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June 2015 EVENTS IN CYPRUS SAT, 30 MAY – MON, 1 JUNE 2015 (Public Holiday)

KATAKLYSMOS (FLOOD FAIR - DELUGE) “Kataklysmos” is a popular religious feast celebrated only in Cyprus. “Kataklysmos”, which means flood, is found in the book of Genesis and in the Greek myth of ‘Deukalion’. In both cases it refers to the destruction by flood of almost allliving creatures in order to give birth to a new and moral generation. A popular custom is the throwing of water to one another which symbolises the purification of the body and soul.

The main festive day is Pentecost Monday, but the festivities start from the previous weekend in all seaside towns; Larnaca’s ‘Phinikoudes’ and Lemesos palm tree promenades, are transformed into open-air markets with stalls, along with Agia Napa, Protaras, Pafos and Latsi they organise various events like the ‘chatista’ competition – a folk tradition of improvised rhymes in Cypriot dialect – music concerts, traditional dances and water sports competitions.

For further information and programs of events: agianapa.org.cy paralimni.org.cy larnaka.com pafos.org.cy limassolmunicipal.com.cy Furthermore, it is one of the Orthodox Great Feasts the Pentecost (50th day after Easter) commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles. The service is celebrated with an all-night Vigil on the eve of the feast day and the Divine Liturgy on the day of the feast itself.

EVENTS IN LEFKOSIA (NICOSIA) 18th Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival The Festival is coorganised by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Theatre, in collaboration with the Embassies and the Cultural Centres of the participating countries.

PERFORMANCES: MON, 1 JUNE 2015

Yossi Berg and Oded Graf Dance Theater (Israel) Project: «4Men, Alice, Bach and the Deer» Choreography: Yossi Berg & Oded Graf SUN, 7 JUNE 2015

ROOTLESSROOT (Greece ) W Memorabilia (Phaedra’s Laboratory) (2014) The piece by Linta Kapetanea and Jozef Frucek deals with womanhood through the notion of the suffering body and the archetypal, dark, tragic heroines: Phaedra, Medea and Pasiphae. The main axis of their artistic practice is the exploration of human emotion; the secret desires expressed through the body.

TUE, 9 JUNE 2015

HURyCAN (Spain) Je te haime (2013) The awarded performance by Arthur Bernard Bazin and Candelaria Antelo (Huesca International Theatre & Dance Fair - Feria Internacional de Teatro y Danza de Huesca, 2013). A work that questions our limits and essential communication through movement.

Venue: Dance House Nicosia SUN, 21 JUNE 2015

BIRD WATCHING IN CYPRUS Birdlife Cyprus arranges bird watching trips regularly. Organised by Birdlife Cyprus. For further information please contact tel. 22455072 or 99059541, www.birdlifecyprus.org

Cie Twain Physical Dance (Italy) Projects: Lei e Trancredi, denounce di corpi parlanti " Choreography: Loredana Parrella SUN, 28 JUNE 2015

Group: Julia Brendle in collaboration with Mario Kon / mind, Title: Within & Between Group: Fotis Nikolaou, Title: Inland Group: Intangible Forces - Battle Dimitriadou Lindahl Title: Portal 2

June 2015 Group: Milena Ugren Koula Title: Happiness Venue: Pallas Theatre (Pafos Gate within the Venetian walls of old Nicosia city) Time: 20:30 Entrance: €5 │General entry for all festival performances (Lefkosia & Lemesos): € 20 Free for students and professional dancers Free shuttle buses: Lemesos - Lefkosia & return: 1/6 & 21/6 Information │Reservations: T. 77777745, rialto.com.cy ONGOING till TUE, 2 JUN 2015

ART EXHIBITION

“Memories from Assisi” An exhibition of works of art by Konstantinos Zannetos. Through an artistic narrative with mystical tendencies and nostalgic moods, Konstantinos Zannetos delves into his personal recognizable and idiosyncratic study of the figure in space and time. The allegorical characters chosen this time by the artist permeate the enigmatic medieval period. Darkness turns into light, creating thus an enigma of impressions.

The exhibition challenges the viewer with sincere emotions.

Venue: Centre of Visual Arts & Research (CVAR) (285 Ermou Str., CY-1017, T. +357 22300999, cvar.severis.org) Visiting Hours: Mon-Sat 09:30-16:30 & Fri 9:30-20:00, closed on Sundays Entrance: €5 │ Free for children & students, Group rates offered.

TUE, 2 JUNE 2015

15th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival - Piano Recital with Vadym Kholodenko It is the most important annual classical music event on the island with an international reputation for its quality concerts and magnificent settings. The Gold Medallist of the Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, in 2013, praised for his powerful, exhilarating performances which show “the guts of a true super-artist”, Kholodenko will perform works by

Liszt, Brahms, Balakirev, Medtner and Vladislava Buchko.

Venue: The Shoe Factory (304, Ermou str., CY1017, T. +357 22663871) Time: 20:30 Entrance: € 15/10, on-line tickets: www.pharosartsfoundation.org THU, 4 JUNE 2015 FILM SCREENING

A Crush on German Short Films Within the framework of the 7th X-Dream Festival ARTos Foundation in collaboration with the Goethe Institut in Cyprus present the successful German-French collaborative project of the AG Kurzfilm – German Short Film Association, German Films, the Goethe-Institut Lyon, the festival management in Clermont-Ferrand, and the Kurz Film Agentur Hamburg with 8 outstanding short films - ranging from bizarre and exciting to warm-hearted and hilarious stories selected from more than 430 German short film entries at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival.

