JANUARY 2020
3/1/2020
The Royal Ballet - Coppélia
Broadcast the masterpiece by the Royal Ballet. A classic return to the Royal Ballet repertory with Ninette de Valois’ charming and funny Coppélia – a story of love, mischief and mechanical dolls. Osbert Lancaster’s design revives a colourful family-friendly tale for the festive season.
Company: The Royal Ballet
Choreography: Ninette de Valois after Lev Ivanov and Enrico Cecchetti
Music: Léo Delibes
Scenario: Charles Nuitter and Arthur Saint-Léon
Designer: Osbert Lancaster
Lighting designer: John B. Read
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Swanilda: Marianela Nuñez
Franz: Vadim Muntagirov
Dr Coppélius: Gary Avis
Concert Master: Sergey Levitin
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
4 & 5/1/2020
André Rieu 70 YEARS YOUNG
André Rieu celebrated a landmark birthday and invited cinema audiences all over the world to his party! 70 YEARS YOUNG is André Rieu’s ultimate concert, featuring musical highlights chosen by the maestro himself from his illustrious career.
This unique commemorative celebration will take you on an unbelievable journey around the world to André Rieu’s most amazing concert locations.
7/1/2020
Trap for a Single Man
DIONYSOS THEATRE
(115’)
The fascinating psychological thriller by Robert Thomas, directed by Christos Yiangou, pivots around a man who believes he has lost his wife, but everything shows he is in danger of losing his mind too.
Tranlation: Antonis Doriadis
Set Design / costumes: Lakis Genethlis
Music: Antonis Antoniou
Lighting designer: Carolina Spyrou
Actors: Antonis Kleathous, Loukaw Zikos, Athos Antoniou, Efrosini Koutsouveri, Christos Yiagkou, Christodoulos Martas, Yiola Klitou.
8/1/2020
YIORGALLETOI – 80 YEARS OF HISTORY
(105’)
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth and the Municipality of Limassol honored the eightieth anniversary of this family of musicians.
The event features the Giorgalletoi Serenaders with all their soloists and a large orchestra.
9/1/2020
Photograph 51
ALPHA SQUARE
(95’)
Anna Ziegler’s award-winning play, translated by Anthi Zachariadou and directed by Andreas Araouzos, apply emotion and humour to sketch out the portrait of Rosalind Franklin, one of the greatest female scientists of the 20th c., and her passionate aim to figure out the double-stranded DNA molecule.
Director: Andreas Araouzos
Translation: Anthi Zachariadou
Set Design / costumes: Elena Katsouri
Lighting Design: Vasilis Petinaris
Music: Giorgos Kolias
Actors: Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Andreas Tselepos, Fotis Apostolidis, Panos Makris, Herodotos Miltiadous, Yiannis Karaoulis.
11/1/2020
Wozzeck
The MET Live in HD
(92’)
Alban Berg’s expressionist masterpiece is one of the foremost plays of the 20th c., celebrated for its excellent score and emotional stirring. Alban Berg composed the opera based on Georg Büchner’s play, in the course and aftermath of World War.
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Production: William Kentridge
Co-Director: Luc De Wit
Projection Designer: Catherine Meyburgh
Set Designer: Sabine Theunissen
Costume Designer: Greta Goiris
Lighting Designer: Urs Schönebaum
Live in hd director: Gary Halvorson
Live in hd host: Eric Owens
Marie: Elza van den Heever
Margret: Tamara Mumford
Drum-Major: Christopher Ventris
Captain: Gerhard Siegel
Andres: Andrew Staples
Wozzeck: Peter Mattei
Dοctor: Christian Van Horn
With Greek and English subtitles
15/1/2020
Parasite
BONG JOON-HΟ
S. Korea, 2019,132’
Bong Joon-Hο’s critically acclaimed film (winner of the Palme d’ Or at this year’s Cannes Festival) is an excellent blend of black comedy, satire and thriller. The film tells the story of two families of different social and financial backgrounds that “coexist” in the luxurious mansion of the wealthy family in an exceptionally improbable manner.
Director: Bong Joon-Hο
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-Shik, Park So-dam
18/1/2020
The girl who insists
THOC
STAGE 018
(75’)
A tender family play about love, dreams, life’s challenges and, above all, the perseverance that leads to success.
Directed by: Marina Vronti
Sets / costumes: Giorgos Giannou
Choreography: Chloe Melidou
Music / lyrics: Telemachos Tsardakas, Dionysis Bastas
Actors: Dimitris Antoniou, Savvina Georgiou, Giorgos Evagorou, Stelios Kallistratis, Polyxeni Savva, Myrsini Christodoulou.
21/1/2020
King Lear
NT LIVE
(200’) 12+
Broadcast of Shakespeare’s compelling drama about the King who rejects those who love him. Ian McKellen breathes life into a deeply humane King Lear with his moving portrayal of the inescapable fate of every man nearing the end of his life.
King Lear Ian McKellen
Supernumeraries Charlie Bentley, Leon Finnan, Jamal Franklin, Sonny Poon Tip, Sam Purkis
Regan Kirsty Bushell
Gentleman Informer / Old Man Richard Clews
Edmund James Corrigan
Kent Sinéad Cusack
Curan / Doctor John Hastings
Albany Anthony Howell
Fool Lloyd Hutchinson
Burgundy / Lear’s Knight / Monsieur La Far Jake Mann
Oswald Michael Matus
Goneril Claire Price
Cornwall Daniel Rabin
King of France / British Captain Caleb Roberts
Albany’s Man Scott Sparrow
Edgar Luke Thompson
Cordelia Anita-Joy Uwajeh
Gloucester Danny Webb
Ensemble James Millard, Johanne Murdock, Jessica Murrain, John Vernon
22/1/2020
Life Changing ideas
INSPIRATIONAL TALKS
(75’)
Life Changing Ideas, the University of Nicosia’s groundbreaking series of talks, brings together award-winning keynote speakers from the field of management. Jamie Anderson, Professor of Strategy at Antwerp Management School, Belgium, and INSEAD, France, will discuss “Creative Thinking for a Digital World”. Anderson, named by the Financial Times as a guru of management, is known for the energy and passion he brings to the stage.
