From a Byzantine theatre workshop to war photography and new cinema releases, here is what’s happening across Cyprus this week.
Workshop
Nicosia, Satirical Theatre, 11am–1pm. The experiential workshop “Dangerous Women of Byzantium in Theatre: Embodying Theodora” invites actors, theatre students and anyone interested to a two-hour interactive session. Facilitators are Professor Avra Sidiropoulou (Open University of Cyprus), Dr Andria Andreou (University of Cyprus) and Maria Diplarou, doctoral candidate in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cyprus. Free admission. Pre-registration required. forms.cloud.microsoft
Theatre
Nicosia, Strovolos Municipal Theatre, 8pm. The 10th Strovolos Municipality Festival continues with the comedy “Out of Order!” by British playwright Ray Cooney, performed by the Satirical Theatre and directed by Marianna Kavkaridou and Vasilis Michail. Suitable for ages 12 and above. Tel. 22 010191. ticketmaster.cy
Exhibitions
Nicosia
ARTSLab – Corridor (Konstantinou Skokou 3, Apt. 3). “Can’t Trap the Eyes” by Alia Vourvopoulou. Until May 27.
Gloria Gallery (22762605). “Traces” by Dimitra Savva. Until June 5.
Diachroniki (22680145). Retrospective exhibition of folk painter Giannis Pelekanos. Until May 30.
Marginalia (99657080). “Cycles – Everything Flows” by Rhea Bailey. Until May 30.
Hambis Printmaking Museum. “Mediterranean” features works from the collection of Andreas Nikolaou. Until July 25. www.hambismuseum.cy
Gardens of the Future (99244852). “MATCH” by Christina Zamboulaki and Katerina Mirayes. Until May 28.
Art Seen – Contemporary Art Projects (22006624). “The Objects are Watching” by Claire Burnett. Until May 27.
Goethe Institut (22674606). Group exhibition “Between Imagination and Hope”. Until June 5.
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (State Gallery of Contemporary Art – SPEL, 22479600). Group exhibition with 50 artists, titled “Agropoetry: Soils/Bodies”. Until June 30.
NiMAC (2797400). “Fluid Persistence” features 19 artists exploring urgent questions around ecological destruction, and the role of water in narrative and fiction. Until May 31.
Town Hall Square. “Water Movement Nicosia”, a site-specific installation by Maurice Cazzolli. Until June 30.
Leventis Gallery, Temporary Exhibitions Hall. “Christoforos Savva: Simple – Complex – Invisible: An Unknown Archive”. Until June 28.
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. “Cyprus Island History. Memory Reality”. Until June 30.
Limassol
Morphi (99345474). Photography exhibition by internationally recognised Dutch war photographer Eddy van Wessel. Until May 26.
Platres, Minerva Hotel. “The Holiday Trilogy” by Christodoulos Panayiotou. Until August 30.
XeniArtSpace – Trilogy West Tower (99980009). Photography exhibition “Women in Focus”. Until September 19.
eins gallery (99522977). “A disappearing act, an erroneous camouflaging” by Leontios Toumouris. Until June 27.
Pylon Art & Culture (95950857). “INTERIOR” by Phanos Kyriakou. Until June 27.
The Edit Gallery (25 51710). “The Greatest Nation Ever” by Yeti. Until June 4.
PSI Foundation. “Bill Viola. Unspoken”. Until August 1.
125 Space (25733994). “Figures in Suspension: Unbinding the Body” by Alexandra Kow. Until May 30.
Larnaca
Pierides Museum (22128175). “Nina Iakovoou: Eyes to See and Hands to Touch”. Until May 6, 2027.
Municipal Art Gallery (24658848). “Testimonies of an Unseen Time”. Retrospective exhibition of Andreas Paraskevas. Until June 6.
Cinema
New releases: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (directed by Jon Favreau, starring Pedro Pascal, Martin Scorsese, Sigourney Weaver); Passenger (directed by André Øvredal, starring Melissa Leo, Lou Llobell, Jacob Scripio); The Pout-Pout Fish (animated film directed by Ricard Cusso and Rio Harrington). RIO cinemas (Nicosia Mall and Limassol), tel. 25871410.
Nicosia, Pantheon. Screening of Between Three Lives, directed by Sophie Hyde, May 23 to June 3, 8.30pm.