Venue: ARTos Foundation (64, Ay. Omologiton Ave, CY1080, artosfoundation.org) Time: 21:00 Entrance: Free THU, 4 & WED, 10 JUNE 2015 THEATRE

“Caterina Cornaro” The interactive play is based on the life of the last queen of Cyprus. In cooperation with the theatre company Alpha Square. Sponsors: Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture and Zambartas Wineries.

Venue: Centre of Visual Arts & Research (CVAR) (285, Ermou Str., CY-1017, cvar.severis.org) Time: 19:00 Information │Reservations: T. +357 22300999 MON, 8 JUNE 2015 CONCERT

Trio Levante Trio Levante – Petros Kouloumis, Pavlos Michaelides, Pantelis Ionas - pay an exceptional 3

June 2015 and special Tribute to the Asia Minor Composers Panayiotis Tountas, Demetrios Semsis 'Salonikios' and Giannis Dragatsis ‘Ogdontakis', who laid the foundations for the evolution of urban folk music.

Venue: ARTos Foundation (64, Ay. Omologiton Ave, CY1080, artosfoundation.org) Time: 21:00 Entrance: €10 FRI, 12 JUNE 2015 LECTURE

«Read a Painting» Art Historian Dr. Rita Severis will present and analyse a painting from the collection. The audience will learn how to understand a work of art: what it says, what to look for, how to evaluate its contents, what can be learned from it, how it can best be enjoyed!

Venue: Centre of Visual Arts & Research (CVAR) (285 Ermou Str., CY-1017, T. +357 22300999, cvar.severis.org) Time: 18:30 – 19:30 Entrance: Free FRI, 12 JUNE 2015

Cherry Festival A unique occasion to visit these picturesque villages located in an idyllic setting in a green valley, on high mountains, surrounded by steep slopes. Come and join in the fun of picking fresh cherries from the trees, Cypriot Music and dances. Experience a representation of a Cypriot traditional wedding and the gastronomy of traditional food!

Venue: Campos tis Tsakistras village Participation Fee: €15 / 12 for -12yrs Information│Reservations: T. +357 99657037 WED, 17 JUN 2015 FILM SCREENING

Home for the Weekend (Germany 2012; 88’) Director: Hans-Christian Schmidt.

A family that seems fine on the surface, an extended weekend in the summer – afterwards, nothing will ever be as it was. Günter and Gitte live in a grand house out in the country and are looking forward to their son Marko’s visit, who is bringing along their grandson Zowie from Berlin.

Everything seems orderly and secure – until Gitte, who has been suffering from depression for many years, claims she has recovered and has stopped taking her medication. The other family members see this as a threat to their interests, the façade of the apparently happy family crumbles, and Grandma disappears. German with Greek subtitles.

Venue: Goethe-Institut Nicosia (21, Markou Drakou str., UN buffer zone - next to Ledra Palas Hotel, T. +357 22674608, goethe.de/cyprus) Time: 21:00 Entrance: Free WED, 17 JUN 2015 FILM SCREENING

Emil and the Detectives (Germany 2000/1; 88’) Director: Franziska Buch; Modern new version of the famous novel by Erich Kästner. On his way to Berlin from a small Baltic town, twelve-year-old Emil Tischbein is robbed by a petty thief. Upon arrival in Berlin, he follows the thief and soon finds support from a gang of kids led by young Pony Hütchen who organizes further help. The thief is finally overwhelmed by an enormous crowd of children. German with Greek subtitles.

Venue: Goethe-Institut Nicosia (21, Markou Drakou str., UN buffer zone - next to Ledra Palas Hotel, T. +357 22674608, goethe.de/cyprus) Time: 21:00 Entrance: Free ONGOING till THU, 18 JUN 2015

ART EXHIBITION

Aes Cyprium (Copper) connects and Cures Cyprus is also the island of copper; mining the aes cyprium, the "Ore of Cyprus", has a history dating back many centuries ago. Copper always fascinated the German artist Angela B. Clement.

Her quest for the traces of copper lead her to Skouriotissa and inspired her to pictures, sculptures and pieces of art pointing out the healing effect of copper.

Venue: Goethe-Institut Nicosia (21, Markou Drakou str., UN buffer zone - next to Ledra Palas Hotel, T. +357 22674608, goethe.de/cyprus) Visiting Hours: Mon – Fri 12:00 – 19:00 Entrance: Free 4

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3 Cyprus International Performance Art Festival - “Intending Humorously” The Cyprus International Performance Art Festival (CIPAF) is a thematic festival with its 3rd edition focusing on humor. This year the festival is entitled "intending humorously", and looks on how performance artists use humor and its varieties in their work. It also introduces the programs “Space for New” for the support of newcomer performance artists and “Performance Art Occasion” where a special guest from the field of performance art creates a special occasion for the audience. For further information: T. +357 99650113, cipafestival.com FRI, 19 JUNE 2015

Pre-opening event - Performance Art Jukebox Venue: Goethe Institute (21, Markou Drakou str., CY-1513, goethe.de/cyprus) Time: 20:30 – 23:00 (audience arrival at 20:00) Entrance: Free SAT, 20 & SUN, 21 JUNE 2015

Live Performances Time: 20:30 – 23:00 (audience arrival at 20:00) Exhibition & Screenings Time: 18:00 – 24:00 Venue: ARTos Foundation (64, Ay. Omoloyites Ave, CY1080, artosfoundation.org) Entrance: Free TUE, 23 - THU, 25 JUNE 2015

Workshop Venue: ΟΝΕΚ Youth Hostel (30-32, Chrysaliniotissa Str., CY-1017) Entrance: €10 for one day, €15 festival pass / for students & unemployed: €7 for one day, €10 festival pass.

