June 2010 BIRD WATCHING IN CYPRUS Birdlife Cyprus arranges bird watching trips regularly. Organised by the Birdlife Cyprus. For further information please contact 22455072, 99059541. Web-site: www.birdlifecyprus.org
EVENTS IN LEFKOSIA (NICOSIA) WED, 14 APR – SUN, 27 JUN PAINTING EXHIBITION An exhibition of paintings by the famous Greek artist Giannis Tsarouhis 1910 – 1989. Organised by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Centre in collaboration with the “GIannis Tsarouhis” Foundation and “Benaki” Museum. Venue: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Centre. Visiting hours: 10:00-21:00. For further information please contact 800 00 800. MON, 10 MAY – SUN, 6 JUN ART EXHIBITION “Art-Genius-War-City, urbanism and military architecture in Italy”. An art exhibition organized within the occasion of the Italian Cultural Month. Organised by the Nicosia Leventis Municipal Museum in co-operation with the Italian Embassy. Venue: The Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia. Visiting Hours: 10:00-16:30. (Closed on Mondays). For further information please contact 22661475.
THU, 13 MAY – FRI, 2 JUL ART EXHIBITION
An exhibition and presentation of the publication of “Famagusta 1940 - 1950: Photographic Memories” by Andreas Soteriou. Organised by the Marfin Laiki Bank Cultural Centre. Venue: Marfin Laiki Bank Cultural Centre, Corner of Makarios III ave., and Bouboulinas street, 3rd floor. Visiting hours: Monday to Friday 09:0014:00, 17:00-20:00 (14/5 – 4/6) and 09:00 –14:00 (7/6 – 2/7). For further information please contact 22718601 / 2 / 3. TUE, 1 JUN – TUE, 30 NOV EXHIBITION- CYPRUS AND ITALY IN THE AGE OF BYZANTIUM An exhibition of icons, sacred lyrics and other examples of Byzantine art from the collection of the Byzantine Museum of Cyprus and other private collections. Organized within the occasion of the Italian Cultural Month.Organised by the Byzantine Museum of the Archbishop Makarios III Foundation in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Italian Embassy. Venue: Byzantine Museum. Visiting hours: 09:00-13:00, 14:00 – 16:30 (Monday to Friday) and 09:00 – 13:00 (Saturday). For further information please contact 22430008 22691290. SAT, 19 JUN SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE A competition challenging teams to design, build, manage and race solar-powered vehicles. Local and international teams participating. Organised by the Cyprus Institute in collaboration with the Research Promotion Foundation. Venue: Daytona Race Track, Tseri village. Time: 08:30 – 18:30. 1
June 2010 For further information please contact 22208700. WEBSITE: , www.cyi.ac.cy,
SUN, 20 - MON 21 JUN JAZZ FESTIVAL 2010 A jazz festival with local and foreign groups. Organised by the Aglantzia Municipality. Venue: Old Aglantzia Square Time: 21:00 Free Entrance. For further information please contact 22336363. WEBSITE: www.aglantzia.org.cy FRI, 21 MAY – MON, 12 JUL 13TH CULTURAL FESTIVAL UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS FRI, 21 MAY “Erotocritos” by Vincenzo Cornaro. – Theatrical Workshop of the University of Cyprus. SUN, 23 MAY European Youth Jazz Dialogues with HGM Jazz Orchestra and Epilogi Choir. TUE, 25 MAY Theatre - “The Ballad of the Bridge” FRI, 4 AND SAT, 5 JUN “The Good Dragon of Hong Kong” with ETHAL Theatre. WED, 9 JUN IF – Based on Euripide’s “Iphigenia at Aulis” with Mitos Performing Arts Center. TUE, 15 JUN Solo Violin Recital, Violin A Capella. With Naiara Castillejo. WED, 16 JUN Aristophanes Lysistrata by Costas Montis. Theatrical workshop. WED, 23 AND THU, 24 JUN The Circle of Life, Agioi Omologites Cultural Workshop. WED, 30 JUN
From the Lore of the Sweet Land of Cyprus. THU, 8 JUL How do you still a heart that finds no solace – People and places in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East.. FRI, 9 JUL “Romiosyni” by Vasilis Michaelides. Theatrical workshop of the University of Cyprus. MON, 12 JUL Sympnoia – Takoushis Karapatakis Quartet. WED, 14 JUL The Garden of RIla – Martha Mavroidi. Venue: “Axiothea” Mansion. Time: 20:30 for all performances For further information please contact 22894532 / 5. FRI 25 JUN CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT Chamber music concert with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. The programme includes works by C.M Von Weber, J. Brahms and A. Dvorak. Soloist: Wolfgang Schroeder. Conductor: Mark Kadin. Organised by Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. Venue: Strovolos Municipal Theatre Time: 20:30 Entrance: €12, €7. For further information please contact 22463144. WEBSITE: www.eyso.org.cy FRI, 25 - SAT 26 JUN NICOSIA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2010 A jazz festival with local and foreign groups. Organised by the “Syndesmos Katastimatarxon Stasikratous”. Venue: Stasikratous street. Time: 21:00 Entrance: €15 2
June 2010 For further information please contact 22765865.
