Here’s today’s guide to what’s on around Cyprus, spanning theatre, dance, exhibitions and film, with performances running from Nicosia to Paphos.
Theatre
Paphos, Ancient Odeon, doors open 8pm. The International Ancient Drama Festival continues with Euripides’s Hecuba, performed by the Daugavpils Theatre of Latvia. Directed by Tatiana Stepanenko-Bogdanova, the production is notable for its use of Latgalian, a regional language of eastern Latvia now considered endangered. Greek and English surtitles. Running time: 120 minutes. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets, greekdramafest.com, 7000 2414.
Satirical Theatre, Upper Stage, 6pm. The Satirical Theatre Festival 2026 continues with the children’s production “Alice in Football Land,” a contemporary and gentle piece about the power of effort and the joy of being yourself. On the Lower Stage at 8.30pm, the performance Sessions will be presented, in which movement and speech coexist and interact as a means of expressing our hidden inner world. Text: Athina Tsangaridou, Stavri Kalopetridou. Choreography and artistic direction: Stavri Kalopetridou. Performers: Athina Tsangaridou, Stavri Kalopetridou. soldoutticketbox.com
Nicosia, Axiothea Mansion, 8.30pm. Patricia Highsmith’s iconic novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley” comes to the stage, directed by Andreas Christodoulides. Further performances: July 11 and 12. 22894531
Paphos, Tala, Amphitheatre, 9pm. Fotis Georgiades presents his new work “Antikristo,” a social satire targeting familiar ills of Cypriot life. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets. Further performances: Limassol, Heritage Amphitheatre, July 15, 16 and 17; Nicosia, Lakatamia Amphitheatre, July 20 and 21; Deryneia Amphitheatre, July 27 and 28; Larnaca, Pattichio Amphitheatre, August 2 and 3, all at 9pm.
Ballet
Nicosia, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, 8pm. The Mitletton School celebrates 60 years of uninterrupted creative work in dance with its anniversary performance “Animusea,” promising to enchant audiences. Students bring iconic images and emotions to life, inviting the audience on a journey of imagination, aesthetics and inspiration. ticketmaster.cy
Screenings
Paphos, Attikon Summer Cinema, July 10 to August 14, 9pm. The Kimon Arts Centre renews its summer appointment with film fans, launching this year’s Garden Screenings, a series of open-air film showings. Today’s screening is The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson / Robert Yeoman). Tickets via the Kimon Arts Centre website.
Limassol, Molos Amphitheatre, 8.30pm. Three months ahead of its 16th edition this autumn, the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC) holds its established summer appointment with Limassol audiences, presenting an evening of five films selected from last year’s official programme. Free entry. Screenings are not suitable for those under 18.
Nicosia, Goethe-Institut Cyprus, July 6–10, 8pm. The Sommerkino summer screenings conclude with the award-winning “Afire (Roter Himmel)” by Christian Petzold, one of the most significant German films of recent years. Set against a forest fire on the Baltic coast, four young people confront their relationships, desires and insecurities in an allegory for the climate crisis and the modern human condition. 22674606. Free entry.
Dance
Nicosia, Egkomi Black Box Theatre, 8.30pm. The Dance Lab 14 Above youth group presents its work for the year in an evening dedicated to contemporary dance. This year’s production features acclaimed choreographer Alex Kross, in Cyprus as part of the Dance Artists in Residency programme, who has created a new choreography for the Dance Lab youth group. Performers: Elli Lambrou, Danae Panayiotou, Sofia Henderson, Stavriani Antoniou, Avgi Stylianou, Kalomoira Hadjiloizou, Theodora Kachrimani and Konstantina Efthyvoulou. Reservations: 99698691 and at the theatre entrance, subject to availability.
Music
Tseri, Agioi Andronikos and Athanasia Square, 8.30pm. Lakatamia Municipality is organising a musical performance with Yiannis Kritikos and Elena Andreou, who will perform beloved Cretan, Cypriot, island and folk songs. Free entry.
Poetry Action
Nicosia, Kartzin SEA Lab x Visual Voices, Aischylou 83, 7.30pm. A live spoken-word poetry performance titled “Delirium” by Roz. In a delirious stream of thought, Roz explores the concept of freedom in relation to the intertwined urgency of disability and queer life.
