MAZI – We Dance and Eat TOGETHER
Collective Dinner in LarnakaLarnaka 2030, in collaboration with Urban Gorillas, organized a festive collective dinner -gathering on Friday, July 4, on the pedestrian street between the Zinon Primary School, thekindergarten, and the Apostolos Barnabas Church (Kamares III housing estate).
The vibrant and cultural gathering aimed to bring together the community of Larnaka andconnect local and international participants through food, art, and culture. A series of activitieswere planned including a potluck where participants were invited to bring and share vegetarianfood, participate in workshops and artistic performances, and stitch stories together throughcollaborative sewing action.Through this initiative, the Collective Dinner in Larnaka aims to blend traditional andcontemporary art forms, creating an inclusive and multicultural experience that resonates withthe city’s diverse community, and provides a new perspective on how neutral, unused spacesare transformed into social gathering pods of cultural exchange.
This was the first of a series of planned activities by Urban Gorillas for Larnaka 2030 which willactivate disconnected neighborhoods of Larnaka through unique dining experiencestransforming them into a lively, interconnected socio-cultural landscape.