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36 The Kypria International Festival, the annual most important artistic event in Cyprus, is back for its 15th year with an eclectic programme of 12 quality performances featuring artists and ensembles of international acclaim presented on 26 different nights. Hundreds of artists from Greece, Crete, the Czech Republic, Great Britain, Italy, France, Argentina, Austria, and Armenia participating in the various artistic groups gave the festival a truly international perspective. Apart from each individual proposal’s artistic merit, its contents and overall character, the committee responsible for this year’s events also took into consideration the potential appeal each proposal would have with the general public and the participation, where possible, of Cypriot creators and artistic groups. The Minister of Education and Culture, Mr. Pefkios Georgiades, in his introductory note in the festival programme stressed the fact that "The Kypria International Festival constitutes a genuine contribution towards the enhancement of our country’s cultural milieu, ultimately benefiting all Cypriot citizens". He also expressed his thanks to all those who have made the realisation of the Festival possible, especially the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation who are the Festival’s main media sponsor, and Papadopoulos & Schinis who undertook part of the organisation of the festival. The Minister extended his thanks to the members of the Special Advisory Committee who had the difficult task of evaluating the proposals submitted. Eleni Nikita, Marina Economou-Stavrinides, Marina Schiza, Antigoni Solomonidou-Droushiotou, Nicos Charalambous, Demetris Karayiannis and John Vickers all put in a lot of work voluntarily and under tight timetables. SOPHOCLES’ OEDIPUS REX A modern production of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex was staged by the Athens Contemporary Theatre. In this new production, director George Kimoulis lays great importance on the music, specially written by Goran Bregovic and the choruses enhanced by singer George Dalaras. Kimoulis said: "Tragedy isn’t an epitaph without resurrection. Bregovic can turn pain and desperation into manic joy." The lyrics of Lina Nikolakopoulou magnificently blend the music structure with the deepest mean-
ings of the ancient tragedy. The all-star cast including Monica Galinea and Tasos Chalkias matches the strength of Sophocles’ characters. The set was designed by Pawel Dobrzycki, Professor at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts and costumes by Emma Ryott from the Royal Shakespeare Company. The strong emotional bond between the 55 ensemble of actors and musicians kept the audience spellbound from the beginning to the last moment of the performance. EROFILI Crete Municipal District Theatre presented George Chortatsis’ s Greek tragedy "Erofili". Direction and dramatic composition of the play was undertaken by Vasilis Nicolaides, sets/costumes by Nicos Saridakis and music by Ludovicos ton Anogion. The cast included Anna Koutsaftiki, George Partsalakis, Memos Begnis and Nikos Skoulas. The drama, one of the most important plays of the Cretan Theatre, touched the audience with the immaculate performance of the main characters. THE MORAVIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Kypros Markou, the Cypriot conductor of international fame participated in the Kypria International Festival conducting two major concerts with the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra of the Czech Republic. Kypros Markou is Professor and Director of Orchestral Studies at Wayne State University in Detroit. Additionally he is Music Director of the Dearborn Symphony Orchestra in Michigan and Music Director of the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania. He has conducted numerous orchestras in Europe and the U.S.A where he has been active as conductor, violinist and music director. The two programmes included works by Smetona, Dvorak, Wieniawski, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms. The Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 was interpreted by the brilliant Greek pianist Vassilis Varvareses and the Wienawski Violin Concerto No.2 was performed by the Cypriot violinist Nicos Pittas who has won several awards recently. 37
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