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Artists in Exile📍 Dancehouse Lefkosia | April 11–12, 2025
Visual Voices (CY), Generation for Change CY (CY), and L’atelier des artistes en exil (FR), with the support of The French Institute and Dancehouse Lefkosia present:
PROGRAM
April 11 | 18:30 | Dancehouse Lefkosia
Exhibition Opening: “Singers (Chanteuses)” by Nafiseh Malekijoo
A visual reflection on the silencing of female singers in Iran—presented for the first time in Cyprus.
April 11 | 19:30 | Dancehouse Lefkosia
Dance Performance: “Part of Me, Part of You (Une Partie de Moi, Une Partie de Toi)” by Cleve Nitoumbi
An evocative performance exploring the artist’s Afro-Ukrainian identity and migration experience.
April 12 | 10:00–12:00 | Dancehouse Lefkosia
Street Jazz Masterclass with Cleve Nitoumbi
A workshop focusing on self-discovery and exchanges through movement, drawing from Hip-Hop, Dancehall, and Street-Jazz.
📌 Open to professionals and non-professionals with intermediate dance experience. Limited to 12 participants.
RSVP by April 9th to secure your spot: https://forms.office.com/e/R107dnZeb5
For more information, contact: [email protected]
Location: 25 Parthenonos, Ayios Andreas, 1105, Nicosia Cyprus
About the Artists
Cleve Nitoumbi: Born in 1995 in Kharkov, Ukraine, Cleve Nitoumbi is a dancer and choreographer. At the age of 10, he started out in traditional Ukrainian dance, classical and contemporary, before discovering hip-hop, dancehall and street jazz. He gave performances, took part in competitions and festivals, and gave urban dance lessons. A victim of ethnic discrimination (his parents are of Congolese origin), he left Ukraine in 2017 for France. He danced for Thierry Thieû Niang (Va voir là-bas si j’y suis), Kevin Kimbengui (Non, je ne prendrais pas la Méditerranée) and acted in the show On comprend rien by Ariel Cypiel and Gaël Chaillat. Since 2019, he has been a choreographer and urban dance teacher, teaching at the Dance School in Biarritz, the MRG studio in Ivry-sur-Seine, Boogastyle Asso in Beaumont-sur-Oise and SWAG in Paris. He has performed at the Musée Delacroix, the Clignancourt Danse sur les rails festival in Paris and the Dynamo de Banlieues Bleues festival. He is a member of the Agency of Artists in Exile. He wrote the show Une partie de moi… une partie de toi.
Nafiseh Malekijoo: Born in 1990 in Teheran, Iran, Nafiseh Malekijoo is a painter and actress. After graduating from the Faculty of Art (specializing in painting) at Tehran’s Azad University, she took part in several group exhibitions in Tehran. At the same time, she pursued a career as an actress in various theaters. In 2012, Nafiseh Malekijoo was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the Fajr International Theatre Festival. She was forced to leave Iran due to her political and artistic activities. Her artistic practice focuses on social issues dealing with refugees, the oppression of women, social minorities and marginalized people. Through her work, she seeks to raise public awareness of the injustices present in society. She is a member of the Agency of artists in exile.
We look forward to welcoming you to this inspiring series of events.
This event series takes place under RELATE (REveaL – Art To Exchange), a project co-funded by the European Union, .By showcasing the work of two visiting artists based in France, RELATE fosters cross-border artistic collaborations while engaging with themes of migration, identity, and resilience. advocating for the equitable participation of diverse communities to the Cypriot cultural landscape.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Dancehouse Lefkosia, Peiramatiki Skini Thok, Οδός Παρθενώνος, 1105 Λευκωσία, Κύπρος,Nicosia, Cyprus
