Here’s a roundup of what’s on this week across Cyprus, from a saxophone orchestra concert in Paphos to gallery exhibitions in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca and Paphos, plus new releases in cinemas.
Music
Monday 24/8, Paphos District Archaeological Museum, 8pm. The concerts titled “Saxophone Festivities” are presented by the newly formed Cyprus Saxophone Orchestra of the Cyprus Saxophone Association, Saxophonia. The title draws on the work Festivities by Cypriot composer Alexandros Darna for saxophone orchestra. The two concerts feature original and arranged works by Cypriot, French, Cuban, American and Brazilian composers.
The pieces showcase the dynamism and range of the twelve-member saxophone orchestra, which includes all six members of the saxophone family: sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass saxophone. Performers include Christos Zenios (sopranino saxophone), Sylva Christodoulidou-Toumagian and Areti Myrali (soprano saxophone), Stella Arampatzoglou, Katerina Parpouna and Angelos Michael (alto saxophone), Theofilos Sotiriadis, Thomas Lumley and Christos Papadopoulos (tenor saxophone), Yiannis Myralis and Nikolas Georgiou (baritone saxophone), and Haris Ioannou (bass saxophone). Artistic direction: Yiannis Myralis. Tuesday 25/8, Protaras pedestrian street (Nausicaa Hotel), 8pm. Free admission.
Visual arts
Platres, Minerva Hotel. A specially designed installation for the historic Minerva Hotel continues in Platres, featuring new commissioned works from the Pylon Art & Culture organisation, presented by Christodoulos Panayiotou. Taking its title from Carlo Goldoni’s “Trilogy of Summer Retreat,” the Cypriot visual artist structures the exhibition as a three-act dramaturgical experience, exploring the concept of summer retreat, seasonal withdrawal and the invention of the tourist imaginary. The artist describes Platres as “a stage for an urban mythology,” commenting on the village’s transformation into a resort during the British colonial period and exploring how the concepts of “holiday,” “villégiature” and “paratherismos” carry different historical and cultural meanings. Until August 30.
Exhibitions
Nicosia
Vitrine (16 Pentadaktylou). Visual installation by Christina Siakola titled “Things I Forget.” Until 25/8
Apokalypsi (22300150). Group exhibition titled “Code Reconstruction.” Until 12/9
Limassol
Platres, Minerva Hotel. Christodoulos Panayiotou’s “Trilogy of Summer Retreat.” Until 30/8
XeniArtSpace – Trilogy West Tower (99980009). Photography exhibition “Women in Focus.” Until 19/9
Larnaca
St-art Cafe (7A N. Laniti). Group exhibition where all works are priced the same, at 250 euros. Until 31/8
Pierides Museum (22128175). “Nina Iakovou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch.” Until 6/5/2027
Paphos
Almyra Hotel (26888700). Group exhibition titled “Temporary Forever.” Until 6/9
Cinema
New releases: Insidious: Out of the Further (directed by Jacob Chase, starring Lin Shaye, Sam Spruell, Amelia Eve), Mutiny (directed by Jean-Francois Richet, starring Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Adrian Lester), One Night Only (directed by Will Gluck, starring Callum Turner, Tyronne Chambers, Grace Dumday), and Minions & Monsters (animated film directed by Pierre Coffin) — RIO Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.
