https://cyc-cic.org Cypriot Youth & Culture Sun, 01 Oct 2023 14:41:23 +0000 https://cyc-cic.org en https://cyc-cic.org/Slideshow Sun, 01 Oct 2023 14:41:21 +0000 Cypriot Youth & Culture https://cyc-cic.org/Slideshow CYC CIC Bringing the Cypriot diaspora together through art and culture. https://cyc-cic.org/Featured-Projects Sun, 01 Oct 2023 14:41:21 +0000 Cypriot Youth & Culture https://cyc-cic.org/Featured-Projects THE CYC LAUNCH PARTYOctober 20th 2023 Poetry from Steph Kleanthous &amp; Joe Cook&nbsp; Music by Eleftherios&nbsp; Food by Yiayia Mama&nbsp;Magnet Centre, Park Approach, Birmingham B23 7SJ Tickets £30 ︎︎︎RESERVE A TICKET <img width="2480" height="2480" width_o="2480" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/03fc595e0d2c42d1faee87957fd968ef41362683eeede8b7078ccda2dbbd955e/CYC-Instagram-BW.jpg" data-mid="192386664" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/03fc595e0d2c42d1faee87957fd968ef41362683eeede8b7078ccda2dbbd955e/CYC-Instagram-BW.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="2480" width_o="2480" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbf4e58c86e43151d29c1eeb65ccf6e248109e0580f67c71760d771d9af798a5/CYC-Instagram-BW3.jpg" data-mid="192386669" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fbf4e58c86e43151d29c1eeb65ccf6e248109e0580f67c71760d771d9af798a5/CYC-Instagram-BW3.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="2480" width_o="2480" height_o="2480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4632abdfa3a8287251ec031d01963451a80da91ad399e2a44615cec5fd910d01/CYC-Instagram-BW4.jpg" data-mid="192386671" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4632abdfa3a8287251ec031d01963451a80da91ad399e2a44615cec5fd910d01/CYC-Instagram-BW4.jpg" /> WHATS ON EVENTS&nbsp; THE CYC LAUNCH PARTY<img width="2892" height="1864" width_o="2892" height_o="1864" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18998d3c213d7b0dabe1ec0f0f7a28520bad54e856366efe122b03e0aa86bb0a/Screenshot-2023-10-01-at-21.45.49.png" data-mid="192393969" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18998d3c213d7b0dabe1ec0f0f7a28520bad54e856366efe122b03e0aa86bb0a/Screenshot-2023-10-01-at-21.45.49.png" />October 20th 2023 - Tickets £30 Poetry from Steph Kleanthous &amp; Joe Cook Music by Eleftherios Food by Yiayia Mama Magnet Centre, Park Approach, Birmingham B23 7SJ Tickets £30 ︎︎︎RESERVE A TICKET <img width="6274" height="4183" width_o="6274" height_o="4183" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3471fad50cb5430b1e8bb56f17ca59d9f1b906d29a7dd9cb9fd0e541a2814802/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5142.jpg" data-mid="192373106" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3471fad50cb5430b1e8bb56f17ca59d9f1b906d29a7dd9cb9fd0e541a2814802/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5142.jpg" />EVENTS&nbsp;OTHER ISLES2022 — ONGOING&nbsp; TALKS CAHIT ASOVA &nbsp;<img width="1400" height="500" width_o="1400" height_o="500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d28d28b751f1a34705cb965532bad9746714f854ea5b807109f345421af18c74/box-1-categorybanner.jpg" data-mid="192373405" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d28d28b751f1a34705cb965532bad9746714f854ea5b807109f345421af18c74/box-1-categorybanner.jpg" />A History of Cypriot Music - Tickets £10 ︎︎︎RESERVE A TICKET walking music encyclopedia, Cahit Asova discusses the characteristics that make traditional Cypriot music and how listening to it can transport us back to the homeland, proving just how important music and identity is. Cahit will discuss how Cyprus' history and politics has transformed the music on the island, and despite efforts to erase it, how traditional music lives on through peace-building efforts. Cahit is on a mission to prove that traditional Cypriot music is for everyone and why we can't leave it in the past. TALKS ANTHONY ANAXAGOROU&nbsp; <img width="1000" height="600" width_o="1000" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a1e6c9f3f7d7c2e038a2346413414a9c9761f9244241f6af8cb0aba51bb45f2/Intro-Profile-1000x600.png" data-mid="192391317" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a1e6c9f3f7d7c2e038a2346413414a9c9761f9244241f6af8cb0aba51bb45f2/Intro-Profile-1000x600.png" />Cyprus, Poetry