15th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival Takoushis – Karapatakis Project Featuring Zacharias Spyridakis A concert launching their album, Colours of Another Sky, which aspires to expand the musicians’ lyricism and unfold their expression into new areas of interaction. While their music is developed based on the fundamentals of jazz improvisation and individual self-expression, their original ideas and compositions are inspired by the Mediterranean music tradition, and consequently, new dynamics are formed by the co-existence of the piano, the fretless bass and the lyra.

Venue: The Shoe Factory (304 Ermou str., CY1017, T. +357 22663871) Time: 20:30 Entrance: € 15/10, on-line tickets: www.pharosartsfoundation.org MON, 22 JUNE – FRI, 3 JULY 2015

Summer Kids University Collaboration for City-Zen-Ship: A “Space Odyssey” via exploration, philosophy, anthropology, collaboration and social innovation

aims to promote the knowledge and experience that help to create strong personalities and creative and critical thinkers, with free will and confidence through a specially designed programme where children have the opportunity to develop both of their brain hemispheres: the creative hemisphere and the logical hemisphere, as to be able to envision and materialize their dreams through creative expression, scientific knowledge as well as the strengthening of selfconfidence. Registrations & information: T. +357 99611159 or 22445455.

Venue: ARTos Foundation (64, Ay. Omologiton Ave, CY1080, artosfoundation.org) SUN, 28 JUN 2015 SCIENCE FAIR

Solar Car Challenge 2015 "Be inspired by the Sun"! The Cyprus Institute in co-operation with the Municipality of Nicosia is organizing the Solar Car Challenge 2015. The 5

June 2015 participants will design, build, manage and race custom-made solar powered vehicles. This year's race will take place in Lefkosia’s city center. For further information T. +357 22208702, www.cyi.ac.cy ONGOING till SUN, 28 JUN 2015

EXHIBITION

“From Fruitopia to the Island of Fireworks. An Amazing journey to the magical worlds of Eugene Trivizas” An exhibition of the G. Gounaropoulos Museum dedicated to Eugene Trivizas, enriched with works by Cypriot artists. There will be parallel activities for children, as well as lectures.

Venue: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (8690, Faneromenis str. within the old city, T. +357 22128157, www.bocff.org) Visiting hours: Mon-Sun 10:00-19:00 Entrance: Free ONGOING till TUE, 30 JUN 2015

EXHIBITION

“Cyprus Banknotes. Environment History - Folk Art” The exhibition presents a selection of landmarks from 1914, which marked the first issue of a Cypriot banknote by the British, to 1955. It goes on to explore more extensively the iconography of the series of banknotes of the Republic of Cyprus issued from 1961 to 1997, pivoting around the environment, History and Folk Art of Cyprus. The aim is to open up routes connecting the iconography of banknotes of the Republic of Cyprus to items from the Collections of the Cultural Foundation, namely the Ethnographic Collection, the Numismatic Collection, the Map Collection, the Collection of Manuscripts and rare Rare Books, and the Collection of old Engravings, Photographs and Watercolours.

Venue: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation (8690, Faneromenis str. within the Venetian walls of old Nicosia city) Visiting hours: 10:00-19:00 (Mon-Sun) Entrance: Free For further information please contact T. +357 22128157, www.bocff.org

ONGOING till SUN, 30 AUG 2015

EXHIBITION

“Printed Scarves and the last scarf maker” The traditional female costume of Cyprus has always been complemented by two scarves worn tied around the head and waist. The stamped scarves (kerchiefs), made by special craftsmen known as mandilárides, replaced earlier ones which were hand-embroidered with coloured silk threads and goldwork, yet retained the beauty of the floral designs with the use of wooden stamps.

Venue: Leventis Museum (15-17 Hippocrates Str., 1500 Laiki Yitonia) Visiting Hours: Tue – Sun 10:00 – 16:30 Entrance: Free For futher information T. +357 22661475, leventismuseum.org.cy ONGOING till MON, 5 OCT 2015

EXHIBITION

CREATIVE VISIONS – Anastasios G. Leventis & West Africa Few people can truly change the world around them; this exhibition traces A. G. Leventis’ path to success, a nation’s struggle for freedom and a group of artists’ transition to modernism. From Ghana to Nigeria, from colonialism to independence – a journey in the footsteps of Anastasios G. Leventis, through art, photography and much more; traditional fabrics were borrowed from Anthony Griffiths, the former Curator of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the British Museum in London and the Curator of the Textiles Department of the British Museum, Jude Rudoe. The works of Nigerian modern artists came from the Leventis and David family collections. A catalogue of the exhibition is available, special tours and educational programs are offered.

Venue: A. G. Leventis Gallery (5, Anastasios G. Leventis Str. (ex Leonidou), CY-1097, T. +357 22668838, www.leventisgallery.org Visiting hours: Everyday (except Tue) 10:00-17:00, Wed 10:00-22:00

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June 2015 ONGOING till MON, 30 NOV 2015

EVERY MONDAY & THURSDAY

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXHIBITION

LEFKOSIA (NICOSIA) WALKS Get to know the capital by walking The Lefkosia Municipality established a series of thematic walking tours to present various aspects of the old city as well as the city outside the walls.