LEFKOSIA (NICOSIA) WALKS Get to know the capital by walking Within the framework of wider efforts to get foreign visitors better acquainted with the old city within the walls, the Lefkosia (Nicosia) Municipality from 1987 established a series of thematic walking tours. These tours have been reorganised to present various new aspects of the old city as well as the city outside the walls. A city like Lefkosia (Nicosia) with its 5000 yearlong history has much to offer. By walking, one gets a better feel for a place and its yearlong atmosphere, then and now, and a better understanding of its continual cultural development. This is the philosophy upon which these walking tours of Lefkosia (Nicosia) are based. Every Monday Chrysaliniotissa and Kaimakli: The Past Restored Guided bus and walking tour. Starting point: CTO Information Office in Laiki Geitonia at 10:00. Free participation. Every Thursday Guided walking tour of old Lefkosia Starting point: CTO Information Office in Laiki Geitonia at 10:00. Free participation. Every Friday Lefkosia (Nicosia) - Outside the Walls Guided bus and walking tour. Starting point: CTO Information Office in Laiki Geitonia at 10:00. Free participation. Organised by the Tourist Guides Association in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation. For further information on the walks please contact 22 674 264.
HORSE RACES Organised by the Nicosia Horse Race Club. For further information contact the Nicosia Race Club tel. 22782727. OPEN AIR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKETS Every Wednesday - “OCHI” Square (Lefkosia within the walls) Every Friday - Strovolos Municipality (Industrial area, traffic lights). Every Saturday - Lefkosia Old Municipal Square - (Lefkosia within the walls). Organised by the Nicosia Municipality.
EVENTS IN LEMESOS (LIMASSOL) TUE, 18 MAY – SUN, 27 JUN ART EXHIBITION 110 YEARS OF OUR HISTORY An art exhibition which develops the history of Cyprus. Organised by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Centre. Venue: Theatre ENA, B’ Municipal Market of Limassol. Visiting hours : 10:00-13 :00, 17 :0021 :00 (Monday to Friday), 10 :00-21 :00 (Saturday and Sunday). For further information please contact 800 00 800. TUE, 1 JUN CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT “Music for All”. Community outreach programme with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. The programme includes works by Bach, Mozart, Rossini, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Brahms and Hadjiloizou. 3
June 2010 Conductor: Yiannis Hadjiloizou. Buses will be available for the performance to and from Kourion. Organised by the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. Venue: Kourion Ancient Theatre. Time: 20:30 Free Entrance For further information please contact 22463144, 25323211. WEBSITE: www.eyso.org.cy WED, 2 – MON, 28 JUN 13TH EUROPEAN DANCE FESTIVAL WED, 2 – Greece presents the Rootlessroot company in Unknown Negative Activity, choreographed by Linta Kapetanea and Jozef Frucek (65’) FRI, 4 – Germany presents the DIN A 13 company in Patterns Beyond Traces, choreographed by Gerda König (63') THU, 10 - Croatia presents the Cie Marmot company in Trisolistice choreographed by Irma Omerzo (32') SUN, 13 – Finland presents Susannas Leinonen company in the work And the Line Begins to Blur choreographed by Susanna Leinonen( 30') WED, 16 – Switzerland presents the Cie Gilles Jobin company in Black Swans choreographed by Gilles Jobin (55') SAT, 19 – Spain presents Thomas Noone Dance Company in the works Tort and Chaos Quartet choreographed by Thomas Noone, Roni Haver, Guy Weizman (60’) MON, 21 – Austria presents the company Dans.Kias in Segret Sight: Dossier choreographed by Saskia Holbling (50’) WED, 23 – Italy presents the Zappala Danza Company in Instrument 1 scorpine - l' invisibile - choreographed by Roberto Zappala (60’) MON, 28 – France presents Centre Choreographique National de Rochelle in
