The 26th Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival continues its rich programme and moves toward its conclusion with two remarkable performances, taking place on June 20 and 22 at the Rialto Theatre. After the final performance of the Festival on Sunday a closing party at Sousou Bar, located right next to the theatre will wrap up the event in style.

Up next, is the Irish performance Birdboy on June 20. Birdboy is a tribute to all the weird kids left on the sidelines. Using the metaphor of a bird and its perceived freedom, the piece burrows into the chaotic inner world of someone who doesn’t fit in.

Seen through a child’s eyes and combining dance, sound and objects, Birdboy is a journey through a frenzied and sometimes beautiful landscape of fear, isolation, fantasy and letting go, performed by dancer Kévin Coquelard.

The festival finale is Spanish production Sonoma, a word that does not officially exist in Spanish, but could stem from the Greek soma (body) or the Latin sonum (sound): the sound of the body, or the body of sound.

As such, Sonoma is the sound of the body falling, the human rage to stay alive and awake. Marcos Morau revisits ideas from his 2016 piece Le Surréalisme au service de la Révolution, inspired by Buñuel, whose life bridged medieval Calanda and cosmopolitan Paris, faith and surrealist freedom.

Sonoma represents a return to the body, to organic matter, journeying through dreams and fiction, where the familiar becomes strange and meaning dissolves.

The evening will continue with a DJ set and curated music by Mighty Scoop, in a festive atmosphere to bid farewell to this year’s festival with dancing and summer vibes.

26th Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival

10 productions from 7 countries. Until June 22. Rialto Theatre, Limassol. www.rialto.com.cy