Education Culture Sport and Youth and the Gilbert Murray Trust The staged reading was directed by Magdalena Zira and Athina Kasiou and was presented by Project Season women The team of 20 actresses from Cyprus and the UK performed readings in English and Greek in three different locations in the Greek Galleries of the British Museum CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 53
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Education World Forum 19 22 January 2020 His Excellency the Minister of Education Culture Sports and Youth Mr Prodromos Prodromou led the Cypriot delegation at the Education World Forum 2020 which took place in London on January 19 21 EWF is an ideal platform to exchange views visions and lessons learned on educational policy leadership and innovation The forum was followed by the BETT exhibition at ExCel London which showcased cutting edge educational technologies including hardware and software by both multinational corporations and independent start ups In Short Europe 31 January 2020 UK Cypriot filmmaker Antony Petrou represented Cyprus in the film event In Short Europe which was organised by EUNIC European Union National Institutes of Culture on the 31st of January The event which was generously hosted by the Romanian Cultural Institute featured 16 short films from contemporary European filmmakers showcasing various languages and celebrating Europe s cultural diversity 52 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 International Mother Language Day 2020 21 February Christini Liasi represented Cyprus at the International Mother Language Day 2020 with a reading performance of the poem Yialloura by Dimitris Lipertis in the Cypriot Greek dialect The event which was hosted by the Bangladesh High Commission and the UK National Commission for UNESCO took place at Copthorne Tara Hotel Kensington on February 21 Christini was accompanied by the High Commissioner of Cyprus HE Mr Andreas S Kakouris the Head of the Cyprus Educational Mission Dr Vaso Kouma and her teacher Maria Omirou Liasi A Thousand Ships 22 February A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes an all day staged reading of the re telling of the Trojan War from the point of view of women took place on the 22nd of February at the British Museum The event was held under the auspices of His Excellency the High Commissioner of Cyprus Mr Andreas S Kakouris and was supported by the A G Leventis Foundation the Cultural Services of the Cyprus Ministry of Education Culture Sport and Youth and the Gilbert Murray Trust The staged reading was directed by Magdalena Zira and Athina Kasiou and was presented by Project Season women The team of 20 actresses from Cyprus and the UK performed readings in English and Greek in three different locations in the Greek Galleries of the British Museum CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 53
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS European Writers on War and Conflict Tue 6 Oct 2020 at 7 00pm Online In the online panel discussion European Writers on War and Conflict four European writers were invited to talk about how they engage with war and conflict in their writing Swedish writer Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde talked about how his novel What We Owe explores the aftereffects of the Iranian Revolution on one family s life Belgian writer Jeroen Olyslaegers presented his novel Will set during World War II which explores how we deal with evil whether we act or don t how we are complicit Cypriot writer Constantia Soteriou talked about her novel Bitter Country which is about the events in Cyprus leading to the creation of the Green Line Soteriou explained how she uses women s voices as a chorus talking about the impact of war and the disappearance of their sons The discussion which took place on YouTube was moderated by Northern Irish writer Jan Carson The event was organised by EUNIC London in partnership with the National Centre for Writing and supported by the Flanders House the Embassy of Sweden and the Cyprus High Commission In short Europe ESCAPE 28 October 4 November 2020 online The second edition of In Short Europe was fully virtual and included fifteen shorts from all over Europe under the theme ESCAPE Cyprus participated in the festival with the award winning short documentary Wax and Feathers by Marios Lizides The festival also included three live events with the directors 29 October Panel discussion on documentary and experimental video art films with the directors Marios Lizides Nayra Sanz Fuentes Nora S rak and Dominik Krutsk 2 November Panel discussion on animation and moving image films with the directors Ami Lindholm Dina Velikovskaya Matei Branea Aoife Doyle and Skirmanta Jakait 4 November Panel discussion on fiction and narrative films with the directors Bernhard Wenger Hajni Kis Sonja Posenc and Mitja Li en Rita Barbosa and Vasilis Kekatos 54 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 55
