Nasia Papavasiliou





Tracing (un)familiar territory

Platform Theatre Kings X - London
May 2018

Tracing (Un)familiar Territory explores the interface between North and South Cyprus, following five months of field research along the divided borders of Nicosia. Visuals used in the performance were recorded during the artist’s crossing into the so-called Occupied North of her country.

The work reflects on the psychological and physical impact of division, displacement, and negotiation of space. It moves between personal and political terrain, questioning how borders are experienced, remembered, and embodied.

“The city is divided above ground but unified below, because gravity and economics conspired to prevent the duplication of water and sewage infrastructure. For sewage, there is no obstacle.”
—Nevzat Öznel

Scenography, direction and implementation: Nasia Papavasiliou
Performed by: Svenja Bjul

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