Saturday brings a full programme of cultural events across Cyprus, combining Valentine’s Day celebrations with carnival festivities, Oscar-nominated cinema, world-class ballet and thought-provoking theatre.
Film
The Pantheon Theatre in Nicosia screens Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s Oscar-nominated film starring Timothée Chalamet. The film, nominated for nine Academy Awards, is inspired by the autobiography of US ping-pong champion Marty Reisman (1930-2012). Described as an explosive and deeply human portrait of a young dreamer who refuses to accept the place the world has reserved for him, it screens at 5pm and 8:30pm on Saturday, with additional showings on February 15, 17, 18, 24 and 25, all at 8:30pm.
Music
The Windcraft Band’s annual fiesta at Film etc Creative Space combines the carnival atmosphere with Valentine’s Day, transforming the evening into a celebration of music and love. With 30 musicians on stage, the band promises an evening of explosive brass and relentless rhythm. Doors open at 8:30pm. Information: www.windcraftloud.com, tel: 22-377748.
At Nicosia Municipal Theatre at 8:30pm, the “Love & Light – 5 Years Together” concert marks five years of the Alkinoos Artemiou Foundation’s work supporting children with cancer. Performers include Pantelis Thalassinos, Koullis Theodorou and Frideriki Toumpazou, joined by the SymphoΠedia Choir of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation under conductor Loizos Loizos, and students from Stavros Primary School with teacher Nikoletta Kountouri. Entry is free.
Dance
The National Ballet of Slovenia Maribor performs at Pattihio Theatre in Limassol at 8:30pm, presenting two works by internationally renowned choreographer Edward Clug. The programme includes “Radio and Juliet”, which has conquered major stages worldwide for two decades, and the deeply moving ballet “Proof”. Tickets: soldouttickets.
Theatre
At MAP Hotel in Nicosia (Suite 504), Alpha Square and Andreas Araouzos present Neil LaBute’s 45-minute monologue “Iphigenia – Millennium Edition”. Inside a hotel room, a man confesses a recent, deep disappointment to a stranger. Performances run from February 7-22, with Saturday showings at 8pm and 10pm (without dinner), and Sunday at 7pm (with dinner at 8:15pm) and 9pm (with dinner at 7:15pm). Additional performances February 28-March 8 with new times: Saturdays at 7pm and 9pm (without dinner), Sundays at 7pm (with dinner at 8:15pm) and 9pm (with dinner at 7:15pm). Tickets: ticketmaster.cy / 77777040 / ACS Courier.
At Maskarini Theatre in Latsia, AntiLogos Theatre presents Palestinian writer Dalia Taha’s “Keffiyeh/Made in China”, directed by Eleni Anastasiou. The play runs every Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm until March 15, with a Pafos performance at Markideio Theatre on Wednesday, March 5 at 8pm. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets, tel: 99251331.
Theatre Latsion presents Giorgos Tsiakkas’s comedy “Edο Léme SOS”, which satirises contemporary Cypriot reality with love and pain, directed by Marina Vronti. Performances Saturday, February 14 at 8pm and Sunday, February 15 at 5:30pm. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets.
Exhibitions
Nicosia: Alpha C.K. Art Gallery presents historic Cypriot painter Stelios Votsis (1929-2012) until February 27 (22751325). Diatopos Art Centre shows Paris Sergiou’s “Studiolo” until March 13 (22766117). Stand in Line features Alexandros Giorkatzis’s “Layers of Love” until March 6 (99412000). The group exhibition “The homeland of our thoughts” at 83 Aeschylou Street runs until February 22.
Limassol: Edit Gallery presents Christos Chatzichristou’s photography exhibition “Apovathra / Power Beach” until March 14 (25251710). Eins shows Marietta Mavrokordatou’s “Keep the music for yourself” until March 14 (99522977). 3FHome features Marina Olympiou’s “I See Art as a Way to Change the World” until March 10 (99930065).
Larnaca: Cyprus Corner presents Andros Ropalis’s “In the constellation of the fish” until February 21 (24621109).
Cinema
New releases at RIO (Nicosia Mall and Limassol, tel: 25871410): Wuthering Heights (directed by Emerald Fennell with Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau), Crime 101 (directed by Bart Layton with Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry), What Are We Made Of (documentary by Siamak Etemadi), and Goat (animation directed by Tyree Dillihay, Adam Rosette).