Festival
Nicosia, Famagusta Gate. Fuse, one of Cyprus’s best-known rock bands, set the tone for the final day of EDON’s 38th Pancyprian Youth and Student Festival, ahead of an appearance by Vasilis Papakonstantinou, who returns to Cyprus with a programme of timeless Greek rock songs. Gates open at 7pm. Tickets available from EDON offices by district, online at festivalcy.com, and at Zorpas bakeries countrywide.
Performance
Tamassos, Tamassos Metropolis Cultural Stage, 8.30pm. With striking acrobatics, music that touches the soul and an aesthetic blending childlike innocence with artistic polish, “Denmark’s Flying Kids,” featuring 35 performers on stage, captivates audiences young and old.
Exhibitions
Nicosia
Chamber of Fine Arts of Cyprus (E.KA.TE.) (22 466426). Exhibition titled “Take your broken heart and make it into art.” Contributors: Rebirth Artists Maria Christoforou, Nikoletta Christoforou, Kalliopi Kosmatopoulou and Andrei Krupa. Until July 11.
New Fotodou exhibition space (25B Stasinou Avenue). Group photography exhibition by Fotodou members. Until July 14.
NiMAC (22797400). Group exhibition titled “A slight indisposition.” Until July 26.
Art Seen (22006624). Group exhibition titled “Summer Constellations.” Until July 10.
Apokalypsi (22300150). Group exhibition titled “Code Reconstruction.” Until September 12.
Leventis Municipal Museum Gallery (22668838). “Dialogue: Niki Marangou – Rodi Konstantoglou.” Until July 31.
Hambis Printmaking Museum. The exhibition “Mediterranean” includes works from the collection of Andreas Nikolas. Until July 25. www.hambismuseum.cy
Limassol
Pylon Art & Culture (95950857). Group handmade craft exhibition titled “THREE,” featuring works by Anthoula Polyviou, Elli Xeippa and Niki Stylianou. Until July 12.
Limassol Municipal Arts Centre – Papadakis Warehouses (25367700). Group exhibition of artist-members of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Cyprus (E.KA.TE.), titled “Dysfunctions in Contemporary Art / In Times of Conflict.” Until July 26.
The Edit Gallery (25251710). “Unfolding Landscapes” by Alejandra Atares. Until July 18.
125 Space (25733994). Group exhibition titled “New Forms, New Voices.” Until July 18.
Platres, Minerva Hotel. “The Trilogy of Summer Holidays” by Christodoulos Panayiotou. Until August 30.
XeniArtSpace – Trilogy West Tower (99980009). Photography exhibition “Women in Focus.” Until September 19.
PSI Foundation. Exhibition titled “Bill Viola: Unspoken.” Until August 1.
Larnaca
St-art Cafe (7A N. Laniti). Group exhibition where all works are priced the same, at 250 euros. Until August 31.
Larnaca Municipal Gallery (24658848). Pancyprian Visual Arts Exhibition “Reflections of Clay.” Until August 22.
Pierides Museum (22128175). “Nina Iakovou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch.” Until May 6, 2027.
Paphos
Phsifida Art Gallery (26442111). “Echoes of HER” by Ira Iraklous. Until August 2.
Blue Iris Gallery (26822446). Exhibition titled “Symbolic Presence: The Human Form in the Art of Glyn Hughes.” Until July 31.
Cinema
New releases: Moana (directed by Thomas Kail, starring Catherine Laga’aia, Dwayne Johnson, Ron Clements), Tuner (directed by Daniel Roher, starring Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Alisen Richmond-Peck), Evil Dead Burn (directed by Sebastien Vanicek, starring Souheila Yacoub, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan) – RIO (Nicosia Mall and Limassol), tel. 25871410.
Screening
Nicosia, Pantheon Cinema. A screening of “The Stranger” by Albert Camus, directed by François Ozon. In the lead role, Benjamin Voisin plays Meursault, alongside Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant and Swann Arlaud. Running time: 122 minutes. Screenings: July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, 8.30pm (weekends 6pm and 8.30pm). 22675787, pantheon-theatre.com
(photo credit: Gatis Timofejevs)
