Eleni Philippou

Each neighbourhood has its characters that make up the life and the tales of the area. There might be a man who feeds the stray cats, the coffee shop owner, ...

The upcoming concert on Friday at the Knight’s Courtyard at the Cyprus Wine Museum is set to be a unique event. Surrounded by trees and the stone-built museum as ...

The djembe, one of West Africa’s best-known instruments, has become popular across the world and Cyprus doesn’t fall far behind. At many of the corners of the island, ...

It may not be a bee’s life but it’s certainly a bee’s world that we are living in as thanks to these insects we can enjoy honey, ...

As many of us return home from vacation, musicians too return to the stage after a brief break during the August holidays. Now, that’s not to say that the ...

One of the most important festivals celebrated throughout India is arriving in Cyprus this September as Sanskriti, a Cyprus-based non-profit organisation that celebrates Indian culture and heritage, brings the Ganeshotsav ...

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 ...