A short film festival in Limassol, Florian Zeller’s ‘The Father’ returning to the Nicosia stage and a musical tribute to poet George Seferis are among the cultural events on Monday.
SCREENINGS
Limassol, Rialto Theatre, 8pm. The 16th Cyprus International Short Film Festival continues at the Rialto Theatre. Over seven days, from October 10 to 16, the festival hosts filmmakers from Cyprus and around the world, with short films, special screenings and events beyond the big screen. 77 77 77 45 isffc.com.cy
Nicosia, Pantheon, 8.30pm. The Friends of Cinema Society screens Christian Petzold’s ‘Miroirs No. 3’. After a fatal road accident, Laura, a depressed music student, finds refuge in the country house of Betty, who witnessed the crash. Daily life there brings her peace, but she soon begins to worry about Betty’s true motives. In German with Greek subtitles (2025, 86 min).
LECTURE
Nicosia, Pedagogical Academy, 7.30pm. The Archaeological Research Unit hosts a hybrid lecture on ‘The Byzantine Museum in a new era: repatriation, conservation and promotion of cultural heritage through museum and cultural diplomacy’. The speaker is Ioannis Eliades, director of the Byzantine Museum and Art Gallery of the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation. Online attendance via Zoom requires registration.
VISUAL ARTS
Nicosia, Prozac Kafeneio (Common Room), 6-11pm. Six artists from different cultural and geographical backgrounds present work produced during the ‘Deconstruct the Division’ residency, organised by Nestopia Creative Hub with the support of ARTRat Collective. Taking part are Ando Brandimarte from Italy, Athanasios Alexopoulos from Greece, Bella Pogosyan from Armenia and Daria Romanenko from Ukraine, together with coordinators from Cyprus, visual artist Elena Adamou and writer and artist Giorgos Papakonstantinou. 9965962. Monday, October 12 and Tuesday, October 13.
BOOK
Larnaca, G. Lykourgos Municipal Theatre, 7.15pm. Larnaca Municipality and KY.KE.M. present Giorgos Logothetis’s book ‘The Universal Mikis Theodorakis’. Speaker: Giorgos Aresti, former judge and poet. Music: Larnaca Cultural Movement Choir. Guest appearance: Stavros Sideras.
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 from birth to final parting. Further performances: October 12, 14, 19 and 21, 8pm. Information: 70001384. Tickets: more.com. Suitable for ages 16 and over.
Nicosia, Dentro Theatre, 8.30pm. Florian Zeller’s award-winning play ‘The Father’, directed by Giannis Leontaris with Stavros Louras in the lead role, returns to Dentro Theatre. Cast: Stavros Louras, Alexandros Parisis, Vasiliki Kypraiou, Katerina Loura, Onisiforos Onisiforou, Kristi Charalambous. Further performances: October 19, 20, 26 and 27. Running time: 90 min. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets, 99520835 and STEPHANIS stores.
MUSIC
Peristerona, primary school, 7.30pm. The music and poetry performance ‘Nisos tis esti’ honours Nobel laureate George Seferis, highlighting his deep connection with Cyprus and the lasting mark he left on the island through his poetry, thoughts and travels. Performers: Christos Stasis (narration, bouzouki, harmonica, tzouras, vocals), Stella Kakoulli (vocals), Dimitris Tsoulakos (guitar, vocals), Marios Solomou (percussion, vocals), Angelos Doukas (piano, accordion, original compositions), Athina Violari and Neophytos Neophytou (recitation, performance) and Elena Kyprianou (research, texts, choice of poems, visual material, performance).
EXHIBITIONS
Nicosia
Byzantine 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 Neokleous. 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 Dimosthenous. 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.
Diachroniki (22680145). Diachroniki celebrates 36 years with the exhibition ‘Cyprus 1990-2026 through our Artists Eyes’. Until October 21.
Art Seen (22006624). ‘The Future of the Past’ by Andreas Kallis. Until November 6. art-seen.org
Kastelliotissa Hall. The exhibition ‘Serbian Medieval Monuments in Danger’ features monuments of medieval heritage in Kosovo. Until October 12.
Chambis Municipal Museum of Printmaking (22496930). ‘Coexistence, A. Tassos – Chambis’. Until July 24.
IN TOTO Gallery Space (22262470). ‘Closely Observed’ by Milenko Stevanovic. Until October 15.
Limassol
Pylon Art & Culture (95 950857). ‘Tracing Angel’s Men’ by Theopisti Stylianou Lambert. Until December 19.
Morfi (25378733). ‘Whispers of Heritage: The Art of John Corbidge’. Until October 15. morfi.org
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.
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.
PSI Foundation. ‘Bill Viola. Unspoken’. Until October 24.
Larnaca
Pierides Museum (22128175). ‘Nina Iacovou: eyes to see and hands to touch’. Until May 6, 2027.
CINEMA
NEW RELEASES: Primetime (directed by Lance Oppenheim, starring Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo), The Social Reckoning (directed by Aaron Sorkin, starring Mikey Madison, Betty Gilpin, Jeremy Allen White), Other Mommy (directed by Rob Savage, starring Jessica Chastain, Dichen Lachman, Karen Allen), Forgotten Island (animation, directed by Joel Crawford, Januel P. Mercado). RIO Limassol and Nicosia Mall, tel. 25871410.
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: October 10 at 8.30pm, with an additional screening at 6pm on October 10. Running time: 82 min. pantheon-theatre.com