25/1/2020
Stamatis Kraounakis + Spira Spira
Kiss me…. At Rialto
(150’)
Total recall of the entertainment myth. The most fascinating and successful popular music concert, unconditionally loved by everyone by Stamatis Kraounakis and his band.
Stamatis Kraounakis: voice, piano,
Dimitris Andreadis: keys
Christos Gerontidis: voice, cajon
Alexandros Kampourakis: accordion
Sakis Karathanasis: voice, guitar, cajon
Costas Bougiotis: voice, cajon
Vassilis Droumbogiannis: piano
Vaios Prapas: voice, guitars, bouzouki
George Stivanakis: voice, maracas, tambourine
George Tamiolakis: cello
30/1/2020
Beautiful Life
TATIANA STUPAK
(120’)
Accomplished and critically acclaimed pianist Tatiana Stupak performεδ for the first time in Cyprus a gigantic 2-hour programme for solo piano. The event celebrates the launch of the cultural era of the year 2020 with music by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, List and Tchaikovsky.
The concert is a crescendo in the career of Tatiana Stupak, who is recognized as one of the most celebrated and expressive pianists in Cyprus.
FEBRUARY 2020
1/2/2020
Porgy and Bess
The MET Live in HD
(232’)
One of America’s favourite operas returns to the Met for the first time in nearly 30 years. James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row on the Charleston waterfront, vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants.
Conductor: David Robertson
Production: James Robinson
Set Designer: Michael Yeargan
Costume Designer: Catherine Zuber
Lighting Designer: Donald Holder
Projection Designer: Luke Halls
Choreographer: Camille A. Brown
Fight Director: David Leong
Live in HD Director: Gary Halvorson
Live in HD Host: Audra McDonald
Cast
Bess: Angel Blue
Clara: Golda Schultz
Serena: Latonia Moore
Maria: Denyce Graves
Sportin’ Life: Frederick Ballentine
Porgy: Eric Owens
Crown: Alfred Walker
Jake: Donovan Singletar
3/2/2020
VLADIMIR ACADEMIC DRAMA THEATER
(145') 16+
The international programme “Russian Theatre Season in Cyprus” presents the Vladimir Theatre’s production Theatrical Novellas from Russia. The show is put together by the one-act plays Gunina, The Secrets of the Old House and Give me your Hand.
Here is the Breast! based on plays by Chekhov and Mayakovsky respectively.
4/2/2020
All my sons
ARTHUR MILLER
NT Live
(155’) 11+
Broadcast live from the Old Vic in London as part of National Theatre Live, Academy Award winner Sally Field and multi-award winner Bill Pullman star in Miller’s blistering drama. America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story.
Creative Team
Director: Jeremy Herrin
Set and Costume: Max Jones
Lighting: Richard Howell
Sound: Carolyn Downing
Video: Duncan McLean
Casting: Jessica Ronane CDG
Broadcast Team
Director for Screen: Ross MacGibbon
Technical Producer: Christopher C Bretnall
Script Supervisor: Claire Mathias
Lighting Consultant: Bernie Davis
Sound Supervisor: Conrad Fletcher
Cast
Joe Keller: Bill Pullman
Dr Jim Bayliss: Sule Rimi
Frank Lubey: Gunnar Cauthery
Sue Bayliss: Kayla Meikle
Lydia Lubey: Bessie Carter
Chris Keller: Colin Morgan
Bert: Archie Barnes, Hari Coles, Alfie Todd
Kate Keller: Sally Field
Ann Deever: Jenna Coleman
George Deever: Oliver Johnstone
Ensemble
Theo Boyce, Ruth Redman, Russell Wilcox
7/2/2020
Compania Flamenca Filippa
Ponerse Las Pilas
(80’)
Filippa Stylianoude interweaves traditional and experimental flamenco in a show inspired from real life as well as from timeless issues like war, social misfortune and withdrawal as well as emotional suppression, juxtaposed to the hope and love that may rise again from the pain.
Conception / Choreography / Direction: Philippa Stylianoude
Musicians:
Sarray Muñoz Barrul: Singer
Jose Hernandez: Guitar
Rafael Jimenez Silva: percussion / cajon
Dancers:
Norberto Chamizo
Philippa Stylianoude
David Serrano
Xenia Nikolaou
Magda Argyridou
Nicole Giannakas
8/2/2020
Queen of Spades
(80’) 12+
Within the framework of the IV International Theater Festival Five Evenings in Cyprus the performance-monologue of Evgeny Knyazev will take us to St. Petersburg at the time of Pushkin.
We will find ourselves in the company of ladies dressed in magnificent finery and brilliant gentlemen of secular manners.
9/2/2020
The Sleeping Beauty
The ROYAL BALLET
(180’)
A classic of Russian ballet. Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s enchanting score and Marius Petipa’s original choreography beautifully combine with sections created for The Royal Ballet by Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon. This ballet is sure to cast its spell over anyone who sees it.
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Additional choreography: Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell, Christopher Wheeldon
Conductor: Simon Hewett
Production: Monica Mason and Christopher Newton
Additional designs: Peter Farmer
Lighting designer: Mark Jonathan
11/2/2020
Drama Short Film Festival travels to Cyprus
(120’)
Drama Short Film Festival has traveled to Limassol, Nicosia, Larnaca and Paphos with two-day screenings of Greek films that have garnered awards and distinctions.
