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T
he 2
nd
Cyprus International Performance Art
Festival (CIPAF) took place in Nicosia on 27,
28 and 29 June 2014. The festival consisted of an
intense programme, which included Live Perfor-
mances that took place in public spaces within the
Venetian Walls of the city of Nicosia on 28 and 29
June, Screenings and Live Performances at Phyto-
rio – The House of the VisualArtistsAssociation on
the 27
th
, and an intensive PerformanceArt workshop
that was held between 23 and 26 June 2014.
CIPAF is the first and only festival in Cyprus cre-
ated for and dedicated exclusively to performance
art. This initiative brings together, supports and
promotes the work of internationally renowned
artists and young emerging artists from around the
world, for whom Performance Art is the primary
medium of their artistic creation.
CIPAF is a thematic festival with its 2
nd
edition
focusing on site-specific performance and entitled
Priority Route
. This theme suggests an invisible
route in the city of Nicosia that becomes visible
and tangible through the presence of the artists. The
live action turns the daily to an ephemeral situation
while suggesting and questioning priorities in our
lives.
About CIPAF
The Cyprus International PerformanceArt Festival
aims to introduce the compound nature of perfor-
mance art in the local community and enhance
Cyprus’ art scene, whilst encouraging relationships
with local, national and international networks.
The festival’s activities are addressed to both artists
and the general public. The festival creates a com-
mon ground for artists, curators, critics, cultural
producers, art students and the audience, as an oc-
2
nd
Cyprus International Performance Art Festival
Dagmar I. Glausnitzer-Smith - Live Performance From the depot, Park der Sinne, Photograph by Hassan Haibat, Hannover 2006
