From art exhibitions and live music to theatre premieres and new cinema releases, there is plenty on offer across Cyprus this week.
VISUAL ART
Nicosia, Hambis Printmaking Museum. The exhibition Mediterranean, featuring selected works from the collection of Andreas Nicolas, explores printmaking and historical events across the Mediterranean region. A guided tour by the collector himself will take place on the opening evening. The museum has published a special catalogue to accompany the exhibition. Opening night 7pm. Until July 25. www.hambismuseum.cy. Opening hours: Wednesday–Saturday 10:00–13:30 & 17:00–19:00.
MUSIC
Limassol, Ypsonas Municipal Theatre, 8pm. Free entry. Echoes Across Lands brings together soprano Eleni Charalambous and pianist Mariola Charitidou in a programme ranging from art song to opera, drawing on diverse European musical traditions. Paphos, Markideion Municipal Theatre, Friday May 8, 8pm. Free entry with ticket: forms.zohopublic.eu (26822313).
THEATRE
Nicosia, 11 Plutarchou Street, Old Nicosia. Open Arts presents Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp. by Caryl Churchill, directed by Athena Kasiou, transforming a building in the Old City into a multilevel theatrical space. Performances: May 5, 6, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 30, 31 at 8pm. Tickets: more.com, 9653522.
Limassol, ETHAL Theatre. ETHAL presents Matomwena Stefana, a bold adaptation of Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding in the Cypriot dialect, directed by Achilleas Grammatikopoulos, in collaboration with Point To Contemporary Theater and Anyhow Theatre Ensemble. Performances: May 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21 at 8:30pm (Sundays at 6:30pm). Tickets: Sold Out Tickets 25877827. Nicosia, Municipal Theatre, Saturday May 23, 8:30pm. more.com.
EXHIBITIONS
Nicosia
Gardens of the Future (99244852). MATCH by Christina Zampoulaki and Katerina Mirayes. Until May 28.
Gloria (22762605). The Charm of the Visible by Silia Philippou. Until May 15.
Art Seen – Contemporary Art Projects (22006624). The Objects are Watching by Clare Burnett. Until May 27.
Apokalypsi (22300150). Nostalgia by Silia Potouди McPherson. Until May 9.
Stelios Ioannou Information Centre, Philippos Tsimpoglou Amphitheatre. Exhibition of historical documents marking the 200th anniversary of the Exodus of Messolonghi (1826–2026). Until May 21.
Goethe Institut (22674606). Group exhibition: Between Imagination and Hope. Until June 5.
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (State Gallery of Contemporary Art, SPEL, 22479600). Group exhibition featuring 50 artists: Agropoiitiki: Soils/Bodies. Until June 30.
NiMAC (2797400). Fluid Persistence. Nineteen artists explore urgent questions around ecological crisis, and the role of water in narrative and fiction. Until May 31.
Town Hall Square. Water Movement Nicosia, a site-specific installation by Maurice Cazzolli. Until June 30.
Leventis Gallery, Temporary Exhibitions Hall. Christoforos Savva: Simple – Complex – Invisible: An Unknown Archive. Until June 28.
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. Cyprus Island History. Memory Reality. Until June 30.
Limassol
Rouan Gallery (25350845). Group exhibition featuring seven contemporary artists. Until May 13.
Municipal Arts Centre – Papadakis Warehouses (25367700). Group exhibition: Rehearsals in Placemaking. Until May 24.
PSI Foundation. Bill Viola. Unspoken. Until August 1.
125 Space (25733994). Figures in Suspension: Unbinding the Body by Alexandra Kow. Until May 30.
Larnaca
Municipal Gallery (24658848). Testimonies of an Unseen Time. Retrospective exhibition by Andreas Paraskevas. Until June 6.
CINEMA
New releases: The Devil Wears Prada 2 (directed by David Frankel, with Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt), Dolly (directed by Rod Blackhurst, with Fabianne Therese, Russ Tiller and Michalina Scorzelli), Curly Burly (animated film directed by Jan Rahbek, with Rasmus Botoft, Ellen Hillingso and Hadi Ka-Koush) — RIO (Nicosia Mall and Limassol), tel. 25871410.
Nicosia, Pantheon Cinema. May 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 at 8:30pm. Afternoon screenings: May 9 and 10 at 6pm. Calle Málaga, the new film by Maryam Touzani, stars Carmen Maura, known as a muse of Pedro Almodóvar. pantheon-theatre.com.