Organized by: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, Rialto Theater and Drama Short Film Festival. In Collaboration: The Friends of Cinema Society Nicosia, The Larnaka Cinema Society, The Limassol Cine Club and The House of Arts and Literature of Pafos
Under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in Cyprus
Programme First Day for Each Town
Index Nicolas Kolovos 12’
Sleepwalking Melissa Anastasi 19’
Sad Girl WeekendDimitris Tsakaleas & Lida Vartzioti15’
Violent equationAntonis Doussias 5’
Fourth wall (2018)Dimitris Gkotsis 10’
I’am MackenzieArtemis Anastasiadou 20’
ConfessionAndreas Sheittanis 22’
12/2/2020
Drama Short Film Festival travels to Cyprus
(120’)
Drama Short Film Festival has traveled to Limassol, Nicosia, Larnaca and Paphos with two-day screenings of Greek films that have garnered awards and distinctions.
Organized by: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth, Rialto Theater and Drama Short Film Festival. In Collaboration: The Friends of Cinema Society Nicosia, The Larnaka Cinema Society, The Limassol Cine Club and The House of Arts and Literature of Pafos
Under the auspices of the Embassy of Greece in Cyprus
Programme Second Day for Each Town
1. Sable NoireThanasis Trouboukis 20’
2. Fickering souls se alightIakovos Panagopoulos 29’
3. ChopperGiorgos Kapsanakis 10’
4. La Ultima Hija (2018)Evi Karampatsou 21’
5. Pathologies of Everyday LifeAlexandros Papathanasopoulos 11’
6. WStelios Koupetoris 6’
7. The distance between us and the skyVasilis Kekatos9’
15/2/2020
Yiannis Kotsiras CONCERT
(140’)
Yiannis Kotsiras has traveled to Cyprus in the company of exceptional musicians and dear friends with an armful of popular songs and, of course, the newly released “Love or Nothing” (lyrics and music by Giorgos Karademou.) Oldies and recent songs, inspired remakes and authentic “laïká” make up this festive show!
Alexandros Livitsanos: keyboards/arrangement
Heracles Pahides: drums, Yiannis Playianakos: bass
Vangelis Machairas: buzuki
Costas Michalos: guitars
Demetra Boulouzou: vocals/violin
Stratis Karademetrakis/Lambros Bounas: sound editing
16/2/2020
PANNOCHKA ΤHEATRE
B.C. BAKHTYGEREYEV
(100’) 12+
Τhe “Five Evenings in Cyprus” IV International Theater Festival closes with a play by Nina Sadur according to the novella “Viy” by N. Gogol.: The author’s idea is combined with Gogol’s reflections about the nature of love and the beliefs of a modern woman with her own point of view on the meaning of love and its position in life. Pannochka is always silent, but like nature, she turns out everywhere in the most unusual way.
Directed by Svetlana Zharikova.
19/2/2020
Adults in the Room by COSTA-GAVRAS
Greece
(124’)
Based on the recollections of Yanis Varoufakis, the film by Costa-Gavras shows everything that transpired behind closed doors. This is an ancient Greek tragedy set in contemporary times about the Greek people, trapped in colossal debt. Characters are neither good nor bad, but led by the consequences of their own perception of how they should act in this suffocating story of heroes eventually struck apart by discord.
Political memoirs of Yanis Varoufakis.
Director: Costa-Gavras
Writers: Yanis Varoufakis (book), Costa-Gavras (screenplay)
Starring: Christos Loulis, Alexandros Bourdoumis, Ulrich Tukur, Demetres Tarloou, Christos Stergioglou, Georges Corraface etc.
27/2/2020
Irony and Joy
CYPRUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
(70’)
As part of the Beethoven Circle, the CSO’s tribute to the composer’s genius continues with Symphony No. 8, a masterpiece that contains passages which could be construed as musical jokes. This comic aspect joins the other two pieces in the programme, La scala di seta – an operatic farca comica by Rossini and Burlesque by Richard Strauss.
Solist: Andri Hadjiandreou (piano)
Conductor: Jens Georg Bachmann
29/2/2020
Agrippina
The MET Live in HD
(224’)
Handel’s tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient Rome receives its first Met performances, with star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the controlling, power-hungry Agrippina and Harry Bicket conducting.
Sir David McVicar’s production ingeniously reframes the action of this black comedy about the abuse of power to “the present,” where it should loudly resonate. The all-star cast features mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey as Agrippina’s son and future emperor Nero, soprano Brenda Rae as the seductive Poppea, countertenor Iestyn Davies as the ambitious officer Ottone, and bass Matthew Rose as the weary emperor Claudius.
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Agrippina: Joyce DiDonato
Nerone: Kate Lindsey
Ottone: Iestyn Davies
Pallante: Duncan Rock Claudio Matthew Rose
Production: Sir David McVicar
Set and Costume Designer: John Macfarlane
Lighting Designer: Paule Constable
Choreographer: Andrew George
Live in hd Director: Gary Halvorson
Live in hd host: Deborah Voigt Poppea Brenda Rae
MARCH 2020
7 & 8/3/2020
1st Cyprus Choreography Showcase (SXK)
The preparations for the 1st Cyprus Choreography Showcase (SXK) culminate these days. The new event aspires to complete the cycle of institutions concerning to the promotion and development of Contemporary Dance in our country.
The new institution offers to the Cypriot choreographers the opportunity to present their works to artistic directors and organizers of contemporary dance festivals from abroad, and to enhance their efforts for international promotion and possible retraction of their works abroad.
Program Saturday, March 7
11:00 Fotis Nikolaou: Tamata (50’)
19:00 Ariana Markoulidou (bytheway productions): Loitering (40’)
20:00 Alexandra Waierstall: Venus Un/seen (Draft One) 35’
21:00 Andromachi Demetriadou Lindahl (Asomates Dynamis): Mountain (extract) (20’)
Program Sunday March 8
11:00 Panagiotis Tofi: Through me, THEM— (20’)
11:40 Arianna Economou (Echo arts): Sketching a dance-The World of Cyprus with Women (40’)
19:00 Elena Antoniou: WISH (51’)
20:15 Roula Kleovoulou (Chorotheatro Omada Pente): humanland (21’)
SUMMER CINEMA 2020
17/6/2020
Like a cat on a highway
Italy, 2017 (100')
Two diametrically opposed characters are forced to spend time together when their teenage children fall in love. The girl’s wealthy father is an avid supporter of social integration in Rome despite his lack of interest in meeting any of its residents, while the boy’s mother lives in the suburbs of Rome, carries a baseball bat at all times and lives with her two kleptomaniac sisters. A smash-hit comedy that is both hilarious and relevant to our days. Presented as archetypes, the main characters symbolise the entirely opposite social classes of Rome and their moral perspectives.