Lefkosia, a city with 5,000 yearlong history, has much to offer. By walking, one gets a better feel for a place and its yearlong atmosphere, past and present, and a better understanding of its continual cultural development.

NEA PAPHOS: 50 YEARS OF POLISH EXCAVATIONS, 1965-2015 The exhibition, which is organized by the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus and the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology (University of Warsaw) presents to the public, for the first time, a large part of the results of half a century of archaeological investigations of the Polish archaeological mission in the city of Paphos. The exhibition at the Cyprus Museum includes finds from the luxurious villas and from public buildings, such as vessels, coins, sculpture and figurines.

The exhibition’s highlight is the armed Aphrodite (Hoplismene), a unique example of this type in Cyprus. In a specially designed room, the marvelous mosaics, which adorn the floors of Nea Paphos’ ancient villas, is projected.

Venue: Cyprus Museum (1, Mouseiou str., CY1097, mcw.gov.cy/da) Visiting Hours: Tue – Fri 08:00–16:00, Sat 09:00-16:00, Sun 10:00-13:00 Entrance: €4,50 HORSE RACES Organised by the Nicosia Horse Race Club. For further information please contact the Nicosia Race Club T. +357 22782727.

OPEN AIR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKETS EVERY WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY: “OCHI”

Square within the Venetian walls of old Nicosia city.

EVERY FRIDAY: Industrial area of Strovolos Municipality (near the traffic lights).

EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY

FLEA MARKET OF NICOSIA The first indoor flea market in Lefkosia (Nicosia) where one can find new and used books, toys, art crafts, furniture, electronics, appliances, clothes, household items, collectibles and antiques, as well as a coffee shop.

Venue: Flea Market (2, Ioanni Koromia Str., CY1028 Kaimakli, T. +357 22432478) Time: 09:00-20:00

EVERY MONDAY

Pallouriotissa & Kaimakli: The Past Restored Guided walking & bus tour.

The Walking Tour leads you to the most noteworthy sights in ‘Pallouriotisa’ and ‘Kaimakli’, two old villages at the outskirts of the Venetian Walls. As Lefkosia grew and expanded these villages gradually became historic districts of the city.

EVERY THURSDAY

Discover the old Nicosia and its walls Guided walking tour.

Lefkosia, the only divided capital in the world, dates back to the Bronze Age. In antiquity and in early Christian times it was known as Ledra. It has been the capital of Cyprus since the Late Byzantine period (11th century). The Lusignans transformed it into a splendid city, with royal palaces and churches. The city centre, the old “Chora”, surrounded by 16th century Venetian Walls, with museums, old churches and medieval buildings, maintains the leisurely atmosphere of yesteryear.

Language: English Starting point: CTO Information Office in Laiki Geitonia, within the Venetian walls of old Nicosia city (11, Aristokyprou str., CY-1011) Time: 10:00 Cost: Gratis. Offered by the Lefkosia (Nicosia) Municipality and organised in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association.

For further information and bookings please contact T. +357 22674264.

NO Walks held on public holidays.

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June 2015 EVENTS IN LEMESOS (LIMASSOL) 18th CYPRUS CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL The Festival is coorganised by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Rialto Theatre, in collaboration with the Embassies and the Cultural Centres of the participating countries.

PERFORMANCES: TUE, 2 JUNE 2015

Internationaal Danstheater (Holland) Fado-Ritual e Sombras (2014) Choreographer Vasco Wellenkamp has taken as a starting point the roots of fado music, which traditionally expresses the peculiarities of life’s uncertainties: separation, sorrow, love and faith. Coproduced with Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo (Portugal).

FRI, 5 JUNE 2015

ROOTLESSROOT (Greece ) W Memorabilia (Phaedra’s Laboratory) (2014) The piece by Linta Kapetanea and Jozef Frucek deals with womanhood through the notion of the suffering body and the archetypal, dark, tragic heroines: Phaedra, Medea and Pasiphae. The main axis of their artistic practice is the exploration of human emotion; the secret desires expressed through the body.

WED, 10 JUNE 2015

HURyCAN (Spain) Je te haime (2013) The awarded performance by Arthur Bernard Bazin and Candelaria Antelo (Huesca International Theatre & Dance Fair - Feria Internacional de Teatro y Danza de Huesca, 2013). A work that questions our limits and essential communication through movement.

MON, 15 JUNE 2015

Art Of Spectra (Sweden) FRAGMENT (2014) A fragment of a memory, a memory that you do not have full access to. A picture, a sense of an event or dream. Fragments of a life, of a meeting. Fragments by Peter Svenzon is about puberty and lost innocence, crucial meetings and unpleasant experiences.

SAT, 27 JUNE 2015

T42dance Projects (Switzerland) Black Swan (2013) / Another Chopsticks Story (2011) In Black Swan, Misato Inoue unfolds in a playful, but also aesthetic way like a choreografical origami. Another Chopsticks Story is a humorous nod of the choreographers/ dancers Misato Inoue και Félix Duméril to the story of Madame Butterfly, delivered with a large portion of self-irony.

TUE, 30 JUNE 2015

6th Dimension (France) Tell me, what you dance? (2015) I feel good (2010) In the first piece by Séverine Bidaud, three fairytales and three hip-hop dancers who go in search of the pleasure of the game, give up tensions and automation of adulthood to rediscover a joyous spontaneity. In the second piece, six women’s portraits, reflect with tenderness, humour and nostalgia the effects of passing time and old age.

