ROUTES λ2

The play is based on the theatrical event Routes that took place in March 2019 with stories inspired by the workshop held within the European program Perform to Reform in collaboration with ACCEPT LOATI - Cyprus, and partners NGOs participating in the program, from Slovenia, Northern Macedonia, the Netherlands, and Greece.

A bus full of inspiring stories of the LGBTI + community has as its starting point the Nicosia Municipal Theater for routes in the streets of the city. This is a pioneering theatrical event that will take place on the municipal buses of the Municipality where the experiences of individuals of the LGBT + community will be shown, through stories that often remain on the sidelines. The stories unfold in a small moving bus, the action acquires "roots" in the city of Nicosia, connecting it with the urban space, its stories, and its dynamics. The spectator is no longer a mere witness in the theatrical act as he will be part of the journey, inaugurating a new relationship between spectator and event: As a bus passenger, he will be present in the space where various events will take place, both inside and in the outside of the moving vehicle.
 
Why (λ2)
The Greek letter lambda (λ) was chosen in 1970 to depict the campaign of the Homosexual Activist Alliance for the freedom of homosexuals. Four years later, the International Gay Rights Congress in Scotland chose this symbol for gay and lesbian rights. In physics, lambda is used to represent the wavelength associated with energy and is therefore used to symbolize the energy of the Gay Movement. In addition, λ2 is the route made by the minibuses of Nicosia in the centre of the capital and the number (2) highlights the continuation (the second part) of the Routes.
 
Directed by Maria Varnakkidou
Dramaturgy: Ellada Evangelou
Production: Zoe Kakota
Stage design-costumes: Konstantina Andreou
Graphics: Popi Pissouriou
Actors: Elena Kallinikou, George Kyriakou, Costas Silvestros
Duration: 45΄
 
Identity of the festival
Sponsors:
Golden Sponsor: Deputy Ministry of Tourism
Silver Sponsor: OPAP
Bronze Sponsor: ecommpay, ecommbx
Parallel Programme: Cypriot Commonwealth
Communication Sponsors:
Theatre: RIK, Avant Garde, My.Life
Music: ANT1
Dance: Alphanews.live, O Phileleftheros, Active, in-cyprus
Taste of Music: Check In, SIGMA, Active, Active, Active, Active, Active, Active
Parallel Programme: OMEGA
Supporters: Municipality of Ayia Napa, Oinou Gi – Vassiliadis Winery, Nissi Beach Resort, MAP Hotel, Vassos Psarolimano, Travel House
 
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