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SUMMARY:Colours of Spring – From Vivaldi to Piazzolla
DESCRIPTION:The High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus in London is delighted to present the Prometheas String Quartet in a vibrant spring concert celebrating musical brilliance across cultures and centuries. \n\n\nΤα “Χρώματα της Άνοιξης” – From Vivaldi to Piazzolla invites audiences on a journey from the luminous freshness of Antonio Vivaldi’s La Primavera to the passionate rhythms of Astor Piazzolla’s Primavera Porteña. The programme brings together works by Mozart\, Brahms\, Dvořák\, Shostakovich\, Elgar\, Manuel de Falla and Leroy Anderson\, alongside music by Cypriot composers Solon Michaelides and Andreas Papapetrou\, proudly placing Cypriot creativity within an international classical repertoire. \n\n\nThis special evening is generously supported by the Xenophon Protopapas Foundation\, whose commitment to promoting Cypriot artistic excellence abroad makes this event possible. \n\n\nThe concert will be followed by a wine reception. \n\n\nThe Prometheas String Quartet \n\n\nThe Prometheas String Quartet is composed of four distinguished Cypriot musicians\, all members or close collaborators of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra\, united by a shared commitment to performance excellence and the promotion of classical and Cypriot repertoire. \n\n\nNikos Pittas – Violin \n\n\nNikos Pittas holds two Diplomas from the Ethnikon Odeion of Cyprus\, an LRSM Certificate\, and Bachelor\, Master and Graduate Performance degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University. A prize-winning violinist\, he has performed extensively across Europe and the United States\, appearing as soloist and orchestral musician with ensembles including the European Union Chamber Orchestra\, Moravian Philharmonic\, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra\, Cyprus Symphony Orchestra and many others. He is currently a principal member of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra and a violin professor at the Cyprus Youth Orchestra. \n\n\nIraklis Mitellas – Violin \n\n\nBorn in Nicosia\, Iraklis Mitellas began violin studies at the age of four and was leader of the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra\, performing also as a soloist. He represented Cyprus in the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra and studied at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz\, Austria\, graduating with a Soloist Diploma in Violin. Since 2009 he has collaborated regularly with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra and serves as a violin instructor at the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra. \n\n\nNikolas Papageorgiou – Viola \n\n\nNikolas Papageorgiou was born in Nicosia and began his musical training at the Ethnikon Odeion before specialising in viola. A former leader of the viola section of the Cyprus Youth Orchestra\, he completed his Master’s degree in Viola Performance at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Since 2009 he has collaborated with the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra and is actively engaged in music education at The English School and public music institutions in Nicosia. \n\n\nMiranda Papaneocleous – Cello \n\n\nMiranda Papaneocleous began cello studies at the age of eight and became principal cellist of the Cyprus State Youth Orchestra at twelve. She pursued further studies in Athens\, earning a degree in Musicology and a Diploma in Violoncello Performance. She has collaborated with the Greek National Opera and the Symphony Orchestra of Colours and has served as sub-principal cellist of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra since 1999. An active chamber musician\, she performs regularly in Cyprus and abroad and teaches at the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra. \n\n\nTickets are available via Eventbrite. \n\n\nPlaces are limited and early booking is recommended.
URL:https://cypriotfederation.org.uk/event/colours-of-spring-from-vivaldi-to-piazzolla/
LOCATION:Cyprus House\, 13 Saint James's Square\, London\, SW1Y 4LB
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SUMMARY:Photography and Visual Storytelling Workshop
DESCRIPTION:With Alexis Andreou \n\nAs part of the exhibition THERE IS AN ISLAND and within the wider framework of the UK Cyprus Film Festival\, we are delighted to present a special workshop led by London-based documentary photographer Alexis Andreou. \n\n\nTaking place at 1:00pm\, just ahead of the festival screenings at 4:00pm\, this immersive session creates a meaningful bridge between still and moving image — exploring how narrative is constructed\, sequenced\, and experienced across visual forms. \n\n\nAbout the Workshop \n\n\nThis workshop explores the intersection of documentary photography\, narrative construction\, text\, and the photo book format. Through presentation and discussion\, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how photographic sequences and written language interact to create compelling visual stories. \n\n\nAndreou’s practice focuses on the post-conflict landscape of Cyprus and the impact of displacement on communities shaped by memory and division. Text plays a central role in his work\, often drawing from testimonies and lived experience. His projects frequently culminate in carefully constructed photo books — tangible narrative objects that foster intimacy between image and viewer. \n\n\nThe session will examine: \n\n\n\n\nThe fundamentals of documentary photography and its narrative power \n\n\nKey principles in designing and sequencing photo books \n\n\nTechniques for editing photographs for book form and visual spreads \n\n\nThe dynamic interplay between text and image\, and how meaning shifts when language enters the frame \n\n\n\n\nThe workshop will begin with a presentation before moving into a hands-on group exercise. Participants will work with provided sketchbooks and text excerpts to construct their own visual storytelling sequences. Those who wish are invited to bring their own prints or work-in-progress\, though this is not mandatory. \n\n\nWho Is It For? \n\n\nThis workshop is open to anyone interested in documentary photography and visual storytelling — photographers\, filmmakers\, visual artists\, students\, or those simply curious about how images shape cultural memory. \n\n\nSituated within THERE IS AN ISLAND\, a season reflecting on Cyprus through art\, memory\, and place\, and unfolding just hours before the UK Cyprus Film Festival screenings\, this workshop invites participants to reflect on how stories of landscape\, displacement\, identity\, and testimony are framed — whether through still image or cinema. \n\n\n🎟 Tickets are available via Eventbrite. \n\n\nPlaces are limited and early booking is recommended.
