22 July 2006 – 3 September 2006
Odysseus on Naxos?
The journey of the Naxos Festival from and to the Tower of Bazeos continues for the sixth consecutive year, approaching and exploring landscapes of art, theater, music and visual creation, areas of oblivion and memory, shaping another cultural geography for the island. This year, the beloved author Dimitris Dimitriadis is honored: we consider it an honor that the entire trilogy “Odysseus – Ithaca – Homer” will be presented for the first time here in Naxos during the three-day tribute. The theme “Environment of Life and Culture” includes artistic performances, discussions, seminars and the promotion of the surrounding area. As George Heimonas, to whom we dedicated the first Festival, argues: “If science helps man to understand the world, art helps man to be understood by the world.”
Stelios Krasanakis, Artistic Director — Marios Vazaios, Production Management
VISUAL ARTS “Worship Vows” — Benaki & AION Museum July 22 – September 3, 2006 | Daily, 10:00–17:00
The devotional practice of vows through objects from the Benaki Museum collections, photographs by Maria Choulaki and works by Dimitris Talaganis. Screenings from the documentary “Biography of a Vow” by Panos Karkanevatos. Curated by: Sofia Handaka (Benaki Museum). Organized by: Marios Vazaios.
THEATRE — Three-day tribute to Dimitris Dimitriadis
"Odysseus" | Fri. 28/7 & Sat. 29/7 & Sat. 19/8 | 21:30 | Pyrgos Bazaios Direction-artistic design: Stelios Krasanakis. Performance: Argyris Xafis. Production by Naxos Festival. The performance on 28/7 was followed by a discussion with the author and the theater experts Dimitris Tsatsoulis and Dimitra Kondylaki.
“Ithaca” — musical version | Sat. 29/7 | 24:00 | Bazeos Tower Chrysa Kapsouli, Telemachos Moussas, David Economou. Didjeridu and electronic sounds — a performance.
“Ithaca” — theatrical performance | Sun. 30/7 | 21:30 | Bazai Tower Direction: Sofia Karakantza. Interpretation: Chrysa Kapsouli. Visual environment: Maria Konomi. Music: Telemachus Moussas. This was followed by the first public reading of "Homer" (third part of the trilogy) by the author himself.
“The Philosopher” | Wed. 9/8 | 21:30 | Bazai Tower From the book by Yannis Panos. Creative team: Dimitris Papaioannou, Maria Ilia, Manos Lambrakis, Angelos Mentis, Roula Pateraki, Tasia Sofianidou. Performance: Roula Pateraki. Athens Festival Production.
“Grandma's smile” | Sun. 6/8 | 21:30 | Bazaios Tower Prose and song. Interpretation: Mania Papadimitriou. Piano: Dionysis Mallouchos.
MUSIC
Mode Plagal | Fri. 4/8 | 24:00 | Pyrgos Bazaios Pioneering band that combines jazz, Greek traditional music, Byzantine sounds and Balkan, African, funky and rock influences. Thodoris Rellos, Kleon Antoniou, Takis Kanellos, Antonis Maratos, Florian Micuta.
Melina Tanagri | Sat. 12/8 | 21:30 | Bazeou Tower With Vasilis Hatzinikolaou (keyboards, vocals), Dimitris Papalambros (guitar), Giorgos Panagiotopoulos (violin).
Abadista – “Vamos fugir” | Fri. 18/8 | 24:00 | Pyrgos Bazaios Brazilian and Latin jazz. Leonidas Maridakis (guitar, voice), Anastasia Eden (voice), Petros Varthakouris (bass), Dimitris Giannopoulos (saxophone).
SPEECH & DISCUSSION
Round table – “Environment of life and culture” | Sat. 26/8 | 20:30 | Bazai Tower Coordination: Brigitta Papastavrou. In collaboration with AGROTURISTIKI S.A. and ARIADNI S.A.
Lecture: “The symbolic character of the depiction of the Virgin Mary and the vow” | Sat. 2/9 | 20:30 | Baza Tower Anthi Valsamaki, Hagiographer, Head of the Hagiographic Workshop of the Benaki Museum.
Organization: AION Cultural Organization | Artistic Direction: Stelios Krasanakis | Production Direction: Marios Vazaios