Directed by: Riccardo Milani
Cast: Antonio Albanese, Sonia Bergamasco, Claudio Amendola, Paola Cortellesi et al.
19/6/2020
Smuggling Hendrix
Cyprus, Germany, Greece, 2018, (93’)
Yiannis’ plans to leave Cyprus are put on hold when his dog, Jimi, runs away and crosses the UN buffer zone that divides the “Greek” from the “Turkish” side of the island. Since animal exchange between the two “sides” is prohibited, Yiannis reluctantly joins forces with a cast of unexpected characters to smuggle him back. This internationally-awarded film that received the Grand Prize of the Tribeca Film Festival, draws inspiration from the bitter reality of divided Cyprus, giving a delightful parable about life’s unpredicted daily troubles.
Cast: Adam Bousdoukos, Faith Al, Vicky Papadopoulou, Ozqur Karandeniz
Director & Screenplay: Marios Piperides
24/6/2020
La Belle Époque
France, 2019, (115’)
Victor and Marianne live in an estranged marriage. He has completely abandoned himself and she has been treating him with contempt. Seeking a way out from his emotionally hostile present, Victor gets a chance to travel back to his own youth, in 1974 at La Belle Époque, the famous French bistro where he first met 20-year-old Marianne, the girl who took his breath away and changed his life for good. A charming and witty French comedy about a man who travels back in time to relive the special moment that transformed his life.
Directed by: Nicolas Bedos
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet, Doria Tillier, Fanny Ardant et al.
26/6/2020
Siege on Liperti Street
Greece, Cyprus 2019, (88’)
Located at the UN border dividing the Greek from the Turkish Cypriot side, the film captures the story of a family living on the verge of poverty and hunger, with the unemployed husband and father, an ex-military, struggling to get by. Confronted with his fragile soul, he has the support of his wife who desperately tries to take care of her old father-in-law and her two young children. In addition to the national and financial crisis, the debt-ridden family is also confronted with the contempt of the public services, which seem to ignore the father’s dismissal from the army due to psychological problems.
A tale of twists combining elements of police, action and social drama genres, “sprinkled” with a good dose of humour. Awarded with five prizes at Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Siege on Liperti Street is having its Cyprus premiere at Rialto’s summer cinema.
Direction: Stavros Pamballis
Actors: Constantine Markoulakis, Daphne Alexander, Akilas Karazisis, Niovi Charalambous
1/7/2020
And Then We Danced
Georgia, Sweden 2019, (105')
A social drama portraying the story of a young dancer who will risk his future in the National Georgian Dance Ensemble when he meets Irakli: the handsome and gifted dancer will awaken forbidden feelings in him and make him confront the conservative society of his country. Set against the graceful rhythms and dances of Georgia, the film premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight of Cannes Film Festival and received multiple awards for its beautiful storytelling, as well as for the outstanding performances of its cast.
Directed by: Levan Akin
Cast: Levan Gelbakhiani, Ana Javakishvili, Bachi Valishvili et al.
10/7/2020
The Brand New Testament!
Belgium, France 2015, (112')
God exists! He lives in Brussels and He's a real scoundrel. A tyrannical force in the lives of the masses, He drinks, smokes and spends his time tormenting humanity. His younger daughter has had enough of her Father's abuse and her lockdown, and she decides to “come down” to earth, and offer people a new way of living: a Brand New Testament. This multi-awarded fantasy dark comedy, that is both hilarious and surreal, was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language.
Directed by: Jaco Van Dormael
Cast: Pili Groyne, Benoît Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve et al.
17/7/2020
Small White Envelopes
Cyprus, 2018, (93’)
Mishellis, a small-time crook in his late thirties, is in an urgent need of money to repay his gambling debts. After a failed wedding robbery attempt he tries a more indirect approach where he impersonates a wedding planner in order to steal the money-stuffed envelopes brought as gifts to the wedding of an upper class family. In the process, he ends up a bit closer to his clients than he originally planned.
Written & Directed by Soteris Christou
Cast: Christodoulos Martas, Antonis Katsaris, Polyxenie Savva, Popi Avraam, Constandinos Lyras, Theodoros Michaelides, Marinos Hatzivasiliou, Marios Mettis, Valentinos Kokkinos
29/7/2020
Invisibles
France, 2018, (102’)
Following a municipal decision, the SDF Homeless Women's Shelter, will close down. Social workers have only three months to reintegrate the women they care for at any cost: with falsification, string-pulling and lies. From now on, everything is allowed. A feel-good comedy making a poignant social commentary with a good dose of humour, in which many of the main characters are played by former homeless women who are not professional actresses.
Directed by: Louis-Julien Petit
Cast: Audrey Lamy, Corinne Masiero, Noemie Lvosky, Deborah Lukumuena Adolpha Van Meerhaeghe, Sarah Suco, Brigitte Sy, Pablo Pauly.
World Music at Rialto Open Air - July 2020
9/7/2020
ENTELEA
Entelea is an experimental project based on the Eastern Mediterranean music having its own unique style and approach. The three renowned musicians, fully conscious of their (aesthetic) limits, they know exactly what they want to present. Their skills, knowledge and experience correspond to structures that have been based on the development of a variety of melodies, with apparent lyricism, but also improvisational freedom. The compositions of Spyridakis, Koutis and Karapatakis are not simple in their conception or form: with Eastern elements, their music is carefully mixed with Western influences, acquiring a broader dimension as it evolves. The three musicians will presented their own compositions, as well as arrangements.
