Entertainment

Breach Festival: October 9-10 Expanding the boundaries of music-making and encouraging improvisation and experimentation, the Breach Festival arrives soon at Ktirion 53 in Nicosia. Artists from Cyprus, the Netherlands, Lebanon and ...

Two evenings dedicated to improvisation, experimentation and contemporary music-making are coming up this weekend in Nicosia as Breach Festival returns for its fifth edition. This time, it takes over Ktirion 53 ...

MahallArt 26, the flagship programme of Larnaka 2030, is about to begin, and throughout autumn, it will highlight different Larnaca neighbourhoods, its streets, courtyards, history and people. On October 8, 9 and 10, the festival ...

For a journalist of Irish heritage living in Cyprus for decades, it might seem natural that reading a novel whose backdrop is both The Troubles in Northern Ireland and the ...

This week the historic centre of Limassol will come alive with a vibrant programme of exhibitions, performances and site-specific projects as the 5th Limassol Art Walks returns. From October 9 to 11, ...

The love, pain and strength of every mother find a voice at the Medieval Monastery of Ayia Napa, say organisers of an upcoming event as the Cultural Academy Ayios Epifanios ...

Fourteen productions for children aged zero to 18 are coming up with the latest Mitsikouri International Performing Arts Festival for Children and Young People. Performances from 11 countries are participating this year ...

Thirteen short films, 13 different journeys through Cypriot creativity, make up this year’s National Competition Programme of the 16th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus. From October 10 to 16, Rialto Theatre ...

Due to the success of the first art tour of the presidential palace, more opportunities to view it are now being considered, the palace said on Sunday. The previous day, ...

It’s a brave but not uncommon thing to write a novel about the world of comedy, especially when you’re a successful comedy writer yourself. Such a novel’s ...

Velychko Gallery in Limassol presents MURMUR kairos, a solo exhibition by Cypriot artist Kyriaki Costa showcasing a new body of work comprising sculpture, embroidery and painting. Running throughout October, November ...

What’s the story behind Salt, a brand-new 20-minute film premiering on Monday 12th October at the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus? In a way, it begins with the ...

Two days full of the tastiest sweet treats and fresh mountain air await at the Platres Chocolate Festival this weekend. On October 3 and 4, the entire village will host workshops, music, ...

After a recent report in the Cyprus Mail found the cost of eating out has shot up by 26 per cent over the last three years, it feels like the right ...

If you have ever wondered about the stories of the traditional old tailor shops of Nicosia’s old city and their craftsmen, this event is for you. Every Stitch, a ...

Storytelling sessions for young audiences are coming up at Theatro Ena in Nicosia as part of its wider cultural programme. The stories will be read by well-known figures from the ...

An exhibition unlike any other is coming up in downtown Nicosia as artist Ioannis Sazeidis, otherwise known as YianniFYork, presents art pieces that have transformed everyday cutlery. The exhibition Forking ...

Festivals Several exciting festivals are on this weekend including the 3rd Ermis Fest in Aradippou on October 1. Bands Yaraman and Bratimia will perform live on Apostolos Loukas Square, bringing traditional ...

This October, the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra collaborates for the first time with world-celebrated pianist, composer and cultural visionary George-Emmanuel Lazaridis for its Starlight 1 concert series. The From Saint-Saëns to ...

The first half hour of Severance’s pilot may mislead the viewer to mistake the show as workplace satire for prestige television. However, should one commit, Dan Erickson’s magnum ...

One of Agathe Christie’s most loved crime novels comes back to life, and to theatres, this week as it opens the Cyprus Theatre Organisation’s new season. After captivating ...

It is not very common for the world of circus arts to leave the streets and enter exhibition spaces, yet Larnaca welcomes a special event this month. EVOHK artist-run space, ...

A truly exciting musical festivity is coming to Technopolis 20 in collaboration with the Petridio Foundation and the Municipality of Paphos: the first Technopolis 20 Jazz Festival.  The two-day event kicks off ...

A new project comes to Nicosia’s Old City and changes the way we encounter art PSI Foundation makes its first appearance in Nicosia with a satellite exhibition that takes ...