Entertainment

By Xavier Aldana Reyes In the 1980s, film scholar Barbara Creed coined the term “monstrous-feminine”. It refers to the way that female monsters are typically portrayed as threatening and disgusting ...

The first weekend of October is here and this Friday, Saturday and Sunday will treat us to Oktoberfests, art exhibitions, street parties, book festivals and flea markets as a new ...

A new exhibition is about to open in Paphos as the Petrideion Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Marking three decades since it first started its operations in 1994, the ...

There’s something particularly enjoyable about unplanned joy. A recent visit to Harat’s, an Irish pub in Limassol’s tourist area, was a spur-of-the-moment decision when another restaurant across ...

With the new month here, a refreshed agenda of music performances, recitals and intimate concerts arrives. Paphos will have plenty to offer in October as artists from Cyprus and abroad ...

Here to entice the French-speaking and cinema-loving community of Paphos is an event coming up next Wednesday screening the feature film Frantz. Perhaps what is even more special about the ...

Lumière Contemporary Art Gallery will present Marcelo Daldoce’s first solo presentation at the Limassol venue this October, new artworks under the title Plants. On view from October 11 to ...

Everybody knows that Arthur is the once and future king of Britain. The premise of Lev Grossman’s latest sprawling fantasy is to explore what happens in the early part ...

A packed agenda awaits in Limassol for the 15th Open House Festival from Thursday to Sunday, starting with two performances at the Municipal Arts Centre – Apothikes Papadaki. First, Diamanto Hadjizacharia ...

The Gallery 45 will present a new showcase and artist next month in a pop-up exhibition at Baxter Garage, Limassol. Nicosia-based artist Iacovos Loizou will present a new series of colourful ...

On May 26, 1897, Irish author Bram Stoker unknowingly gave birth to a whole genre of literature and art, when he published Dracula. While the nocturnal, blood-feeding monster that served as his ...

Celebrating innovation, creativity, knowledge and of course, entrepreneurship is Inspire Festival 2024 in the heart of Nicosia. On Wednesday and Thursday, Makarios Avenue and other Nicosia venues will host the 2024 festival ...

Returning for its fifth edition, the Nicosia International Festival will present a rich autumn and winter agenda of theatre, music and contemporary dance performances, as well as a rich parallel ...

As autumn arrives it brings with it a new series of art exhibitions as the island’s artists prepare to showcase their work. Next week three exhibitions open in Nicosia ...

The Self-care Lab returns to Nicosia’s AG Leventis Gallery to launch a new season of experiential workshops that blend art with mindfulness and taking care of our mind, body ...

British actress Maggie Smith, an award winning Shakespearian actressand double Oscar winner who later appeared in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 89, the BBC reported on Friday. One of ...

Most 17-year-olds are to self-absorbed to try and solve a murder, let alone when it has happened to a person in the same school. Not so Pip Fitz-Amobi (Wednesday’s ...

An enchanting festival for children, full of magic and charm, is coming up at the mediaeval Kolossi Castle organised by Inspired Family Fun and presented by the LE TRôNE ...

British band The Cure released their first new music in 16 years on Thursday, the single “Alone”, and confirmed their long-awaited album would come out on Nov. 1. The melancholic song, almost ...

With October just around the corner, it is time to look ahead to an exciting festival agenda that the new month will bring. Besides Oktoberfests, Halloween-themed fun and autumn events, ...

With the completion of Fengaros Festival 2024, Louvana Records is keeping the ball rolling by presenting Fengaros Reacts Vol. 5. For the second year running, the online festival was disguised as Fengaros’ ...

There is so much going on this weekend – we always say it but this weekend is particularly busy wrapping up an eventful September. Limassol in particular is bursting with events ...

After a whole summer of cultural performances and outdoor cinema nights in the heart of Nicosia, the Faneromeni24 Arts Festival will close this Thursday with the musical-dance performance The Pulse ...

Inspired by Google’s Tech Talks initiative, a new event in Nicosia will focus on technology and its fast development. Organised by a group of companies and organisations (Pale Blue, ...