With Easter approaching, Cyprus’s cultural calendar is packed — Byzantine choral music, classical theatre, new gallery openings and the latest cinema releases across the island.
Music
Paralimni, Xenion Amphitheatre, 8pm. Maria Anamaterou performs San Prosfori (Like a Prayer), a programme of Byzantine hymns dedicated to Holy Week and the Resurrection, as part of the 2nd Festival of Traditional Culture “Voices and Memories.” Free entry.
Nicosia, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, 8.30pm. The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra presents John Rutter’s Requiem in the run-up to Easter, conducted by Georgian maestro Levan Jagachidze, with sopranos Mariza Anastasiadi and Eleni Charalambous as soloists. The Youth Choir of the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra also takes part. Tickets: ticketmaster.cy
Theatre
Nicosia, Dentro Theatre, 8.30pm. Angélika Nikli Solomou, the Transparent, written by Periklis Moscholidakis and directed by Marina Vronti, focuses on the figure of Angeliki Nikli, mother of poet Dionysios Solomos. The Lexi Theatre production stars Christina Pavlidou, Nektarios Theodorou, Giota Maragkou, Maria Tsiakka and Andreas Theocharis. Running time: 85 minutes. Tickets: SoldOutTickets. Further performances: 4, 16, 17 & 18 April.
Nicosia, Wherehaus 612, 8pm. After two consecutive sold-out runs in 2024 and 2025, I Kyriaki Mesimeri Mas (Our Sunday Afternoon) by Intra Portas Studio returns for three performances only, directed and dramaturgically adapted by Eleni Anastasiou and Naya T. Karakosta. Cast: Georgia Vladmirou, Andromachi Georgiou, Myrianthi Karantona, Christina Kasia, Evanthia Kepola, Marilena Miltiadou, Eleni Nikolaou, Kalia Nikolaou and Elenitsa Onisiforu. Tickets: €10. Information: 99878354. Next performances: Saturday 4 April 8pm, Sunday 5 April 6pm.
Nicosia, Théâtre Ena, 7pm. Boeing Boeing, the classic French farce by Marc Camoletti, directed by Andreas Christodoulidis. Performances every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm, Sunday at 7pm until 29 April. Tickets: ticketmaster.cy & 22348203.
Nicosia, THOC, Evis Gavrielidis Main Stage. Translations by Brian Friel, directed by Patrick Miles. Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 6pm. Tickets: THOC box office, 77772717.
Paphos, Markideio Theatre. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, directed by Owen Horsley. Tickets: thoc.org.cy & THOC box office, tel. 77772717.
Art
Limassol, Lumiere Art Gallery (25344141). Four artists from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow — Anna Krukowska, Alicja Panasiewicz, Tomasz Dobiszewski and Adam Panasiewicz — present an exhibition exploring the relationship between material, landscape and cultural memory. Opening: 6pm. Until 9 April.
Larnaca, Cypriot Corner (24621109). Human Nature, the debut solo exhibition by Christiana Charalambous, brings together recent works exploring the complexity and vulnerability of human presence. Opening: 7.30pm. Until 21 April.
Paphos, Palia Ilektiki multi-arts space, 7pm. The Paphos Technical and Vocational Education and Training School presents Mnimis Sparagmata — I Foni ton Mikron Pragmaton (Fragments of Memory — the Voice of Small Things), an exhibition of objects and album presentation approaching the memory of 1974. Free entry. Exhibition open until 6 April, 11am–4pm.
Books
Nicosia, Strovolos Cultural Centre, 5.30pm. Presentation of the book Na sou deixo ti selida? (Shall I Show You the Page?) by educator Christina Georgiou, as part of the Furry Book Club — Reading Dogs programme.
Exhibitions
Nicosia
Apokalypsi (22300150). Thalasso-psychismi by Rena Artemiou. Until 4 April.
Gloria (22762605). The Man Who Carries Holes by Rinos Stefanis. Until 3 April.
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art / State Gallery of Contemporary Art – SPEL (22479600). Group exhibition with 50 artists: Agropoiitiki: soils/bodies. Until 30 June.
NiMAC (2797400). Fluid Persistence — 19 artists explore ecological crisis, the role of water in narrative and fiction. Until 31 May.
Town Hall Square. Water Movement Nicosia, site-specific installation by Maurice Cazzolli. Until 30 June.
Leventis Gallery, Temporary Exhibitions Hall. Christoforos Savva: Simple – Complex – Invisible: An Unknown Archive. Until 28 June.
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. Cyprus — Island, History, Memory, Reality. Until 30 June.
Limassol
Edit Gallery (25251710). The Rise of the Sun, the Fall of Time by Danai Patsalou. Until 2 May.
125 Space (25733994). Figures in Suspension: Unbinding the Body by Alexandra Kou. Until 30 May.
Eins (99522977). Keep the Music for Yourself by Marietta Mavrokordatou. Until 4 April.
Larnaca
Municipal Gallery (24658848). Testimonies of an Unseen Time — retrospective exhibition by Andreas Paraskevas. Until 6 June.
Cinema
New releases: The Secret of the Forest (dir. Makis Tsoufis, Stelios Orfanidis, with Kostas Karathomas, Ioanna Pilihou, Argyris Gkagkanis); Undertone (dir. Ian Tuason, with Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michele Duquet); Primavera (dir. Damiano Michieletto, with Michele Riondino, Tecla Insolia, Fabrizia Sacchi); The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (animated, dir. Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc) — RIO (Nicosia Mall and Limassol), tel. 25871410.
Also showing: I Got Thick Skin and I Can’t Jump (dir. Emilios Avraham, with Niovi Charalambous, Foivos Papakostas, Eleni Sidera) — RIO Limassol and Pantheon.
