Nicosia for Art | Nicosia International Festival 2025 presents Olga Markari and Chloe Bellou with two unique contempor

Wed, 05 Nov. 2025 11:00

The Nicosia International Festival 2025 will host two rising Cypriot choreographers who highlight contemporary dance through different perspectives: Olga Markari with the performance “The Rite of No Return” and Chloe Bellou with “Moments”. The performances will take place at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre on November 11 and 22, 2025, offering the audience two unique contemporary dance experiences.

Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” through the eyes of Olga Markari

Rising Cypriot choreographer Olga Markari presents the contemporary dance piece “The Rite of No Return”, inspired by Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring”. The performance, scheduled for Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 20:30, explores the relationship between humans and nature, highlighting its destructive dimensions and delivering an urgent call for collective action.
Through contemporary movement, theatricality, and powerful musicality, the piece becomes a cry for environmental awareness. The use of recyclable materials in set and costume design by Mariandrie Chrysostomou emphasizes sustainable artistic creation.

About Olga Markari

Olga Markari is a dancer and choreographer with an international career. She studied at Rudra Béjart and Maria de Ávila in Madrid and has collaborated with major companies including Béjart Ballet Lausanne, DDJDD, Wroclaw Ballet, and Opera Nova in Poland, where she became a soloist. Since 2023, she has been working as a freelancer and is a certified dance teacher (RAD) and yoga instructor, while pursuing postgraduate studies in Cultural Policy and Development. Her works have been presented in Cyprus and abroad, focusing on intercultural collaboration and social reflection through art.

Credits:
Choreographer/ dancer: Olga Markari
Set & costume design: Mariandrie Chrysostomou
Dancer: Stefano Pietragalla
Music: Arkadiusz Peplinksi

Duration: 40΄
Age group: Suitable for all ages

* The performance includes strobe lighting.

Contemporary dance and poetry in Chloe Bellou’s “Moments”

Chloe Bellou presents “Moments”, inspired by the poetry of Kostas Montis, combining dance, live music, voice, and visual imagery into a multisensory experience. The performance will take place on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 20:30.

“Moments” transcends traditional choreography and invites the audience to discover personal meanings through the experience. It explores the violation of personal and social freedom and the darker aspects of human existence, while simultaneously conveying hope and renewal. The performance features the Musica Mundana Vocal Ensemble under the direction of Gianna Thalassinou.

About Chloe Bellou

Born in Paphos, Chloe Bellou has been living and creating in the United Kingdom for the past 13 years. She is a contemporary dancer, teacher, and choreographer with postgraduate studies in choreography and spatial design (Labanotation) and has been a certified teacher of the British Ballet Organization since 2018. She has collaborated with renowned companies and venues such as Transform Dance Company, Unwired Dance Theatre, HuMo Dance Company, Sadler’s Wells, O2 Arena, and West End. She is currently the artistic director of the company “Moments”.

Credits:
Artistic Director/ choreographer: Chloe Bellou
Dancers: Chloe Bellou, Daria Nesterova, Constantina Talianou, Andrea Michaelides, Anastasia Samochina, Eva Iliadou
Musical Coordinator / bass / keyboards: Giannis Sofokli
Music composition / vocals / guitar: Marios Christofi
Music composition / guitar: Themis Papadopoulos
Percussion: Raphael Mina
Vocals: Andrea-Agapi Markou

Duration: 70΄
Age group: Suitable for all ages

The Nicosia International Festival 2025 offers the public the opportunity to experience two distinct and dynamic voices of contemporary Cypriot choreography through performances that integrate music, set design, philosophy, and sustainable creation.

Tickets: Available online via more.com: http://bit.ly/4grNxB8 and the Nicosia Municipal Theatre box office (Monday - Friday 10:00-13:00).

Ticket prices for the two performances:

VIP: €14/ €16
ZONE A: €12/ €14
ZONE B: €10/ €12
ZONE C: €10
ZONE D: €10

Reduced tickets are valid for: Children, students, soldiers, pensioners, large families, unemployed, actors, people with disabilities (free) with presentation of relevant ID.

Information: 22797979 (Monday - Friday 10:00-13:00) & http://bit.ly/3VjZ0ZG

Festival identity
Organisers: Nicosia Municipality, Nicosia For Art
Festival sponsors: OPAP Cyprus, CYTA, more.com, Italian Embassy, Cyprus Public Transport
Supporters: Travelhouse, UCLan Cyprus, WINECORE, Gate Twenty Two Boutique Hotel, Classic Hotel Nicosia
Media sponsors: DIAS Publishing & SIGMA TV, LOVE FM 100.7, and “KATHIMERINH” newspaper

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