and Identity - Tickets £10 &nbsp;︎︎︎RESERVE A TICKETAnthony Anaxagorou FRSL is a British-born Cypriot poet, fiction writer, essayist and publisher. His third collection, Heritage Aesthetics published with Granta Poetry in 2022, won the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2023 and was shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic League’s Runciman Award. It was listed as one of New Statesman’s top books of 2022. His second collection, After the Formalities published with Penned in the Margins, is a Poetry Book Society Recommendation and was shortlisted for the 2019 T.S. Eliot Prize along with the 2021 Ledbury Munthe Poetry Prize for Second Collections. It was also a Telegraph and Guardian poetry book of the year. WORKSHOPS CREATIVE PRACTICE<img width="3024" height="2140" width_o="3024" height_o="2140" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f4b8038320608ab553b175da8f845d4b06bbfdb3d64473c7d1e65a4472701e2/Gamze-Sanli-2.jpg" data-mid="192831006" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f4b8038320608ab553b175da8f845d4b06bbfdb3d64473c7d1e65a4472701e2/Gamze-Sanli-2.jpg" />- Tickets £10 ︎︎︎RESERVE A TICKET Gamze Şanlı is a British, Turkish, and Cypriot multidisciplinary artist and performer.She holds a Combined Honours BA in Turkish &amp; Greek Studies from King’s College London and SOAS, and an MA in Human Rights from UCL. Her craft weaves stories centred around socio-politics, ancestral remembrance, nostalgic fantasy, poetic horror, hauntology, mythology and witchcraft. The projects that she has collaborated on and/or performed in vary from experimental theatre to independent film and documentary.She is currently working on some experimental short films and art projects and is a member of the Documentarist, MENA Film Festival and London Short Film Festival teams. As an artist her work combines embroidery, collage and illustration. Şanlı is a founding member of the multilingual folk music group ‘Janatolia’, and is the art and activism director of the SWANA collective Full Potential. Having worked in Erbil and Istanbul she is now based in London. WORKSHOPS MORLEY HOUSE BOOKS<img width="2000" height="2000" width_o="2000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/047dbce25094c78eaf3dc6876caea2216b43785647d6276c27bde199a7447b51/R0005637.jpeg" data-mid="192376083" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/047dbce25094c78eaf3dc6876caea2216b43785647d6276c27bde199a7447b51/R0005637.jpeg" /> Artist book workshop - Tickets £50 (15 places)&nbsp; including materials&nbsp; ︎︎︎RESERVE A TICKET We are an artist duo working at the crossroads of visual art and literature. We make artists' books and see them as vessels, depositories for narratives, comprised of textual and physical elements.We both grew up at the borders – of cultures, countries, languages. The fascination with liminal states and spaces translates into our central themes: trauma and healing, violence and communication, unity and isolation. https://cyc-cic.org/Text Sun, 01 Oct 2023 14:41:22 +0000 Cypriot Youth & Culture https://cyc-cic.org/Text CYPRIOT YOUTH &amp; CULTURE INSTAGAM contact https://cyc-cic.org/OTHER-ISLES Sun, 01 Oct 2023 14:41:23 +0000 Cypriot Youth & Culture https://cyc-cic.org/OTHER-ISLES <img width="4315" height="4315" width_o="4315" height_o="4315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e6019b7e5e57136809562227946704130a45f8b0ae17510448c9418c23b5b42c/Other-Isles-logo-1.png" data-mid="192372421" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e6019b7e5e57136809562227946704130a45f8b0ae17510448c9418c23b5b42c/Other-Isles-logo-1.png" />Other Isles I &amp; II2022 - ONGOING&nbsp; Cyprus and Malta, both two tiny islands in the Mediterranean, were quoted as being ‘the only European countries involved in the Commonwealth Games’ and it is this that inspired us to work on a project that would bring these two communities together. Other Isles is a celebration of art and culture from the Cypriot and Maltese diaspora. The event showcases music, poetry and art made by artists connected to these two islands in the Mediterranean. It is an event that aims to give these artists a platform to share their voices but also an opportunity for the diaspora community to experience art they may recognise themselves in and an opportunity to feel a sense of belonging and inspiration. The project commissioned new works created by the artists, with some projects created through Cypriot artists collaborating with Maltese artists. Other Isles also works with the community through workshops and performance opportunities to co-create artworks with artists from the community.