21 June 2002 – 8 September 2002
The 2nd Naxos Festival includes the historical exhibition "The Cyclades from the 17th to the 19th century" in collaboration with the Benaki Museum, and a three-day tribute to Iakovos Kambanellis — combining music, theater, speech and cinema.
Stelios Krasanakis, Artistic Director — Marios Vazaios, Production Management
VISUAL ARTS “The Cyclades from the 17th to the 19th century” — AEON & Benaki Museum June 21 – September 8, 2002 | Daily, 10:00–17:00 | Opening: Fri. 5/7
Naxos embroideries, ceramics, woodcarvings, marble carvings, metalwork and views of travelers from the collections of the Benaki Museum. Opening with discussion: Angelos Delivorias, Vasilis Sfyroeras, Stefanos Emellos. Curated by: Marios Vazaios.
THEATER
“Letter to Orestes” | Sat. 3/8 | Bazaios Tower By Iakovos Kambanellis. Production of Naxos Festival. Direction: Stelios Krasanakis. Performance: Eva Koukoutsi. Dance theater adaptation: Natasa Zouka.
“Eleni” by Yannis Ritsos | Sun. 11/8 | Bazaios Tower Direction-performance: Vassilis Papavassiliou.
MUSIC
Christos Tsiamoulis – “Seaside romances and castles” | Sat. 6/7 | Bazeos Tower Traditional and art music concert.
Nikos Xydakis – “Always open, always vigilant, the eyes of the soul” | Fri. 26/7 | Bazeos Tower Midnight concert.
Savina Giannatou & Primavera en Salonico | Sat. 27/7 | Bazeo Tower Recital.
Michalis Grigoriou – “The city of the immortals…” | Sun. 28/7 | Bazeos Tower With Savina Giannatou and Doros Demosthenous.
Nikos Kypourgos – “The Secrets of the Garden” | Tue. 30/7 | Bazeos Tower Singing: Lizeta Kalimeri, Doros Demosthenous.
Maria Farantouri | Fri. 2/8 | Bazaios Tower Tribute to Kambanelli: "Ballad of Mauthausen", "Fairy Tale without a Name" etc.
SPEECH & FILM
Discussion on the work of Kambanellis | Sun. 4/8 | Bazaios Tower With the writer, Tzina Politi, Plato Mavromoustakos, Dimitris Tsatsoulis and director Giorgos Michaelides.
“The acrobats of the garden” | Wed. 7/8 | Bazeos Tower First screening of the film by Christos Dimas.
Giorgos Seferis Evening | Fri. 9/8 | Bazeo Tower Speaker: Panagiotis Roilos (Harvard). Recitation: Dimitris Kataleifos. Screening of the documentary "George Seferis, deck diaries" by Stelios Charalambopoulos.
Organization: AION Cultural Organization in collaboration with Benaki Museum | Artistic Direction: Stelios Krasanakis | Production Direction: Marios Vazaios