the play Duar, choreographed by Kader Attou (60') Organised by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Embassies of the participating countries and the Rialto Theatre. Venue: Rialto Theatre. Time: 20:30 Entrance: €5,00. For all the performances € 20. Free admittance for students and dance professionals. For further information please contact 77777745, 25343900. WED, 30 JUN CONTEMPORARY DANCE “Threads” by The students of Limassol Municipal Dance Centre and the senior principal dancers of the English National Ballet Erina Takahashi and Dmitri Gruzdyev present an extract of the classical ballet Paquita. Music: Ludwig Minkus. Choreography: Marius Petipa. Staged by Lambros Lambrou. Music by Andre Gagnon, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Goran Bregovic and Simon and Garfunkel Dancer: Nicole Constantinou. Organised by the Rialto Theatre. Venue: Rialto Theatre. Entrance. € 20, €15 Time: 20:30 For further information please contact 77777745, 25343900. WED, 9 JUN MUSIC CONCERT - JOSE CARRERAS “Meditarranean Passion”. A music concert with Jose Carreras (tenor), Rebeca Olivera (soprano). Music Direction: Miquel Ortega. With the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. Organised by the Limassol Tourism Company. Venue: Limassol Municipal Gardens Theatre. 4
June 2010 Time: 20:30 For further information please contact 25878744., 7000 9303
the bustling life of the old market and traditional shops all reflect the city´s atmoshpere, the main element of this tour.
FRI, 18 - SUN, 20 JUN SHAKESPEARE AT KOURION THEATRE (in English) This year’s play is “The Merchant of Venice”. Organised by the Performing Arts for Cyprus Charities Society. Venue: Kourion Theatre Time : 20 :00 Entrance: €20, €10 students For further information please contact 99427572, 99990535.
Starting point: CTO Information Office. Spyrou Araouzou 115A. Time: 10:00. Free guiding and participation. Tel: 25362756. Organised by the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation.
SUN, 20 JUN MUSIC PERFORMANCE With the Northern Band of the Royal Signals. Organised by the ABF the Soldiers' Charity . Venue: Pissouri village Amphitheatre. Time: 18:30 Entrance: €10 For further information please contact 99632119, 26432329. EMAIL: abftickets@gmail.com
LIMASSOL WALK Every Monday. A stroll in Neapolis, Nemesos, Limassol….Lemesos See the best of Lemesos in a Walking Tour organised by the Municipality of Lemesos in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association. The tour aims to giving you the opportunity to 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,
EVENTS IN TROODOS SUN, 30 MAY – FRI, 10 SEP EXHIBITION “Parfum De Chypre – Ancient Mediterranean Fragrances”. An exhibition organized within the occasion of the Italian Cultural Month. Organised by the Italian Embassy in co-operation with the F. Lazarou Investments, Dante Alighieri, Troodos Regional Tourist Board, Casale Panayiotis Traditional village and CNR. Venue: Conference Centre of Oikia Lavrentiou, Kalopanayiotis village. For further information please contact 99250405.
. SUN, 27 JUN 1ST OLYMPUS ECO-TRAIL A 14 km run race through Artemis trail and Atalanta trail up to Olympus. Organised by the DromeA Racing in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence, the Forestry Department and the Embassy of France. Start and Finishing point: Troodos Square. For further information please contact 96326352, 22585557.
