Paronaxia Arts: 12th Naxos Festival at the Bazeos Tower
12th NAXOS FESTIVAL
at the Bazeos Tower
July-August 2012
In 2012, a crucial year for the country’s economic recovery, we muster up all our energy and zest to present an artistic and educational programme that ideally accentuates the cultural identity of the island of Naxos. The growth and expansion of the festival’s activities and its outreach to artists from abroad aim to emphasise the need for extroversion and creative reaction against the fear of economic decline and social collapse.
Terra Mater Exhibition
28 July - 2 September, daily 10am-5pm
Opening: Saturday 28 July, 8.30pm
De-Meter-Ge (Terra Mater) is the title of a multidimensional visual arts exploration of the archetypal depictions of the Goddess Demeter, specially created for the Bazeos Tower by artists Miltos Pantelias and Irini Gonou. The exhibition evolves in a narrative manner, engaging in a dialogue with the natural environment of the Temple of Demeter – one of the most significant archaeological sites on the island and close to the Bazeos Tower – while at the same time it is broadened and acoustically enriched by the musical compositions of Elias Pantelias. Curator-Organizer: Mario Vazaios.
Days of the Light - unplugged
Monday, 30 July, 9.30pm
Natassa Bofiliou, an extraordinary singer of the new generation, promises a magical atmosphere of sensitivity and musicality, performing beloved songs from her albums ‘One Hundred Little Breaths’, ‘Until the End’, ‘Three Secrets’ and ‘Double Ticket’”, as well as brand new songs from her latest album, ‘Days of the Light’. This is a specially compiled programme, based on the emotions stirred by her personal singing interpretations. Instrumentation – Piano: Themis Karamouratidis, Cello: Aris Zervas, Violin: Dimitris Kouzis. Programme supervision: Gerassimos Evangelatos.
Modern Dance under the Full Moon
TEMPLE OF DIONYSUS, YRIA
Thursday 2 August, 9.30pm
SELENE: La lune et ses mystères - a solo dance choreographed and performed by Janet Amato. Music: Monique de Vivie, costume: Danielle Menassol
ΟΝ: a project about setting ΟΝ the journey from unit to unity. Two beings searching for the poetry of unification. Performed by Sinequanon modern dance company. Beings: Popi Sfika and Dimitris Sotiriou, music: Christos Pappas, in collaboration with the 21st Ephorate of Classical Antiquities, co-produced with NOPPAPPPA. Admission free.
Harald Ossberger & Christos Marantos Piano Recital
Saturday 4 August, 9.30pm
A recital with compositions for piano for four hands by W. A. Mozart, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Herbert Lauermann and Periklis Liakakis. Co-produced with NOPPAPPPA. Admission free. Under the auspices of the Austrian Embassy in Athens.
Rainbows, Moons & Bicycles (RmB)
Wednesday 8 August, 9.30pm
Elli Paspala, together with jazz virtuoso Takis Farazis on the piano, stir the public’s emotions in the rhythms of songs by Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Manos Hadjidakis, Stavros Xarhakos, Stamatis Kraounakis, Panayotis Kalantzopoulos and other favourite artists. Elli Paspala: vocals, Takis Farazis: piano.
Kassandra
Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 August, 10pm
Notos Club, Palia Chora
Sergio Blanco’s Kassandra unreels her odyssey in red shiny boots. She recounts in broken English our own search for meaning and hope. War, power, winners and losers, sex, humour and sarcasm. Euripides and Bugs Bunny, Abba, Manchester United and Scarlett O’ Hara. The distances between myth and reality, actor and spectator, space and speech, fall apart. A stand-up tragedy in simplified English! Director: Despina Sarafidou / Evangelia Andritsanou , performer: Despina Sarafidou, costume supervisor: Loukia Minetou, music supervisor: Vassilis Tsonoglou.
The Half-Cockerel
Saturday 11 & Monday 13 August, 8pm
A puppet show for the Festival’s younger friends. The story belongs to the category of folk amoralist fairy tales. The tale’s value does not lie in its moral, but in the hope and certainty it transmits to children that even the smallest and humblest of people can indeed be successful in life. Puppet handlers: Mirela Katsa, Mairivi Georgiadou, Filippos Fertis, director/ stage designer: Mairivi Georgiadou, lighting, technical supervision: Ricardo Di Lauro, music: Giorgos Pavlakos, photographs: Tolis Mastrokalos.
Mediterranean Sound 2012
Friday 17 August, 9.30pm
Ross Daly, Kelly Thoma and Vassilis Rakopoulos successfully bridge completely different musical elements and approaches. A few years ago, their collaboration produced an internationally acclaimed CD as well as several marvellous concerts in Greece and abroad. Joining them this summer is world renowned composer and percussion virtuoso Zohar Fresco. Ross Daly - lyras / rabab, Zohar Fresco - percussion instruments, Kelly Thoma - Cretan lyra, Vassilis Rakopoulos - classical guitar.
Moving Sounds
Sunday 26 August, 9.30pm
Tara Bouman (clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet) and Markus Stockhausen (trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn) have been playing together in the duo Moving Sounds since 2002. They play intuitive music, improvisations and compositions by both performers. The duo prefers to perform in places that have special acoustics where the extraordinary sound of the brass and wind instruments unfolds best.
Seminars: Intuitive Music / Drama Therapy
26 August - 2 September
International summer course: Intuitive music and more with Markus Stockhausen, Tara Bouman, Vassilis Rakopoulos. A weekly cycle: 26 August-2 September. Participants concert on Sunday, 2 September at the Ursuline School, Chora. http://users.sch.gr/fragiskou
Drama therapy seminar: Commedia Dell’ Arte and the Dramatherapist on 1 & 2 September with Anna Seymour, Drama Therapy Professor at Cambridge College. Bazeos Tower – AEON Institute. http://aeon-dramatherapy.gr
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ALL EVENTS AT THE BAZEOS TOWER UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
Artistic Director: Stelios Krasanakis, production: Mario Vazeos, communication: Maria Karagiorgi 693-770-1641. Info: Bazeos Tower 22850-31402, AEON non-profit Cultural Organization, 210-725-8741, 693-716-7129, email: aeongr@otenet.gr
Temple of Dionysus at Yria, 3km from Chora. The archaeological site has been awarded the Europa Nostra prize for restoration and successful incorporation in the natural surroundings.
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