“Performance as an integral part of everyday life”
The Performance Shop concept
It is a pop-up store that makes available performances of different genres from the fields of live art, dance, music, deviced theatre, and long durational actions in the forms of live art works, services and practices.
The Performance shop aims to produce works that fulfil missing services in society and ignites conversations about how art can support life.
History
The Performance shop is an artistic project conceived by artist Lia Haraki and organized by her and her collaborators. The project is a pop up shop of 1-3 months and it initially opened in Nicosia in November 2014 (part of the pop up festival NiMAC) and in Limassol in December 2015 (partly funded by the Ministry of education and culture) and in Athens 2018 (part of the Athens and Epidaurus festival ). In 2016 it was selected as one of the 25 best dance practices in Europe in the frame of the by the EDN (European Dancehouse Network) conference of ‘how dance can become relevant’. In 2019 the shop was officially registered in Cyprus as a brand with the name ‘The Performance Shop Concept’.
Press
The Performance Shop as one of 25 best practises by EDN (European Dancehouse Network) after a conference and research with the theme HOW TO MAKE DANCE RELEVANT.
Why Cyprus Is Europe’s Most Exciting Art Hub Right Now Artist-run spaces abound as many return to the Mediterranean island from stints abroad. Art News