Musicians: Gabriel Karapatakis – Bass Zacharias Spyridakis - Cretan Lyra Giannis Koutis Outi/Kithara
16/7/2020
Odysseas Toumazou Trio Feat. Kouloumis, Philippou
Odysseas Toumazou Trio is a band formed in Cyprus, based on the work of guitarist and composer Odysseas Toumazou. He recently completed the recording of his first studio album titled Ensticto, which has been described as "truly authentic and powerful, with a personal sound in a clear guitar trio".
Odysseas Toumazou is accompanied by Giorgos Koulas on drums and Andreas Rodosthenous on electric bass, as well as Michalis Kouloumis (violin) and Vassilis Filippou (percussions, voice) as guest musicians.
19/7/2020
ERMIS MICHAIL - ELECTRIC WORLD
The “Electric World” features 7 musicians from Cyprus who presented new material by Ermis Michail. This electro-acoustic ensemble, including vocals, two saxophones, trumpet, electric guitar, electric bass and drums, delivers a programme of original compositions, as well as arrangements of folk music from Cyprus, Greece and other neighbouring countries. Having their backgrounds in jazz, the group keeps an open-minded attitude and experiments with different sonic flavours, blending the elements of modern western music and world music. The group approaches the pieces as a vehicle of improvisation combining effect units with acoustic and electric instruments, creating an ambient but energetic vibe with powerful atmospherics.
Musicians: Ermis Michail - electric guitar, compositions Vasiliki Anastasiou - vocals, Charis Ioannou - saxophone, Marios Charalambous - saxophone, Elias Ioannou - trumpet, Andreas Rodosthenous - electric bass, Andreas Stefanou - drums
22/7/2020
RIALTO Residency
The 8th Rialto Residency, which took place in Limassol due to the pandemic, were coordinated by Cypriot saxophonist and clarinettist Giorgos Krasidis, in collaboration with Arte Music Academy, and focused on the influences of world music into jazz and vice versa. The residency aims at unravelling different music traditions such as those of Greece, Cyprus, Africa, New Orleans and Ireland.
Musicians: Simos Tziakouris – tenor saxophone, Alexandros Krasides – alto saxophone, Aris Kyriakides – baritone saxophone, Theodoros Vlachos – guitar, Ariadne Papantoniou – bass, Frangiskos Petrides – drums
24/7/2020
Larva
Larva draws inspiration from Cypriot folk melodies and rhythms merged with Western musical elements. Adopting a new approach that revisits tradition, the band performs its own original compositions with influences from the world and jazz music genres. Larva transforms ideas that emanate from the past into contemporary sounds, in an entirely new format; just like the metamorphosis of larva in nature.
Larva presented some of their own compositions and arrangements of Cypriot Folk songs influenced from world and jazz music. The project aims to express a personal musical identity by transforming ideas that emanate from the past into contemporary sounds, giving a completely new format in their style of music. Marios Menelaou joined the duo as a guest, on electric bass.
Musicians: Vassilis Philippou - piano, percussion, ney, voice, Alexis Kasinos - guitar, Guest: Marios Menelaou - bass
31/7/2020
Monsieur Doumani
The group presented songs from their 3 studio albums, as well as a few songs from their new album.
Multi-award-winning group Monsieur Doumani was formed in 2012, in Nicosia, Cyprus. Coming from different musical backgrounds, but influenced by Cypriot tradition at various levels, the group composes Cypriot songs that draw inspiration from contemporary Cypriot society, as well as from the shaky condition of our era. The original identity of the project was determined by the adaptation of Cypriot traditional pieces, with a special contemporary colour in sound and mood, forming a style distinctively their own. Their live appearances in festivals and venues across the world (WOMAD, WOMEX, Sziget, Rudolstadt, Havana World Music Festival, Sur Jahan-India, Paradiso, MUPA) have been well received by diverse audiences and their music has been presented on radio and TV stations around the world. They received many awards including the "Best group award" - Songlines Music Awards in 2019 and the critics’ award - Andrea Parodi World Music Awards. Monsieur Doumani have released 3 studio albums, which gained them worldwide recognition.
Musicians: Antonis Antoniou - tzouras, vocals, Andreas Skordis - guitar, vocals, Demetris Yiasemides - trombone, flute
SEPTEMBER 2020
4 Man on the Roof - FlashArt @Rialto Open Air
Friday 20:30
Combining live theatre and live streaming, Achim Wieland (director/dramaturge), Marios Ioannou (protagonist/co-dramaturge) and Sakari Laurila (filmmaker) put together an interactive Manifesto that makes Theatre the protagonist, revealing its universal values through its physical, conceptual and spiritual capacities.
In Greek and English, with excerpts in Russian, French, German and other languages. With English subtitles.
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The Chairs - FlashArt @Rialto Open Air
Wednesday 20:30 (60')
The cinematographic version of The Chairs by Eugene Ionesco, set in an uninhabited tower of a deserted island, where the two protagonists live in social isolation for years.
Production/direction: enacttheatre in collaboration with À Vendre
Performers: Marina Makri, Elena Kallinikou
Filming/ Editing: À Vendre
11 In the shadow of the (last) hours
FlashArt @Rialto Open Air - Friday 20:30 (60’)
Α selection of poems, prose and excerpts from the poet’s correspondence. Kariotakis’ words are the protagonist in this piece, condensed “in the shadow of the last hours”, within the imagined time and place of his suicide.
Performed by: Andreas Araouzos
Text selection and direction: Photis Apostolides
Set and costume design: Elena Katsouri
12-13 André Rieu’s Summer Special - Magical Maastricht - Saturday & Sunday 20:30 ( 140’)
The King of the Waltz is back to the cinema to lift everyone’s spirits. No summer is complete without the enchanting waltzes of André Rieu and the incomparable Johann Strauss Orchestra.
For this exclusive cinema concert, the Maestro has selected his most spectacular performances and emotional songs, bringing you the joyous atmosphere of his iconic open-air concerts in Maastricht.
