Thursday brings a full programme across the island, from a major musical tribute and a dance-theatre premiere to book launches, theatre and continuing exhibitions. Here’s what’s on.
Music
Nicosia, Pallas Theatre, Thursday May 14 and Friday May 15, 8.30pm. Maria Farantouri joins the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra and conductor Myron Michaelidis in a tribute to Mikis Theodorakis. The programme includes well-known and iconic songs, seven songs from the “Odyssey” cycle (poetry by Kostas Kartelias) and “The Carnival” — a symphonic suite. cyso.interticket.com, 22410181.
Dance
Nicosia, Main Stage of THOC – Evis Gavrielidis Hall, Thursday May 14 at 9pm, Friday May 15 at 6.30pm and 9pm. Fotis Nikolaou’s new dance-theatre production “The Corridor” runs for three performances ahead of its participation in this year’s Athens Epidaurus Festival. Performers: Natalia Vagena, Anastasis Karachanidis, Alexandros Kyriazis, Katerina Loura, Maria Manoukian, Chris Mills, Giannis Oikonomidis, Myrianthi Panayiotou, Katerina Tyllyridou, Kostas Charalambous. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets.
Theatre
Nicosia, Dentro Theatre, 8.30pm. “Angelika Nikli Solomou, i Diafani” by Periklis Moscholidakis, directed by Marina Vronti. Duration: 85 minutes. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets.
Limassol, ETHAL Theatre. ETHAL presents “Matomeni Stefana,” a bold adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s “Blood Wedding” in the Cypriot dialect, directed by Achilleas Grammatikopoulos, in collaboration with Point To Contemporary Theater and Anyhow Theatre Ensemble. Performances: May 14, 16, 17, 20, 21 at 8.30pm (Sundays at 6.30pm). Also at Nicosia Municipal Theatre, Saturday May 23, 8.30pm. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets, 25877827, more.com.
Books
Limassol, outdoor space of radio station Kanali 6, 7pm. Launch of journalist and poet Dimitris Stratis’s new poetry collection “Mnimi Ypogeia.” Speakers include poet and literary critic Giorgos Fragkos and writer and poet Tasos Aristotelis. Free entry.
Nicosia, Soloneion Book Centre, 7pm. Launch of Kostas Krommydas’s book “To limani mou eisai esy.”
Exhibitions
Nicosia
Marginalia (99657080). “Cycles – Everything Flows” by Rhea Bailey. Until May 30.
Isnotgallery. Group exhibition “Contemporary Art Under Pressure.” www.isnotgallery.com. Until May 20.
Hambis Printmaking Museum. “Mediterranean” features works from the Andreas Nicolas collection. Until July 25. www.hambismuseum.cy.
Gardens of the Future (99244852). “MATCH” by Christina Zampoulaki and Katerina Mirayes. Until May 28.
Gloria (22762605). “The Allure of the Visible” by Silia Filippou. Until May 15.
Art Seen – Contemporary Art Projects (22006624). “The Objects are Watching” by Clare Burnett. Until May 27.
Stelios Ioannou Information Centre, Philippos Tsimpoglou Amphitheatre. Exhibition of historical documents marking 200 years since the Exodus of Messolonghi (1826–2026). Until May 21.
Goethe Institut (22674606). Group exhibition “Between Imagination and Hope.” Until June 5.
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (State Gallery of Contemporary Art – SPEL, 22479600). Group exhibition with 50 artists: “Agropoiitiki: soils/bodies.” Until June 30.
NiMAC (2797400). “Fluid Persistence” features 19 artists exploring ecological crisis, the role of water in narrative and fiction. Until May 31.
Nicosia Town Hall Square. “Water Movement Nicosia,” site-specific installation by Maurice Cazzolli. Until June 30.
Leventis Gallery, Temporary Exhibitions Hall. “Christoforos Savva: Simple – Complex – Invisible: An Unknown Archive.” Until June 28.
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. “Cyprus Island History. Memory Reality.” Until June 30.
Limassol
XeniArtSpace – Trilogy West Tower (99980009). Photography exhibition “Women in Focus.” Until September 19.
eins gallery (99522977). “A disappearing act, an erroneous camouflaging” by Leontios Toubouris. Until June 27.
Pylon Art & Culture (95950857). “INTERIOR” by Fanos Kyriakou. Until June 27.
The Edit Gallery (25517100). “The Greatest Nation Ever” by Yeti. Until June 4.
Rouan Gallery (25350845). Group exhibition featuring seven contemporary artists. Until May 13.
Dimotiko Kentro Technon – Papadakis Warehouses (25367700). Group exhibition “Rehearsals in Placemaking.” Until May 24.
PSI Foundation. “Bill Viola. Unspoken.” Until August 1.
125 Space (25733994). “Figures in Suspension: Unbinding the Body” by Alexandra Kow. Until May 30.
Larnaca
Pierides Museum (22128175). “Nina Iakovoy: eyes to see and hands to touch.” Until May 6, 2027.
Municipal Gallery (24658848). “Testimonies of an Unseen Time.” Retrospective exhibition by Andreas Paraskevas. Until June 6.
Paphos
Blue Iris (99310893). “The Flower Series” by Nikolas Antoniou. Until May 23.
Cinema — new releases
Top Gun – 40th Anniversary (directed by Tony Scott, featuring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer); In the Grey (directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, Eiza Gonzalez); Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition (documentary, directed by Malcolm Venville, featuring Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson, Nicko McBrain); The Last Whale Singer (animation, directed by Pavel Hrubos, Steven Majaury and Reza Memari); Dino Family (animation, directed by Maya Turkina and Maksim Volkov). At RIO cinemas (Nicosia Mall and Limassol), tel. 25871410.
