Concerts, plays, book launches and festivals fill Thursday’s cultural calendar. Highlights include a concert bringing together artists from Cyprus, Germany and Austria, literary events and shows for the whole family.
Music
Nicosia, Downtown Live, 9.15pm. The music group ‘Toutes Eni’ returns for a second year, with Anna Chrysanthou, Andrea Mavrou and Nwaina presenting a new programme that moves between pop, rock and entechno, Greek art song. Tickets at the door. Bookings: 99810011
Larnaca, G. Lykourgos Municipal Theatre, 6pm. Miklos Rozsa’s film music meets narration and lyric song as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra brings to life the adventures of Mowgli, the boy raised among the animals of the jungle, through the score of the 1942 film ‘The Jungle Book’. The family concert is conducted by Cypriot conductor Kyriaki Kountouri, with Petros Giorkatzis as narrator and mezzo-soprano Marilena Nisidi. Tickets: cyso.interticket.com. Next performance: Saturday, 7 November, Nicosia, Pallas Theatre, 4pm and 5.30pm.
Nicosia, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, 8pm. The group ‘Mousikoi Synodoiporoi’ presents ‘With Your Lyrics, Lefteris’, a tribute to lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos featuring songs that defined an era and are still passed down from generation to generation. Tickets: Ticketmaster.
Nicosia, Pallas Theatre, 8pm. The concert ‘One Stage ÷ Three’, part of the German Language Weeks, brings together artists from Cyprus, Germany and Austria: Monsieur Doumani from Cyprus, singer Erik Leuthäuser and pianist Julius Windisch from Germany, and the Austrian duo beauchamp*geissler. Free entry.
Paphos, Technopolis 20, 8pm. Sonic Punishment, a newly formed trio based in the Netherlands, takes the audience on a musical journey through jazz, rock, folk and traditional music, with original compositions by drummer and composer Adonis David Christou. technopolis20.com
Books
Nicosia, Kykkos Monastery Cultural Foundation ‘Archangelos’, 7.30pm. Launch of the first volume of ‘Voices and Memories of Asia Minor and Cyprus: They Do Not Fade, They Are Not Forgotten’, researched, written and edited by Chrysanthos Chrysanthou, with publication coordinated by Stavros Papageorgiou. The book records the historical ties between Cyprus and Asia Minor, the refugee routes after 1922 and the new life Asia Minor refugees built on the island. The launch includes greetings from representatives of the state and the Church. Bookings: [email protected] or 99 694407. tetraktys.world
Nicosia, Solonion Book Centre, 7pm. Kyriakos Efthymiou presents his new poetry collection, ‘Path’. Kyriakos Dimitriou, professor of the History of Ideas at the University of Cyprus and full member of the Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts, will speak about the book, followed by a reading by the author. 22666799
Magic show
Nicosia, Maskarini Theatre, 8pm. Two professional magicians from Croatia, Kris and Mister H, bring ‘Croatia Magic Night’ to Nicosia, a live show billed as testing the limits of perception and leaving audiences with more questions than answers. Language: English. Ages 13+. Tickets: SoldOut Ticket Box
Festival
West Limassol, 4 to 8 November. The third ‘Cine Volos Neighbourhood’ festival by the MITOS Performing Arts Centre returns on the theme of ‘movements and routes’, with theatre, cinema, music, workshops and walks around the neighbourhood. Events take place at Cine Volos Park, the Pattichio Adult Activity Centre, the Social Grocery, the Vavylas Association, the Giapouna coffee shop and other venues in the area. Most events are free. Information: mitos.org.cy
Literature
Nicosia, Lemythou and Galata, 4 to 7 November. More than 40 writers from Cyprus and abroad take part in the seventh International Literary and Poetry Festival ‘Es Gin Enalian Kypron’, organised by Lili Michaelidou and Nora Hadjisotiriou. The focus is on international collaboration, new voices in poetry and the exchange of ideas.
Theatre
Nicosia, Flea Theatre, 8.30pm. The group |w(in) the margins| and Garage theatre present ‘Forever Mine’, an adaptation of Florian Zeller’s ‘The Mother’, from 4 to 7 November. Adapted and directed by Angela Konstantinidou, the production is part of the Cyprus Theatre Organisation’s (THOC) 39th Amateur Theatre Festival. Running time: 75 minutes. Bookings: 97638710
Exhibitions
Nicosia
University of Cyprus, ‘Evi Sofianou’ Hall, University Campus (22894347). Photography exhibition on the life and path of Kyriakos Matsis, a fighter in the EOKA 1955-1959 liberation struggle. Until 30 November.
Apokalypsi (22300150). ‘The Keeper of the Grapes and Other Related Stories’ by Christos N. Christou. Until 14 November.
Gloria (22762605). ‘Belonging’ by Paschalis Anastasi. Until 17 November.
Diatopos Art Centre (22766117). ‘A Planet in Common’ by Giannos Oikonomou. Until 13 November.
Thkio Ppalies. ‘Routine Maintenance: A Tale’, a sculptural sound installation by the Lower Levant Company, Emidio Vasquez and Peter Eramian, in collaboration with visual artist Olga Micińska. Until 6 November. thkioppalies.org
Sic. Contemporary Culture (97 867289). ‘Scores for Somatheque Orchestra’ by Loizos Olympios. Until 13 November.
Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia. Coin exhibition ‘Messages in Metal: A Timeless Dialogue with Cyprus’. Until 10 January 2027.
Museum (22430008). Four important relics from the History Museum of Armenia in Yerevan come to Nicosia for the temporary exhibition ‘Faith and Identity: Relics from the History Museum of Armenia’. Until 9 April 2027.
Art Seen (22006624). ‘The Future of the Past’ by Andreas Kallis. Until 6 November. art-seen.org
Hambis Municipal Museum of Printmaking (22496930). ‘Coexistence, A. Tassos – Hambis’. Until 24 July 2027.
Limassol
Limassol Municipal Art Gallery, Papadakis Warehouses. Group exhibition ‘Humble Lands: Beyond the Western Frame, Cross-Cultural Modernisms’. Until 12 December.
The Edit Gallery (25251710). ‘Twelfth Night’ by Evelyn Anastasiou. Until 14 November.
Rouan (25350845). ‘The Sanctuary of Small Things’ by Georgia Michaelidi Saad. Until 13 November.
The Gallery 45 (97901106). Group exhibition ‘Land Written in Verse: Contemporary Landscapes’. Until 29 November.
Pylon Art & Culture (95 950857). ‘Tracing Angel’s Men’ by Theopisti Stylianou Lambert. Until 19 December.
eins (99522977). ‘On Second Thoughts’ by Alexandros Pissourios. Until 15 December.
Velychko Gallery (96855580). ‘MURMUR kairos’ by Kyriaki Kosta. Until 15 December.
NeMe. Group exhibition ‘Power Lines’. Until 6 November.
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.
Larnaca
Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iakovou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch’. Until 6 May 2027.
Cinema
New releases: The Mongoose (directed by Mark Vanselow, starring Liam Neeson, Marisa Tomei, Ving Rhames), Wild Horse Nine (directed by Martin McDonagh, starring John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi), Ramayana: Rise of a Legend (directed by Nitesh Tiwari, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi), George Michael: The Faith Tour (documentary directed by David Austin and Andrew Morahan), The Cat in the Hat (animation directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja). RIO Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.
