There is lots coming up at Limassol’s Rialto theatre as the new month rolls in. Kickstarting September’s cultural agenda at the Rialto Theatre is its annual outdoor cinema at SEK Parking just behind the theatre. Until September 10, five films will be screened in the open-air bringing international, independent cinema to the heart of Limassol.
Opening the outdoor cinema nights is the French film Un Triomphe on Wednesday, which received the Best European Comedy Award at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. More films from France, the USA and Greece will follow on September 6, 7, 9 and 10. All of the screenings will begin at 8.30pm, have an €8 entrance fee and will be shown in their original dialogues with Greek or English subtitles.
A few days later, on September 13, 14 and 15, the 2nd edition of the Stantar Kkomety Festival will take place with stand-up performances in Greek as well as in English and for children this time. Returning upgraded, the comedy festival will also host English-speaking comedians in this edition, hoping to expand its audiences as well as many performing in Greek – mainly in the Cypriot dialect. Comedy battles, music, street food, shows for youth and more will take place at Heroes’ Square and the theatre.
Rialto’s September programme continues with A Night of Cinematic Music. On September 17, pianist Manolis Neophytou will take to the theatre’s stage to present a repertoire of film music. Songs from the films The Kid, Modern Times, Amelie, The Beekeeper, Scent of a Woman, La Dolce Vita, Amarcord, Citizen Kitchen, Schindler’s List, Photograph 51, My Tender and Sweet Beast, An Eternity and a Day and Love Symphony will be presented alongside a screening of clips from the films. Joining Neophytou on stage will be Nikolas Efthymiou on the viola and dancer Karolina Konstantinou.
On the following evening Alpha Square will present Julian Mitchell’s play Another Country, with 10 Cypriot actors on stage. Translated into Greek, the story is set in an English private boarding school in the 1930s and outlines how the system, discrimination and oppression show up in society in ways not so different than those of today.
A broadcast of the most famous opera Romeo et Juliette will follow on September 21, presented live from The Met in New York. On the following evening, a dance-theatre performance titled Death in Three Acts will address the social problem of violence. This will be a free performance yet reservations are required.
Concluding the month’s agenda is the 3rd Cyprus Choreography Showcase presented by the Deputy Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Rialto Theatre. Three nights of dance performances will take place where Cyprus-based choreographers showcase their work to audiences, artistic directors and international contemporary dance festival representatives who are invited specifically for this purpose. While the showcase is on, from September 27 to 29, parallel events will take place organised by Dance House Lemesos, Dance House Lefkosia and Nea Kinisi.
September at Rialto Theatre
More details and tickets at www.rialto.com.cy
