Concerts, dance, theatre, exhibitions and film: here is what’s on around Cyprus, from the Cyprus debut of Spanish percussion ensemble BOOST to a Cyprus premiere of Alistair McDowall’s ‘All of It’.
Music
Nicosia, The Shoe Factory, 8.30pm. Spanish percussion ensemble BOOST makes its Cyprus debut in a concert that culminates in the world premiere of Andys Skordis’s new work ‘Zourrrrr…’, with Giorgos Georgiou on bass clarinet. The concert opens with ‘Trio per Uno’ by Nebojša Jovan Živković, followed by ‘1/3 Construction’ by Mikel Kuehn and John Cage’s ‘Third Construction’. ‘Zourrrrr…’, commissioned by Pharos, was written for BOOST and Giorgos Georgiou. The concert is part of the 17th Pharos International Contemporary Music Festival. 22663871. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets.
Dance
Nicosia, Axiothea Mansion, 8.30pm. ‘Frear’ (The Well) is a contemporary dance performance by Maria Kamperi that explores memory as a continuous process of sinking and resurfacing. Dancer Natasa Frantzi and musician Dimitris Giasemidis create a live dialogue between movement and sound on stage, as part of the 29th University of Cyprus Cultural Festival. 22894531.
Books
Journalists’ House (Dimosiografiki Estia), 7pm. Aigaion Publications presents Fanis Makridis’s book ‘Cyprus, the Hub of Surveillance’. The book records years of investigative journalism into the use of spyware, with findings that were also acknowledged by the European Parliament. Speakers: journalists Tasos Telloglou and Antonis Makridis. Welcome address: publisher Alekos Michaelides.
Art: openings
Nicosia, Apokalypsi Gallery (22300150). Opening: 7.30pm. Marinos Kartikkis presents his new painting exhibition ‘Alternative Reality’, which also opens the gallery’s new exhibition season. Until 24 October.
Theatre
Nicosia, Nicosia Municipal Theatre Studio, 8pm. Nova Melancholia’s award-winning performance ‘Sebastian’, directed by Vasilis Noulas, comes to the Nicosia International Festival. It approaches Saint Sebastian not as a fixed religious image but as an ever-changing symbol of Western art and imagination. Performers: Haris Doumouras, Christina Karagianni, Nikos Ntasis, Christina Reinhardt and Telis Tellakis. Duration: 90 minutes. 16+. Tickets: more.com
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 life from birth to final parting. Further performances: 7, 12, 14, 19 and 21 October, 8pm. Information: 70001384. Tickets: more.com. Suitable for ages 16 and over.
Limassol, Pattichio Municipal Theatre, 7pm. Eleni Rantou returns to Cyprus with ‘The Party of My Life’, now in its fifth year. With humour and disarming honesty, Rantou unpacks 50 years of personal and collective trauma against the backdrop of modern Greece, in search of the reasons why life is worth living. The show is inspired by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe’s ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ but is not an adaptation of it. Tickets: Ticketmaster.
Nicosia, Dentro Theatre, 8pm. Vasilis Katsikonouris’s ‘Milk’, directed by Marina Vronti for Lexi Theatre, returns for a second season. 7, 8 and 9 October. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets. Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Wednesday 21 October, 8.30pm. rialto.interticket.com
Performance
Nicosia, Fytorio, Municipal Garden, 7pm. Noise Traffic: Events presents Tero Nauha’s live performance ‘A memoir 1’, the sound work ‘Spruce Spray Shadings’ (2022) by Freja Bäckman and ‘Conic Sections III’ with Emiddio Vasquez, in collaboration with the University of Nicosia and Fytorio, the Association of Visual Artists and Art Theorists.
Online lecture
The Cyprus Oral History Association is holding an online lecture titled ‘What Oral History Is and What It Researches’. The speaker is Georgios A. Kazamias, professor in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Cyprus. Attendance is free, but registration is required.
Exhibitions
Nicosia
Old Town. The video art exhibition ‘Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear’ unfolds in the streets of old Nicosia, as a parallel event to the exhibition ‘Bill Viola. Unspoken’ at the PSI Foundation in Limassol. Until 2 November. Information: PSI Foundation.
Diachroniki (22680145). Diachroniki marks 36 years with the exhibition ‘Cyprus 1990 – 2026 through our Artists Eyes’. Until 21 October.
Art Seen (22006624). ‘The Future of the Past’ by Andreas Kallis. Until 6 November. art-seen.org
Kastelliotissa Hall. The exhibition ‘Serbian Medieval Monuments in Danger’ features monuments of medieval heritage in Kosovo. Until 12 October.
Chambis Municipal Museum of Printmaking (22496930). ‘Coexistence, A. Tassos – Chambis’. Until 24 July.
IN TOTO Gallery Space (22262470). ‘Closely Observed’ by Milenko Stevanović. Until 15 October.
Limassol
The Edit Gallery (25251710). ‘Carriers’ by Hannah Rowan. Until 17 October.
XeniArtSpace Gallery, Trilogy Plaza. Group exhibition ‘Channelled: Women in Art Across Centuries’. Until 5 March.
Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery. ‘Some Body’ by Christina Drakou. Until 5 November.
Municipal Arts Centre – Papadakis Warehouses. ‘Nikos Kouroussis: Labyrinths’, a retrospective of the artist’s multifaceted practice. Until 4 October.
PSI Foundation. ‘Bill Viola. Unspoken’. Until 24 October.
Larnaca
Kypriaki Gonia Gallery (24621109). ‘Worlds Elusive’ by Anna Vasiliou. Until 10 October.
Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iacovou: eyes to see and hands to touch’. Until 6 May 2027.
Cinema
New releases: ‘Verity’ (directed by Michael Showalter, starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett), ‘Digger’ (directed by Alejandro Inarritu, starring Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed and John Goodman) and ‘Tad and the Magic Lamp’ (animation, directed by Enrique Gato). Rio Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.
Also showing: ‘Hold Onto Me’ (directed by Myrsini Aristidou, starring Christos Passalis, Maria Petrova and Jenny Sallo). Rio Nicosia Mall.
Nicosia, Pantheon. Thomas Mann’s relationship with his daughter Erika is at the centre of ‘Fatherland’, the new film by award-winning Polish director Pawel Pawlikowski. Screenings: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 October at 8.30pm, with additional screenings at 6pm on 1, 3 and 10 October. Duration: 82 minutes. pantheon-theatre.com
