The 27th Cyprus Contemporary Dance Festival opens on May 30 at the Rialto Theatre in Limassol and runs until June 21, with additional performances at the Nicosia Municipal Theatre. Organised by the Rialto in collaboration with the deputy ministry of culture, the festival brings companies from Cyprus, England, France, Greece, Belgium and Finland and presents works selected by artistic advisor Fotis Nikolaou alongside Cypriot pieces funded through the TERPSICHORE 2025 support programme.

The festival opens with Botis Seva’s BLKDOG on May 30 and features Hervé Koubi’s The Barbarian Nights (June 3), Ermira Goro’s Sirens (June 10), Cypriot premiere Ode by Elena Antoniou (June 13 in Limassol, June 15 in Nicosia), Jan Martens’ The Dog Days Are Over 2.0 (June 18) and closes with Tempo by Kalle Nio and Fernando Melo on June 21. Performances start at 20:30; tickets are €10 per performance. For information call 7777-7745.