From Miltos Paschalidis in concert to summer cinema under the stars, poetic theatre, acrobatics in Larnaca and a wealth of exhibitions across the island, here’s your guide to culture and entertainment this week.
FESTIVAL
Nicosia, Famagusta Gate. The 38th Pancyprian Youth and Student Festival by EDON continues with a concert by Miltos Paschalidis. Dimitris Mesimeris, one of the most distinctive figures on the contemporary Cypriot music scene, opens the show. Gates open at 7pm. Tickets are available at EDON offices in each district, online at www.festivalcy.com, and at Zorpas bakeries across Cyprus.
SCREENINGS
Nicosia, Goethe-Institut Cyprus, 6–10 July, 8pm. The Sommerkino summer screenings continue with “Alaska” by Max Glaesinski, telling the story of a woman’s solitary kayak journey across the lakes of Mecklenburg, turning the natural landscape into the backdrop for a personal reckoning with the past. 22674606. Free entry.
THEATRE
Nicosia, Aigaia Theatre, 8.30pm. Irini Andronikou’s “Vigil for Pentheus: Thoughts on the End of Civilisation” is a poetic stage work exploring the collapse of civilisation, violence and collective memory. The performance takes as its starting point the Euripidean conception of Pentheus’s dismembered body in The Bacchae. Irini Andronikou and Antonia Charalambous develop a complex dramaturgical and theatrical dialogue drawing on texts from ancient Greek literature. Bookings: HERE or by phone on 99836587.
Paphos, Tala Amphitheatre, 9pm. Fotis Georgiadis presents his new work “Antikristo,” a social satire targeting familiar ills of Cypriot life. Tickets: SoldOut Tickets.
PERFORMANCES
Pattichio Amphitheatre, Larnaca, 8.30pm. With striking acrobatics, soul-stirring music and an aesthetic that blends childlike innocence with artistic precision, “Denmark’s Flying Kids,” featuring 35 performers on stage, captivates audiences of all ages.
EXHIBITIONS
Nicosia
Chamber of Fine Arts of Cyprus (E.KA.TE.). (22 466426.) Exhibition titled “Take your broken heart and make it into art.” Featuring Rebirth Artists: Maria Christoforou, Nikoletta Christoforou, Kalliopi Kosmatopoulou and Andrei Krupa. Until 11/7.
New Fotodou exhibition space (25B Stasinou Avenue). Group photography exhibition by Fotodou members. Until 14/7.
NiMAC (22797400). Group exhibition titled “A Slight Indisposition.” Until 26/7.
Art Seen (22006624). Group exhibition titled “Summer Constellations.” Until 10/7.
Apokalypsi (22300150). Group exhibition titled “Code Recomposition.” Until 12/9.
Leventis Gallery (22668838). “Dialogue: Niki Marangou – Rodi Konstantoglou.” Until 31/7.
Hambis Printmaking Museum. The exhibition “Mediterranean” features works from the collection of Andreas Nicolas. Until 25/7. hambismuseum.cy.
Limassol
Limassol Municipal Arts Centre – Papadakis Warehouses (25367700). Group exhibition by member artists of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Cyprus (E.KA.TE.), titled “Dysfunctions in Contemporary Art / In Times of Conflict.” Until 26/7.
The Edit Gallery (25251710). “Unfolding Landscapes” by Alejandra Atarés. Until 18/7.
125 Space (25733994). Group exhibition titled “New Forms, New Voices.” Until 18/7.
Platres, Minerva Hotel. “Summer Holiday Trilogy” by Christodoulos Panayiotou. Until 30/8.
XeniArtSpace – Trilogy West Tower (99980009). Photography exhibition “Women in Focus.” Until 19/9.
PSI Foundation. Exhibition titled “Bill Viola: Unspoken.” Until 1/8.
Larnaca
St-art Café (7A N. Laniti). Group exhibition where all works are priced the same, at €250. Until 31/8.
Larnaca Municipal Gallery (24658848). Pancyprian visual arts exhibition “Reflections of Clay.” Until 22/8.
Pierides Museum (22128175). “Nina Iakovou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch.” Until 6/5/2027.
Paphos
Phsifida Art Gallery (26442111). “Echoes of HER” by Ira Herakleous. Until 2/8.
Blue Iris Gallery (26822446). Exhibition titled “Symbolic Presence: The Human Form in the Art of Glyn Hughes.” Until 31/7.
CINEMA
NEW RELEASES: Moana (directed by Thomas Kail, starring Catherine Laga’aia, Dwayne Johnson, Ron Clements), Tuner (directed by Daniel Roher, starring Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Alisen Richmond-Peck), Evil Dead Burn (directed by Sebastien Vaniček, starring Souheila Yacoub, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan) – RIO (Nicosia Mall and Limassol), tel. 25871410.
SCREENING
Nicosia, Pantheon Cinema. A screening of “The Stranger” by Albert Camus, directed by François Ozon. Benjamin Voisin stars as Meursault, alongside Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant and Swann Arlaud. Running time: 122′. Screenings: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 July, 8.30pm (weekends 6pm & 8.30pm). 22675787. pantheon-theatre.com