Venue: Rialto Theatre (19, Andrea Drousioti str., CY-3603, T. 77777745, www.rialto.com.cy) Time: 20:30 Entrance: €5 │General entry for all festival performances (Lefkosia & Lemesos): € 20 Free for students and professional dancers Free shuttle buses: Lefkosia - Lemesos & return Information │Reservations: T. 77777745, rialto.com.cy

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June 2015 WED, 3 JUNE 2015 NΤ LIVE

Man & Superman An exhilarating reinvention of Bernard Shaw’s play, with Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List) starring in the role of a rich bachelor who flees to Spain after his wedding. A romantic comedy, an epic fairytale and a fiery philosophical debate. With English & Greek subtitles

Venue: Rialto Theatre (19, Andrea Drousioti str., CY-3603, T. 77777745, www.rialto.com.cy) Time: 20:30 Entrance: €10/ €7 FRI, 5 & SAT, 06 JUNE 2015 CONCERT

Tour de France A wonderful concert dedicated to French composers and the beautiful French music.

Playing with the colors of the unique impressionistic era and the eccentric 20th century era, Savvas Christodoulou (flute), Manolis Neofytou (piano) and guest soloist Theodoros Krasides (flute) will perform selected works from Claude Debussy, Francis Poulenc, Henri Dutilleux, Jacque Ibert amongst other great music masterpieces.

Venue: Château des Arts (Stoa Agora Shopping Centre, 21 Anexartisias str., CY-3036) Time: 20:30 Entrance: €10 SAT, 6 & SUN, 7 JUNE 2015

Cyprus Russian Festival The Cyprus Russian Festival is a great tradition.

Every year thousands of people gather to celebrate the unique relationship between Russia and Cyprus and one of the most spectacular and significant Russian festivals on the whole territory of EU! Almost a thousand of singers and dancers from both countries will perform, among them the popular Russian band Fabrika. Icons, toys, decorations, organic products, cosmetics, sweets, fruit, ice-cream and much more will be in offer.

Contests and competitions will take place, like the “High Heels Race”, the “Paint your Matrioshka” and the open chess game with Vassilis Aristotelous, a champion of Cyprus 2008

and a member of the Chess Federation of Cyprus.

Venue: Lemesos Municipal Gardens (Akti Olympion) For further information & program of events: T. +357 25 590 530, CyprusRussianFestival.com MON, 8 JUNE 2015 THEATRE

Cyprus: Saddened in Greek, wounded in Turkish The Turkish Cypriot Municipal Theatre presents Faize Özdemirciler’s poetry, directed and performed by Yaşar Ersoy. The play refers to the tragic events of the past and the present, focusing on the future. Although she uses a strong language against those who committed the historic crime of the island, her work looks at the future with hope and optimism.

Venue: Rialto Theatre (19, Andrea Drousioti str., CY-3603, T. 77777745, www.rialto.com.cy) Time: 20:00 Entrance: €5 THU, 11 JUNE 2015 CONCERT

Awakenings: Aliki Chrysochou – Yiannis Hadjiloizou Soprano Aliki Chrysochou meets conductor Yiannis Hadjiloizou in the concert Awakenings, performing a repertoire of songs by Sarah McLachlan, Michael Jackson, Coldplay, Edith Piaf, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Manos Hadjidakis ...

Venue: Rialto Theatre (19, Andrea Drousioti str., CY-3603, T. 77777745, www.rialto.com.cy) Time: 20:30 Entrance: €13 / 10 MON, 15 JUNE - SAT, 15 AUG 2015

1st Pottery Workshop in Experimental Archaeology It is both a museum studies and archaeological program that is meant to be both experimental and experiential. After visiting Museums and Archaeological Sites and studying the Bronze Age pottery found in excavations in Cyprus, participants will try to recreate pottery objects by using the same techniques and methods as were 9

June 2015 used back then! For further information and participation applications: Andreas Fasoulides, T. +357 99539705, cyprusancientart.wordpress.com WED, 17 JUNE 2015 CONCERT

Vakia Stavrou Following her successful concerts of last winter in theatres of Paris (Théâtre Lucernaire), Berlin (Volksbuhne Teater), Munich and Cologne, singer and songwriter Vakia Stavrou performs songs from her album «Anemoessa», as well as from an international repertoire (Brazil, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy), accompanied by the warm sound of the instruments and her exceptional directness.

Venue: Rialto Theatre (19, Andrea Drousioti str., CY-3603, T. 77777745, www.rialto.com.cy) Time: 20:30 Entrance: €13 / 10 SUN, 21 JUNE 2015 CONCERT

Eleni Tsaligopoulou & Boğaz Musique A newly formed band and a voice that gracefully travels along the characteristic sounds and emotions of the East, to the intensity and the passion of the West, exceptionally covering the distance that separates traditional from modern music.

Venue: Rialto Theatre (19, Andrea Drousioti str., CY-3603, T. 77777745, www.rialto.com.cy) Time: 20:30 Entrance: €16 / 13 FRI, 26 – SUN, 28 JUNE 2015 THEATRE

Shakespeare at Kourion “The Merry Wives of Windsor” This summer Shakespeare at Kourion brings to the stage Shakespeare’s magical comedy ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ with the irrepressible and naughty knight Sir John Falstaff attempting to woo two rich ‘Merry Wives’. Directed by St.John Coombes this rarely performed comedy, thought to have been commissioned personally

by Queen Elizabeth I who wanted to see the fat

knight in love, is a hilarious romp of sexual battles, peevish jealousies, silly dialects, young love and ‘sit-com’ farce. Performed at one of the most spectacular archaeological sites on the island; Kourion.

