Here’s what’s on across Cyprus today, Monday, September 28, from a documentary premiere and theatre in Nicosia to film screenings, workshops and exhibitions.
DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC
Nicosia, Nicosia Municipal Theatre, 7pm. The Press and Information Office presents the first screening of Danae Stylianou’s documentary ‘The Echo of Cyprus’ as part of the Nicosia International Festival 2026. The film is based on research by ethnomusicologist Nikoletta Demetriou. Seventy-three years ago, two researchers travelled across Cyprus with a tape recorder and recorded more than eight hours of songs, tsattista, oral storytelling and traditional music. The film now brings those voices and sounds back. Free entry, but booking is required via more.com or at the Municipal Theatre box office.
THEATRE
Nicosia, Ktirion 53, 8pm. KTIRION 53 presents the Cyprus premiere of British playwright Alistair McDowall’s ‘All of It’, directed by Maria Ioli Karolidou. The monologue, performed by Antonia Charalambous, follows an unnamed woman’s journey from birth to final parting. Further performances: September 30 and October 5, 7, 12, 14, 19 and 21, 8pm. Information: 70001384. Tickets: more.com. Suitable for ages 16 and over.
Nicosia, Hambis Municipal Museum of Printmaking, 8pm. ‘Eternal Stories’, an episodic staged reading that brings ancient Greek and Roman literature into dialogue with contemporary animated films, is presented by Magdalena Zira. Tickets and bookings: more.com. Further performances: Tuesday, September 29.
MASTERCLASS
Nicosia, Hambis Municipal Museum of Printmaking, 6pm. Internationally acclaimed animator and director Barry Purves presents the masterclass ‘Passion, Process, Performance’. It offers creators, students, professionals and animation and theatre lovers the chance to see the creative process behind a stop-motion work up close. Free entry, with limited places. Bookings: 22496930.
SCREENINGS
Limassol, Rio, 8pm. The Limassol Film Club screens Mary Bronstein’s ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’. Psychotherapist Linda struggles to cope with the pressure of her daily responsibilities and her young daughter’s chronic health problems. The film won the directing award at Premiere Nights and acting awards at the Golden Globes and the Berlin Film Festival, and Rose Byrne received an Oscar nomination for her performance.
Nicosia, Pantheon, 8.30pm. The Friends of Cinema Club screens ‘The Money Maker’, directed by Jean-Paul Salomé. In post-war France, Polish engineer and refugee Jan Bojarski becomes the greatest forger of all time, known as the ‘Cézanne of counterfeit banknotes’. In French with Greek subtitles. (2025, 128 minutes)
TRIBUTE EVENT
Nicosia, Strovolos Cultural Centre, 7.30pm. Strovolos Municipality and the Friends of the Municipal Library Club hold an event in honour of Dr Maria Michaelidou, former president of the Friends of the Municipal Library Club, in recognition of her long and valuable contribution to the municipality. The event will include the presentation of her book ‘Klairi Angelidou, mia potnia als: The sea in the literary work of Klairi Angelidou’. The main speaker is Dr Kyriakos Ioannou, a Modern Greek scholar, academic and president of the Literature and Criticism Group (OLK).
AWARD
Nicosia, Pallas Theatre, 8pm. Ceremony for the 2026 ‘Tefkros Anthias – Thodosis Pierides’ Cultural Contribution Award, established by AKEL’s Central Committee. This year’s awards go to writer and academic Giorgos Georgis, visual artist Theodoulos Grigoriou and composer Savvas Savva. The Young Artist Award will be presented to pianist Anna Avramidou.
WORKSHOPS
The Larnaca 2030 European Capital of Culture organisation, as part of the European project MedSEA, is holding the online workshop series ‘Setting out Together: A Journey into Community Arts’ on September 28 and October 5, 2026. The series focuses on participatory and socially engaged art, ethics and co-creation. Today’s first workshop, ‘Discovering Common Ground: Values and Ethics in Participatory Arts Practice’, looks at the values and ethics of participatory art. 2.30pm to 4.30pm. www.eventbrite.it
EXHIBITIONS
Nicosia
Art Seen (22006624). ‘The Future of the Past’ by Andreas Kallis. Until November 6. art-seen.org
Kastelliotissa Hall. ‘Serbian Medieval Monuments in Danger’, featuring monuments of medieval heritage in Kosovo. Until October 12.
Hambis Municipal Museum of Printmaking (22496930). ‘Coexistence, A. Tassos – Hambis’.
IN TOTO Gallery Space (22262470). ‘Closely Observed’ by Milenko Stevanovic. Until October 15.
Aigaia (22 445757). Group exhibition ‘Opening Point’. Until September 30.
Limassol
The Edit Gallery (25251710). ‘Carriers’ by Hannah Rowan. Until October 17.
XeniArtSpace Gallery, Trilogy Plaza. Group exhibition ‘Channelled: Women in Art Across Centuries’. Until March 5.
Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery. ‘Some Body’ by Christina Drakou. Until November 5.
Municipal Arts Centre – Apothikes Papadaki. ‘Nikos Kouroussis: labyrinths’, a retrospective of the artist’s wide-ranging practice. Until October 4.
Larnaca
Kypriaki Gonia Gallery (24621109). ‘Worlds Elusive’ by Anna Vasiliou. Until October 10.
Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iacovou: eyes to see and hands to touch’. Until May 6, 2027.
CINEMA
NEW RELEASES: Heart of the Beast (directed by David Ayer, starring Brad Pitt, J.K. Simmons and Anna Lambe), Sense and Sensibility (directed by Georgia Oakley, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esme Creed-Miles and Caitriona Balfe), The Weight (directed by Padraic McKinley, starring Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe and Julia Jones), Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy (animated film directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker). RIO Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.
ALSO SHOWING: Avengers: Endgame (directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo). RIO Nicosia Mall.
