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Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival

A unique performing arts festival in Cyprus

Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival

since 2014, by Home for Cooperation

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Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival Goes Biennial!

BFPAF 2023: Celebrating 10 Years Fringe

Welcome to the Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival!

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📣Open Call for Artists - UNDP! Artists are invi

📣Open Call for Artists - UNDP!
Artists are invited to submit their works to be presented at the event that'll take place at the @home4cooperation on the 29th of June!
Theme of the event is based on the 2024 UN theme for International Women’s Day “Inspire Inclusion".
🗓️Deadline: 20th June 2024
👉Details available at UNDP Cyprus website and the e-mail on the image!
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#home4cooperation #nicosia #performingarts #undp #opencallforartists #artistscall #arts #perform #inclusion #inspireinclusion #womensday

🥳 @home4cooperation, the power behind Buffer Fr

🥳 @home4cooperation, the power behind Buffer Fringe, is celebrating its 13th Anniversary, and you can contribute!
Do you have a favourite moment from one of our editions which you'd like to share? Then go ahead, follow the steps below!
📸Choose your photos capturing your favourite moment at the H4C
🖊️Include: Name of the activity/event/or title for your photo, date/year, and credits
📧Email contact@home4cooperation.info
Deadline: May 6, 2024
🖼️Selected photos will be exhibited at the Home for Cooperation, at a special event on the 18th of May 2024.
#H4Cturns13 #13yearsofpeacebuilding #13yearsofcooperation

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 We are going biennial, and w

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
We are going biennial, and we are doing it in style with a new website! Check the announcement in detail on the link in bio!
In a nutshell👇
❓What does this mean?
A Buffer Fringe Festival edition every two years. The next edition is in 2025!
❓Why?
Explore new ways of supporting artists and creating connections in meaningful ways.
❓What to expect?
Various artistic and engaging festival activities throughout the year.
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#bufferfringe #bufferfringebiennial #performingarts #performanceart #performance #arts #nicosia #cyprus #fringefestival #fringeart #fringe #home4cooperation #h4c #peacebuildingthrougharts

Going back to Buffer Fringe 2021! Visual artist PA

Going back to Buffer Fringe 2021!
Visual artist PASHIAS invited audience members to drive, park, and gather in an empty parking lot, experiencing a unique landscape environment within their private shelters. By positioning himself in the center of this common ground, PASHIAS symbolically highlighted the precariousness of contemporary sociopolitical settings and urged us to reevaluate the parameters of human contact and physical distance. His installation served as both a protest against and a challenge to the notion of distance, aiming to reclaim the connections between us.
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#bufferfringe #nicosia #cyprus #home4cooperation #fringefestival #fringe #performingarts #performanceart #visualart #performance #performing

#NotI was a compelling one-woman show at Buffer Fr

#NotI was a compelling one-woman show at Buffer Fringe 2023, performed by Andreea Tănase, that delved into the themes of isolation and personal struggle. Through the lens of Beckett's 'Not I,' the performance unraveled the story of a woman in isolation, bravely confronting her past to reclaim her life. It was a captivating blend of performative elements, video animation, and meticulously crafted sound design, each contributing to a bitter narrative exploring the profound effects of isolation and abuse on one's sense of self and femininity.
📸Photos by Ozan Tezvaran
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#bufferfringe #nicosia #cyprus #bufferfringefestival #home4cooperation #fringefestival #bufferfringe2023 #turningpoint #festival #artfestival #performance #performanceart #performingarts

☁️🌈In 2023, the Buffer Fringe Festival, und

☁️🌈In 2023, the Buffer Fringe Festival, under its theme "Turning Point" featured a captivating multimedia installation. White synthetic cotton skeins intertwined, forming a cloud-like structure that responded to our movements. Accompanied by intense sound effects, it took us on a symbolic journey through chaos and memory.
This installation, a collaborative effort by Costa Philippou, Lefteris Ioannou, and Kostantinos Apostolou, transformed our everyday office into a mesmerizing cloud, leaving a lasting memory of the event!
📸Photos by Ozan Tezvaran
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#bufferfringe #bufferfringe2023 #nicosia #cyprus #home4cooperation #fringefestival #worldfringe #bufferfringefestival #turningpoint #cloudtorrent #performingarts #performance #art #installation #soundeffects #memory #movement

👩‍🎤The all-female Amalgamation Choir toget

👩‍🎤The all-female Amalgamation Choir together with Vasilikí Anastasiou, performed their powerful act ‘from to west to east’, in Buffer Fringe 2022. With their act, they brought an interactive experience to the audience, inviting everyone to use their voice and join in.
📸Swipe through the pictures taken by Ozan Tezvaran to get a glimpse of their performance!
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#bufferfringe #nicosia #cyprus #home4cooperation #amalgamationchoir #bufferfringe2022 #h4c #choir #femalechoir #bufferfringememories

Revisiting Buffer Fringe 2017 - Alexandros Michae

Revisiting Buffer Fringe 2017 - Alexandros Michael & Yiannis Pappas transformed a square into the site of their long durational performance, Refugio.
Within this space, they engaged in a constant negotiation, defining and constructing borders, limits, and fortresses that continuously evolved, influencing their own identities in the process.
Swipe through the pictures captured by Andreas Lacouvou to get a glimpse of this powerful performance!
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#bufferfringefestival #bufferfringe #performingarts #nicosia #cyprus #home4cooperation #h4c #fringeart #fringe #festival #fringefestival #performance #arts #durational #intervention