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e97405bcf3822274a40c2a28fadec703e42746f048f2c6363e08ac26cd34e11c/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5097.jpg" data-mid="192376962" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e97405bcf3822274a40c2a28fadec703e42746f048f2c6363e08ac26cd34e11c/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5097.jpg" /> <img width="4315" height="4315" width_o="4315" height_o="4315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/116238fbb7bf08706f96d97b39903e1d1c31156ee47a09a4534912da7b2ef177/Rea-_-Artist-Other-Isles-logo-Black.jpg" data-mid="200815159" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/116238fbb7bf08706f96d97b39903e1d1c31156ee47a09a4534912da7b2ef177/Rea-_-Artist-Other-Isles-logo-Black.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/04d510a327f5365763c806c15c49b51d9f122b370edbb4fa9d716d2554031cb5/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5164.jpg" data-mid="192377000" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/04d510a327f5365763c806c15c49b51d9f122b370edbb4fa9d716d2554031cb5/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5164.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2667" width_o="4000" height_o="2667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/939c64b94c8bbd7264db2e5e1d16ec61d3bd4e99d170f36fb990daf5361c4ad6/RYM-2023-IMG_0015.jpg" data-mid="201364422" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/939c64b94c8bbd7264db2e5e1d16ec61d3bd4e99d170f36fb990daf5361c4ad6/RYM-2023-IMG_0015.jpg" /> <img width="4315" height="4315" width_o="4315" height_o="4315" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49fd58ed6e1024aa4f1b11353564fdc8780af3f3529685dfeb89851c322b8ce1/Gamze-_-Artist-Other-Isles-logo-Black.jpg" data-mid="200815113" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/49fd58ed6e1024aa4f1b11353564fdc8780af3f3529685dfeb89851c322b8ce1/Gamze-_-Artist-Other-Isles-logo-Black.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/145f1bcc77efd0a68cd38a92acd359191c6baa140adc1a22bdcfd1de88c2802e/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5279.jpg" data-mid="192376937" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/145f1bcc77efd0a68cd38a92acd359191c6baa140adc1a22bdcfd1de88c2802e/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5279.jpg" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/420398d05b05def66c98c214bf58e5ad38e3884aecdd6b834c0c5a433ef2acec/IMG_6068.JPG" data-mid="201364234" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/420398d05b05def66c98c214bf58e5ad38e3884aecdd6b834c0c5a433ef2acec/IMG_6068.JPG" /> <img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98b81c44ae30df71ee18cc3ee2a7566369c19d0581888256ce771d7c98b874d2/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5038.jpg" data-mid="192376921" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98b81c44ae30df71ee18cc3ee2a7566369c19d0581888256ce771d7c98b874d2/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5038.jpg" /> Artists invloved in Other Isles 1 Metz Jnr - Live Band Metz Jnr and his midlands-based six-piece powerhouse, bring only the tastiest grooves &amp; thought-provoking lyricism, making a stand for self-love, unity and togetherness. Launching an energetic performance of powerful, conscious &amp; funky-reggae, fused with intelligent elements of jazz &amp; soul, they create a distinguished formula that remedies a unique &amp; true-to-Brummie sound that lifts your spirit and gets you on your feet. Jamie Thrasivolou&nbsp; - Poetry / Spoken Word Jamie Thrasivoulou is an awarding winning writer and the official Derby County Football Club Poet. His hard hitting poems drawn from the experience of working class British life and the bigger issues of racism, political control, drug addiction, class-division and identity. Adopting