Eleni Philippou

Beyond its blue waters, clear skies and coffee shops, the island many of us call home can be interpreted in myriad ways depending on which lens you look at it ...

Rhythm, tempo, emotion, passion, all wonderful things produced by music and even more so when you are involved in it somehow. Wanting to bring the delightful world of music closer ...

Aiming to bridge the gap between separating audience and artists and staging cultural events, the Rialto Theatre will operate a series of live streams in February. In these times of ...

It is often said that life’s hardships can be a great inspiration for artistic work that expresses and documents difficult situations. Many of the great painters, writers and creatives ...

While diaries can be intensely private, one shared project aims to bring people together by reflecting on what we are all going through Ah the diary, a teenager’s most ...

The past year has been hard for the cultural world and the artists, with cancelled or postponed events and artists left jobless for months. In many ways, the arts scene ...

With all the cancelled events and online action there is one physical event that is promising us something to look forward to: Kypria International Festival 2021, scheduled to take place in ...

“When the dust settles… we all have a story, a song, a poem, a truth in our hearts we want to articulate to the outside world,” says performing arts association ...

Every January well-liked Nicosia beer and burger joint Moondog’s Bar & Grill organises the Nicosia Whiskey Experience, bringing dozens of select whiskeys for enthusiasts to taste. It is usually ...

The beginning of the new year finds us once again at home. This time around we know more about how to stay entertained and sane while staying in, right? We’...

Acknowledging the need for new skills development in preparation for the job market, Global Shapers Nicosia Hub has joined forces with the Cyprus Youth Board (Onek), the Career Guidance Service, ...

Perhaps there is never an entirely appropriate way to commemorate victims, yet art, be it music, theatre or film, can express some consolation in a way that simple words cannot. ...

Mindfulness. It’s a word we have all heard before, but what does it mean exactly? Is it meditating every day? Is it a mindset or a specific activity? Mindfulness ...

The second edition of Dot.on.the.map Industry Days, organised by the Cyprus Film Days International Festival, the ministry of education and Rialto Theatre, will be held online in ...

Oh Paris – how elegant and charming you are! We don’t need a TV show to tell us that but Netflix’s new hit series certainly makes it easy to ...

Slam poetry is a combination of poetry, the spoken word and performing. Slam poets take to the stage to recite their work, which cannot be longer than three minutes, in ...

It’s the world’s first online French-language film festival and it’s currently taking place for the 11th time. MyFrenchFilmFestival.com, which started a few days ago and will ...

‘Breathe in experience, breathe-out poetry,’ says American poet and activist Muriel Rukeyser. As a university student discovering Spanish literature, I was fascinated by poetry, its emotions and its images. But ...

Against all odds, and despite its suspended programme of events, Rialto Theatre continues to support local artistic endeavours and production by launching in 2021 new programmes for collaboration with Cyprus-based artists. ...

Musical moments from last year to savour online At first glance, looking back at 2020 may not bring the most cherished memories. If, that is, you want to look back to ...

Free online class from renowned meditation expert Our desperate attempts to ensure our personal wellbeing over the past year have taken many forms, from daily stretches to staying off social ...

Plus, photographer discusses inspiration in online presentation Is culture accessible to all? It’s a valid question to ask, especially after almost a year of museums, theatres and other cultural ...

You would think that this is no time to plan new artistic productions with theatres shut and a stricter lockdown just around the corner. Yet where there’s a will, ...

We all have phones and therefore we all have cameras. We can take a picture, edit it, post it, feel proud of it, so what makes a photographer a photographer? ...