14 Jazzologia Cyprus Big Band
Monday 20:30 (115’)
Jazzologia Cyprus Big Band, art direction by Giorgos Krassides, presents classic compositions for a jazz band, “Latin” pieces, rarer modern compositions by European composers, as well as original jazz adaptations of Cypriot traditional songs by internationally acclaimed Cypriot composer Aris Antoniades.
Part of Kypria International Festival 2020
16 In-poetry FlashArt@Rialto
Wednesday 20:30 (60’)
A musical theatre composition highlighting the milestones of contemporary and classic Greek and Cypriot poetic output.
Three artists, Dimitris Spyrou, Andreas Rodosthenous and Panagiotis Bratakos, write music, tell stories and set up camp in the Forest of the Ever-Whispering Poets, intent on never leaving before sleeping in the arms of Poetry.
18 Η Γυναίκα της Πάτρας
Friday 20:30 (60’)
An exceptional theatrical staging of the life of the whore Panoraia by the poet Yiorgos Chronas, put together through a series of interviews conducted in the 1980s.
Directed by Lena Kitsopoulou.
Cast: Eleni Kokkidou and Pantelis Kalogerakis.
Part of Kypria International Festival 2020
19 Α Tribute to the Poet Nikos Gatsos
FlashArt @Rialto - Saturday 20:30 ( 60’)
Elena Hadjiafxendi interacts with the poet’s work in a musical theatre dialogue with exceptional musicians Michalis Kouloumis, Yiannis Koutis and Andreas Papapetrou.
Through musical improvisation, together they explore the soundscapes and stories sung by Gatsos' poems.
23 Panic Hits the Ministry
Wednesday 20:30 (80’)
The subversive French comedy by Jean Franco - Guillaume Melanie features a barrage of funny and extreme situations, starring love and reversals.
Agis Paikos directs “Estia” theatre group.
Part of Kypria International Festival 2020
24 Not I / Samuel Beckett - FlashArt@Rialto
Thursday 20:30 (30’)
A woman who has lost consciousness wakes up. The sound inside her skull wakes her up. It’s the words that come out of her mouth. Words without a subject. Without a pair of eyes emphasizing the meaning. Without a pair of hands underlying the emotion. The owner's body is absent.
By bUilt-uP aRea theatre group.
Translation/direction/music by Panayiotis Larkou.
Acting by Vasiliki Kypraiou.
30 Chorotheatro Omada Pende
Wednesday 20:30 (40’)
The new work of choreographer and performer Roula Kleovoulou If you do not know where you are going any road can take you there is based on Lewis Carroll’s book Through the Looking Glass.
The choreographer creates an alternative universe with visual installation by Elena Kotasvili, the “soundscape” of Chris Cara, dramaturgy by Chloe Melidou and costume design by Andreas Antoniou.
Press articles
27.09.2020 διάλογος - Εκεί όπου η φαντασία μπλέκεται με την πραγματικότητα
27.09.2020 Music.net - Retrospective από τον Jérôme Bel στο πλαίσιο του Open House
23.09.2020 Η Καθημερινή - «Το Δάνειο» του Τζόρντι Γκαλθεράν
23.09.2020 Music.net - Χοροθέατρο Ομάδα Πέντε @Θέατρο Ριάλτο
20.09.2020 Η Καθημερινή - Το «Όχι Εγώ» του Μπέκετ στο Θέατρο Ριάλτο
17.09.2020 Η Καθημερινή - Έλενα Χατζηαυξέντη - Μ’ ένα τραγούδι του δρόμου αφιέρωμα στον ποιητή Νίκο Γκάτσο
10.09.2020 Παράθυρο - FlashArt@Rialto: Υπο-ποίηση της Ομάδας Βιταμίνα
09.09.2020 Wize Guide- Τα ΚΥΠΡΙΑ στο Θέατρο Ριάλτο τον Σεπτέμβριο
02.09.2020 Η Καθημερινή - «Άνθρωπος στη Στέγη» από τη SRSLYyours Ensemble
02.09.2020 Cyprus Mail - Rialto reopens with a Man on the Roof
OCTOBER 2020
4 Retrospective Jérôme Bel Open House Festival
18+sun 11:00 (85 ’)
For his twentieth piece, instead of creating a new choreographic production, Jérôme Bel casts a subjective eye over his previous work. Drawing inspiration from his own video archive, he creates a new work by selecting twenty choreographies to bring out his central preoccupations (body, language, culture, power, vulnerability…), by focusing on the issue of linkage between dance and politics.
Jérôme Bel is one of the most acclaimed artists of our times and this digital composition possibly gives answers to the eternal question: “What is Dance?”
Co-organised by the Rialto Theatre and Dance House Lemeso
10-16 Ιnternational Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2020
sat-fri 20:30
Α long list of fiction, documentary, experimental and animation short films from across the globe will be screened at this 10th International Short Film Festival of Cyprus. Through this large selection of films, directed by Cypriot and international filmmakers, the Festival offers to the local audience the opportunity to enjoy the best of international short film cinema.
The ISFFC, which is part of the European Film Academy’s network of accredited festivals, also presents parallel events and programmes curated by Artistic Directors Ioakim Mylonas and Alexia Roider.
Organised by: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth of Cyprus & Rialto Theatre
With English and Greek subtitles
18 On Stage
Arcadian Child / Delirium Elephants
sun 20:30 (90’)
The Rialto Theatre continues the series of on-stage performances, inviting two alternative music bands in an almost personal encounter with the audience.
Dark and transcendental, Arcadian Child are immersed in instinctive existential fractures, delivering an electrifying amalgam of rock music, intensity and catharsis, starting from the oriental sounds of the East and ending up to the psych melodies of the West
Delirium Elephants present a dynamic fusion of indie rock and psychedelic tunes from the 70s, with clear pop references that add colour to their sound. Multifaceted and eccentric, they are influenced by the cultural decadence of their era. Delirium Elephants are driven by the multilayered indie sound, with their lyrics reflecting their intense social concerns.