a polemical no-holds-barred approach to writing, the intensity of Jamie’s live shows have seen him forge a reputation as one of the most exciting poets in the UK. REA / Gamze&nbsp; - Video piece of rap/spoken word with music by Gamze Şanlı REA Alternative rapper and activist Rachelle Deguara, well-known in Malta’s alternative music scene, with her songs often carrying strong messages related to her work as an environmental and social justice activist. Gamze Şanlı Filmmaker, theatre producer and practitioner experienced in documentary film, multidisciplinary projects and performance art. Gamze is a singer and instrumentalists who draws from tradition and her diaspora experience in her works Eleftherios - Live Hip Hop Rapper turned Maths Teacher. Maths Teacher turned rapper. Eleftherios, known to most as 'Left', released his first single Prevail in attempt to capture some of the boom bap influences he heard growing up. After freestyling to both Charlie Sloth and Lady Leshurr, Eleftherios is a rapper with a bright future Andonis Trattos / Craig Rogerson - Video piece with live sound track by Craig Rogerson Andonis is an editor known for feature films such as WOLF (Official Selection, Toronto Film Festival 2021) NOCTURNAL (Official Selection, London Film Festival 2019) CALM WITH HORSES (Nominated, Outstanding British Film of the Year, BAFTA Film Awards 2021, Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival 2019. Nominated, Sutherland Award, First Feature Competition, London Film Festival 2019 Craig Rogerson is a Maltese musician known for performing in the beautiful landscape of Malta and his work as a sound therapist. Playing percussion since the age of 14 Craig has performed all over the world. He splits his time between Malta and the UK Joe Cook - Poet / musician Joe Cook is a spoken word artist, musician and activist from Birmingham UK. Originally a lyricst for Birmingham reggae punk band Lobster. Joe delivers social commentary in lyrical rhythmic style. He has performed extensively across the UK in venues such as The South Bank Centre, The REP, Birmingham Town Hall, Midlands Arts Centre as well as performances for BBC 1xtra and BBC Arts. Joe facilitates poetry/rap,music and drumming workshops across the midlands working in schools, youth clubs, community centres and hostels <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b9606d4e67a89ff100a7647d3d6e3cb06bb633822958975468d7b0f59daa073/Other-Isles-2-NEW-POSTER-B.jpg" data-mid="201364968" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b9606d4e67a89ff100a7647d3d6e3cb06bb633822958975468d7b0f59daa073/Other-Isles-2-NEW-POSTER-B.jpg" /><img width="1762" height="1254" width_o="1762" height_o="1254" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13b8d48d6e61430870e7c286d2aed78b984d9f616dff0cca1c108dfceab1df7f/OI-zine-MOCK-copy.jpg" data-mid="200815198" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13b8d48d6e61430870e7c286d2aed78b984d9f616dff0cca1c108dfceab1df7f/OI-zine-MOCK-copy.jpg" /> Written and performed by REA Vocals: Gamze Sanli Keys: Cahit Asova Production: Joe Cook&nbsp; Video: Chris Neophytou Video:&nbsp;Andonis Trattos Music: Craig Rogerson <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f45fbd0d8aeae798b155ff7b732d97952ba4882fba182aa0517bbf29d70f16ef/Other-Isles-2022-Other-Isles-30.jpg" data-mid="192377024" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f45fbd0d8aeae798b155ff7b732d97952ba4882fba182aa0517bbf29d70f16ef/Other-Isles-2022-Other-Isles-30.jpg" /> <img width="6274" height="4183" width_o="6274" height_o="4183" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3471fad50cb5430b1e8bb56f17ca59d9f1b906d29a7dd9cb9fd0e541a2814802/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5142.jpg" data-mid="192372526" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3471fad50cb5430b1e8bb56f17ca59d9f1b906d29a7dd9cb9fd0e541a2814802/Other-Isles-2022-IMG_5142.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3f563934ea37664eb77912f05a757078f7c30ca239f3a37b02ead209e6f08c9/Other-Isles-2022-Other-Isles-18.jpg" data-mid="200815619" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c3f563934ea37664eb77912f05a757078f7c30ca239f3a37b02ead209e6f08c9/Other-Isles-2022-Other-Isles-18.jpg" />