Eleni Philippou

The non-profit dance company DanceCyprus has been supporting professional choreographers and dancers for the last 15 years and through productions and performances it has contributed greatly to the island’s cultural ...

Understanding identity can be a complex thing as it is influenced by so many factors: history, expression, folklore tales, language and culture are but a few and seeking to understand ...

It’s time for some good ol’ spicy comedy, and when Australian comedian Elena Gabrielle comes to the island, you can be sure of that. Two fun evenings filled with ...

Kypria International Festival 2021 returns dedicated to its founder, the later education minister Claire Angelidou “The arts are an inexhaustible wellspring that makes the world a better place,” says Andy Bargilly, ...

Xarkis Festival returns this year though not during the summer months like its previous editions but in the autumn. The 2021 festival will take place on October 15, 16 and 17, with a Multi-Residency ...

Andy Skordis’ opera Crude Iron will have its world premiere at the upcoming Kypria Festival 2021 this September in a highly anticipated performance that is a co-production of the international festival ...

“The pandemic didn’t come to teach us about vaccines, viruses, transmissions and to alienate us,” says the Antiskino festival team. “It arrived and brought us closer, amplified our love ...

Over the years, we have developed many symbols for peace – the olive branch, a white dove, the index and middle finger held up together and the list goes on. When ...

The documentary film Spaces of Reconciliation: Youth Interaction through Art in the City, by Mete Hatay of PRIO Cyprus Centre and independent director Orhan Eskiköy, follows Cypriot artists as ...

Continuing the weekly live music performances, Technopolis 20 has plenty more planned for the summer, even if we are reaching the end of it. But then again, the Cypriot summer goes ...

“A luminous body will appear more brilliant in proportion as it is surrounded by deep shadow,” once wrote Leonardo Da Vinci in a notebook and a new art exhibition in ...

Besides the Elvis impersonations and ABBA tribute shows, which have practically disappeared since the pandemic started, Protaras’ live music scene also offers evenings showcasing local sounds. Numerous bars now have ...

As part of the retrospective exhibition Past-forward: Stavros Economou Unarchived at Spel State Gallery, a series of events featuring guided tours, presentations and talks are coming up in August and ...

It’s quiet in the city during this time of the year with most seeking to cool off by the beach or in the mountains. Nicosia is especially tranquil in ...

August may not be the best month for hiking, with its scorching temperatures and high levels of humidity, yet hiking at night, under the full moon, is certainly an activity ...

What’s on this week at Nicosia’s Constantia summer cinema Summer film screenings at Constantia Cinema continue all throughout August in Nicosia and for those of us in the ...

Learning to tame the waves is a powerful thing yet perhaps water sports isn’t so much about taming the sea but about understanding it and going with its flow. ...

How 100 directors in 100 countries took on a massive technical and linguistic challenge Imagine having to direct a theatre performance online to be held abroad and with actors with whom you ...

Uplifting swing melodies will sound in Paramytha village this weekend as a newly-formed band performs at a recently-opened venue worth visiting. The Workin’ Trio performance on August 7 will take place ...

If dating wasn’t hard enough already, the pandemic has made it even trickier. Social distancing, numerous lockdowns and strict measures aren’t the sexiest way of flirtation and just ...

Enchanting events coming up at CyHerbia Park If you haven’t been to CyHerbia Botanical Park & Labyrinth yet, it’s a charming place to go with a woodland, seasonal ...

Many practise yoga to find inner peace and connection but what if we used this ancient discipline to find peace and unity with others? A multi-communal yoga event for everyone ...

The August holidays are coming up and the island seems to slow down during this time of the year. It’s either that everything is shutting down for a summer ...

The island’s west coast is full of charming spots with activities for all. Sunset chasing, local dining, buggy rides and the list of potential Paphos experiences goes on. There ...