22-23 Natassa Bofiliou Monologue
thu – fri 20:30
Natassa Bofiliou, one of the most prominent representatives of the modern Greek music scene and one of the greatest singers of her generation, presents a unique concert for Cyprus, curated by Themis Karamouratidis and Gerasimos Evangelatos.
In this cosmopolitan concert that presents their greatest hits, covers of well-known songs from the international music repertoire, as well as their own newly released pieces, the introvert West encounters the extrovert Mediterranean region. With her passionate performance, Natassa Bofiliou will impress even the most demanding audience.
Natassa Bofiliou, Themis Karamouratidis: instrumentation, Gerasimos Evangelatos: programme curator
Musicians: Themis Karamouratidis – piano, Aris Zervas – cello, Yiorgos Bouldis – double bass, Lambis Kountouroyiannis – guitars, Stephanos Sakellariou – drums, Sound: Yiannis Paxevanis, Antonis Zachopoulos.
24 Emperor (Beethoven 5) / Martino Tirimo
sat 20:30 ( 65’)
The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to a vastly celebrated giant of classical music, Ludwig van Beethoven, with one of his most celebrated works, the Fifth Piano Concerto.
To interpret this truly grandiose work, we welcome on stage the internationally acclaimed pianist Martino Tirimo. Alongside the concerto, you will hear Saint-Saën’s brilliant Second Symphony, a work full of imagination and youthful energy.
A treat of divine masterpieces, under the firm baton of maestro Charles Olivieri-Munroe.
30 THE NIGHT OF THE AD EATERS!
fri 18:00 (300’)
The chronicler of world advertising, its connoisseur and owner of an incredible collection, which presents more than a million commercials from all over the world, Mr Jean Marie Boursicot presents the world-famous show The Night of the Ad Eaters.
The upcoming autumn is special. The spectators of the Rialto Theatre will be the first to see more than 400 advertising masterpieces: the latest in advertising art, videos featuring world-famous stars, the most scandalous, shocking and exciting videos from all over the world. A new programme is not only showing the best commercials which you will not be able to find in the open sources by yourself: it is a show therapy with a guaranteed positive effect for all guests who are ready to become part of an inspiring and unforgettable event.
This year, the theme of the show will be Halloween.
31 Flight 1702 08 Kosovo - Theatro Tsepis
sat 20:30 ( 65’)
Kosovo’s National Theatre Troupe is asked by the government to prepare a ceremonial play from scratch that will premiere on the historic day of Kosovo’s independence. The order brings the artists face-to-face with their own limits: where is the line between personal life, artistic status and national identity? How much are they prepared to put up with?
With this anti-nationalist drama by Jeton Neziraj, Theatro Tsepis raises questions of human dignity and politics that have long plagued our democratic societies.
Press articles
31.10.2020 Cyprus Mail - 20 years of choreography
31.10.2020 Lemesos Blog - Interview: Το Ριάλτο, φάρος Πολιτισμού στην εποχή της Πανδημίας
30.10.2020 Παράθυρο - Στην τελική ευθεία για την τριήμερη γιορτή του σύγχρονου χορού
29.10.2020 City Free Press - 20η Πλατφόρμα Χορογραφίας Κύπρου
26.10.2020 Cyprus Mail - November at Rialto
25.10.2020 διάλογος - Για κοινωνίες που είναι θύματα πολιτικής διαφθοράς και ανεπάρκειας
22.10.2020 Wize Guide - Νατάσα Μποφίλιου στο Ριάλτο
21.10.2020 Παράθυρο - Ο Νοέμβριος στο Θέατρο Ριάλτο
21.10.2020 Εφημερίδα Λεμεσός - Έρχεται και φέτος η 20η Πλατφόρμα Χορογραφίας Κύπρου στο Ριάλτο
19.10.2020 Η Καθημερινή - Ολοκληρώθηκε με την τελετή βράβευσης την Παρασκευή στο Θέατρο Ριάλτο
17.10.2020 City Free Press - Αυτά είναι τα Βραβεία στο Διεθνές Φεστιβάλ Ταινιών Μικρού Μήκους Κύπρου
16.10.2020 City Free Press - Το 10ο ISFFC ολοκληρώνεται την Παρασκευή (16 Οκτωβρίου) με την τελετή βράβευσης
16.10.2020 Η Καθημερινή - Με 12 έργα καθιερωμένων και νεότερων χορογράφων στο Θέατρο Ριάλτο
16.10.2020 Wize Guide- 20η Πλατφόρμα Χορογραφίας Κύπρου στο Θέατρο Ριάλτο
14.10.2020 Φilenews - Σ.Ο.Κ.: Έργα Μπετόβεν σε «αυτοκρατορικές» συναυλίες με Τιρίμο
13.10.2020 Εφημερίδα Λεμεσός - Η Νατάσσα Μποφίλιου έρχεται για δύο συναυλίες στο Ριάλτο
11.10.2020 διάλογος - Αυγή Λίλλη: Έγινε αφορμή για να δω μια άγνωστη «παράσταση» μιας γνωστής ιστορίας
10.10.2020 Music.net - Λουδοβίκος των Ανωγείων “Η Υποκλοπή μιας Συνομιλίας” στο Θέατρο Ριάλτο
09.10.2020 Παράθυρο - Arcadian Child και Delirium Elephants στο Θέατρο Ριάλτο
06.10.2020 Wize Guide- Arcadian Child και Delirium Elephants στο Ριάλτο
NOVEMBER 2020
1 Flight 1702 08 Kosovo - Theatro Tsepis
sun 18:00 - 20:30 ( 65’)
Kosovo’s National Theatre Troupe is asked by the government to prepare a ceremonial play from scratch that will premiere on the historic day of Kosovo’s independence. With this anti-nationalist drama by Jeton Neziraj, Theatro Tsepis raises questions of human dignity and politics.