Venue: Kourion Amphitheatre Time: 20:00 Entrance: €15 / 5 for children Information: T. +357 99990535 │Tickets: SBA Hives, Kyriakou Bookshops, Friends’ Hospice Shops and at Curium at the Gate or email boxoffice@shakespeareatcurium.com ONGOING till TUE, 30 JUN 2015

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXHIBITION

“From the Storage Rooms … selected finds from the storage rooms of the Archaeological Museum of Lemesos District” The most important and attractive areas of a museum are its storage rooms. All sorts of archaeological finds are transported, sorted and studied there. It is a lively and dynamic, but at the same time silent and unseen world. Old and new finds, which for various reasons remain “forgotten”, wait for their turn to be exhibited and receive love and admiration from the public.

Venue: Archaeological Museum of the Lemesos (corner of Vyronos and Anastasi Sioukri str., CY3401, T. +357 25305157, www.mcw.gov.cy/da Visiting Hours: Mon – Fri 08:00 – 16:00 Entrance: €2,50 SAT, 13 JUNE 2015

OPEN AIR CREATIVE MARKET An art crafts market by independent artists and creative people. Organised by the “The City of Handcraft” (Politexnies). For further information please contact T. 99073100.

Venue: Medieval Castle Square Time: 9:00-18:00

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June 2015 EVERY MONDAY

LEMESOS (LIMASSOL) WALK A stroll in Neapolis, Nemesos, Limassol….Lemesos See the best of Lemesos city; get to know the historical centre of Lemesos by walking through its narrow streets which visually “narrate” its long history. Monuments of the past, traditional workshops, unique architectural features, the bustling life of the old market and traditional shops all reflect the city´s atmosphere, the main element of this tour.

Language: English Starting point: CTO Information Office (142 Agiou Andreou Str.) Time: 10:00 Cost: Gratis. Offered by the Lemesos (Limassol) Municipality and organised in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association.

Booking in advance is necessary.

For further information and bookings please call T. +357 25362756.

NO Walks held on public holidays.

EVENTS IN LARNAKA SAT, 6 JUNE 2015

15th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival │ Erdmann – Rohrer Quartet The Festival has established itself as the most important annual classical music event on the island, and has gained an international reputation for its quality concerts and magnificent settings.

The Pharos Arts Foundation in collaboration with the Goethe Institut Zypern and the Institut Francais Chypre and supported by the Deutschfranzösischer Kulturfonds jointly present the fascinating Erdmann-Rohrer Quartet, comprising four of the most renowned jazz performers of our time: saxophonist Daniel Erdmann, cellist Vincent Courtois, guitarist Frank Möbus and drummer Samuel Rohrer. Daniel Erdmann and Samuel Rohrer stir fresh air into jazz music-making. Their jazz essentially questions the soloistic principle: in this music no soloist takes the focus, everything is focused on composition and form, expressed through the sound of the Quartet.

Venue: The Olive Grove, Delikipos village Time: 20:30 Entrance: €15/10 Concessions & members of the Pharos Arts Foundation.

Information & Tickets: T. +357 22663871, www.pharosartsfoundation.org SUN, 7 & MON, 8 JUNE 2015

61st International Short Film Festival Oberhausen In the course of more than five decades, the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen has become one of the world's most respected film events - a place where filmmakers and artists ranging from Roman Polanski to Cate Shortland, from George Lucas to Pipilotti Rist have presented their first films.

Oberhausen has managed to instigate various political and aesthetical developments, for instance through the Oberhausen Manifesto, perhaps the most important group document in the history of German film. Two screening programs will take

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June 2015 place in collaboration with the Larnaka Cinema Society.

In English and German with English subtitles.

Venue: Pierides Museum (4, Zinonos Kitieos, CY-6023, T. +357 24814555) Time: 20:30 Entrance: Free TUE, 16 – ΜΟΝ, 22 JUNE 2015

10th European Universities Beach Volleyball Championship Organised by the European University Sports Association (EUSA) and The Cyprus University Sports Federation. For further Information: beachvolleyball2015.eusa.eu/ TUE, 23 – TUE, 30 JUNE 2015 SPORTS - DIVING

Zenobia Week The Zenobia – now one of the top 10 wreck dive sites worldwide – was a Swedish roll-on-roll-off ferry, fully loaded with 104 trailers and trucks when she sunk on her maiden voyage to Cyprus in 1980, at a depth of 42 meters and 1.5 km off Larnaka’s fishing harbour. The wreck of The Zenobia is now lying on her port side and has become a protected artificial reef, with a unique marine life in and around it that makes it an absolute must dive site for all serious divers visiting Cyprus. During the Zenobia Week a lot of activities and events are organised; free cruises to the wreck with glass bottom boats, discounted diving sessions, an underwater video competition, free underwater scooters demonstration, SUP downwinder, a mass dive, a conference and a Photography & painting exhibition. For a full program and more information please contact T. +357 24657070 or 24656949, zenobiaweek.com.

