Eleni Philippou

If you grew up in Cyprus, one particular figure comes to mind when thinking about shadow theatre: Karagiozis. His antics have been entertaining us for decades with songs and tales ...

Theatres and museums are able to open as of Monday as details of what will be staged remain unclear the idea of being in a theatre chair seems slightly closer ...

You’ve heard of yoga, meditation and chakras but have you heard of QiGong? It is an ancient, traditional exercise originating from China to maintain health and fitness, working from ...

The words ‘risk’ and ‘crisis’ sound all too familiar now, even to non-business or finance people. An upcoming online event by Hellenic Bank in association with Global Training and the ...

Do you even remember the last time you went to the theatre or an exhibition? It has probably been a while as cultural institutions have been shut for most of ...

The annual event that celebrates short films will return as the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC) is getting ready for its 11th edition in October. Organisers, the ministry ...

It’s what the A.G. Leventis Gallery always aims to do, engage people with art, and they have continued on the journey since even during lockdown. On February 8 museums ...

A new call for applications has been launched for artists and creatives that looks at the struggles and opportunities industry professionals face. Voices of Culture is the structured dialogue between ...

Beyond its blue waters, clear skies and coffee shops, the island many of us call home can be interpreted in myriad ways depending on which lens you look at it ...

Rhythm, tempo, emotion, passion, all wonderful things produced by music and even more so when you are involved in it somehow. Wanting to bring the delightful world of music closer ...

Aiming to bridge the gap between separating audience and artists and staging cultural events, the Rialto Theatre will operate a series of live streams in February. In these times of ...

It is often said that life’s hardships can be a great inspiration for artistic work that expresses and documents difficult situations. Many of the great painters, writers and creatives ...

While diaries can be intensely private, one shared project aims to bring people together by reflecting on what we are all going through Ah the diary, a teenager’s most ...

The past year has been hard for the cultural world and the artists, with cancelled or postponed events and artists left jobless for months. In many ways, the arts scene ...

With all the cancelled events and online action there is one physical event that is promising us something to look forward to: Kypria International Festival 2021, scheduled to take place in ...

“When the dust settles… we all have a story, a song, a poem, a truth in our hearts we want to articulate to the outside world,” says performing arts association ...

Every January well-liked Nicosia beer and burger joint Moondog’s Bar & Grill organises the Nicosia Whiskey Experience, bringing dozens of select whiskeys for enthusiasts to taste. It is usually ...

The beginning of the new year finds us once again at home. This time around we know more about how to stay entertained and sane while staying in, right? We’...

Acknowledging the need for new skills development in preparation for the job market, Global Shapers Nicosia Hub has joined forces with the Cyprus Youth Board (Onek), the Career Guidance Service, ...

Perhaps there is never an entirely appropriate way to commemorate victims, yet art, be it music, theatre or film, can express some consolation in a way that simple words cannot. ...

Mindfulness. It’s a word we have all heard before, but what does it mean exactly? Is it meditating every day? Is it a mindset or a specific activity? Mindfulness ...

The second edition of Dot.on.the.map Industry Days, organised by the Cyprus Film Days International Festival, the ministry of education and Rialto Theatre, will be held online in ...

Oh Paris – how elegant and charming you are! We don’t need a TV show to tell us that but Netflix’s new hit series certainly makes it easy to ...

Slam poetry is a combination of poetry, the spoken word and performing. Slam poets take to the stage to recite their work, which cannot be longer than three minutes, in ...