With a new month round the corner, the action does not stop in Limassol finds ELENI PHILIPPOU
November is quite literally just around the corner, and Rialto Theatre has announced a packed programme of cultural productions. Starting the month is a Greek adaption of An Inspector Calls on Wednesday.
Dionysus Theatre will present JB Pristley’s best-known and most acclaimed crime drama. Under the direction of Christos Yiangou, actors will transport audiences back to 1912 when the prosperous British Birling family is about to celebrate a special occasion. Two families will be joined in marriage, keeping their status in high society. All is well until Inspector Goole shows up, announcing the death of a female worker at one of the Birling factories.
On November 2, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra will present the Cyprophonia 1 concert which features works by distinguished Cypriot composers, including some world premieres. Joining the orchestra will be tenor Christos Kechris and baritone Dionisos Tsantinis.
As part of the Weeks of the German Language 2023, the Embassy of Switzerland will present a Swiss film at the Rialto Theatre on November 3. The fiction-dramedy Golden Years will be screened for free and in its original Swiss German with English subtitles.
Then the focus will turn to dance. First will be the inaugural Cyprus Dance Film Festival on November 5, organised by Cult Experiences. The event fuses dance and cinema by screening a diverse selection of local and international dance films. Screenings start at 2pm and at 9pm an Awards Ceremony will take place where live dance shows will be performed, and exceptional filmmakers will be recognised and celebrated.
The second weekend of November will be dedicated to the 23rd edition of the Cyprus Choreography Platform. From November 10 to 12, twelve dance projects will be presented by established and emerging choreographers, alongside a parallel programme organised by Dance House Lemesos.
Then on November 13, Dimitrios Vassilakis and the Espen Berg Trio will present a concert as part of the Norwegian trio’s European tour. Saxophone melodies, rhythmic tunes and world music will sound at the theatre.
On the following evening, a free screening of the Japanese film Ora, Ora, Be Goin Alone will be screened as part of a film series by the Embassy of Japan. Up next will be a workshop and performance by Lia Haraki called Tune In on November 17.
The MET: Live in HD will return on November 18, screening a live broadcast of the opera X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, which premiered in 1986. The following day, another morning edition of Peripato will take place around Heroes’ Square, taking participants on a soundwalk to discover the stories and history of the neighbourhood. In the afternoon, Epilogi Cultural Movement will present choral covers of some of the most famous ballet music scores – The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Coppélia, Romeo and Juliet and Don Quixote. Actors, musicians and a children’s choir will welcome audiences.
On November 21, four distinguished pianists will perform works for two pianos and eight hands. The repertoire will include Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Mikis Theodorakis and Manos Hadjidakis.
Lastly, a tribute to celebrated director in the history of world theatre Theodoros Terzopoulos will take place between November 23 and 27 as Rialto Theatre and Cyprus University of Technology collaborate. A series of events will unfold including discussions, a hands-on workshop on Terzopoulos’ method, a screening of Spyros Tsiftsis’ documentary titled Dionysos, The Return, and the staging of the performance Alarme.
More information and tickets at www.rialto.com.cy