Costume and set design: Thelma Kasoulidou
Lighting design: Vasilis Petinaris
Music and movement: Dimitris Spyrou
Cast (in alphabetical order): Varsia Adamou, Yiannis Ioannou, Andreas Nicolaides, Miranda Nychidou, Athina Savva, Konstantinos Tsiolis.
In Greek
6-7-8 Cyprus Choreography Platform 2020
fri-sun 20:00
Twelve choreographers present their most recent work in this 20th edition of the Choreography Platform, focusing on upcoming contemporary choreographers. With works by: Viky Kalla, Alexandra Waierstall, Melina Sofokleous, Fotis Nicolaou, Lia Haraki, Maria Kasapi, Ivy Hadjivasiliou, Panayiotis Tofi, Andria Michaelidou, Julia Brendle, Harry Koushos, Milena Ugren Koulas.
Organised by the Cultural Services of the MoECSY and the Rialto Theatre. With the collaboration of Dance House Lemesos and Limassol Municipality.
11 Lara WEEKS OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE*
wed 20:00 (Germany 2019, 98’)
It is Lara's 60th birthday, and this very evening, her son will be giving his debut solo piano recital. His musical career has always been his mother’s sole focus. But Lara is not welcome to his debut performance. Even if Lara engages, everything gets out of control.
Director: Jan-Ole Gerster
In German with Greek and English subtitles.
Οrganised by the Embassies of Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Goethe Institut in Cyprus
Press articles
30.11.2020 Παράθυρο - Ο Δεκέμβριος στο Θέατρο Ριάλτο
30.11.2020 Η Καθημερινή - Τα κλειστά θέατρα και η αναμονή
30.11.2020 Wize Guide - Τι θα παρακολουθήσουμε τον Δεκέμβριο στο Θέατρο Ριάλτο!
30.11.2020 CHECK IN - Το Θέατρο Ριάλτο ανακοίνωσε το πρόγραμμα του Δεκέμβρη
17.11.2020 Εφημερίδα Λεμεσός - Ριάλτο: Αναβάλλονται οι προγραμματισμένες παραστάσεις μέχρι τέλος του μήνα λόγω της πανδημίας
17.11.2020 City Free Press - Ανακοίνωση για υποβολή ταινιών στο φεστιβάλ Κινηματογραφικές Μέρες
10.11.2020 Η Καθημερινή - Πραγματοποιήθηκε η 20η Πλατφόρμα Χορογραφίας Κύπρου, βραβείο νέου χορογράφου
10.11.2020 Wize Guide - Επιτυχημένη η 20η Πλατφορμα Χορογραφίας Κύπρου
6.11.2020 All About Limassol - Cyprus Choreography Platform @ Rialto Theater
4.11.2020 διάλογος - Οι νέοι Χορογράφοι στην Πλατφόρμα Χορογραφίας: Άντρια Μιχαηλίδου
4.11.2020 διάλογος - Οι νέοι Χορογράφοι στην Πλατφόρμα Χορογραφίας: Ήβη Χατζηβασιλείου
4.11.2020 διάλογος - Οι νέοι Χορογράφοι στην Πλατφόρμα Χορογραφίας: Μαρία Κασάπη
4.11.2020 διάλογος - Οι νέοι Χορογράφοι στην Πλατφόρμα Χορογραφίας: Βίκυ Κάλλα
4.11.2020 Wize Guide - 20η Πλατφόρμα Χορογραφίας Κύπρου στο Θέατρο Ριάλτο
2.11.2020 Φilenews - Αλεξάνδρα Βάγιερσταλλ: Δεν γλιτώνει κανείς από την επανεκτίμηση
DECEMBER 2020
4 The Whales of August
SATIRIKO THEATRE
fri 18:30 (100’)
Bringing together on stage five acclaimed Cypriot actors, David Berry’s The Whales of August directed by Nikos Karageorgos and translated by Fotis Fotiou, pays tribute to life and love that lasts eternally and defeats time.
Human relationships are at the forefront of Berry’s play, portraying characters that are forced to deal with the passing of time and to find out their own form of resistance.
5 Trigonopsaroulis by Theatro Tsepis (ages 4-7)
sat 17:00 ( 45’)
Life in the fascinating underwater world where beautiful creatures live, ressembles more or less our own earthly life. Trigonopsaroulis, a triangle-shaped fish that differs from all other sea creatures, was born to light up the murky waters of the undersea world. Invented by Greek writer Vagelis Iliopoulos and presented on stage by Theatro Tsepis, Trigonopsaroulis shows us the way to diversity, love for all people, self-respect, forgiveness and acceptance.
Directed: Marios Theocharous
Costume and set design: Thelma Kasoulidou
Music & Movement: Dimitris Spyrou
Lighting design: Vasilis Petinaris
Production manager: Afroditi Ntziourou
Cast (in alphabetical order): Varsia Adamou, Lida Karayianni, Afroditi Ntziourou & Elena Panayi.
18-19 7th Cyprus Jazz and World Music Showcase
Live Streaming
Fri-Sat 18:30
Organised by the Cultural Services of the MoECSY, the Cyprus Music Information Centre and the Rialto Theatre, the 7th Jazz and World Music Showcase presents the very best of Cypriot contemporary music.
The Showcase also hosts presentations, jam sessions and meetings with guests from the international music industry.
Press articles
7.12.2020 Cyprus Mail - Sounds of the theatre
4.12.2020 Wize Guide - Θαλάσσιο τείχος Simon Stephens στο Ριάλτο
4.12.2020 Wize Guide - «Λάμπρος» στο Ριάλτο
3.12.2020 Music.net - Πάμε και πάλι Θέατρο! «Μήνας Θεάτρου» ο Δεκέμβριος στο Ριάλτο
3.12.2020 Lemesos Blog - «Μήνας Θεάτρου» ο Δεκέμβριος στο Ριάλτο
2.12.2020 Cyprus Mail - Packed agenda at Rialto this month
1.12.2020 Music.net - Θέατρο Ριάλτο – Πρόγραμμα Δεκεμβρίου