Today’s cultural calendar features Zorba the Greek at the Larnaca Festival, five days of music and community at Paphos’s One Love Festival, an outdoor tribute concert at the Medieval Castle, a new site-specific installation in Nicosia, and gallery and cinema listings across the island.
BALLET
Larnaca, Pattichio Municipal Amphitheatre, 9pm. Larnaca Festival. One of the most recognisable works of Greek musical theatre, “Zorba the Greek,” returns to Cyprus in a major production by the Sofia National Opera and National Ballet, starring Igor Tsvirko, principal dancer of the legendary Bolshoi Ballet. The iconic ballet, set to music by Mikis Theodorakis and choreographed by Lorca Massine, is based on the masterpiece by Nikos Kazantzakis. Ticketmaster.cy and ACS Couriers. Next: Thursday, July 30
MUSIC
Gialia, Paphos, Vals Place, July 29 – August 2. For five days, music, nature and community come together at Gialia in Paphos, as the One Love Cyprus Festival returns for a third consecutive year. This year’s edition combines concerts, visual art, workshops, wellness activities and organised camping in a multi-day outdoor community gathering. Two stages will host live performances, selectors, MCs and DJ sets with reggae, dub, ska and sound system music. Tickets: onelovefestivalcy.com
Larnaca, Medieval Castle, 8.30pm. Internationally recognised performer and songwriter Vakia Stavrou performs at the concert “Songs by the Sea,” co-organised by the Department of Antiquities and the High Commission of India. Her repertoire ranges from Mediterranean sounds to world music, united by the power of the human voice and emotion. Free entry
Apliki, Community Ground, 8pm. A tribute to the great lyricist Costas Virvos, marking 100 years since his birth, the musical performance “T’Achnaria” takes place in Apliki, Lemythou and Sykopetra as part of the 2026 Cultural Decentralisation Programme. Performers include Filippos Ktenas, Anastasia Zakynthinou, Rikos Grigoriou, Nikos Pantechis, Stamatis Petsakos, Andreas Efstratiou and Michalis Messios
Nicosia, Tseri, 8.30pm. A musical-poetry evening under the full moon is presented in honour of poets Michalis Pasiardis and Theodosis Pierides. The programme is curated by Eleftherios Ploutarchou and Maria Louka.
VISUAL ARTS – OPENINGS
Nicosia, Sic. Contemporary Culture. Opening: 7.30pm. Visual artist Marina Kassianidou presents a new site-specific installation titled “Aggregate,” exploring the relationship between space, matter and collective experience, at Sic. Contemporary Culture in Nicosia, as part of the curatorial programme “world-un-making,” curated by Evagoras Vanezis. Until August 13
SCREENINGS
Nicosia, Constantia Summer Cinema, 9pm. The 27th Summer Screenings Marathon runs every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday until September 13. Tonight and on August 28, the musical comedy “Kneecap,” directed by Rich Peppiatt, screens. In post-Troubles West Belfast, Northern Ireland, fate brings together an unconventional teacher and two young self-styled “layabouts.” Together, they form the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap. Starring: Mogli Bap, Mo Chara, DJ Provaí, Michael Fassbender. Running time: 105′. 22348203
Nicosia, Pantheon Cinema, 8.30pm. The Pantheon screens Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite,” a modern relationship comedy set over a dinner between two very different couples. Starring Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton. Running time: 107′. 22675787, pantheon-theatre.com. Continues daily until July 29, 8.30pm
Larnaca, Konteas House, 8pm. Screening of the documentary “When You Cannot,” directed by Tasoulla Hadjiyianni. 24400920
THEATRE
Limassol, Germasogeia Cultural Centre, 8.30pm. The touring production by ETHAL and Anyhow continues, bringing Molière’s timeless “The Would-Be Gentleman” to 1970s post-war Cyprus. Adapted into the Cypriot dialect and directed by Achilleas Grammatikopoulos, the cast includes Christopher Greco, Valentina Sofokleous, Giorgos Evagorou, Andreas Londou, Dimitra Hatzigianni, Maria Constantinou, Stavriana Kadi and Achilleas Grammatikopoulos. Next: August 3 Zakaki, August 4 Panikos Dimitriou Park, August 7 Trachoni. Tel: 25 877827
Dromolaxia, Municipal Amphitheatre, 8.30pm. The co-production by AntiLogos and Solo Gia Treis theatres with the original Cypriot comedy “The Square” continues its tour. The show, written by Eleni Anastasiou and Aris Kyprianou, is set in a village fair square. Cast: Zoe Kyprianou, Haris Kkolos, Christina Christofia, Iliana Kakkoura, Rafaella Kavazi, Aris Kyprianou, Andriani Neokleous and musician Sais. Next: July 30 Limassol, Tricherouses Primary School, Petrou & Pavlou neighbourhood, 8.30pm. Free entry, 99251331
EXHIBITIONS
Nicosia
Vitrine (16 Pentadaktylou). Christina Siakola’s visual installation “Things I Forget.” Until August 25 In Toto. Visual artist Nafsika Hadjichristou’s new multi-sensory video installation, “Missing Frequencies,” presented by ABR – Alternative Brains Rule. Until July 30 (8–10pm) Apokalypsi (22300150). Group exhibition “Code Reconstruction.” Until September 12 Leventis Gallery (22668838). “Dialogue: Niki Marangou – Rodi Konstantoglou.” Until July 31
Limassol
Platres, Hotel Minerva. Christodoulos Panayiotou’s “Trilogy of Summer.” Until August 30 XeniArtSpace – Trilogy West Tower (99980009). Photography exhibition “Women in Focus.” Until September 19 PSI Foundation. “Bill Viola: Unspoken.” Until August 1
Larnaca
St-art Cafe (7A N. Lanitis). Group exhibition where all works are priced the same, €250. Until August 31 Municipal Gallery (24658848). Pancyprian Visual Arts Exhibition “Clay Narratives / Reflections of Clay.” Until August 22 Pierides Museum (22128175). “Nina Iakovou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch.” Until May 6, 2027
Paphos
Phsifida Art Gallery (26442111). “Echoes of HER” by Ira Iraklous. Until August 2 Blue Iris Gallery (26822446). “Symbolic Presence: The Human Form in the Art of Glyn Hughes.” Until July 31
CINEMA
NEW RELEASES: Her Private Hell (directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, starring Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu)
CONTINUING: Odyssey, Moana (EN & GR), Toy Story (GR & EN), Backrooms, Obsession, Evolution (GR), The Super Mario (GR), Michael
RIO (Nicosia Mall and Limassol), K-Cineplex (Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos)
