Buffer Fringe proudly presents the artists of 2023 edition! The 10th edition of Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival, organized by the Home for Cooperation, is taking place between the 5th and the 7th of October 2023, across Nicosia. Buffer Fringe 2023 invited artists to respond to the theme “Turning Point” leading to thought provoking quieries […]
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The Island Seeds collective sprouted from the local music scene promoted through the United by Sound program of the Home For Cooperation. In 2020, Island Seeds, a collective of almost 40 Cypriot musicians joined forces to record ‘The Time Is Ripe’, a special invitation to the world of united cooperation manifested. The result is a
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Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival 2023 (BFPAF 23) invites you to immerse yourself in this special edition, to witness the power of performing arts to challenge physical and artistic barriers. Between the 5th and 7th of October, the festival will host a diverse mix of performances and installations, featuring both Cyprus-based and international artists.
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Until 2003, contact between the two parts of the divided Cyprus was extremely little, only possible for a limited group of people with special permissions. On the 23rd of April 2003, checkpoints – according to the Greek Cypriot official discourse, ‘borders’ – according to the Turkish Cypriot official discourse and crossing points – as referred
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The Home Cafe Concerts was a series of live-recorded concerts, developed by the Home for Cooperation, with the aim to promote collaborations on both sides of the divide in Cyprus using the power of music. The Home Cafe Concerts was part of the “Musicians of Cyprus” program of the Home for Cooperation, which is renamed
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THE TIME IS RIPE On the occasion of the Home for Cooperation’s 9th Anniversary in 2020, and the International Day of Music, the original song and video “The Time is Ripe” was released on the 21st of June. Amid the challenges of the year, the Island Seeds collective sprouted under the program United by Sound. Island Seeds
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The Winter Edition events, were the first events organized in winter 2022-2023, under the United by Sound program. This series of live sessions, hosted Nama Dama, Cemre Arca, Naz Atun, Maly, Della and of course The Island Seeds over three events. All sessions were hosted at The Home Cafe, transforming the cafe into a cosy,
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PARTNERS COLLABORATORS AND SPONSORS
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BUFFER FRINGE 2022 CREATIVE TEAM Thinking Partners Program – 2022 In an extraordinary collaboration with IMPACT (Imagining Together Platform for Arts, Culture and Conflict Transformation) / Brandeis University, the “Thinking Partners” program creates a system of artistic support and collective practice integral to the alignment of Buffer Fringe’s mission. The program started in 2020,
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BFPAF 2022 Theme – Pockets (beyond) Buffer Fringe 2022 theme aimed to initiate a discussion on who is visible/invisible and why. Pockets (beyond) became a space to start thinking about difference and identity, past and present, inside and outside, inclusion and exclusion. It transfered agency back to the marginal, the forgotten, the invisible. Pocket in question is a pocket
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