True to its strategic goal of expanding the palette of cultures presented in Cyprus, Nicosia 2030, candidate city for the European Capital of Culture, brings a triptych of contemporary dance to the Nicosia Municipal Theatre.
Two choreographies by the legendary German choreographer Pina Bausch and one by Germaine Acogny will be presented as part of the Nicosia International Festival 2024 from October 28 to November 2.
The opening piece of the performance, Philips 836 887 DSY, is a rarely performed solo, one of Pina Bausch’s first choreographies, from 1971, and set to music by French electronic music composer Pierre Henry. The first to dance it was Bausch herself, and it will now be performed by Eva Pageix.
The second piece, Homage to the Ancestors, is a creation of the ‘mother of modern African dance’ Germaine Acogny, who also performs it. It is again a solo, this time paying homage to Acogny’s ancestry and her ancestors, fusing traditional African rituals with contemporary dance. The work, which has never been performed outside Africa, was performed in 2023 exclusively in Benin and now in Nicosia.
Bausch’s monumental work The Rite of Spring, composed by Igor Stravinsky, completes the evening. The piece will be performed by an elite dance company from 14 African countries with more than 30 dancers on the stage of the Nicosia Municipal Theatre.
The triptych in Philips 836 887 DSY – Homage to the Ancestors – Rite of Spring was a huge success during its 2023 and 2024 tours in Europe, the USA and the UK. Since its debut in 2022, it has been presented to more than 100,000 spectators in 15 countries. Following the performances in Cyprus, the show will move to China before the tour concludes in London.
Philips 836 887 DSY – Homage to the Ancestors- Rite of Spring
Triptych of three dance performances choreographed by Pina Bausch and Germaine Acogny. Part of the Nicosia International Festival 2024. October 28-31 and November 1-2. Nicosia Municipal Theatre, Nicosia. 8.30pm, except on Monday and Saturday 6pm. www.soldoutticketbox.com
