Cyprus’s cultural calendar is packed this week, with live music, award-winning film, international theatre and a wave of new cinema releases on offer across Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos.
MUSIC
Cellist Mariliza Papadouri Papangelidis marks 40 years with her instrument this week in a recital titled My CELLO World, accompanied on piano by Anita Tomašević. The 60-minute programme draws on some of the most demanding works in the classical repertoire, featuring pieces by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Debussy, Cassadó, Khachaturian, Piazzolla and Theodorakis.
The recital takes place at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol on Wednesday 11 February at 8:30pm (rialto.interticket.com), at Technopolis 20 in Paphos on Friday 13 February at 8:30pm (technopolis20.com), and at the Kyriakides Piano Gallery in Nicosia on Sunday 15 February at 7:30pm (tel. 96346657).
FILM
The award-winning Cypriot co-production Wishbone, directed by Greek filmmaker Penny Panagiotopoulou, screens at the Pantheon Cinema in Nicosia on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 February at 8:30pm (pantheon-theatre.com). The social drama follows Kostas, a young security guard at a public hospital who is forced to become guardian of his niece following his older brother’s sudden death, while struggling under the weight of the family’s debts.
The Drama International Short Film Festival brings nine films to Cyprus from 9 to 11 February, with screenings across Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos. Entry is free.
Limassol: Rialto Theatre, 8:30pm, tel. 77777745 Nicosia: Pantheon Cinema, 9 & Tuesday 10 February, 8pm, tel. 96420491 Larnaca: Municipal Theatre G. Lycurgos, 9 February, 8:30pm, tel. 99434793 Paphos: Stegi Grammaton & Technon, 10 & 11 February, 7:30pm, tel. 99426673
THEATRE
Theatre AntíLogos presents Keffiyeh / Made in China by Palestinian playwright Dalia Taha, directed by Eleni Anastasiou — its first staging in the Greek language. Performances continue at the Mascarini Theatre in Latsia, Nicosia, every Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm until 15 March, and at the Markideio Theatre in Paphos on Wednesday 5 March at 8pm. Tickets via Sold Out Tickets. Information: tel. 99251331.
The comedy Edo Leme SOS by Giorgos Tsiakkas, directed by Marina Vronti, plays at the Pattikheio Theatre in Limassol on 11 February with two performances at 5pm and 8pm. The production satirises contemporary Cypriot life. Tickets via Sold Out Tickets.
EXHIBITIONS
Nicosia
“The Homeland of Our Thoughts” — group exhibition, 83 Aeschylou Street (opposite Faneromeni schools, basketball court). Until 22 February.
“Topographies” by Andreas Karagian — Gloria Gallery (tel. 22762605). Until 17 February.
“Two Gazes” by Panagiotis Pasantas and Giorgos Gerontidis — Apokalypsi Gallery (tel. 22300150). Until 21 February.
“Agropoiitiki: Soils/Bodies” — group exhibition with 50 artists, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art / State Gallery of Contemporary Art (SPEL, tel. 22479600). Until 30 June.
“Ground Matter” by Melita Kouta — Korai Project Space. Until 27 February.
“Myths of Cyprus” — multithematic exhibition by the Press and Information Office, Castelliotissa. Until 25 February.
Fluid Persistence — 19 artists exploring ecological crisis and the role of water in narrative and fiction, NiMAC (tel. 2797400). Until 31 May.
“Water Movement Nicosia” — site-specific installation by Maurice Cazzolli, Municipality Square. Until 30 June.
“Christoforos Savva: Simple – Complex – Invisible: An Unknown Archive” — Leventis Gallery, Temporary Exhibitions Hall. Until 28 June.
“Cyprus Island History. Memory Reality” — Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. Until 30 June.
Limassol
“Keep the Music for Yourself” by Marietta Mavrokordatou — Eins Gallery (tel. 99522977). Until 14 March.
“I See Art as a Way to Change the World” by Marina Olympiou — 3FHome (tel. 99930065). Until 10 March.
“In Parallel: Conversations on Love, Life & Light” — group exhibition, 125 Space (tel. 25733994 / 99008867). Until 28 February.
Larnaca
“In the Constellation of Pisces” by Andros Ropalis — Cypriot Corner Gallery (tel. 24621109). Until 21 February.
CINEMA
New releases at RIO Cinemas (Nicosia Mall and Limassol, tel. 25871410):
Return to Silent Hill (dir. Christophe Gans, with Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Robert Strange); Send Help (dir. Sam Raimi, with Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien, Edyll Ismail); Song Sung Blue (dir. Craig Brewer, with Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Ella Anderson); The Strangers: Chapter 3 (dir. Renny Harlin, with Madelaine Petsch, Richard Brake, Janis Ahern); Stray Kids (dir. Lisandro Boccacci, with Lisandro Boccacci, Brandon Smits, Julian David Smith); Super Charlie (animated film, dir. Jon Holmberg).
