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Walking, Wheeling and Writing in the City
A journey through the city exploring the impact of gentrification on the lives and memories of its living beings, using exercises, games, guided narration, and writing.
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Walking, Wheeling and Writing in the City
A journey through the city exploring the impact of gentrification on the lives and memories of its living beings, using exercises, games, guided narration, and writing.
What would a poem look like if it were written by your favourite square? What conversations might your wheelchair’s wheels be having? If you were to write a letter to your city, what would you say?
A guided walk with stops, commentaries, and writing exercises, interwoven with verses that reflect on the gentrification of Limassol’s city centre. From the “For Rent” and “For Sale” signs to the memories being displaced, the workshop will explore words and concepts connected to urban and public space. We will share experiences and stories about space and its intersections with disability, gender, class, nationality, and sexuality; we will experiment with words, creating a range of literary texts in various formats.
The workshop will be facilitated in Cypriot Greek, with the option of whispered translation into English. Writing ability –either handwritten or digital– in Cypriot Greek, standard Greek, or English is essential, as the workshop combines collective movement with written expression. The aim is to foster a caring atmosphere with a rhythm that will enable all participants to actively take part.
The walk begins at the Synergeio Performing Arts Centre, with stops at chosen points. To make the walk accessible to wheelchair users, and given the city’s limited infrastructure, we will occasionally need to move along the street itself. For this reason, clear instructions for safe movement will be provided at the beginning of the workshop.
A light free dinner will be offered to participants at the end of the workshop at 19:00. After the workshop, participants are warmly invited to join the screening In the Shadow of the Towers, taking place at 19:30 the same day, as well as the participatory poetry session Trapped in Wordscapes and Staged Territories at 21:00, during which they will have the opportunity to share their writings.
The workshop is organised in the framework of The Right to Home: Diaries of Limassol’s Gentrification , a group exhibition and events programme presented by The Island Club and curated by Androula Kafa.
Koullou Makka
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Founded in Limassol in 2022 by Elena Socratous, Nagia T. Karakosta, and Eleftheria Socratous, Koullou|Makka is a theater and movement-based collective of disabled and non-disabled individuals. With a core group of members and a continually evolving working structure, the collective investigates collaborative performance practices and seeks to expand embodied understandings of social constructs, including notions of time, gender, disability, and the boundaries between public and private space. Koullou|Makka has carried out several public (performative) interventions and collaborated with local organizations such as Ypogeia Skini Association, YEU, RESET and the Center for Social Innovation, teaching workshops and organizing artistic and educational events centred on inclusion. In December 2024, the collective presented its durational piece, ANarothkioumaste(n), at the 3rd International Inclusive Festival of Performing Arts, Beyond DisDance. In 2025, the group took part in the artistic residency program, theYard.Residency.25, developing and presenting the participatory performance Dream The Freak Out.
The workshop will be led by roz and Angela Stavrou, members of the collective.
roz is a poet who writes when she feels and feels when she writes. With a background in Social Anthropology and Gender Studies, her literary, performative, and research work explores concepts and experiences related to the urban environment, social movements, dreams, and utopia. She envisions a “Poetry in the Streets”—also the title of her first poetry collection, published in 2023.
Angela is a performer and shadow puppeteer with a background in Theatre Studies. Her artistic work investigates issues of political and social identity, and how these are shaped through popular, collective, and private forms of creation across space and time.
Practical information
Address
Synergeio Theatre
Accessibility
The language used in the workshops by the facilitators will be Cypriot Greek.* Writing ability (either handwritten or digital) is required. The workshop combines literate expression with collective movement through the city, encouraging participants to take responsibility for maintaining a caring, inclusive pace for all. Individuals with mobility impairments are asked to bring and use their appropriate mobility aids. The workshop will begin at the Synergeio Performings Arts Centre, which is accessible and includes an accessible toilet. The public space and the route chosen will be accessible for wheelchairs, with stops at selected points. Due to the lack of accessibility in the city, and as an effort to highlight this issue, in some cases we may need to move through the street. The team will provide instructions at the beginning of the workshop on how to move safely in the street. Due to the absence of tactile paving and guidance systems in the city, individuals with visual impairments are asked to attend the workshop with their own companion. * Interpretation in Cypriot Sign Language is offered, as well as whispered English translation and audio description in Cypriot Greek or English, upon request via the workshop participation form at least 7 days before the workshop takes place.
Dates and times
Thursday, October 30, 16:30 to 19:00
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EXPERIENCES On board
Immersive exhibition "Présentes
Created with the exceptional collaboration of the Musée du Louvre, this exhibition highlights female figures in Mediterranean civilization, thanks to the digitization and modeling of part of the Louvre's collections. A two-stage experience: an introductory film to provide context, followed by an immersive experience in a 16-meter-long tunnel covered by 120 m2 of LED screens.
A sound journey through the Mediterranean
An immersive sound experience designed by Ircam, inviting the public to explore the richness and diversity of the Mediterranean through headphones equipped with spatialized sound.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, the boat is freely accessible on site. However, you can pre-book your time online on our website.
For reasons of safety and preservation of the boat, high heels and stilettos may not be worn on the boat.
The museum boat is open to all free of charge. To find out on which quay it will be moored, or to pre-book your slot, consult the page dedicated to your town.
Appropriate facilities have been set up on the Festival site for the reception and access of people with reduced mobility. The boat is equipped with a 1m-wide ramp, accessible to people with reduced mobility, but may require the accompaniment of a third party due to its gradient of over 6%. Access to the aft deck and immersive exhibition is possible. However, the upper deck is not accessible. Please inform us in advance of any special accessibility requirements, so that we can make the necessary arrangements.