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Event Diary

EVENT DIARY

Theatre today, Saturday, 9.30-11am. Little Muse Theatre presents ‘You Can’t Eat A Princess’. Children’s short theatre production, arts and crafts and snack. 8 Markou Drakou Street. €5 per family.

Halloween today, Saturday, 10am – 5pm. ‘Halloween at the Haunted Herb Garden and Maze’ at Cyherbia, Avgorou. Games, activities, snacks. Admission €6 for adults and children, children under three, free. Miranda: 99915443.

Halloween today, Saturday, 7.30pm. Scary Halloween Cabaret with Simon Barter. Halloween buffet and prize for best costume. UKCA Club. Admission €8 members, €10 non-members.

Music today, Saturday, 10.30pm. Rock and Retro Night with DJ George Nicolaou. Savino Live. Admission free. Info & Reservations: 99860304 & 99426011.

Music today, Saturday, 11pm. Imam Baildi, band performing old Greek songs with a modern twist of hip-hop and electro-swing. Ammos Beach Bar, Mackenzie. Admission €10 including one drink.

Picnic Sunday, 11.30am. Raw Food Picnic for Autumn. Bring a raw dish. Mazotos coast, near Kahuna Wind Surfing. www.facebook.com/events/647659195264598/?fref=ts.

Theatre Sunday, 10.30am. Children’s (Greek) theatre ‘Bouki Boo, The Elf of the Forest’. Performed by The Children's stage of Skala Theater, written by the educator Eleni Artemiou Photiadou and directed by Monica Meleki. Skala Theater.

Halloween Tuesday, 4.30pm. Children’s Halloween party with games and activities. Early Learning Centre shop premises. Admission free.

Music Tuesday, 9.30pm. Cashiers Live at Barrel House. Admission €5 including one free local beer.

Exercise Wednesday, 10.30am – 11.15am. Mama & Me, mother and baby exercise class. Wow Action Park. €5 for the class or €8 for the class, tea/coffee and the play area. Angela: 97610998.

Lecture Wednesday, 5.30pm. ‘Venice and the Mediterranean’ a talk by Francesco da Mosto (in English). Presented by his Excellency the Ambassador of Italian Republic - Signor Guido Cerboni - in association with the Municipality of Larnaca and the Cyprus College of Art. Followed by a wine reception and exhibition opening at 7pm.

Cornaro Institute (Cyprus College of Art). Admission free, RSVP required: angela@artcyprus.org or 2425 4042.

Cinema Wednesday 8.30pm, Italian Film Days – “Caravaggio” by Angelo Longoni (biography, 2007, 180’). Organised by the Embassy of Italy and the Larnaca Municipality. Polychoros Apothikes 81-83, Agiou Lazarou Street. Admission free.

Halloween Thursday, Halloween Party at Barrel House. Limited edition Ghiorkin Pumpkin Ale served. Admission free.

This column first appeared in the Cyprus Weekly, 26/10/13

Keep Paula updated with Events : paulamanoli@hotmail.com

Falling down the rabbit hole

Falling down the rabbit hole

Entertaining and inspiring children through theatre

Catherine Beger – the founder of ‘Little Muse Young People’s Theatre’ - will be premiering the company’s latest production of ‘Alice’s Wonderland’ on November 9 at Theatre Scala. This unique adventure is part of Catherine’s larger repertoire of weekly children’s drama classes and entertainment, and the one-woman theatre company has gained a reputation for being the home of children’s English-language theatre in Larnaca.

Featuring a cast of two; Catherine and Lefteris Moschovias - who also wrote the score for the production - the play is being directed by Torkild Lindebjerg, with design by Liene Kalpisa and translation into Greek by Eri Constantinou.

As Catherine explains, the play is loosely based on Lewis Carroll’s book ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ with its own twist: “The original story follows a child’s journey towards maturity which makes it the perfect vehicle to explore the theme of personal growth. In our version, Mr Apollonius is a travelling showman, eager for his daughter Alice to follow in his footsteps and take centre stage. She is shy and cannot, but tumbling into Wonderland, Alice meets a host of strange characters and begins a journey of discovery to find her own voice.”

