Dance, theatre, music, book presentations, festivals and exhibitions: here is what’s on across Cyprus in the days ahead.
DANCE
Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24, 8.30pm. rialto.interticket.com. “How much is my dance worth?” Five performers put the question on stage, not apologetically but through a forceful act of presence and assertion. In ‘All of (Y)our Time’, Konstantina Skalionta examines the place of artistic work in a system that measures value in terms of productivity and profit, seeking recognition for the physical and mental labour that dance demands. Performers: Petros Konnaris, Ariana Markoulidou, Belinda Papavasiliou, Maria Papageorgiou, Eleftheria Sokratous. Nicosia, Municipal Theatre, Friday, October 30, 7pm (audience on stage). more.com. Duration: 60 minutes. The performance at the Rialto on Saturday, October 24 will be followed by a 30-minute discussion with the artistic team, moderated by art theorist and curator Evagoras Vanezis.
BOOKS
Nicosia, Kastelliotissa Hall, 7pm. ‘The Cyprus Question, 1957-1963’ (Asini Publications, Athens 2026), a revised edition by Diana Markides, is presented at Kastelliotissa. Speakers: professor Achilleas Emilianides, associate professor Petros Papapolyviou and philologist-editor Alexandros Bazoukis.
Limassol, Panos Solomonides Cultural Centre, October 23, 7pm. Presentation of the book ‘Studies in the History of the Left in Cyprus: 100 Years of KKK-AKEL’, part of events marking 100 years since the founding of the Communist Party of Cyprus (KKK), now AKEL. Organised by the Promitheas Research Institute together with AKEL. The book will also be presented in the other districts: Famagusta: November 2, 7pm, Frenaros Municipal District Hall. Larnaca: November 3, 7.30pm, Home of Letters and Arts. Paphos: November 4, 7pm, Attikon Cultural Centre.
MUSIC
Erimi, Cyprus Wine Museum, 7pm. Music meets painting in ‘Vive la France! – French Music for Flute and Piano… with a Brushstroke of Art’, a concert organised by the Cyprus Wine Museum as part of the Commandaria Orchestra & Friends chamber music series. Flautist Florian Rabe and pianist Birgitta Bertschal present a programme of French music from the Baroque to the 19th and early 20th centuries. A selected painting will be projected during each piece, creating a parallel dialogue between sound and image. Tickets: cypruswinemuseum.com, 99 907636.
VISUAL ARTS
Limassol, Rouan Gallery (25350845). In her solo exhibition ‘The Sanctuary of Small Things’, artist Georgia Michaelidi Saad turns her gaze to small and often overlooked forms of life, creating a painted world in which familiar elements of nature take on unexpected dimensions and new relationships with one another. Opening: 8pm. Until November 13.
FESTIVALS
Nicosia, Eleftheria Square bridge, October 23, 6.30pm and 8pm. Spanish company Elelei brings ‘Blindly’ (A Ciegas) to the ArtCargo Festival, a duet of physical theatre and dance that starts from a familiar children’s game and grows into an unexpected exploration of trust, vulnerability and human closeness. ‘Blindly’ is created and performed by Sabrina Gargano and Rafa Jagat, a creative duo who are also partners in life. Duration: 20 minutes. Free entry, for all ages. artcargofest.com
Nicosia, Eleftheria Square bridge, Friday, October 23, 5pm. One man, a huge wooden pole and an audience invited to take an active part in creating the show. In ‘Pelat’, Catalan multidisciplinary artist Joan Català turns balance, physical labour and cooperation into an unpredictable street performance, presented as part of the ArtCargo Festival in Nicosia. Saturday, October 24, Nicosia Town Hall, 5pm. Duration: 45 minutes. Free entry. artcargofest.com
Nicosia, ARTos House, October 13-24, 8pm. Time is the starting point for poetry, music, photography, video, contemporary dance and live performances at the fourth Poetry MOVES International Festival of Poetry and Movement. Limassol, Mikri Salamina (Fasoula), October 30 to November 3.
Old Nicosia, CYENS Centre of Excellence, Old Municipal Market and other venues, Friday, October 16 to Sunday, October 25. The WIP (Work in Progress) Arts & Technology Festival returns for its sixth year, bringing more than 50 art and technology works to the city centre, with more than 60 artists from 15 countries. Free entry. 2026wip.cyens.org.cy
THEATRE
Limassol, Versus Theatre, Second Municipal Market of Limassol, 8.30pm. Premiere: Versus Theatre presents Dimitris Kehaidis and Eleni Haviara’s ‘With Power from Kifisia’, directed by Loukas Zikos. Four women. Endless conversations. Love affairs, disappointments, insecurities, cigarettes, Lexotanil and a constant search for happiness. Cast: Eleana Papadopoulou, Aristi Spyrou, Marvia Mavrovounioti, Yolanda Christodoulou. Next performance: Friday, October 30, 2026. Free entry.
