Shared Echoes I (24th Feb - 7th Mar 2004)
An intercommunal collaborative youth project
The 1st Inter/communal performance collaborative event Shared Echoes I with Joshua Bisset, Edward Svhocker, Alexandra Waierstall and Horst Waierstall. "Shared Echoes" is a program that brought together artists from all communities in Cyprus, especially artists from the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, to collaborate on a dance/music, visual arts events and bring this forth into two public performances, exhibition and site specific performances. "Shared Echoes" project was done in collaboration with E.M.A.A (European Mediterranean Artists Association) from the Turkish Cypriot community. The aim was to intersect hare and now with artists from the whole of the island toward a peaceful coexistence.
The directors’ theme raised the questions: ‘what is our view of life and of our world, what is the core and the meaning of life - and what are our essentials that we expect from life and what can we do to make them come true? On our “eighth day of creation” we have to build our world according to our aims of personal growth in social interdependence – on this earth, between its continents and peoples, on the whole Cypriot island, between the members of the group…'
Performances:
“ CONTINUUM” - new choreographic work using the site of exhibition for performance.
Concept and Direction: Alexandra Waierstall
Performers: Alexandra Waierstall, Joshua Bisset, Peter Memmer, Edward Schocker
''APHRODITE'S FEST''
Choreography / Direction: Arianna Economou
Poetry: Annette Vonberg
Performers: Alexandra Waierstall, Athena Piki, Milena, Cathryn Robson, Lucy Robson
Shared Echoes II - Creation Myths (1st - 21st Oct 2004)
An intercommunal socio cultural workshop/performance (youth/educational)
A bicommunal workshop on theatre music and writing for performance that led into a devised theatre piece directed by Hein Haun (Germany) and Arianna Economou (Cyprus), with performances all over Cyprus in towns on both sides of the divide.
A project sponsored by UNOPS Special Initiative Grant and the Cultural Services Ministry of Education and Culture, organised by Echo Arts Livin Arts Centre, facilitated by E.M.A.A and Nilgun Guney. The workshop provided a supportive safe environment for participants to explore their personal histories and relationships and work toward an intercommunal worldview. The workshop experience established the thematical framework through many creative processes for the formformances that would follow. Through the course of the workshop, participants also acquired performance skills such as improvisation, movement work, performance presence, writing for performance, myth making, composing music, creating playlets/small drama scenes in groups.
Performances:
"THE CREATION OF OUR WORLD"
Direction: Hein Haun (Germany), Arianna Economou
Performers: Anita Michaelidis, Antonis Kakoullis, Anthoulla Simadiakou, Ahmet Saymanlier, Ayca Celik, Chariton Iosifides, Christiana Charalambous, Cimer Ergene, Evi Kaimaki, Gunkut Turk, Inanc Tekguc, Larkos Larkou, Marilena Konstantinou, Sinem Ertaner, Thekla Karittevli, Zarif Shensoy Sener.
Shared Echoes II:
Credits:
Movement/ Dance Leaders: Alexandra Waierstall (Cyprus), Arianna Economou (Cyprus) and Joshua Bisset (USA)
Visual Arts Leader: Horst Weierstall (Cyprus – Germany)
Music Leader: Edward Schocker (USA)
Participation and entrance to this workshop/performance was free of charge as an offer of the ECHO ARTS - Living Arts Centre toward implementing the path to cooperation and collaboration for all artists involved in the healing process for a united island.