LARNAKA CITY CRUISERS (BIKING TOURS) Tourists and locals alike can view the sights of Larnaka from a different angle by renting a ‘City Cruiser’ biking tour. The special passenger bikes - which look a little like buggy carts with pedals are already popular in other European destinations where riders (with very strong legs!) cycle with their passengers in the back enjoying the sights. The bikes are an environmentally

friendly way to travel as they use a solar-powered battery, meet all European safety standards and are operated by trained riders who know first-aid.

They are also suitable for people with disabilities.

There are three tours on offer: The City Centre Tour (with all its shops), The Arts and Culture Tour (workshops and galleries of Larnaka), and a Historical Tour around the Town (museums, churches and ancient monuments).

Cost: €12 (45 - 50 minutes) per bike (for two persons) with rider.

For further information contact T. 70005960 or info@mycitycruisers.com, www.larnakaregion.com

EVERY WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY

LARNAKA WALKS Larnaka; birthplace of the philosopher Zeno, founder of the Stoic School, and second home of Saint Lazarus who was ordained as the first Bishop of Kition after his resurrection. For the lovers of long walks this is a fascinating insight into the history, culture, traditions, and architecture of this sea--front city.

EVERY WEDNESDAY LARNAKA-PAST AND PRESENT

This walk covers the history of Larnaka and its development by focusing on the role that the sea had throughout the centuries.

Language: English Starting point: CTO Information Office (Vasileos Pavlou Square, T. +357 24654322) Time: 10:00 EVERY FRIDAY SCALA - ITS CRAFTSMEN

Scala is the area that surrounds Larnaka Fort and Agios Lazaros Church. The aim of this walk is to explore the area and visit the Handicraft Workshops created by young ceramic artists most of who are inspired by ancient Cypriot art.

The Walk goes through picturesque streets of the Turkish sector of Larnaka, where visitors have the chance to see traditional white washed houses, houses with kiosks and the present use of this residential area.

Starting point: Larnaka Fort (in front of the entrance of the Medieval Museum).

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June 2015 Time: 10:00 Cost: Gratis. Offered by the Larnaka Municipality and organised in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association.

Booking in advance is necessary.

For further information and bookings please contact T. +357 24654322.

Walks are held on public holidays.

EVENTS IN PAFOS FRI, 5 JUNE 2015

61st International Short Film Festival Oberhausen In the course of more than five decades, the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen has become as a catalyst and a showcase for contemporary developments, a forum for what are often heated discussions, a discoverer of new trends and talent, and not least as one of the most important short film institutions anywhere in the world. Program: Artist Film & Video 2014 and German MuVi Award 2014.

Venue: Cultural Centre "Technopolis 20" (18, Nikolaou Nikolaidi Ave., CY-8010, T. 70002420, technopolis20.com) Time: 19:00 Entrance: €5 or €8 for both screenings SUN, 7 JUNE 2015 CONCERT

AL DI MEOLA – Elysium Unplugged 2015 Tour With a 40-year international career that continues to influence the world of guitar, jazz and Latin music, Pafos2017 Open Air Factory proudly presents a true “World Traveller” Al Di Meola in a programme that unites the past with the present, technique with emotions and connects his own compositions with songs from the Beatles and tangos of Piazolla.

Venue: Pafos Ancient Odeon Time: 20:30 Entrance: €18 / €15 for students, soldiers, unemployed, pensioners, the disabled.

FRI, 12 JUNE 2015

Four-hands piano recital A classical music evening with Ivelina Ruseva and Jenie Demireva. Programme to include: W.A. Mozart: Sonata D major, G. Bizet: Carmen potpourri for piano 4 hands by E. Kraus, J. Brahms: 6 Hungarian dances, F. Schubert: Fantasy in F minor op.103.

Venue: Cultural Centre "Technopolis 20" (18, Nikolaou Nikolaidi Ave., CY-8010, technopolis20.com) 13

June 2015 Time: 20:30 Entrance: €10 │ Reservations: T. 70002420 SAT, 13 JUNE 2015 CONCERT

Travelling Stage – Diadromes #1 "ATHIVOLES" Songs, ballads, Mediterranean and Greek music with parts from Erotokritos merge into a composition by Lefteris Aeropoulos with movement and dialogue under the title Athivoles.

Arranged by the Music Department of Serres (Greece) and Paphos. Alexandra Karathanasi: song, storytelling, percussion and piano. Myrto Aeropoulos: voice, percussion and piano.

Constantia Kassapi, Dimitris Naziridis, Lily Afeidou and Lina Chatziagapiou: narrative song, Eftychia Charalambous: dance and design.

Lefteris Aeropoulos: Conductor, song, piano and laoutokithara.

Venue: Kato Vrisi Geroskipou Time: 20:30 Entrance: Free FRI, 19 JUNE 2015 CONCERT

Travelling Stage 2 – Diadromes #2 MANU RIVIERE Linking Continents, Bridging Cultures is the motto of Pafos2017 and the band Manu Rivière from France presents melodies from ballads to French Rock enticing listeners with evocative and surprising sounds. Guitar and vocals: Emmanuel Rivière, Drums and Vocals: Vincent Gaertner.

Bass and Vocals: Thomas Layeillon, Singers: Audrey Marchand and Léonor Michaëlla Bolcatto.

In collaboration with the French Cultural Centre.

Venue: Pafos Medieval Castle Amphitheatre Time: 20:30 Entrance: Free FRI, 19 JUNE 2015

Classical Music Concert A Classical Music Concert with the musicians Tina Chester (soprano), Doros Zesimos (cello) and Natalia Lezedova (piano). The programme will include: F. Schubert, P. Mascagni, N. Rota, C. Saint-Saëns, G. Puccini, W. A. Mozart, G.

