16 July 2005 – 12 September 2005
The Naxos Festival honors two leading creators of Modern Greek Art, Yannis Moralis and George Ioannou.
Stelios Krasanakis, Artistic Director — Marios Vazaios, Production Management
VISUAL ARTS “I. Moralis – Theater, Music, Poetry” — AION & Benaki Museum July 16 – September 12, 2005 | Daily, 10:00–17:00
Designs for sets and costumes for performances by the "Hellenic Chorodrama", "Art Theatre" and "National Theatre", illustrations for album covers by great composers and "pictorial comments" for poetry collections by "Ikaros" publications. Collaborations between Moralis and Manos Hadjidakis, Karolos Koun, Rallou Manou, Seferis, Elytis. Editor: Fani-Maria Tsigakou.
THEATER
“Playfully” | Wed. 3/8 | 21:00 | Bazeou Tower Performance for children from 2 to 102 years old. Katerina Fotinaki, Stratos Achlatis, Sotiria Rouvoli, Andreas Stergiou.
MUSIC
Stamatis Spanoudakis & TANIRAMA | Sat. 30/7 | 21:30 | Bazaios Tower Music from the film "Brides" by P. Voulgaris and well-known songs. Performed by: Irondina.
Arleta – “The Ballad of the Park” | Sat. 6/8 | 21:30 | Bazeou Tower Recital dedicated to George Ioannou. With Dinos Apostolou (saxophone, harmonica, voice, percussion).
Kostas Vomvolos & TABAKO | Sun. 7/8 | 21:30 | Bazai Tower Texts and songs by Ioannou, Plato, K. Weil, Tom Waits, Borges, Calvino, Engonopoulos, Embirikou, etc. Kostas Vomvolos (accordion, keyboards), Georgios Bantouk (electric guitar, vocals), Tasos Misyrlis (cello, vocals).
Nena Venetsanou | Sat. 13/8 | 21:30 | Bazaios Tower Songs by Hadjidakis and Mamagakis with lyrics by Ioannou. Vivi Geka (mandolin), Stavros Agianniotis (guitar).
Maria del Mar Bonet | Sat. 3/9 | 21:30 | Bazaios Tower The "national voice" of Catalonia in Mediterranean music and songs. In collaboration with the Benaki Museum and the support of the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Organization: AION Cultural Organization in collaboration with Benaki Museum and Kedros Publications