6 YEARS TECHNOPOLIS 20 with THE ERMIS-VICKY-LEE TRIO - Technopolis 20 - 4 September

 

6 YEARS TECHNOPOLIS 20 with The Ermis-Vicky-Lee Trio

Technopolis 20 Garden

Friday 4 September 8pm

Tickets: €12. Limited number of seats available, due to the measures announced by the government to deal with the pandemic of COVID-19.

Reservations and pre-sales essential: Tel: 70002420 (calls only)

Celebrate with us our 6 years anniversary in our garden for a special music evening. The Ermis-Viki-Lee’ trio, perform for the first time in our stage and they present the project Songs We Like To Play. The band will play their favourite soul, jazz and pop songs, incorporating strong influences from blues, soul and gospel. The trio lines up featuring Vasiliki Anastasiou on voice, Ermis Michail on guitar and Andreas Panteli on piano. Join us to celebrate together, to find out our upcoming artistic programme, to get information about our membership offers, to become a card holder or a modern impresario, to give us your feedback and of course to have a piece of a tasty birthday cake. In September 2020, Technopolis 20 celebrates its 6 years of operation, a period where more than 500 events have been organised and hosted. From the beginning until today, we have presented all kinds of events, music concerts (classical, jazz, ethnic, traditional, contemporary), film screenings, art exhibitions, theatre and dance performances, literary events (book presentations, poetry), family events, workshops, seminars, corporate and private events, etc. Additionally, during these years, we collaborated with a variety of artists from Cyprus and abroad, and with important artistic organisations and institutions. Technopolis 20 team would like to thank the audience that supports our events and that gives us the strength to continue! The venue takes all the necessary precautions and follows the instructions announced by the government, in order to ensure your health and safety. Sponsor: Deputy Ministry of Tourism.

Ermis Michail (guitar) is one of the active guitar players in Cyprus. In 2008 he was accepted at the Rotterdam Conservatory (Jazz Department). He performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2010 as a member of the Rotterdam Big Band. In 2011 he finished his Bachelor’s degree in Music (Jazz Guitar) with honors. In 2012 Ermis Michail won the 1st prize at “The Nicolas Economou Foundation (NEF) Scholarship Competition”. In 2014 he finished his Master’s degree in Jazz Guitar at the Rotterdam Conservatory (Codarts). Since then he has collaborated with many established musicians such as Damian Erksin, Gilad Atzmon, Tony Lakatos and more. During that time, he has arranged and performed in various albums with local and international artists. In 2016 he released his debut album with his original compositions "Minor Change». He has also composed music for theatre and dance performances performed in festivals and theatres in Cyprus. He has been the jazz guitar professor at the University of Nicosia since 2013, and is currently performing with his projects as guitarist and composer at selected venues and festivals all over Cyprus and abroad.

Vasiliki Anastasiou (voice) is a Greek-Cypriot vocalist who graduated recently from London College of Music from where she received the title Master’s in Music Performance (vocals) with distinction. She created The Amalgamation Project to sing stories from around our ‘neighborhood’, to try and glue together traditional sounds from the Balkan peninsula and the Mediterranean breeze with jazz harmony. Vasiliki’s solo performances include Hong Kong (for the premiere of the film Axis of Light), Qatara Art centre in Doha for an Educational concert, 6th and 7th International River Film Festival in Padova/Italy. In United Kingdom at the Europe House, Shepherds Bush Empire, 2012 May Ball, Peterhouse Theatre in Cambridge, Hollywell music room in Oxford, at the British Museum. The 30th ISME World Conference on Music Education that took place at Megaro Mousikis (Thessaloniki, Greece). The Loop Festival 2014 (Cyprus), Fengaros 2014, Windcraft festival 2014, Rialto Ethnic Festival 2014, Rialto Jazz and world music Showcase. She is also leading a five-day workshop for voice for the second consecutive year Fengaros Music Village 2014 and 2015. https://www.vasilikianastasiou.com/

Andreas Panteli (piano), is a jazz pianist from Nicosia, and an active member in the Cypriot jazz scene. He studied Jazz Piano Performance at the Rotterdam Conservatory (B.A) and at the Royal Conservatory of Den Haag (M.A). In the past few years he is teaching at the University of Nicosia, and performing in various festivals and venues around the island and abroad, with groups like “Funkystraat”, “Four on the Floor”, “Fuzz Bus”, “Sung Mellow”, “Εrmis Michail Quintet”, “Cahit Kutrafali Group”, “Alexis Kasinos Quartet”.

Directions: Head into town from the Debenhams roundabout and turn right just before the Makarios statue, over the crossroads then right again just past the big white court building, and the venue will be found 200M on the right with parking on the left. TECHNOPOLIS 20 Cultural Centre, 18 Nikolaou Nikolaidi Avenue, 8010 Paphos. Tel: 70002420. www.technopolis20.com. Facebook: @technopolis20.