The 26th International Famagusta Culture and Arts Festival will open on June 23 and run through July 16, bringing music, theater and dance performances to historic venues across the city, officials said.
Organized by the Famagusta Municipality, the annual festival will feature events at Othello Castle and the ancient amphitheater of Salamis, highlighting international and local artists in a program spanning more than three weeks.
The festival opens with a free concert by Turkish singer Selin Geçit at Othello Castle. The following night, June 24, Cypriot music project Kyprogenia will perform at the same venue, presenting contemporary interpretations of traditional Cypriot music.
The program continues until June 30 with the play “Devlerin Savaşı” ("Battle of the Giants"), featuring actors Okan Bayülgen, Celal Kadri Kınoğlu and Nihal Usanmaz, depicting the lives of composers Herbert von Karajan and Leonard Bernstein.
On July 1, the Famagusta City Orchestra will perform with Cypriot musician Fikri Karayel, followed July 6 by a tango performance from Italy-based Naturalis Labor Dance Company and the Tango Spleen Quartet.