On the first day of Buffer Fringe 2022, musician a

On the first day of Buffer Fringe 2022, musician and writer Vaggelis Gettos teamed up with storyteller Marina Katsari. The artists presented their musical staged performance, NOBODY, at the Rustem bookstore in old town Nicosia, where they intricately wove together elements from three landmark works: Homer’s 'Odyssey', Joyce’s 'Ulysses', and Nikos Kazantzakis’ 'Odyssey'.
Swipe through the intriguing pictures captured by photographer Ozan Tezvaran!
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#bufferfringe #memories #performance #performingarts #nicosia #cyprus #fringefestival #bufferfringefestival #home4cooperation #music #storytelling #arts #fringeart #artists #pockets

In BF 2018, Cypriot artists Toya Akpınar, Liliya

In BF 2018, Cypriot artists Toya Akpınar, Liliya Biroğul, and Sevim Akpinar presented a mesmerizing performance named Venture, that challenged notions of fixity and stability.
Their act, involving three bodies in a constant state of mobility and transformation, marked new beginnings and a search for refuge. It was a profound exploration of reinvention and belonging in the unfamiliar.
Swipe through the compelling photo’s taken by Demetris Loutsios!
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#bufferfringe #fringefestival #nicosia #cyprus #performingarts #performance #art #performanceart #home4cooperation #venture #artists #artist #mobility #belonging #refuge #artistic #fringeart #breakingpoint

📣Art Workshop: Rehearsing Futures 📆27th of F

📣Art Workshop: Rehearsing Futures
📆27th of February | 5pm-7pm
📍Home for Cooperation
🧑‍🎨Facilitator: Alex Parry
📨Registrations: contact@home4cooperation.info
"This is an open call to participate in an artistic workshop in which we will collectively explore how daily acts of care might be acts of rehearsal for future more equitable worlds."
Details on @home4cooperation!
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#home4cooperation #artworkshop #rehearsing #concept #nicosia #cyprus #reharsingfutures #artistic #workshop #artists #artistworkshop #callforartists

Buffer Fringe hosted hundreds of artists from all

Buffer Fringe hosted hundreds of artists from all around the world over the years. The Puerto Ricon dance group Claroscuro performed their influential piece OSCILO in Buffer Fringe 2019.
OSCILO explored the concept of immigration and its effect on the people in the territory that is left behind. Swipe through the compelling pictures taken by Panagiotis Mina!
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#bufferfringe #nicosia #home4cooperation #cyprus #fringefestival #performingarts #performance #artwork #immigration #bf2019 #bufferfringememories #highlights #dance #danceperformance #artists

Have you heard of cultural diplomacy? Buffer Fring

Have you heard of cultural diplomacy? Buffer Fringe Festival is a great example! Swipe left to find out more about that cultural diplomacy is and how Buffer Fringe relates to that!
#bufferfringe #nicosia #cyprus #culture #cultural #diplomacy #culturaldiplomacy #engagement #dialogue #empathy #reconciliation #festival #artfestival #fringefestival

[4/4] We end this short series on the History of F

[4/4]
We end this short series on the History of Fringe Festivals with our own story: The first edition of Buffer Fringe!
Swipe to find out more about the only Fringe Festival in Cyprus!
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#bufferfringe #home4cooperation #nicosia #cyprus #history #fringefestival #worldfringe #historyoffringe #performingarts #performanceart #art #performance #performing #artists

[3/4] As new festivals emerged, the need for conne

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As new festivals emerged, the need for connection grew. With World Fringe's launch, that connection became a reality. Swipe to discover how the World Fringe platform, benefits local Fringe festivals!
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[2/4] In part two of the History of Fringe Festiva

[2/4]
In part two of the History of Fringe Festivals series, we witness the spread of Fringe festivals to new cities, reaching as far as Australia. Swipe to discover which cities joined the Fringe movement after Edinburgh!
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#bufferfringe #home4cooperation #fringefestivals #historyoffringe #nicosia #cyprus #fringeart #performingarts #performanceart #performance #performing

[1/4] In this 4-part series we delve into the hist

[1/4]
In this 4-part series we delve into the history of Fringe festivals! Today we explore the first Fringe festival that dates back all the way to 1947 in Edinburgh, swipe to find out more and to see where ‘Fringe’ got its name from!
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#bufferfringe #fringefestivals #nicosia #cyprus #worldfringe #edinburghfringe #firstfringe #festival #performingarts #performance #art #performanceart #fringeart #fringehistory

🔎Discover new insights on accessibility in Euro

🔎Discover new insights on accessibility in European performing arts! The latest follow-up report published by the British Council and On the Move shares progress and challenges for disabled artists.
😊We're proud to highlight that the locations of Buffer Fringe Festival are always carefully selected with accessibility in mind and look forward to continuing to promote inclusivity in all our upcoming activities!
Read more on the link in bio!
#ArtsAndDisability #InclusionMatters #EuropeBeyondAccess

@volta_collective joined Buffer Fringe 2023 all th

@volta_collective joined Buffer Fringe 2023 all the way from the USA!
Collaborations and lasting relations betwen participating artists have always been among our top priorities.
Knowing that artists feels the same fills us with pride & joy! 😊
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#bufferfringe #home4cooperation #nicosia #cyprus #turningpoint #fringefestival #performingarts #performance #performanceart #artist #dance #collective #bufferfringe2023

Supporting artistic development is a core commitme

Supporting artistic development is a core commitment of Buffer Fringe Festival, alongside its unique responsibility to contribute in peacebuilding efforts in Cyprus.
Let's hear it from Cassandra Topologeanu, the Director of the performance "#notI" which was showcased at Buffer Fringe Festival 2023 edition.
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#bufferfringe #home4cooperation #nicosia #cyprus #festival #fringefestival #performingarts #performance #performanceart #fringeart #turningpoint

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