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS European Writers on War and Conflict Tue 6 Oct 2020 at 7 00pm Online In the online panel discussion European Writers on War and Conflict four European writers were invited to talk about how they engage with war and conflict in their writing Swedish writer Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde talked about how his novel What We Owe explores the aftereffects of the Iranian Revolution on one family s life Belgian writer Jeroen Olyslaegers presented his novel Will set during World War II which explores how we deal with evil whether we act or don t how we are complicit Cypriot writer Constantia Soteriou talked about her novel Bitter Country which is about the events in Cyprus leading to the creation of the Green Line Soteriou explained how she uses women s voices as a chorus talking about the impact of war and the disappearance of their sons The discussion which took place on YouTube was moderated by Northern Irish writer Jan Carson The event was organised by EUNIC London in partnership with the National Centre for Writing and supported by the Flanders House the Embassy of Sweden and the Cyprus High Commission In short Europe ESCAPE 28 October 4 November 2020 online The second edition of In Short Europe was fully virtual and included fifteen shorts from all over Europe under the theme ESCAPE Cyprus participated in the festival with the award winning short documentary Wax and Feathers by Marios Lizides The festival also included three live events with the directors 29 October Panel discussion on documentary and experimental video art films with the directors Marios Lizides Nayra Sanz Fuentes Nora S rak and Dominik Krutsk 2 November Panel discussion on animation and moving image films with the directors Ami Lindholm Dina Velikovskaya Matei Branea Aoife Doyle and Skirmanta Jakait 4 November Panel discussion on fiction and narrative films with the directors Bernhard Wenger Hajni Kis Sonja Posenc and Mitja Li en Rita Barbosa and Vasilis Kekatos 54 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 55
A GLIMPSE INTO 2021 Adapting to the new pandemic induced normal has translated into a major transformation of our operational strategies including the planning and production of cultural activity the promotion of Cypriot culture and work by Cypriot artists and of course our communication and marketing strategies Moving online meant investing in capacity building focusing on redeveloping our website and transforming it into a diverse cultural portal as well as employing new online tools applications and social media that would facilitate our organizational production and communication needs As a result we have multiplied our subscribers followers and supporters and have extended our audience beyond expectation At the same time we have invested in major infrastructure regeneration including the installation of high end gallery lighting in our Conference Halls thus creating a fresh contemporary space for hosting exhibitions performances and receptions Despite the continuing uncertainty we are hopeful that we will soon be able to resume our fascinating programme of physical cultural events in collaboration with both new and old partner organisations featuring cutting edge Cypriot artists but also the unfathomable history of our island That said our online cultural activity is here to stay with cultural offerings brought to you monthly via our newsletter as well as with many performances screenings panel discussions and other virtual events being lined up for 2021 catering to the needs of our new growing and expanded audiences around the world Arguably this might be the dawn of a new era for cultural diplomacy and cooperation which foregrounds hybrid cultural activities and enhanced collaborations 56 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 57
A GLIMPSE INTO 2021 Adapting to the new pandemic induced normal has translated into a major transformation of our operational strategies including the planning and production of cultural activity the promotion of Cypriot culture and work by Cypriot artists and of course our communication and marketing strategies Moving online meant investing in capacity building focusing on redeveloping our website and transforming it into a diverse cultural portal as well as employing new online tools applications and social media that would facilitate our organizational production and communication needs As a result we have multiplied our subscribers followers and supporters and have extended our audience beyond expectation At the same time we have invested in major infrastructure regeneration including the installation of high end gallery lighting in our Conference Halls thus creating a fresh contemporary space for hosting exhibitions performances and receptions Despite the continuing uncertainty we are hopeful that we will soon be able to resume our fascinating programme of physical cultural events in collaboration with both new and old partner organisations featuring cutting edge Cypriot artists but also the unfathomable history of our island That said our online cultural activity is here to stay with cultural offerings brought to you monthly via our newsletter as well as with many performances screenings panel discussions and other virtual events being lined up for 2021 catering to the needs of our new growing and expanded audiences around the world Arguably this might be the dawn of a new era for cultural diplomacy and cooperation which foregrounds hybrid cultural activities and enhanced collaborations 56 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 57
CREDITS TEXT Marios Psaras Katerina Patsalidou Design Anna Lytridou Photography Jack Stephenson Yoi Kawakubo Katerina Patsalidou Tas Anastasi VISIT OUR WEBSITE www culturalchc co uk FOLLOW US ON culturalchcuk 58 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 59
CREDITS TEXT Marios Psaras Katerina Patsalidou Design Anna Lytridou Photography Jack Stephenson Yoi Kawakubo Katerina Patsalidou Tas Anastasi VISIT OUR WEBSITE www culturalchc co uk FOLLOW US ON culturalchcuk 58 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 CULTURAL REVIEW 2020 59
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