Limassol

The history of the Taksim cinema, later renamed Apollon, until its destruction by fire in May 2024, is brought to life through the personal testimonies of past and present residents of the neighborhood. The event activates the very space of the cinema through a sound documentary, cooking, and music. In addition, on the morning of the same day, the guided sound walk “Stories from Limassol’s mahalla” will take place, featuring narratives about the area’s social life before 1974.

Walid Ben Selim gives voice to great Sufi poets, seeking primal vibration through an epic, meditative breath. With harpist Marie-Marguerite Cano, he creates a space of musical spirituality, where Arabic spoken word meets the harp’s symbolic language. A poetic territory imbued with love and triumphant joy.

Greek singer Savina Yannatou, an extraordinary explorer of the world's vocal traditions, and her loyal Primavera en Salonico ensemble, accompanied by Lamia Bedioui, take us into a transcendent universe with their moving interpretations of songs rooted in the sea. The evening begins with Cypriot musician and sound artist Spivak, accompanied by Zenonas Economides on guitar, transporting us into the world of her avant-garde compositions.

A multimedia exhibition built around a virtual reality reconstruction of the private room of Cypriot author Ivi Meleagrou. The VR model is conceived as a time-based experience accompanied by archival video, audio, and printed material, which invites audiences into an immersive and contemplative encounter with the author’s life and work, particularly her seminal novel, Eastern Mediterranean (1969).