9th Ayia Napa Medieval Festival

Ayia Napa Medieval Festival aims to reproduce a time that left its marks in our cultural heritage. The activities of Ayia Napa Medieval Festival are inspired from the Medieval period, representing the everyday life and events of those times, including:
- street theatre,
- theatrical play with the Medieval Monastery as natural setting,
- music concerts and dance shows, performed by groups from European countries such as Greece, Russia, Italy , Ukraine ,Romania, Slovakia, Germany, Holland, France and Cyprus.
- Participation of schools and teams with Medieval costumes in the event “The streets of Crusaders”
- Medieval market setting with products for sale such as wine (in wooden barrels), medieval food and other
- Medieval workshops such as pottery making, basketry etc.
- Exhibitions of Medieval Objects

Programme

Saturday 11/10/2014
19.00 Parade at Makarios avenue. Departure: at the roundabout arrival at Limanaki (harbor) of Ayia Napa...Once upon a time… And that's how our fairytale begins! Every year in October, we travel back in time… whispering the very first words of a fairytale , wandering somewhere in the Medieval times! After the parade, along Makarios avenue, at the roundabout to the Limanaki( harbor) of Ayia Napa, reality becomes part of history and mythology. Cavaliers-Crusaders, knights and princesses, are the roles played by the children of the primary school of Ayia Napa .and the band of percussion instruments of BATUKINIO, stilt artists from the Dutch street theatre PAVANA, the German group HEYDEKRAUT , the UKRANIAN SPIRITUAL SEASONS GROUP, the Ukranian ALENTRADA HISTORICAL DANCE THEATRE, the Italian group AlMORAIMA, THE THEATRICAL WORKSHOP OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS, the Greek-Italian band of medieval music ENCARDIA with the participation of the great diva from the south of Italy ANNA CINCIA VILLANI, the MEDIEVAL DRAGONS band with the acrobats and the fire, a dancing group PERFORMER'S ACADEMY OF DANCE, archers from the group of ''ACHAEAN ARCHERS '' the ANCIENT RADIO CITIZENS, dancers expressing the medieval passion, the FLORISTS & HAIRDRESSERS OF THE DISTRICT OF FAMAGUSTA… knights and princesses using their magic stick to make the fairytale begin. On the platform situated in the yard of the medieval monastery

20:00 Opening of the ceremony

20:05 The mayor of Ayia Napa Yiannis Karousos addresses the audience

20:10 Address tο the audience by the Director of the Office of the President of the Cyprus Republic Mr.Panayiotis Antoniou

20:15 Entrance of the parade groups

20:20 Concert ''Byzantine light'' with PETROS GAITANOS. The Greek music, since the byzantine chant has evolved through tradition and this music inspired composers such as Theodorakis, Kougioumtzis and Xsarxakos. He will perform with the accompaniment of an Orchestra composed of 7 people.

Sunday 12/10/2014
19:30 : Parade of the groups departing from the roundabout right opposite the Medieval Monastery at Makarios avenue:
On the stage inside the yard of the Medieval Monastery
20:00 : Opening of the parade with the groups marching
20:10 : The artists of the Dutch street theatre PAVANA
''Dances of fire'' by the MEDIEVAL DRAGONS
20:15: '' From the medieval times until today, a journey into the
Greek world, Concert by the musical group ''Proskinites''
(Pilgrims)- The Musical Group ''Romiosini”

Monday 13/10/2014
19:30: Parade of the groups departing from the roundabout right
opposite the Medieval Monastery at Makarios avenue:
On the stage inside the yard of the Medieval Monastery:
20:00: Opening of the parade with the groups marching
20:10: The artists of the Dutch street theatre PAVANA
''Dances on fire'' by the MEDIEVAL DRAGONS
20:15: Theatre performance ''The Bridge Song'' & Evagoras Karagiorgis
From the THEATRE WORKSHOP OF THE CYPRUS UNIVERSITY

Tuesday 14/10/2014
19:30: Parade of the groups departing from the roundabout right
opposite the Medieval Monastery at Makarios avenue:
On the stage inside the yard of the Medieval Monastery:
20:00: Opening of the parade with the groups marching
20:10: The artists of the Dutch street theatre PAVANA
''Dances on fire'' by the MEDIEVAL DRAGONS
20:15: Theatre performance with the participation of the
German musical group HEYDERKRAUT and the Ukranian
Group SPIRITUAL SEASONS

Wednesday 15/10/2014
19:30 : Parade of the groups departing from the roundabout right
opposite the Medieval Monastery at Makarios avenue:
On the stage inside the yard of the Medieval Monastery:
20:00 : Opening of the parade with the groups marching
20:10 : The artists of the Dutch street theatre PAVANA
''Dances on fire'' by the MEDIEVAL DRAGONS
20:15 : Theatre performance with the Greek –Italian band
Medieval music ENCARDIA with the participation of
the Italian singer Paola Petrosillo .

Thursday 16/10/2014
19:30: Parade of the groups departing from the roundabout, right
Opposite the Medieval Monastery ,at Makarios avenue:
On the stage inside the yard of the Medieval Monastery:
20:00: Opening of the parade with the groups marching
20:10: The artists of the Dutch street theatre PAVANA
''Dances on fire'' by the MEDIEVAL DRAGONS
20:15: Theatre performance '' Flamengos - Arab"with the Italian
band ALMORAIMA

Friday 17/10/2014
19:30: Parade of the groups departing from the roundabout right
opposite the Medieval Monastery at Makarios avenue:
On the stage inside the yard of the Medieval Monastery:
20:00: Opening of the parade with the groups marching
20:10: The artists of the Dutch street theatre PAVANA
''Dances on fire'' by the MEDIEVAL DRAGONS
20:15: Musical performance by the Ukrainian SPIRITUAL SEASONS
GROUP and the Ukrainian group ALENTRADA HISTORICAL
DANCE THEATRE

Saturday 18/10/2014
19:30 Parade of the groups departing from the roundabout, right opposite
the Medieval Monastery at Makarios avenue: On the stage
inside the yard of the Medieval Monastery:
20:00 Opening of the parade with the groups marching
20:10 The artists of the Dutch street theatre PAVANA
''Dances on fire'' by the MEDIEVAL DRAGONS
20:15 ''Sailing in the middle of the ocean…''-a trip to the Greek seas.
A concert with Lizetta Kalimeri & «MAKAM» Ethnic Ensemble.
21:30 Closing ceremony and declaration of the 10th Medieval Festival By the Mayor of Ayia Napa , Mr Yiannis karousos