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Paphos opera time is approaching rapidly, and this year we’re getting Macbeth – as you didn’t study it at school. For a start, the witches

Polystipos. It’s not the most charming place name on the island, but what this mountain village lacks in nomenclature it makes up for in aspect.

Fun fact for the non-musicians out there: not all woodwinds are made from wood. The oldest known instruments in the world fall into this category:

“There’s a notion that this genre is all National Geographic films about lions giving birth!” laughs Danae Stylianou. “But today, documentaries are actually an incredible

We could all do with a little more animation come summer. While July and August are a riot of festivals, what we’re missing is the

We are #blessed. Okay, we know it’s a dreadfully clichéd hashtag, more the province of yummy mummies and life coaches than national newspapers. But at

Every summer for the past eight years, the Afro Banana Republic Festival has lit up the season. The brainchild of ABR (Alternative Brains Rule, a

World Music. Is it just songs from other countries or is it music brought to us by way of, well, everywhere? Is folk music involved,

Shakes and fries. Spots and stripes. Yurts and blues. Things that shouldn’t go together but, strangely, do! Take the last example, for instance. One is

By Melissa Hekkers The first time I heard Belua’s music was in an apartment in Kaimakli, Nicosia. The apartment was on a parallel street to

Robot Wars! It’s a film industry fascination that repeats down the years, from the droids of Star Wars to the screen version of Asimov’s I,

Yes, this is a manufactured group. But there’s nothing contrived about these voices. Opera’s answer to pop (and pop’s answer to opera), this is a

Picasso. A painter, right? Well yes. But also a sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet and playwright. Oh, and a playboy too – but let’s

Ever wondered why it’s called lavender? If you have a background in classical languages you probably already know that the word comes from the Latin

FOR THE MOVERS & SHAKERS Contemporary Dance Festival June 2 to 22 Right at the start of the summer, the 22nd Contemporary Dance Festival includes

It was, originally, an annual event. Staged each year from 1962 to 2017, the Shakespeare at Curium was the highlight of the theatrical calendar, a

Paul Stewart is a lot of A’s. And a pair of P’s too. He’s an academic, an author and an actor, as well as a