For many years women have been invisible in historiography leading historians to describe women as the “silences” of
history.

This has resulted in the―often unconscious―assumption that women have been passive throughout the making of
society; that is, a distorted vision of the past reinforcing gender stereotypes in the present.

Although since the 1970s,
European historians have done an extraordinary work in bridging this gap, there is still much ground to cover.

In Cyprus, the invisibility of women’s stories continues to be a depressing fact. Cypriot historians are still struggling to find
one or two women for whom a solid biography has been written and could be promoted as a positive role-model, or as a
means to understand more about the history of women’s contributions and women’s challenges.

At the same time, the
stories of women who had not been “in line” with social norms and expectations are even more neglected.

This project aspires to make a fundamental first step towards putting Cypriot women back in history through the publication
of an e-book with selected biographies of Cypriot women along with the production of an innovative and open-to-the-public
performance, made by a joint group of Spanish and Cypriot artists, that will narrate subjects of women’s history using
circus and street-theater techniques.

This idea resulted from our desire to explore innovative and fun ways to promote women’s
history. This will give the opportunity to Spanish and Cypriot artists to raise awareness through their art and it will also be a
rare opportunity for Cypriot artists to come in contact with circus as a form of performance and learn from experienced
Spanish performers.

Stay tuned for the announcement of the circus performance on women’s history which will be held at Dentro Theater, Nicosia, on the 14th of June 2025, along with the launch of the ebook on the Cypriot women’s biographies!

The project is implemented by the Center for Gender Equality and History in association with the Spanish Association Vortex and the circus company La Fem Fatal, and funded by the Erasmus+ Project of the European Union.