This September, locals and tourists can look forward to two months of top quality performances as part of the annual InternationalKypria Festival.
Organised by the Ministry of Education and Culture, a select panel was placed in charge of choosing the very best out of 89 proposals from various local and international companies.
With a final selection of 14 shows to be staged at theatres around Cyprus, the festival is geared towards a wide audience, with a variety of theatre, dance and music performances on the agenda.
Approximately €1.5 million has been spent organising the event in total, with great attention placed on pleasing all tastes.
“There is a plethora of options to choose from,” says Education Minister, Andreas Demetriou. “We have tried to make use of special venues of historic and archaeological importance to stage the events including Aphrodite’s Temple in Kouklia and the Ancient Curium Amphitheatre in Limassol.”
The festival will begin on September 1 at the D’Avila moat in Nicosia with a concert dedicated to the life and works of late Cypriot composer, Marios Tokas. Crowds will get to hear the sounds of the Marios Tokas orchestra along with singing by Greek stars, Giorgos Dalaras and Stelios Dionysiou.
“We have not chosen works directed towards a niche audience but instead aim for the performances to appeal to young and old crowds from all walks of life,” added Demetriou.
“The aim of the festival is to educate and enrich the life of the general public while giving them the chance to see the very best of what is out there without being too extreme in our choices. We have certainly tried to be innovative but we cannot stray too far away from things that appeal to the wider audience.”
Other noteworthy performances coming up as part of Kypria 2008 include a concert by the German star, Ute Lemper, renowned worldwide for her interpretations of Berlin cabaret songs.
Also on the festival agenda is a concert by the New Moscow Opera, a fun tap-dancing show by the acclaimed Australian Tap Dogs group, and a dance performance by the Russian Boris Eifman Ballet Company.
Source: Cyprus Mail
Click here to view the details of all Kypria 2008 Events.
Tickets are for sale at the following locations:
Nicosia
Ticket Center of THOK., Tel 77772717
Limassol
Cash desk at Eirinis Street 158, Tel 25878744
Patticheio Municipal Theatre Limassol, Tel 25343341
Rialto Theatre, Tel 77777745
Larnaca
Municipal Theatre of Larnaca, Tel 24665795
Paphos
Citizens Help and Information Center, Tel 80008181
Also, tickets will be sold at the entrance for each event venue.
Please note that for the event of 1st September 2008 «Tribute to Marios Tokas» entry will be free.
Event Programme:
| Date | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2008 | A Tribute to Marios Tokkas | D’Avilla Moat Nicosia |
| 02/09/2008 | Mature Youngsters Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra |
Strovolos Municipal Theatre |
| 03/09/2008 | The Karamazov Brothers Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg |
Rialto Theatre Limassol |
| 04/09/2008 | The Karamazov Brothers Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg |
Strovolos Municipal Theatre |
| 06/09/2008 | Aphrodite Kyprogenia By Faidros Kavallaris |
Aphrodite’s Temple Kouklia |
| 07/09/2008 | Dein Perry’s Tabdogs | Makarios III Amphitheatre Nicosia |
| 09/09/2008 | Dein Perry’s Tabdogs | Municipal Garden Theatre Limassol |
| 10/09/2008 | Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci The Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow |
Rialto Theatre Limassol |
| 12/09/2008 | Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci The Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow |
Strovolos Municipal Theatre |
| 19/09/2008 | Bacchae National Theatre of Northern Greece |
Makarios III Amphitheatre Nicosia |
| 20/09/2008 | Bacchae National Theatre of Northern Greece |
Makarios III Amphitheatre Nicosia |
| 22/09/2008 | Frogs National Theatre of Greece |
Strovolos Municipal Theatre |
| 24/09/2008 | Frogs National Theatre of Greece |
Kourion Ancient Theatre |
| 26/09/2008 | Angels Over Berlin & Paris Ute Lemper |
Strovolos Municipal Theatre |
| 27/09/2008 | Angels Over Berlin & Paris Ute Lemper |
Rialto Theatre Limassol |
| 30/09/2008 | Soul of the Gypsy The Gypsy Devils & Cyprus Symphony Orchestra |
Strovolos Municipal Theatre |
| 01/10/2008 | Soul of the Gypsy The Gypsy Devils & Cyprus Symphony Orchestra |
Larnaka Municipal Theatre |
| 05/10/2008 | Music & Songs of the Mediterranean 30 Guitars Debrecen, Budapest & Savina Yannatou |
Markideio Municipal Theatre Pafos |
| 06/10/2008 | Music & Songs of the Mediterranean 30 Guitars Debrecen, Budapest & Savina Yannatou |
Strovolos Municipal Theatre |
| 07/10/2008 | Music & Songs of the Mediterranean 30 Guitars Debrecen, Budapest & Savina Yannatou |
Larnaka Municipal Theatre |
| 08/10/2008 | Music & Songs of the Mediterranean 30 Guitars Debrecen, Budapest & Savina Yannatou |
Rialto Theatre Limassol |
| 08/10/2008 | Jazz with the Petsteppers | Ancient Odeon Pafos |
| 09/10/2008 | Jazz with the Petsteppers | Latsia Municipal Theatre |
| 10/10/2008 | Jazz with the Petsteppers | Rialto Theatre Limassol |
| 22/10/2008 | Binari, the Spirit of the Beat Dulsori (Korea) |
Strovolos Municipal Theatre |
| 24/10/2008 | Binari, the Spirit of the Beat Dulsori (Korea) |
Strovolos Municipal Theatre |
| 27/10/2008 | Clytemnestra Martha Graham Dance Company |
Strovolos Municipal Theatre |
| 28/10/2008 | Clytemnestra Martha Graham Dance Company |
Strovolos Municipal Theatre |