URL:https://cypriotfederation.org.uk/event/photography-and-visual-storytelling-workshop/
LOCATION:Cyprus House\, 13 Saint James's Square\, London\, SW1Y 4LB
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SUMMARY:UK Cyprus Film Festival 2026 - Brighton Edition
DESCRIPTION:The Brighton edition continues our outreach to Greek diaspora schools and communities\, strengthening cultural ties across generations. \n\n\n🎭 11:00–13:30 \n\n\nTheatre Educational Workshop – TIMELESS CYPRUS \n\n\nHosted at the Greek School of Brighton \n\n\n\nWe extend our heartfelt thanks to the Greek School of Brighton\, its Headmistress and staff for their collaboration and commitment to cultural education. \n\n\n\n🎬 13:30–15:00 \n\n\n\nFilm Screening: Excavations \n\n\n\nDirected by Danae Stylianou \n\n\n\nProduced by the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus \n\n\n\nA documentary that explores archaeology\, memory\, and identity — themes that resonate deeply within the Cypriot diaspora. \n\n\n\nThrough university partnerships\, diaspora schools\, and community collaboration\, the Leeds and Brighton editions reflect the spirit of Cyprus as a cultural bridge within Europe — connecting past and present\, homeland and diaspora\, art and education.
URL:https://cypriotfederation.org.uk/event/uk-cyprus-film-festival-2026-brighton-edition/
LOCATION:Greek School of Brighton\, Carlton Hill\, Brighton\, BN2 0GW\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Memorial service for Theophilos Georgiades
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URL:https://cypriotfederation.org.uk/event/memorial-event-for-theophilos-georgiades/
LOCATION:St Mary’s Church\, 22 Trinity Road\, London\, N22 8LB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:UK Cyprus Film Festival 2026 – London Edition (Part II)
DESCRIPTION:In Memory of Director Irena Joannides \n\n\nThis spring\, the UK Cyprus Film Festival 2026 launches the London edition of its programme at Cyprus House (13 St. James’s Square\, SW1Y 4LB)\, as part of the official cultural celebrations of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union. \n\n\nThis first chapter of the festival brings together award-winning films by Cypriot women filmmakers whose work speaks with clarity\, sensitivity and courage about memory\, displacement\, identity\, inner life and social constraint. The programme is dedicated to the memory of director Irena Joannides\, whose cinematic voice — poetic\, restrained and deeply humane — continues to resonate within Cypriot cinema and beyond. \n\n\nAcross two carefully curated days\, audiences are invited not only to watch these films\, but to enter into conversation with their creators\, through post-screening Q&As that open space for dialogue\, reflection and shared experience. \n\n\n🎟 Day tickets are available for each date. As seating is limited\, we kindly ask audiences to book only if they are certain they can attend\, allowing as many people as possible to take part. \n\nSunday 26 April 2026 \n\n\nWomen’s Lives\, Unspoken Histories\, Inner Revolutions \n\n\n16:00 – Eleni’s Olives (19’) Directed by Yianna Americanou \n\n\nShot with lyrical simplicity\, Eleni’s Olives is a tender portrait of everyday resilience. Through small gestures and domestic rhythms\, the film reflects on generational memory\, labour and the intimate bonds that sustain life across time. Its quiet observational style allows the personal to become universal. \n\n\n& \n\n\n16:20 – Her Violet Garden (18’) Directed by Irena Joannides \n\n\nA poetic short that distils Joannides’ distinctive cinematic voice\, Her Violet Garden unfolds as an inner landscape — a meditation on fragility\, solitude and emotional endurance. The film’s restrained imagery and delicate pacing speak to the director’s lasting contribution to Cypriot cinema and her ability to express complex inner states with rare subtlety. \n\n\n16:45 – Unwitnessed Memories (60’) Directed by Athena Xenidou \n\n\nBuilt from first-hand testimonies\, Unwitnessed Memories gives voice to those who grew up in the long shadow of 1974. The documentary explores how war\, displacement and silence shape personal identity across generations\, offering a deeply human record of memory\, survival and quiet strength. \n\n\nFollowed by a Q&A with Director Athena Xenidou. \n\n\nShort break \n\n\n18:15 – Pause (96’) Directed by Tonia Mishiali \n\n\nAn award-winning psychological drama\, Pause centres on a woman confronting the confines of routine\, marriage and expectation. With remarkable emotional precision\, the film examines repression\, desire and the cost of silence\, charting an inner awakening that is both unsettling and deeply recognisable. \n\n\nFollowed by a Q&A with Director Tonia Mishiali. \n\n\n\nBooking Information \n\n\n🎟 Tickets are available per day (8 March & 26 April). \n\n\nPlease note that capacity is limited. We kindly ask you to reserve tickets only if you are confident you can attend\, ensuring access for as many audience members as possible.
URL:https://cypriotfederation.org.uk/event/uk-cyprus-film-festival-2026-london-edition-part-ii/
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