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June 2010 EVENTS IN LARNAKA WED, 2 JUN PIANO RECITAL Piano recital by Kyriakos Souroullas and Yagmur Olmez on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Greek Ladies Lyceum of Famagusta . Organised by the Greek Ladies Lyceum of Famagusta (Larnaca). Venue: Larnaka Municipal Theatre Time: 20:30 Free Entrance For further information please contact 22691221, 24654322. SUN, 7 MAR – SUN, 30 NOV SUNDAYS AT LEFKARA SUN, 6, 13, 20 AND 27 JUN The programme includes every Sunday different events among guiding tours, music and dance performances, preparation of traditional local delicacies, Lefkara handicrafts, traditional Cypriot Bazaar of Cypriot products, horse riding and video / film presentation. Organised by the Lefkara Municipality. Venue: Lefkara village Time: morning onwards. For further information please contact 24342422. WEBSITE: www.lefkara.org.cy TUE, 8 JUN GREEK MUSIC CONCERT Concert by the popular Greek singer Alkinoos Ioannidis. Organised by the Roll Out Vision. Venue: Pattichion Municipal Amphitheatre Larnaca Time: 21:00 Entrance: €25
For further information please contact 24657745. WED, 9 JUN CHARITY EVENT Children’s Festival on the occasion of the International Children’s Day Varied entertaining program and activities for children. Organised by the “Manitaroulis” Kindergarten and the Christina A. Apostolou Foundation. Venue: Larnaca Municipal Garden Amphitheatre Of The Christina A. Apostolou Foundation Time: 17:00 Free Entrance. For further information please contact 24657745 TUE, 10 JUN THEATRE Theatre ANTIDOTO Youth Stage presents “Bodytalk” by Andy Rashleigh. Stage director: Eleni Cosma. Organised by the ANTIDOTO Theatre. Venue: Larnaka Municipal Theatre. Time: 19:30 Entrance: €10 and €7 (children up to 18 years old) For further information please contact 24657745. SUN, 13 JUN 1ST GRAFFITI FESTIVAL Organised by the Larnaca Municipality and the Gallery of Modern Art “Afydaton” Venue: N. Laniti Str. 10 (Near Town Hall) Time: 15:00 For further information please contact 24657745 SUN, 20 JUN GREEK MUSIC CONCERT 6
June 2010 Concert with songs by well-known Greek composers with the participation of the Cyprus Police Band and the Vocal Ensemble of the Larnaca Municipality. Performed on the occasion of the World Music Day. Organised by the Larnaka Municipality. Venue: Larnaka Medieval Fort Time: 20:30 Free Entrance For further information please contact 24657745. SUN, 20 JUN TRADITIONAL CYPRIOT DANCES with the dancing School “Karotseris & Cultural Society “Aradippos”. Organised by the Larnaka Municipality. Venue: Larnaka Seafront Stage. Time : 20 :30 For further information please contact 24657745. TUE, 22 JUN TRADITIONAL CYPRIOT DANCES With the “Vasilitzia” dance group. Organised by the Larnaka Municipality Venue: Larnaca Municipal Theatre. Time: 20:00 Entrance: €5 For further information please contact 24657745. WED, 23 JUN MUSIC PERFORMANCE A Music programme with hip hop, rap and R&B, on the occasion of the World Music Day with the Group of Artists “357”. Organised by the Larnaka Municipality Venue: Larnaca Seafront Stage. Time: 19:00 For further information please contact 24657745.
WED, 23 JUN CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT Chamber music concert with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. The programme includes works by C.M Von Weber, J. Brahms and A. Dvorak. Soloist: Wolfgang Schroeder. Conductor: Mark Kadin. Organised by Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. Venue: Larnaka Municipal Theatre. Time: 20:30 Entrance: €12, €7. For further information please contact 22463144. WEBSITE: www.eyso.org.cy
LARNAKA WALKS 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. Starting point: CTO Information Office, Vasileos Pavlou Square. Time 10:00 Free guiding and participation. Tel. 24654322. Every Friday SCALA – ITS CRAFTSMEN Scala is around the area 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 artist 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.
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June 2010 Starting point: Larnaka Fort (Medieval Museum). Time: 10:00. Free guiding and participation. Tel: 24 65 43 22. Offered by the Larnaka Municipality in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation and the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association. Organised by the Cyprus Tourist Guides Association in collaboration with the Cyprus Tourism Organisation.
