This was posted originally in Parathyro, Politis' cultural page
The Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival has announced the artists and companies taking part in its 11th edition, which will run on 2, 3 and 4 October 2026 in Nicosia. Organised by the Home for Cooperation, the festival returns for an 11th year with ten productions from Cyprus and abroad. Founded in 2014, it remains Cyprus's only Fringe Festival and operates as a bicommunal platform bringing together artists and audiences, using the performing arts as a tool for dialogue, co-creation and social transformation.
According to the organisers, this year's edition returns to the roots of what makes Buffer Fringe distinctive, describing it as "a space for those who dare to question" and highlighting art's power to challenge entrenched narratives and open up new possibilities for coexistence.
The programme includes:
- Yeva Sai & Matteo Marongiu (United Kingdom/Italy) with One Sunday Morning
- Koulou Makka Collective (Cyprus) with In Our Bubble(s)
- Mariani, Buchanan, Capizzi & Cosemans (Cyprus) with Don't Look at the Dead Cat!
- Maria Savva (Cyprus) with folkLOL:more
- Antonis Christis (Cyprus) with deep inside.
- Anas Younes (Syria/Netherlands) with On Anger and Fatigue
- Melina Michael (United Kingdom) with Pinned, Camera Obscura
- Sophie Fetokaki & Rahme Veziroglu (Cyprus) with φρούτα ονείρων / rüyadaki meyveler
- Karakoncoles (Cyprus) with Karakoncoles
- x.ypno & panayiotis (Cyprus) with MISSPELINGS!
