Fengaros’ annual workshops in the picturesque village of Kato Drys will take place for the eleventh time this summer on 25-30 July 2024.
What in recent years has become a hub for knowledge exchange and creative collaboration, Fengaros Music Village will nurture a broad network of artists once more, ranging from music enthusiasts to amateurs to established professionals.
This year, the series of daily workshops will be made up of three main pillars that cover a range of topics within the scope of music and performing arts:
Pillar 1: Traditional sounds, textures & words
Traditional words and music of Cyprus, the Mediterranean and beyond
Pillar 2: Modern songwriting, improvisation & techniques
Modern methods of improvising, songwriting and arranging
as well as the values of ensemble performance
Pillar 3: Vocal and Performing Arts
Voice, theatre and movement
Each pillar includes workshops within that subject matter, with participants of any level welcome to register for a single workshop. That won’t stop them from getting a taste of the other workshops, since the schedule is carefully designed to offer a vast education and exposure to each participant. Industry professionals will conduct the workshops, offering their extensive expertise to guide the participants through their individual artistic journeys.
Morning and afternoon workshop sessions will liven up Kato Drys for six days, with music being heard from every corner of the traditional village. Each day will wrap up with free-to-the-audience educational concerts, followed by Fengaros Music Village’s infamous jam sessions at the village’s central coffee shop.
Information & Registration: www.fengaros.com/MusicVillage
Fengaros Music Village paves the way for new collaborations, seamlessly forming a vital community within the local arts scene – a highly-anticipated local happening each year, leading up to the electrifying Fengaros Festival (1-3 August 2024).
Pillars & Workshops:
Participants will get to sign up for one workshop but will also get to spend time in other workshops within their pillar of choice and attend mentoring sessions with instructors from the other pillars.
Pillar 1: Traditional sounds, textures & words
a. Modal Music Composition and Improvisation (Efrén López – Spain)
b. Words and songs of Cyprus (Michalis Tterlikkas – Cyprus)
c. The Cypriot Repertoire (Michalis Kouloumis – Cyprus)
Pillar 2: Modern songwriting, performance & improvisation techniques
d. The Producer’s Den (Fotis Siotas – Greece)
e. The Odds (Panagiotis Andreou – USA)
Pillar 3: Vocal & Performing Arts
f. Voice Exploration Training (ody icons – Greece)
g. Awakening inner rhythm! (Viky Kalla & Panayiotis Tofi – Cyprus)
h. Telling a Story Together (Irene Andreou & Giannis Karaoulis – Cyprus/Greece)
Parallel Actions:
This year’s Fengaros Music Village will see three parallel actions taking place in Kato Drys:
Ttavas Artist Residency x Λarnaka 2030
Yousif Yaseen, Cemre Arca, Panayiota Kontovourki, Alexandros Komodromos
A play in a day (Polyxenie Savva & Lena Kasiou)
Teenage Theatre Workshop – 28 July 2024
FMV Student Collective (Ermis Michail)
Artist Residency
Information:
- Workshops will be taught for a total of 30 hours, with daily morning and afternoon sessions.
- The cost of participation is €220 including five lunch meals and a t-shirt. All registrations secured and paid for before May 31st will also include a non-transferable free ticket to the Fengaros Festival (1-3 August 2024).
- Shared agrotourism lodges for participants will be available to rent, as well as the option of free camping (with showers and toilets) in the village.
- Refundable cancellations of registration will not be accepted beyond June 25, 2024.