Catherine originally met Torkild when she travelled to Scandinavia in 2003 to attend a children’s festival in Denmark as part of ‘Antidote Theatre’. Inviting him to become a guest director for the company, he went on to direct ‘The Little Man’s Best Friend’, which enjoyed 260 performances - many of which were abroad. He returned in 2007 to direct Antidote’s ‘Aesop’s Fables’.

When Catherine thought of Alice, she naturally thought of Torkild and invited him back to Cyprus to be part of the adventure: “He is not just a fantastic director, but a dear friend. He had helped to establish the identity of Antidote in the most difficult circumstances and now he was more than willing to do the same for Little Muse Theatre.”

But the vision was not without its road bumps; scheduled for a time when the economic crisis has affected funding for the arts, Catherine was forced to think of other ways to make her vision a reality and appealed to the community of Larnaca to help. The response was overwhelming and to date she has received donations of €3500 from local businesses and individuals: “I couldn’t believe so many people were prepared to come on this journey with me. Their help in any shape or form - be it financial, emotional, childcare for my daughter, providing a venue, materials for set and construction, has made this show possible and I thank them all from the bottom of my heart.”

Little Muse itself is in still in its infancy, but is a natural progression of Catherine’s original organisation, Antidote Theatre, which she had set up in 1999 with Xenakis Kyriakides. At the time there was a distinct lack of opportunities, for children’s theatre, but undeterred, the duo started their first classes. Over the years, the success of the company grew and it was officially umbrellered by the Ministry of Education in 2004, taking theatre to schools around the island. Earlier this year, the two went their separate ways as Catherine wanted to focus on English-language theatre for children, and Little Muse was born.

Little Muse runs throughout the week for different age groups, as well as a Saturday morning event every second and fourth Saturday of the month, which includes a short play, a snack, crafts and song time.

Donations are still being accepted for Alice’s Wonderland, which will show on November 9, 16, and December 7 at Theatre Scala, 4pm in English. The show will be performed in Greek in January. Tickets cost €7 for adults, and €5 for children.

www.littlemusetheatre.com

This column first appeared in the Cyprus Weekly, 26/10/13

Keep Paula updated with Events : paulamanoli@hotmail.com

Chicken Korma

Apparently this week is 'Curry Week', good excuse to choose a recipe from this popular and much-loved cuisine. Curries always remind me of my Uncle Andy, a great lover of curries, who introduced me to my first curry dish. Growing up, I never liked this spicy dish and whenever my Mum cooked a curry, I preferred to have something else, until I visited my family in Cheltenham. My Uncle, who sadly died a few years ago, being a stubborn man, decided this won't do and off we went to have a family meal in a lovely little Indian restaurant. He ordered a few dishes,which he put in front of me, I tried them, but no, it just didn't work. Uncle Andy was not about to give up, so he called the waiter, ordered another dish, which was brought before me. I took a bite and that was it, I was hooked, that dish was Chicken Korma. Growing older, I have become more adventurous with my curry dishes but this one remains my favourite, because, like I said many times, food is not always just about stirring our taste buds but also about the memories and people attached to that particular food experience!!

Ingredients
2 tbl soil
1 large onion, chopped
4 cloves
4 cardamon pods, crushed
4 chickenbreasts cut into bit-sized pieces
3 garlic cloves, crushed
4 cm fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 tsp ground coriander, 1/4 tsp allspice, 1 ½ tsp cumin,1/2 tsp turmeric,1 tsp mild
chilli pepper
2 tsp tomato puree
75g ground almonds
250ml chicken stock
200ml cream
Salt & pepper
50g flaked almonds

Method
Heat oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion, cloves and cardamom pods for a few minutes until the onion begins to soften.
Add the chicken, garlic and ginger and, after frying for 4 minutes, add all the remaining spices. Stir around in the pan, allowing them to release their flavour into the chicken.
Add the tomato puree, ground almonds, stock and cream and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 15 minutes until reduced to the consistency of thick cream. Taste and add seasoning.
Scatter over the toasted almonds and serve rice and naan bread.

Androulla
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Traditional Christmas Market

Larnaca Parents Network (LPN) will be collecting unwanted clothes Toys and gifts for those in need living in our local community on the day for your convenience we will have a drop off point at the Christmas Market thank you for your continued support.