The Flash Art Festival 2025 (28–29 November) brings to the stage seven original productions of theatre, dance, music, and performance, highlighting the vibrant and restless spirit of Cyprus’ contemporary creative scene.
The festival’s opening day, Friday 28 November, unfolds as a multifaceted journey through the poetic, the dark, and the redemptive. From the music-infused theatrical parable by Elena Agathokleous, to Nefeli Kentoni’s dreamlike stage universe, and the explosive live energy of Salty River, the audience is invited to experience an evening where art meets confession and inner revolution.
Friday, November 28, 2025
19:00 | 45’ | «I Fall Like a Waterfall» – Elena Agathokleous
A powerful musical performance-parable, written in the Cypriot Greek dialect, that moves between personal confession and choral experience.Elena Agathokleous, in collaboration with Marios Pavlou, presents an original work that merges text, music, and movement, exploring the human condition through a contemporary poetic lens.The stage becomes a cascade of voice and rhythm, with Marianna Michail performing live music, in collaboration with Alexandros Papadopoulos and Kalax, while Konstantina Peter creates the projected visual landscape.Production: Centre of Performing Arts MITOS
20:15 | 50’ |“Constellation of Awakening” – Nefeli Kentoni
Constellation of Awakening transports us into a world immersed in eternal darkness — a place where the horizon has collapsed and dreams seep into real life.Young director and visual artist Nefeli Kentoni conceives a multisensory experience where sound, movement and shifting visual landscapes compose a collective dream, balancing on the edge of consciousness and sleep, resistance and surrender.Rather than seeking escape, the piece explores how dreaming itself can become an act of resistance — a way to heal, transform, and reimagine.
Performers: Fatima Rodriguez, Ludovica Tagariello, Tomio Sota, Elina KarakostaMusic: Manos StratisLighting Design: Itching TianWith thanks to SESSSSIONS for their support in the creation of the work.
21:30 | 60’ | “SALTY RIVER – A Journey from Within” – by Constantinos Pelekanis
The first day of the festival culminates with an electrifying live performance by Salty River, the indie/alternative rock band that has already made its mark with its intensity and authenticity.Through haunting melodies and deep rhythms that reveal the richness of the alternative sound, Constantinos Pelekanis, Martyna Sytek, Alekos Hadjipavlos, Alvertos Mouzouris, Eftychia Athinodorou, and Nefeli Karageorgi invite the audience on a musical journey from light to darkness, where dynamic guitars, violin, and cello merge into a wave of sound and emotion.
Ticket prices:
• €8 per performance
• €20 Day pass (for all performances on the same day)
• €30 Festival card (for both days)
Information & tickets: www.rialto.com.cy | 77777745
Organiser: Rialto Theatre
Institutional Sponsor: Deputy Ministry of Culture, Department of Contemporary Culture
Mega Sponsors: Fameline Holding Group, OPAP Cyprus, MEDOCHEMIE, Island Oil Holdings.