EVENTS IN PAFOS FRI, 4 JUN “TO APHRODITE” An event which includes poetry, music, chorus from ancient hymns dedicated to the ancient Goddess Aphrodite as well as traditional songs of love with Michalis Tzouganakis and love songs from musicals with the Ten Tenors. Organised by the Geroskipou Municipality and the Kouklia Community Board. Venue: Ierokipia Farmland, Geroskipou. Entrance: €25, €20. For further information please contact 26960857, 26960867. MON, 14 - SUN, 20 JUN 11TH INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CONCERT Organised by the Kato Pafos Cultural Association. Venue: Pafos Castle. Time: 20:00 Entrance: €10. For further information please contact 99632346 TUE, 15 JUN CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT
“Music for All”. Community outreach programme with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. The programme includes works by Bach, Mozart, Rossini, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak, Brahms and Hadjiloizou. Conductor: Yiannis Hadjiloizou. Buses will be available for the performance to and from Ancient Odeon. Organised by the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. Venue: Ancient Odeon. Time: 20:30 Free Entrance. For further information please contact 22463144, 26930521. WEBSITE: www.eyso.org.cy THU, 24 JUN CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT Chamber music concert with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. The programme includes works by C.M Von Weber, J. Brahms and A. Dvorak. Soloist: Wolfgang Schroeder. Conductor: Mark Kadin. Organised by Cyprus Symphony Orchestra. Venue: Markideion Theatre. Time: 20:30 Entrance: €12, €7. For further information please contact 22463144. WEBSITE: www.eyso.org.cy
PAFOS WALK Every Thursday STROLLING AROUND PAFOS TOWN CENTRE (KTIMA) In an effort to get visitors acquainted with Pafos Town Centre (Ktima), which is the newest part of the city of Pafos as opposed to New Pafos, the ancient Hellenistic and Roman Capital of Cyprus, the Municipality of Pafos would like to invite everyone to visit Pafos
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June 2010 Town Centre (Ktima) and get to know this part of Pafos, incorrectly considered as merely a shopping area. The walking tour Strolling around Pafos Town Centre (Ktima) aims to provide an overall picture of Pafos and how Pafos Town Centre evolved and developed from the late Byzantine and Medieval times to what as it was called until recently Κtima. The Pafos Town Centre (Ktima) is associated with the local everyday life of the population. For the Pafians though, Pafos Town Centre (Ktima) has so much more to it…. Through historic references, linked with some very important historic phases including Medieval, Ottoman, British and modern times; one will ‘walk’ into the past but will also get better acquainted with the commercial centre of Pafos. The walk is led by a licensed CTO qualified guide. It lasts about two and a half hours, including a half-hour break for refreshments.
Starting point: CTO Information Office, 3 Gladstonos Str. Time 10:00.
EVENTS IN AGIA NAPA TUE, 1 JUN 16TH CHILDRENS FESTIVAL Children activities and celebration. Venue: Agia Napa Square. Time: 17:00 – 21:00 For further information please contact 23816307. SUN, 13 AND 20 JUN JAZZ ETHNIC FESTIVAL Organised by the Agia Napa Municipality in collaboration with the “Thalassa Municipal Museum”. Venue: “Thalassa” Municipal Museum. Time: 21:00
For further information please contact 23816307. SUN, 27 JUN TRADITIONAL CYPRIOT DANCES With the «Nea Genia» Cultural Association. Venue: Agia Napa Seferis Square. Time: 21:00 For further information please contact 23816307.
USEFUL TELEPHONES Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture 22800933 Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation 22128157 Cyprus Theatrical Organisation 22492900 Nicosia Municipal Theatre 77772717 Pallas Theatre 22 410181 Strovolos Municipal Theatre 22313010 Lemesos Patticheion Municipal Theatre 25343341 Larnaka Patticheion Theatre 24629300 Larnaka Town Hall Theatre 24665794 Pafos Markideion Theatre 26932571 Rialto Theatre 25343900 State Gallery of Contemporary Art 22304947 Famagusta Gate 22430877 The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre 22797400 Lefkosia Municipality Cultural Services 23816300 Anastasios Leventis G Foundation 22667706 Pierides Foundation 24651345 Skali Cultural Centre 22336363 Paralimni Municipality 23819212 Agia Napa Municipality 23816307 Polis Chrysochous Municipality 26321321 Pafos Aphrodite festival Ltd 26822218 The Pharos Trust 22663871 Artos Cultural and Research Foundation 22445455 Theatre ENA 22348203 www.cyprus-tickets.com 7000-9303
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. C:\Documents and Settings\skapoulli\My Documents\MON EVE 2010\JUN 2010.doc
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