Verdi, E. Elgar, G. Bizet, G. Faure and C. Gounod.

Venue: Cultural Centre "Technopolis 20" (18, Nikolaou Nikolaidi Ave., CY-8010, technopolis20.com) Time: 20:30 Entrance: €10 │ Reservations: T. 70002420 WED, 24 JUNE – WED, 1 JULY 2015

3 The Soul Let's get ready to RUMBLE, because it will be Men vs Ladies and The Soul DJs vs Rock FM DJs for the Lighthouse Beach Volleyball Championship and Bailey Elite 5-a-Side Beac Football Tournament. Dance along the sandy shore and party way after the sun goes down.

Trevor Bailey and Brian Norman will be flying over Soul Loving Party-goers from the UK to the sunny resort of Pafos for six days of friendly partying for people over 30. With special guest DJs from the UK and Cyprus, playing 90’s R&B, Soulful House, Soul Classics and Reggae, you know the 3 THE SOUL CYPRUS parties will be as hot as the weather!

Information │Reservations: 3THESOUL.CO.UK FRI, 26 JUNE 2015

Art - song recital "L’or et L’ombre" The Cypriot soprano Zoe Nicolaidou and the pianist Dr. Nicolas Costantinou will present an art-song recital for the lovers of classical music.

Programme to include: Henri Duparc: Chanson Triste, Extase, L'Invitation au Voyage, Ernest Chausson: Les Temps de Lilas, La Cigale, Manuel de Falla: Siete Canciones Populares Españolas, Constantinos Stylianou: L’Or et l’Ombre [pancyprian premiere] Venue: Cultural Centre "Technopolis 20" (18, Nikolaou Nikolaidi Ave., CY-8010, technopolis20.com) Time: 20:30 Entrance: €15 / €10 for LMS members, pensioners, full-time students, soldiers. Free for -15 yrs children │ Reservations:T. 70002420

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June 2015 EVERY WEDNESDAY SPORTS

Wednesday Night Bike Rides Pafos Bike Riders, organize regular night rides.

The goal is to have fun, exercise, familiarize cyclists with urban mobility and to raise awareness among other drivers. A pleasant route of approximately 20 kilometers, aimed at all cyclists and suitable for all types of bikes. Those who want to participate are advised to bring flashlights and a helmet. For further information please call T. +357 99248056.

Starting Point: Paphos Town Hall Square Time: 19:30 – 21:00 Participation: Free EVERY THURSDAY

PAFOS WALK - STROLLING AROUND PAFOS TOWN CENTRE (KTIMA) In an effort to get visitors acquainted with Pafos Town Centre (Ktima), the newest part of the city of Pafos, the Municipality of Pafos offers visitors the unique experience of a stroll in Pafos Town Centre (Ktima) and a peek into the local everyday life. Through historic references, linked with some very important historic periods including the Medieval, Ottoman, British and modern times, one will ‘walk’ into the past and at the same time discover today’s commercial centre of Pafos. The walk lasts about two and a half hours, including a half-hour break for refreshments.

Language: English Starting point: CTO Information Office (8, Agoras Str., CY-8010, T. +357 26932841) Time: 10:00 Cost: Gratis. Offered by the Pafos Municipality and organised in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association.

Booking in advance is necessary NO Walks held on public holidays.

EVENTS IN AMMOCHOSTOS SAT, 20 – TUE, 30 JUNE 2015

4th Annual Lavender Festival Enjoy the lavender gardens in full bloom. Ice tea, liquor and ice-cream all made with lavender!

There will be daily extractions of lavender essential oil, lavender crafts and activities.

Venue: CYHERBIA Botanical Park and Labyrinth (Avgorou – Ormideia Road, T. +357 99915443, cyherbia.com) Opening Hours: 09:30 – 19:00 Entrance: €5 adults (free ice-tea) │€3 +3yrs kids

EVENTS IN TROODOS Weekends: 6 – 7 & 13 - 14 JUNE 2015

Sports and Fun Festival – Platres/Troodos The festival is open to all, young and older people who love adventure and outdoor activities and who want to escape from everyday’s routine; sports competitions, a cross country run, road cycling and mountain bike activities and competitions, exhibitions of traditional and sport products, workshops on Running and mountain bike, games for children and other activities for the whole family. The event takes place in two consecutive weekends, one in Platres village and one in Troodos square. For further information: cyclingcy.com SUN, 7 JUNE 2015

2nd Shepherd’s Fair in Pachna Village The Fair will take place at the Agios Georgios Square in Pachna village with lots of events; Preparation of traditional dairy products, a bazaar with traditional dairy products, presentation of traditional shepherd professions and of the shearing and milking of sheep and goats, exhibitions of traditional local animal breeds and of stock raising tools, Folk music and dance programme by the Cultural Club of Konia (at 17:00). The churches of the village will remain open for visitors.

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June 2015 The Troodos Tourism Board will organise guided excursions from Limassol to Pachna. Buses will depart from the CTO Information Office Germasogeia (Lemesos).

Participation fee: â‚Ź5 Departure time: 15:00 Return time: 20:00 Reservations: T. +357 25323211

Online tickets: Tickethour.com.cy soldoutticketbox.com

NOTE: The Cyprus Tourism Organisation cannot accept responsibility for any changes in any of the events listed above that may occur due to unforeseen factors. Please contact the organisers by phone for confirmation.

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