Dialoge 20-13 - Kolkata von Sasha Waltz / Padmini Chettur / Mahler Chamber Orchestra Photo: Martin Wälde

Explore Culture

We promote cultural exchange between Germany and Cyprus. We initiate film series, exhibitions, concerts, seminars and festivals which involve bilateral artistic production, reception and reflection.

Projects

Unmanned Molleindustria & No Media Kings, 2012

Games and Politics

Series of events, which deals with the role and relevance of games and gaming in society.

Crossing – Trilingual Poetry Reading; from left to right: Nafia Akdeniz, Zeki Ali, Melitis Apostolides, Max Czollek, Senem Gökel, Kerstin Hensel, Emel Kaya, Tabea Xenia Magyar, Lily Michaelides, Tamer Öncül, Kostas Patinios, Maria Siakalli, Achim Wagner, Marilena Zackheos, Gerd Adloff Photos © Axel Liebick (Gerd Adloff), Mehmet Nevzat Erdogan (Senem Gökel), Stefan Loeber (Max Czollek), Susanne Schleyer (Kerstin Hensel), Annie Michaelides (Lily Michaelides), Aysel Özkan (Achim Wagner) & promo.

Crossing

Trilingual Poetry Translation Workshop greek / turkish / german

Neues Bauhaus in Dessau Photo (detail): Lelikron, Dessau Bauhaus neu, CC BY-SA 3.0

Bauhaus Open House

On its 100th birthday the Goethe-Institut along with its partners, experts and interested visitors embark upon a search for its traces and ask questions about its influence.

Womanhood: Vicky Christou Photo: Goethe-Institut/Karin Varga

Womanhood

Womanhood brings to the stage a group of theatre-loving amateurs, following a series of workshops with Marios Ioannou. Together, they put a magnifying glass on some of the parts that comprise women's immense worlds.

Freiraum

Freiraum

The aim of the Freiraum (Free Space) project is to assess the state of freedom in Europe’s cities. What are the issues that come up when residents, sociologists and creative artists think about the concept of “freedom” in very local terms?

First Films First

First Films First

FIRST FILMS FIRST assists young directors from south-eastern Europe in making their dream of becoming a filmmaker come true.

Apples for Sale © Rebecca Sampson

Housemaids and their parallel worlds

Housemaids and their parallel worlds is a contemplation about the life of migrants from Asia who work and live as housemaids abroad.

First contact Photo: CIPS / Marcos Gittis

Myths and Tales from Across the Divide

Some speak Greek and some speak Turkish. Some live in the south and some live in the north of the divided island of Cyprus. During the Theatre workshop "Myths and Tales from Across the Divide" they will discover surprising things. 

Museum of the Future: Banner grafik Graphik: Goethe-Institut / Aarushi Surana

Museum of the Future

What is the role of education for the wellbeing of a society?  How can museums be catalysts of a move towards emancipated citizenship? Academics, museum professionals and other experts from Germany and India will examine these exciting issues.

Future Perfect © Goethe-Institut

Future Perfect

Future Perfect tells the stories of individuals, initiatives and businesses that are working towards a better future in the present.

Books creating buzz

New books from Germany and their reviews in the German media are presented on the website “Bücher, über die man spricht”.

Europoly

Europoly

Europoly will take a closer look at European realities – in theatre, in film, on our website – on how the crisis has affected people, cultures, cities and everyday lives.
 

Memories Europe. South East. © Goethe-Institut

Memories Europe. South East.

Documents, research, literature, photography, theater and films from 11 countries of Southeastern Europe