Performance art in the virtual
Helen Kirwan, an artist currently in residence as part of the Cyprus Academy of Arts Residency Programme, is launching a new project of live online performances titled Performance art in ...
Articles
Music from theatres of Cyprus
In its first live concert since early December last year, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra will return to theatres across Paphos, Limassol and Larnaca this month to perform a series of ...
The Nicosia Pop Up Festival is on its way
With spring right around the corner and restrictions being slowly lifted, art is ready to pop up in the capital city once again! The Nicosia Pop Up Festival, organised annually ...
Alternative events to mark Limassol carnival
By this time of the year, with just under a month until the big annual Limassol carnival, preparations are typically in full swing. Marching groups are set with their costumes, ...
Goethe-Institut launches Europe-wide conversation about solidarity
How about solidarity instead of populism? The Goethe Instituts in Europe in partnership with NewKinco invite one and all to take part in SoliDialogues on March 19 and 20, a Europe-wide conversation ...
Dysfunctionalities in Contemporary Art
It’s been a good while since we have been able to attend an event but there are some planned for March onwards.
The A.G. Leventis Gallery will host ...
Training youthful entrepreneurs
A couple of events that seek to give young people the support and space to grow their skills and dreams in a world that is drastically changing are coming up ...
TEDxYouth@Engomi encouraging us to Think Deep
Inspiring speeches, performances and eye-opening talks are what TED events are all about. By now, the whole world knows about TED talks. Coming to the island next month is a ...
Larnaca Biennale 2021 to know no limits
The second edition of the Larnaca Biennale, an International Exhibition of Fine Arts is, set to take place later this year, following on from its 2018 edition with more than 18,000 visitors ...
The joy of chamber music
The musicians of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra returned to Pallas Theatre on February 8, to rehearse and video-record a wealth of chamber music works that they had been practising during January ...
Gallery reopens with art created during lockdown
When the world is upside down, creativity can be a great salvation. Seeking inspiration though can be a challenge. Twenty nine artists came together during lockdown, each working on their ...
Theatre from Cyprus, abroad
The Cyprus High Commission is taking experimental Cypriot theatre to the UK for the first time. Cutting-edge performances produced during lockdown as a response to the pandemic by independent Cypriot ...
Gathering for hope
February 15 is International Childhood Cancer Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness and expressing support for children and adolescents with cancer, survivors and their families. Exactly that is what an ...
Online concerts to mark Valentine’s Day
It’s almost time for Valentine’s Day. This year though, with restaurants and bars closed, there will be no romantic dinners or love-themed events. To celebrate this day of ...
Talking about intercommunal friendships
Wherever you live in the world, there is always a community considered ‘the other’. For centuries people have found reasons to unify and separate themselves, to form groups. Perhaps it’...
Lovebird’s yoga: learn to slow down
An upcoming online event this weekend celebrates Valentine’s Day by inviting couples for downward dogs, child poses and stretches. Yoga instructors Skevi Chrysou Tofaridou and Vicky Christou are putting ...
TV shows we love: Valeria
You’re in your late twenties. You thought your life would have reached a certain point by now but relationships are complicated, creativity isn’t linear and money is tight. ...
Enduring Friendships of Greek and Turkish Cypriots in Australia
Youth organisation the Bicommunal Network of Cypriot Youth is hosting an online talk on Saturday with foreign policy expert at the Australian federal government Dr Stephanie Jacobs, discussing ‘Cypriots down ...
Rialto combines live streaming with physical shows
In the uncertain conditions that have prevailed Rialto Theatre’s cultural agenda will see performances either online via live stream or in the physical presence of audiences at theatre or ...
International opera for the lockdown age
From Cyprus to Singapore, Vienna to California, over 35 creatives have joined together from seven different time zones to rehearse and record an opera for the lockdown generation. With theatres shut, ...
All about shadow theatre with the Leventis Museum
If you grew up in Cyprus, one particular figure comes to mind when thinking about shadow theatre: Karagiozis. His antics have been entertaining us for decades with songs and tales ...
Empty chairs and online theatre
Theatres and museums are able to open as of Monday as details of what will be staged remain unclear the idea of being in a theatre chair seems slightly closer ...
QiGong for mind, body and spirit
You’ve heard of yoga, meditation and chakras but have you heard of QiGong? It is an ancient, traditional exercise originating from China to maintain health and fitness, working from ...
Managing risk amid crises and disruption
The words ‘risk’ and ‘crisis’ sound all too familiar now, even to non-business or finance people. An upcoming online event by Hellenic Bank in association with Global Training and the ...