Othello Tower
Cyprus
Technical Committee on Culture to Host Concert in Occupied Famagusta
The newly formed Technical Committee on Culture, aiming to promote and facilitate cultural events, which will bring the two communities closer together, has announced its first event, “Our Music Under the Moonlight”, a concert by the bi-communal music group...
Cyprus
Shakespeare's Othello Presented at Restored 'Othello Tower' in Turkish-Occupied Famagusta
Shakespeare`s Othello was presented for the first time at its natural site, the Othello Tower in the Turkish-occupied town of Famagusta, by a group of young Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot actors, making the dream of Ali Tuncay and Takis Hadjidemetriou...
Cyprus
Shakespeare's 'Othello Tower' in Cyprus Reopens After Restoration
The tower that consisted the fictional setting of Shakespeare’s play "Othello," originally built by Lusignan conquerors in the 14th century in the medieval city of Famagusta in Cyprus, will be available to the public next month after undergoing emergency...
Archaeology
"Othello" Castle in Cyprus to be Restored
The castle where Shakespeare set his drama “Othello” in the island of Cyprus is going to be restored, after being abandoned for years.
The politics splitting the island for decades, and the fact that it had not been taken care...
Cyprus
Famagusta's Othello Tower To Be Restored
Restoration work on the Othello Tower in the Turkish-occupied Cypriot city of Famagusta will begin in the next few days, according to Takis Hadjidemetriou, chairman of the Joint Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage.
The Othello Tower built by the Venetians...