Nicosia, Dentro Theatre, 8.30pm. ‘The Milk’ by Vasilis Katsikonouris, directed by Marina Vronti, from Theatro Lexi, returns for a second season. October 23 and 24. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets. rialto.interticket.com
Nicosia, Anemona Theatre, 8.30pm. Anemona Theatre presents the comedy ‘Babies Are Brought by the Stork’ by Michalis Reppas and Thanasis Papathanasiou, directed by Marinos Xenofontos. Every Friday and Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 7pm, until November 1. Larnaca, G. Lykourgos Municipal Theatre, Tuesday, November 3, 8.30pm. Limassol, Rialto Theatre, Wednesday, November 4, 8.30pm. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets. Reservations: 70007721.
Nicosia, KTIRION 53, 8pm. ‘The Belly’ by Marina Vronti, directed by Stavros Potamaris. On stage: Marilia Charidimou. October 23 and 24, and November 6 and 8, at 8pm. Tickets: more.com, 70001384.
Nicosia, Satiriko Theatre Lower Stage (basement), 8pm. Satiriko Theatre stages award-winning British playwright Lucy Prebble’s ‘The Effect’ for the first time in Cyprus, directed by Evita Ioannou. The play sets a love story inside a clinical trial and asks whether our feelings are truly our own or can be shaped by brain chemistry. Cast, in alphabetical order: Rafaela Kavazi, Elena Kallinikou, Andreas Koutsoubas, Vasilis Michail. Performances: October 23, 24, 25, 27, 29 and 31, and November 1, 8pm (Sundays 6.30pm). Duration: 90 minutes. Tickets: ticket.satirikotheatro.com, 22 312940.
EXHIBITIONS
Nicosia
ARTos House. Photography exhibition ‘Memory of Famagusta’ by Erato Kantouna and Katia Christodoulou. Until October 24.
Diatopos Art Centre (22766117). ‘A Planet in Common’ by Yiannos Economou. Until November 13.
Thkio Ppalies. ‘Routine Maintenance: A Tale’ is a sculptural sound installation by the Lower Levant Company, Emidio Vasquez and Peter Eramian, in collaboration with artist Olga Micińska. Until November 6. thkioppalies.org
Sic. Contemporary Culture (97 867289). ‘Scores for Somatheque Orchestra’ by Loizos Olympios. Until November 13.
Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia. Coin exhibition ‘Messages in Metal: A Timeless Dialogue with Cyprus’. Until January 10, 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 April 9, 2027.
Isnotgallery contemporary (99569498). ‘The Alnwick Garden’ by Dimitris Neocleous. Until October 31.
Gloria (22762605). ‘In the Garden of a Universe’ by Marion Paschali. Until October 23.
Gallery K (22 341122). ‘Beyond Olympus’ by Kyprianos Demosthenous. Until October 24.
Marginalia Gallery (99657080). ‘Wanderings’ by Minas Kampitakis. Until October 31.
Apokalypsis (22300150). ‘Alternative Reality’ by Marinos Kartikkis. Until October 24.
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 November 2. Information: PSI Foundation
Art Seen (22006624). ‘The Future of the Past’ by Andreas Kallis. Until November 6. art-seen.org
Hambis Municipal Museum of Printmaking (22496930). ‘Coexistence: A. Tassos – Hambis’. Until July 24, 2027.
Limassol
The Gallery 45 (97901106). Group exhibition ‘Land Written in Verse: Contemporary Landscapes’. Until November 29.
Pylon Art & Culture (95 950857). ‘Tracing Angel’s Men’ by Theopisti Stylianou Lambert. Until December 19.
eins (99522977). ‘On Second Thoughts’ by Alexandros Pissourios. Until December 15.
Velychko Gallery (96855580). ‘MURMUR kairos’ by Kyriaki Costa. Until December 15.
NeMe. Group exhibition ‘Power Lines’. Until November 6.
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.
PSI Foundation. ‘Bill Viola. Unspoken’. Until October 24.
Larnaca
Kypriaki Gonia Gallery (24621109). ‘unnamed’ by Spyros Agathou. Until October 31.
Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iacovou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch’. Until May 6, 2027.
Paphos
Palia Ilektriki Cultural Centre (97843583). Group exhibition ‘Combined’. Until October 25.
CINEMA
NEW RELEASES: Clayface (directed by James Watkins, starring Tom Rhys Harries, Ruby Sear, Naomi Ackie), The Influenser Project (directed by Mike Nybroe, starring Jemma Karlsen, Eos Karlsson, Chiara King), Cats in the Museum: Treasures of Egypt (animation, directed by Vasiliy Rovenskiy), Coyote vs. Acme (animation, directed by Dave Green). RIO Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.
Nicosia, Pantheon Cinema. ‘Fjord’, the new film by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, is a social drama about clashing values, faith, family and the limits of tolerance. October 23, 24 and 28, 5.30pm and 8.30pm. October 22, 25, 27 and 28, 8.30pm. Duration: 146 minutes. pantheon-theatre.com
