Capacity crowd at OTHELLO Famagusta 2nd concert – “A celebration of a new era in Cyprus” [VIDEO]

OVER 800 people packed into the famous Othello’s Tower next to Famagusta harbour last night 28th July 2015 to watch the bicommunal musical group "Kyproyenia” perform a mix of traditional Cypriot music at the event "Under the Moonlight".

Both Turkish and Greek Cypriots packed into the ancient venue, with many standing as the event was filled to capacity.

The concert was organised by the Technical Committee on Culture, with the two leaders President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci receiving a loud round of applause and cheers on their arrival.

The concert was introduced by Androulla Vassiliou and Zehra Sonya, the representatives of the
bi-communal committee for Culture.

"This is really a celebratory show,” one spectator told FG. "It is a celebration of a new era in Cyprus.”

"As you will remember on the 8th of June we were together with Mr Anastasiades, my friend Nicos, in Limassol for a theatre play we watched together. Tonight, we are here in Famagusta. So once in the south and now in the north the idea is that Cyprus is our homeland; be it Limassol or be it Famagusta that doesn’t make any difference," Mustafa Akinci told reporters.

The Othello Tower and Citadel in Famagusta re-opened earlier this month after extensive restoration works carried out by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, the European Commission and the United Nations Development Programme Partnership for the Future (UNDP-PFF).

An opening event on July 2nd included a performance of the "Othello” by William Shakespeare by a young bi-communal performing group.


Credit: Famagusta Gazette