Here’s what’s on across Cyprus this weekend, from the first Cyprus show by a Finnish hardcore punk band in Limassol to a high-wire finale for the ArtCargo Festival in Nicosia.
VISUAL ARTS
Limassol, Pattichio Municipal Theatre forecourt & The Edit Gallery (25251710). Artist Evelyn Anastasiou brings three neighbouring spaces in central Limassol to life, inviting the public to move freely between them in an evening combining visual art, music and performance. At the centre of the evening is the first appearance in Cyprus of Hautaustoimisto, a hardcore punk ’n’ roll band from Tampere, Finland. The title, ‘Twelfth Night’, refers to Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night, or What You Will’. Opening: 6.30-10pm. Hautaustoimisto take the stage at 8pm. Until November 14.
Paphos, Ibrahim’s Khan (99311225). What do the spirits of Japanese folklore, the goddess Aphrodite and the banana plantations of Kissonerga have in common? Artist Chiaki Kamikawa, who has lived and worked in Paphos since 2007, brings them together in her solo exhibition ‘Harmoni’. Opening: 7.30pm. Until October 31.
CULTURAL WALK
Abandoned village of Souskiou, meeting point: Agia Marina church, 10.30am-1.30pm. The abandoned village of Souskiou and the cultural landscape of the Diarizos valley are the focus of a narrated cultural walk held as part of the Cultural Decentralisation Programme. The walk will be led by archaeologist and cultural heritage researcher Andrea Villani and Sevina Floridou, an architect and cultural heritage researcher, together with the Megadence group: Paris Christodoulou, Stelios Iltsiouk and Marina Dimosthenous. Information: 96754548, [email protected].
MUSIC
Nicosia, Municipal Theatre Studio, Saturday, October 24, 7pm. The Andreas Krambias Quintet combines maqams, complex rhythms and Mediterranean lyricism with contemporary arrangements, in a concert at the Studio of the Nicosia Municipal Theatre as part of the Nicosia International Festival. The quintet is Andreas Krambias on oud and compositions, Evros Voskarides and Frixos Antoniades on violin, Dimitris Pichas on double bass and Nora Mauritson on drums. Tickets: More.com
Nicosia, Municipal Theatre Studio, Saturday, October 24, 9pm. Idaion Project’s second album, released online, is presented live as part of the Nicosia International Festival, in a musical journey from Erotokritos to the memory of the 200 of Kaisariani. Across eight compositions, ‘Rous’ moves between the Cretan musical tradition, prog rock, stoner and experimentation. Idaion Project is Vangelis Gettos on Cretan lute and vocals, Alexis Giangoullis on bass and Hugo Enrique Olivos on drums and percussion. Tickets: More.com
Paphos, Attikon multi-purpose venue, Saturday, October 24, 8pm. The rhythms of Greek and Eastern European musical traditions meet Baroque virtuosity in ‘Autumn Dances’, a concert by the University of Cyprus Music Academy conducted by Petros Stylianou. Free entry.
INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCE
Larnaca, 71 Agiou Georgiou Kontou (formerly 71 Plutonos), Saturday, October 24 & Sunday, October 25, 8pm. The stories and memories of the people of an old Larnaca neighbourhood are the starting point for the interactive street performance ‘Plutonos 71’, presented as part of Machalart ‘26, organised by Larnaca 2030 – European Capital of Culture 2030. Text by Kostas Mannouris, directed by Petros Charalambous. Free entry. Booking required, one seat per request. Two or more seats need separate registrations.
DANCE
Limassol, Rialto Theatre, 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 Papavasileiou, Maria Papageorgiou, Eleftheria Sokratous. Nicosia, Municipal Theatre, Friday, October 30, 7pm (audience on stage), more.com. Duration: 60 minutes. Saturday’s performance at the Rialto will be followed by a 30-minute discussion with the artistic team, moderated by art theorist and curator Evagoras Vanezis.
ARTCARGO FESTIVAL
Nicosia, Town Hall, 5pm, Saturday, October 24. 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. Duration: 45 minutes. Free entry. artcargofest.com
Nicosia, Old GSP Square, Saturday, October 24, 8pm. Duration: 50 minutes. A taut 25-metre line, an acrobat who will cross it without a safety harness, and a whole group of people who must work together to make it happen. French company Basinga comes to Nicosia for the ArtCargo Festival’s grand finale with ‘Soka Tira Osoa’, an aerial acrobatics show that turns the audience from spectators into active participants. Free entry. artcargofest.com
Nicosia, Town Hall Square, Saturday, October 24, 4pm & 6.30pm. When does love become too much? Catalan company Elelei returns with ‘Too Much’, a work of physical theatre, dance and acrobatics exploring the fine line between care and control, tenderness and obsession. The starting point for the piece, presented at the ArtCargo Festival, is the Catalan saying ‘De tant que et vull et trec un ull’, which could be rendered as ‘I love you so much I could take your eye out’. ‘Too Much’ is performed by Joel Pradas, Loredana Gargano and Sabrina Gargano, and directed by Rafa Jagat and Sabrina Gargano. Sunday, October 25, Eleftheria Square bridge, 3pm. Duration: 30 minutes. Free entry. artcargofest.com
FESTIVALS
Nicosia, Kaimakli, Synergasias Street and surrounding spaces, Saturday, October 24 & Sunday, October 25, 4-10pm. With 30 works and more than 50 artists from Cyprus and abroad, the 12th ‘Pame Kaimakli’ festival spreads across streets and unexpected spaces in Nicosia. This year, Synergasias Street is at the heart of the festival, offering a different route through the neighbourhood. Under the theme ‘[+]erga-sies’, the Urban Gorillas festival moves away from the area around Agia Varvara square and the historic core of Kaimakli, spreading its events along the street and into public and private spaces. Full programme: pame-kaimakli.org
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 Co+Motion. Limassol, Mikri Salamina (Fasoula), October 30-November 3.
