Tue, 15 Nov. 2022 - Fri, 02 Dec. 2022
Nicosia Municipal Theatre
In his innovative on-site virtual realilty (VR) and augmented reality (AR) installation ANIMA (latin for “soul”) Michalis Charalambous focuses on the radical transformation of the meanings of the concept of the "human" in the late 20th and early 21st c., through the term’s theoretical, material and/or virtual reconfigurations within the contemporary techno-scientific context. Charalambous explores the transcendence of entrenched perceptions of the limits of the human condition and the transformations observed in the meanings of "human nature”, following an opposite route: through in-depth research in ancient Cypriot representations of the “post-human”, conducted at the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia and the British Museum in London.
The show was first launched in June 2022 at the Cyprus High Commission in London, United Kingdom, sponsored by the Cultural Services, and supported by the Department of Antiquities, CYENS Centre of Excellence and the British Museum.
Curated by Marios Psaras
Research Advisors: Thomas Kiely, Eftychia Zachariou, Efthymia Alphas
VR & AR development: Panayiotis Kyriakou
Identity of the festival
Sponsors:
Sponsor: Onassis Stegi
Hospitality sponsors: Vino Cultura, The Classic Hotel
Supporters: Travel House, Moiseos Digital Print House, Phi. Andreou Group, ColourPix Digital Printing Company
THEATRE/ MUSIC/ PARALLEL PROGRAM/ DANCE