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SUMMARY:Cyprus at the European Poetry Festival
DESCRIPTION:A vibrant evening of Cypriot poetry and live collaborations in London\, bringing together voices from Cyprus\, Greece and the UK diaspora. \n\n\n\n\nThe High Commission of Cyprus in London presents the second Cypriot Poetry Celebration as part of the European Poetry Festival\, curated by Steven J Fowler. \nThis special evening brings together poets from Cyprus\, Greece and the UK for a series of live\, one-off poetry collaborations\, created especially for the event. Each performance is unique\, offering audiences a rare opportunity to experience contemporary poetry in dialogue across languages and cultures. \nConfirmed poets include: \n\nErina Charalambous\nAlev Adil\nNora Nadjarian\nStathis Dimitriadis\nTheodoros Chiotis\nHaris Psarras\nEleni Kefala\nCalliope Michail\n\nMore poets will be announced soon. \nThis is a free event\, but booking is required.
URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/cyprus-at-the-european-poetry-festival/
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SUMMARY:Cyprus as a Crossroads of Art: From Antiquity to the Medieval Period
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of talks and discussion exploring Cyprus’ artistic heritage as a bridge between East and West\, from antiquity to the\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of talks and discussion exploring Cyprus’ artistic heritage as a bridge between East and West\, from antiquity to the medieval period.\n\nThis event features two research presentations by Alexis Kyriacou and Dr Mark Merrony\, whose work examines how Cypriot art absorbed and transformed external influences while maintaining a distinct local identity. Both studies are forthcoming publications in ANTIQVVS magazine.\n\nAlexis Kyriacou\, archaeologist and PhD researcher at the University of Reading\, will present Sculpture and Identity in Archaic Cyprus (740–475 BC)\, examining limestone votive figures from across the island. His talk explores how Greek\, Phoenician\, Egyptian\, and native traditions fused to create hybrid forms that reflect Cyprus’ central place in the ancient Mediterranean.\n\nDr Mark Merrony\, Editor in Chief of ANTIQVVS magazine and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries\, will focus on the mosaics of Kykkos Monastery\, demonstrating how Cypriot art continued to negotiate influences from East and West into the Byzantine and later periods.\n\nThe evening will include time for audience questions and discussion\, followed by a wine and snack reception\, offering further opportunities for exchange among academics\, students\, and enthusiasts of Cypriot history and art.
URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/cyprus-as-a-crossroads-of-art-from-antiquity-to-the-medieval-period/
LOCATION:The Cyprus High Commission\, 13 St. James’s Square \, London\, SW1Y 4LB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:THERE IS AN ISLAND III: Side Event
DESCRIPTION:Maria Christodoulou and Antonis Sideras present Voices of Home & Viper in my grave at Cyprus House. \n\n\n\n\nTHERE IS AN ISLAND III: Side Event \nVoices of Home & Viper in my grave \nWednesday 13 May | 6:00pm–8:30pm | Cyprus House\, London \nMaria Christodoulou and Antonis Sideras present Voices of Home & Viper in my grave at Cyprus House. \nJoin us at Cyprus House for a special double presentation within the framework of THERE IS AN ISLAND III\, bringing together two powerful contemporary voices from the Cypriot diaspora. \nThis evening unfolds across installation and live performance\, exploring themes of home\, memory\, trauma\, and identity through sound\, poetry\, and visual art. \n🎧 Maria Christodoulou \nVoices of Home: women and everyday life in Cypriot culture \nAn immersive audio installation that recreates the atmosphere of a traditional Cypriot household in the UK. Through intimate recordings of women and girls in their homes\, Christodoulou invites audiences into a living archive of multigenerational domestic culture and memory. \nThe work explores how Cypriot traditions are carried\, reproduced\, and reimagined in the diaspora\, foregrounding the central role of women in sustaining cultural continuity. Visitors move through a multi-sensory soundscape that highlights everyday rituals as acts of preservation and resistance. \n📜 Antonis Sideras \nViper in my grave\n(Performance-lecture begins approximately 6:30pm) \nA performance-lecture and book-handling event marking the first public presentation of Sideras’ six-metre-long scroll of handwritten poetry and drawings. \nViper in my grave traces the artist’s lived experience of growing up queer in Cyprus alongside the generational trauma of being a first-generation refugee (1974). The viper emerges as a powerful metaphor for trauma embodied: coiled within the self yet capable of transformation. \nThrough poetry\, visual narrative\, and live engagement with the work\, Sideras shares a deeply personal yet culturally resonant journey of confrontation and liberation. \nTogether\, these two projects create a dialogue between the domestic and the embodied\, between women’s collective memory and queer personal testimony\, between inherited history and contemporary self-making. \nThe evening will conclude with opening remarks and a drinks reception.
URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/there-is-an-island-iii-side-event/
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SUMMARY:Creative Pathways – In Conversation with Professor George Rodosthenous
DESCRIPTION:An evening of conversation with Professor George Rodosthenous\, an accomplished artist and academic and a Cypriot living\, working in the UK.\n\n\n\n\nCreative Pathways – In Conversation with Professor George Rodosthenous\n\nJoin us at Cyprus House\, London\, for an evening of conversation with Professor George Rodosthenous\, an accomplished artist and academic and a Cypriot living and working in the UK.\n\nAs part of the Creative Pathways series\, this Q&A event places personal stories at the centre of creative practice. Professor Rodosthenous will reflect on his journey from Cyprus to the UK\, his experience of working across artistic and academic contexts\, and the ideas\, challenges\, and dreams that continue to shape his work today.\n\nThe discussion will explore:\n\n 	Creative life across borders and cultures\n 	The relationship between artistic practice and research\n 	Identity\, belonging\, and Cypriot voices abroad\n 	Contemporary performance and musical theatre today\n 	Advice and reflections for emerging creatives\n\nThe evening will conclude with an open Q&A with the audience.\n\n📅 Date: Wednesday\, 25 February\n🕖 Time: 7:00 pm (Doors open: 6:30pm)\n\n📍 Venue: Cyprus House\, London\n\n🎟️ Free entry | Registration required\n\nCreative Pathways celebrates Cypriot creatives in the UK not only for what they have achieved\, but for the journeys they continue to make.
URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/creative-pathways-in-conversation-with-professor-george-rodosthenous/
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SUMMARY:There is an Island | Curated Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a series of lunchtime curated tours of THERE IS AN ISLAND III\, a group exhibition bringing together 18 British Cypriot artists. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a series of lunchtime curated tours of THERE IS AN ISLAND III\, a group exhibition bringing together 20 British Cypriot artists whose work reflects Cyprus as a living\, evolving cultural bridge between Europe\, the Middle East\, and the wider Mediterranean. \n\n\n\nFor centuries\, Cyprus has stood at the crossroads of civilisations—a place of encounter\, exchange\, and coexistence. In this exhibition\, that role is reimagined through contemporary artistic voices that explore women’s narratives\, everyday life\, memory\, migration\, and belonging. From intimate domestic references to broader reflections on history and geography\, the works on display invite us to consider how personal stories intersect with shared cultural journeys. \n\n\n\nThe curated tours offer visitors a guided experience through the exhibition\, providing context to the artworks\, insight into the artists’ practices\, and a deeper understanding of the themes that shape THERE IS AN ISLAND III. Together\, the artists and curators celebrate Cyprus not only as a place on the map\, but as a dynamic cultural connector—one that continues to build bridges between communities in the UK and beyond. \n\n\n\nWhether you are discovering the exhibition for the first time or returning for a closer look\, these tours are an opportunity to engage in conversation\, reflection\, and shared experience. \n\n\n\nCurated Tour Dates \n\n\n\nAll tours take place at Cyprus House\, London\, from 1:00–2:00pm: \n\n\n\nTuesday 10 March 2026 \n\n\n\nTuesday 3 February 2026 \n\n\n\nTuesday 10 February 2026 \n\n\n\nTuesday 24 February 2026 \n\n\n\nTuesday 3 March 2026 \n\n\n\n\nBook here
URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/there-is-an-island-curated-tours/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of UNESCO's Convention 2005
DESCRIPTION:EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) and the UK Coalition for Cultural Diversity warmly invite you to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. \n\n\n\nOur distinguished guests\, include: \n\n\n\nJo Platt – MP and Labour member of the Culture\, Media and Sport Committee \n\n\n\nDelphine Jenart – Belgian visionary on creative strategy for AI \n\n\n\nHelen Epega – inspirational Nigerian / English opera singer and composer  \n\n\n\nDelyth Thomas – Bafta nominated film director  \n\n\n\nDeborah Annetts – CEO of The Independent Society of Musicians. \n\n\n\nThe event will end with a performance by the wonderful One World Orchestra. \n\n\n\nSupported by: The Cyprus High Commission\, The Embassy of Greece in the UK\, The Embassy or Ireland in the UK and WBI-Embassy of Belgium.  \n\n\n\nAbout the speakers: \n\n\n\nDeborah AnnettsDeborah is the Chief Executive of the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM)\, and former Chair of both ERA and Fair Trials International. She has also been Chair of the Creators’ Rights Alliance. She has led the ISM in a programme of growth and change and has seen the membership more than double in recent years to 11\,000. She is a fearless campaigner. Under her watch\, the ISM has developed a strong advocacy\, policy and research function covering issues such as AI\, Brexit\, music and diversity.Prior to working at the ISM\, Deborah worked as an expert employment lawyer specialising in discrimination law\, with 15 years’ experience in the City of London.She is an Honorary Research Fellow at Queen Mary University\, has been named by Woman’s Hour on its power list of women working in music\, and was also named on the Music Week Roll of Honour in 2022. \n\n\n\nHelen EpegaHelen Epega is a writer\, librettist and composer\, best known for creating Song Queen: A Pidgin Opera\, the world’s first opera in Pidgin English. Creating works as The Venus Bushfires\, she blends lyrical storytelling with African percussion and classical forms to explore identity\, cultural memory and accessibility. This year\, she wrote Of Earth and Quill\, a one-woman opera debuting at Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival.Her work has toured internationally and been featured by BBC\, CNN\, The Guardian and VICE Magazine. Helen is Chair of the Risk Committee and is committed to expanding the reach of inclusive\, cross-cultural storytelling. \n\n\n\nDelphine JénartAs a digital creativity ecosystem builder at KIKK (Belgium)\, Delphine Jénart is a dedicated advocate and strategic consultant in the cultural and creative industries\, leveraging over 20 years of expertise in cultural engineering\, digital cultures\, ecosystem facilitation and training to drive innovation and impact within the cultural and creative sectors. \n\n\n\nJo Platt MPJo Platt is the Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Leigh and Atherton.She made history as the first woman MP for Leigh (2017–2019)\, inheriting the seat from Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham\, for whom she was local election agent in 2015. Jo returned in 2024\, reclaiming her seat as one of eight Labour “retreads.”Jo has worked in advertising and marketing as well as serving as Cabinet Member for Children and Young People at Wigan Council (2014–17); PPS to Angela Rayner (2017–18); and Shadow Cabinet Office Minister (2018–19). Between terms\, she led the regeneration of a cotton mill in Leigh into a hub of small businesses and cultural organisations.Now back in Parliament\, she serves on several Select Committees and APPGs\, including the Culture\, Media and Sport Select Committee\, and advocates passionately for Leigh and Atherton\, ensuring their voices are heard. \n\n\n\nDelyth ThomasDelyth Thomas is a three-time Bafta-nominated director with credits ranging from dark brooding crime and high-end period drama to iconic family gems. Screen credits include Call The Midwife\, Silent Witness\, Victoria\, Then You Run\, The Story of Tracy Beaker and The Worst Witch. She also works as a voice director on video games.Delyth is a board member of Directors UK and a long-term campaigner for better representation in front of and behind the camera. She was a key contributor to Directors UK gender equality reports Who’s Calling The Shots. She is also co-founder of the workplace culture app Call it! which allows users to check in anonymously once a day to let employers know if they have any concerns regarding working conditions\, safeguarding\, health and safety\, or if they have experienced bullying or harassment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the organisers: \n\n\n\nThe UK Coalition for Cultural Diversity (UKCCD) is the UK’s leading civil society network supporting UNESCO’s groundbreaking 2005 Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. It acts as a consultative partner to UNESCO-UK and the UK government on implementing the treaty\, which became law in the UK in 2008. UKCCD is a founder member of the International Federation (IFCCD)\, linking over 600 creator and cultural organisations worldwide\, and works with European partners based in Brussels to strengthen inclusive\, pluralistic cultural policy both online and offline. \n\n\n\nMore info here: https://ficdc.org/en/ \n\n\n\nEUNIC London (European Union National Institutes for Culture) is the network of cultural institutes and embassies from the member states of the European Union in London. A branch of EUNIC Global\, the London network was established in 2007 and now has 37 members\, who share knowledge and resources to promote cooperation and develop partnerships between European nations and UK organisations.
URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/celebrating-the-20th-anniversary-of-unescos-convention-2005/
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SUMMARY:Cyprus at the European Poetry Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of captivating poetry curated by SJ Fowler. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor the first time\, the European Poetry Festival welcomes Cyprus to its dynamic lineup\, bringing together some of the most compelling contemporary poets from Cyprus\, Greece\, and the diaspora. Curated by SJ Fowler\, this special event will showcase brand-new poetry collaborations\, written and performed exclusively for the night. \nConfirmed Poets:  \n-Maria Christodoulou \n-Alev Adil \n-Nora Nadjarian \n-Avgi Lilli \n-Stathis Dimitriadis & Panos Ghikas \n-Katerina Koulouri \n-Theodoros Chiotis \n-Tuğçe Tekhanlı \n-Calliope Michail \nAdditional poets may be announced. \nThis event promises an evening of literary innovation and artistic exchange\, highlighting the rich poetic tradition of Cyprus while fostering new creative dialogues. A rare opportunity to witness live poetry performances that push boundaries and celebrate cultural connections. \nAdmission is free – tickets will be released soon.
URL:https://euniclondon.org/event/cyprus-at-the-european-poetry-festival-2025/
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