14 June 2014 – 17 September 2014
To summarize… The Naxos Festival in times of reflection and cuts continues to summarize important and essential cultural events from the Greek and international arenas. At a time when Naxos is dynamically entering the international tourist map, the island’s Festival, its integral cultural signifier, insists that holidays need art. In close collaboration with the French Institute, since half of the events are French-speaking and with a strong presence of creators who are addressed not only to adults but also to children. We have chosen this year a program between entertainment and creative knowledge.
Stelios Krasanakis, Artistic Director — Marios Vazaios, Production Management
VISUAL ARTS Costis Antoniadis – “Syn-opsis” – Photography Exhibition June 14 – September 17, 2014 | Daily, 10:00–17:00
Retrospective presentation of selected photographs from the work of Kostis Antoniadis, in a condensed form of his major exhibition at the Benaki Museum (2013). It includes portraits, fictional environments and landscapes of Naxos processed with the day for night technique. Curated by: Kostis Antoniadis. Organized by: Marios Vazaos.
THEATER & PERFORMANCES FOR CHILDREN
“…at the edge of the world” | Wed. 30/7 | 20:00 | Admission: 10€ Fairy tale narration by the puppet theater group Ftouxelefteria with live music. Contributors: Kostantis Mizaras (narration, guitar), Angeliki Gounaridi (narration, animation of objects), Kyriakos Makridis (violin, accordion).
“The Perfect” | Tue. 12/8 | 20:00 | Admission: 10€ Musical performance for children based on the book by Peter Reynolds. Direction: Dimitris Bogdanos. Music: Erato A. Kremmyda. Performances: Evi Dovelou, Natalia Kalimeratzi, Angeliki Marinou, Giorgos Floratos.
“Ramona Travel / The land of kindness” | Sun. 17/8 | 21:30 | Admission: 15€, 12€ By Glykeria Basdeki. Directed by: Yannis Skourletis. Starring: Lena Drosaki, Karyofyllia Karambeti, Dimitris Mothonaios, Chris Radanov. Production: Athens Festival.
MUSIC
Groove Catchers | Sun. 27/7 | 21:30 | Entrance: 15€, 12€ Jazz fusion with influences from rock and funk. Johan Barrer (drums), Antoine Guillemette (bass), Bastien Weeger (alto saxophone), Julien Stella (bass clarinet, beat box).
Nikos Portokaloglou | Sun. 10/8 | 21:30 | Entrance: 15€, 12€ Personal songs and new material from the album “Foreign Ports”. With “Fterotes Kithares”: Vangelis Markantonis (bass, guitars, vocals), Haris Michaelides (guitar, vocals).
Ross Daly, Kelly Thomas & Vasilis Rakopoulos | Sun. 24/8 | 21:30 | Admission: 15€, 12€ Traditional Mediterranean musical themes and contemporary Western idiom. Ross Daly (Cretan lyra, rabab, tarhou), Kelly Thomas (Cretan lyra), Vassilis Rakopoulos (classical guitar), Angelos Polychronou (percussion), Petros Varthakouris (bass).
CINEMA
Opera broadcasts – Aix-en-Provence Festival 2014 | Sun. 13/7, 20/7, 3/8 | 21:30 | Free admission In the context of the events "Greece-France-Alliance 1974–2014", in collaboration with the French Embassy and the French Institute of Greece. — 13/7: Die Zauberflöte (Mozart), directed by Simon McBurney — 20/7: Il Turco in Italia (Rossini), directed by Christopher Alden — 3/8: Ariodante (Handel), directed by Richard Jones
French films with Greek subtitles | 16/7–6/8 | 21:30 | Free admission — 16/7: Le Tableau (J.-F. Laguionie) — for children — 18/7: Michel Petrucciani (Michael Radford) — 23/7: Le Jour des Corneilles (J.-C. Dessaint) — for children — 25/7: La Vierge, les Coptes et Moi (Namir Abdel Messeeh) — 1/8: De Bon Matin (Jean-Marc Moutout) — 6/8: Couleur de Peau: Miel (Laurent Boileau, Jung Henin) — for children over 10
Organization: AION Cultural Organization | Artistic Direction: Stelios Krasanakis | Production Direction: Marios Vazaios