Eleni Philippou

New month, new year, new music performances! We have finally stepped into 2022 and the first week of January can feel a little slow and blurry, stuck in between work and ...

To welcome 2022, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra (CySO) has planned an exciting series of performances. In their first concert of the new year, the CySO will be joined by three French ...

A taste of London’s renowned theatre is coming to the island with the New Year. Resuming the National Theatre Live (NT Live) programme, Rialto Theatre hosts an encore screening ...

Hello 2022! With new measures and yet another round of uncertainty, nobody can picture what 2022 will be like but some of the hospitality venues of the islands are planning to welcome ...

Festive guided tours in nature await! As part of the five Christmas villages set up around the Troodos mountain communities, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism has also organised nature walks ...

With January just around the corner, Pattihio Theatre has selected performances to open the New Year, with a musical performance and book presentation lifting the curtain next week. The Panikos ...

When a global health crisis breaks out it is easy to forget about other pressing issues impacting humanity. Climate change, corruption and a refugee crisis are still serious problems that ...

The numerous lunches, dinners and tea parties of the season make sure that the kitchen table is never empty and our bellies always full – more than they probably should be. ...

A concert for all ages is coming in the New Year as the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Orchestra visits Cyprus once again. The concerts are organised by the Russian Embassy and ...

Goodbyes are difficult. Romantic goodbyes at the end of a relationship are possibly the hardest of all and an upcoming January art event dives deep into them. Adieu – An Act ...

The week between Christmas and New Year is a strange time of year. Some are still on vacation, others are working, and in the last two years, this period involved ...

Cyprus is home to some of the world’s richest copper ore reserves, say the organisers of an upcoming book presentation. ”Since at least the second millennium BC, they have ...

Live music gigs are here to entertain all sorts of music fans as the year draws to an end. In Nicosia, Sarah’s Jazz Club has four shows coming up ...

Through food and culture, a YouTube channel looks at what it means to be from the island. Eleni Philippou meets the woman behind it Christmas is a time of family ...

You don’t often hear Santa Clause referred to as real scum, but that is the title of the Christmas comedy Alpha Square is currently presenting. Written by the hilarious ...

Holidays can be fun, crazy and slightly hectic times.? Besides the live music performances and Christmas markets that are usually on this season, come a couple of alternative events to ...

If you drive past fast, you might miss it but with its red window frames, string lights and cheery atmosphere Lola Bar on Stasandrou-Pindarou Street in Nicosia is a quaint ...

The Pantheon Theatre and Cinema in Nicosia continues to offer regular cultural entertainment and as the year ends, it has a few events and screenings coming up that will entice ...

As the New Year rolls in, Rialto Theatre will waste no time in opening its doors again after a very brief Christmas break. January’s agenda is just as packed ...

Bring on the live music! Bars, cafes, Christmas events and restaurants invite musicians to celebrate the festive season. Limassol bar Sto Dromo has its own special event planned for this ...

With the revamped centre of Nicosia is in the Christmas spirit, the Nicosia Pop Up Festival continues to offer cultural, artistic events this month. Held either in the old town ...

With strict measures for the pandemic and rainy weather postponing some of the events that do manage to be organised, it can be hard to get into the holiday spirit. ...

The Paphos cultural venue Technopolis 20 is celebrating the Christmas spirit with a series of festive concerts and musical gatherings. On Thursday and then again on January 3, pianists Galina Dimova and ...

For all of the year’s shortage of events, the Christmas period seems to be making up for it! Even with more complex measures, plenty of events are taking place ...