Old Nicosia, CYENS Centre of Excellence, Old Municipal Market and other venues, Friday, October 16-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 taking part. Free entry. 2026wip.cyens.org.cy
THEATRE
Nicosia, Dentro Theatre, 8.30pm. ‘The Milk’ by Vassilis Katsikonouris, directed by Marina Vronti for Theatro Lexi, returns for a second season. October 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: SoldOut Tickets. Bookings: 70007721.
Nicosia, KTIRION 53, 8pm. ‘The Belly’ by Marina Vronti, directed by Stavros Potamaris, with Marilia Charidimou on stage. October 24, and November 6 and 8, at 8pm. Tickets: more.com, 70001384.
Evrychou, multi-purpose hall of Evrychou secondary school, Saturday, October 24, 8pm. The ESTIA Cultural Centre theatre group presents the classic Greek comedy ‘Ah! This Wife of Mine’ by Nikos Tsiforos and Polyvios Vasileiadis, as part of the Cultural Decentralisation Programme. Directed by Agis Paikos. Cast: Christina Gavriilidou, Zina Kafkaridou, Vasilis Kotsidis, Giorgos Konstantinou, Fani Petsa, Marios Sarpetsas, Katerina Skoufari and Giorgos Chatzikyriakou. Klirou, Christoforos cinema-theatre, Thursday, October 29, 7.30pm.
Nicosia, Satiriko Theatre lower stage (basement), 8pm. Satiriko Theatre presents 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 Koutsoumbas, Vasilis Michail. Performances: October 24, 25, 27, 29*, 31 and November 1, 8pm (Sundays 6.30pm). Duration: 90 minutes. Tickets: ticket.satirikotheatro.com, 22 312940.
Nicosia, Cyprus Theatre Organisation (THOC) Main Stage ‘Evis Gavrielides’, every Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 6pm from October 3 to 25. Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig and directed by Takis Tzamargias, returns for a second season on THOC’s Main Stage. Larnaca, G. Lykourgos Municipal Theatre, Wednesday, November 11, 8.30pm. Limassol, Pattichio Municipal Theatre, Wednesday, November 18, 8.30pm. Paphos, Markideio Theatre, Friday, November 27, 8.30pm. tickets.thoc.org.cy
Nicosia, WhereHaus 612, 8.30pm. Point To Contemporary Theater and Anyhow Theatre Ensemble present Thanasis Triaridis’s ‘The Washing Machine’ for the first time in Cyprus, directed by Evangelia Onoufriou. Performances: every Saturday at 8.30pm and Sunday at 6.30pm until November 1. Tickets: more.com
Nicosia, Latsia Municipal Theatre. ‘Let’s Go Change the World’ is an original children’s musical by Giorgos Tsiakkas, directed by Christina Pavlidou and presented by Theatro Lexi. Every Saturday at 3pm and Sunday at 11am & 3pm. Pattichio Municipal Theatre, Limassol, October 27, 6pm; October 28, 12 noon & 3pm. Tickets: Sold Out Tickets and Stephanis stores across Cyprus. 99036021.
PHOTO MARATHON
Paphos, starting point: Kennedy Square. Grab your camera (or phone) and head out with friends or family to take part in the 12th Cyprus Photo Marathon, organised by the Cyprus Photographic Society – Paphos branch. Starts at 10am. 99428868
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 Giannos Oikonomou. 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 Neokleous. Until October 31.
Gallery K (22 341122). ‘Beyond Olympus’ by Kyprianos Dimosthenous. Until October 24.
Marginalia Gallery (99657080). ‘Wanderings’ by Minas Kampitakis. Until October 31.
Apokalypsi (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
Rouan (25350845). ‘The Sanctuary of Small Things’ by Georgia Michaelidi Saad. Until November 13.
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, with Tom Rhys Harries, Ruby Sear, Naomi Ackie), The Influenser Project (directed by Mike Nybroe, with 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 a clash of values, faith, family and the limits of tolerance. October 24/28, 5.30pm and 8.30pm. October 25/27/28, 8.30pm. Duration: 146 minutes. pantheon-theatre.com
