Lia Haraki, one of the most acclaimed contemporary artists in Cyprus, will present The Performance Shop to Athens, from June 15th to July 15th, as part of Athens & Epidaurus Festival.
The project aims to familiarize people with art in the context of everyday life and society.
The Performance Shop is a pop-up shop that will be open at regular shopping hours (plus for a few evening performances) on one the main shopping streets in downtown Athens. Spectators/passers-by will be able to watch, participate in or even order performances from a variety of available shows.
Greece-based artists are encouraged to apply to our open call for artistic performances to be included in the catalogue of the shop.
Applications will be evaluated by a five-member committee. The application period expires on 15 March 2018.
Performances presented at The Performance Shop can belong to any type of performing art or performance art, as well as other practices of live art. The performances comprising the programme of The Performance Shop will have the form of a spectacle, function as services or offer partipatory experiences.
You can find the open call, rationale, terms and conditions here.
The Performance Shop was conceived and organized by Lia Haraki and her team and debuted in Nicosia in 2014 (Pop-Up Festival / NiMAC). In 2016, it was chosen by European Dancehouse Network (EDN) as one of the best contemporary artistic practices in Europe promoting the exposure of the audience to alternative forms of dance. In cooperation with the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture, the House of Cyprus and the Oxygono Social Cooperative
Artistic Committee
Lia Haraki – Artist / Artistic Director of The Performance Shop
Steriani Tsintziloni – Artistic Advisor for Dance, Athens and Epidaurus Festival
Alexis Vassiliou – Artist / General and Artistic Director of Dance House Lemesos
Marina Makri – Artist/ Artistic Director of enacttheatre group / visual culture theorist
Kyriakos Spyrou – Composer / Art Critic / Curator
