CONTEMPORARY ART
SyArt Sorrento Festival
@ VILLA FIORENTINO – C.so Italia, SORRENTO
JULY 11th to SEPTEMBER 6th 2020

This year’s fourth edition of the SyArt Sorrento Festival is dedicated to contemporary art presenting forty artists from fourteen different countries. The suggestive historic location of Villa Fiorentino (frequently highlighted by My Country magazine) will host the exhibition and international meetings of contemporary art including over 100 contemporary works including painting, photography, sculpture, video art, body art, site-specific and installations. Apart from a well-represented Italy, the events also include artists from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, England, Korea, Peru, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and Uruguay.  Villa Fiorentino is the headquarters of the Sorrento Foundation – Fondazione Sorrento.
The itinerary covers an area distributed on three floors and eight halls. Numerous works were created specifically for the Festival during the recent Lockdown period and will be on show to the public for the first time. Entrance to the exhibition is without charge.
Artists: Fabio Imperiale – Maria Rosaria Stigliano – Erhan Us – Catherine Chasanaglou – Hayoung Jung – Franco Paternostro – Heather Simone – Maria Teresa Majello – Sonia Gil – Marco Stefanucci – Giulia Spernazza – Maria Lorek – Giuliano Giuliani – Mark Cattaneo – Emanuel Zoncato – Matteo Ponzi – Andrea De Souza Rocha – Stefano Parisio Perrotti – Alessandro Rillo – Simone Riccardi – Federica La Magra – Milan Markovic – Nico Vigenti – Enrico Giulia – Victoria Dael – Robert Hromec – Tiziana Rinaldi Giacometti – Valentina Sorrentino – Maria Pia Daidone – Valentina Porcelli – Alessandra Carloni – Tina Sgrò – Michael Vandorpe – Elvira Carrasco – Sebastian Ceballos – Tamer Ragab – Massimo Barlettani – Nicolas Lopez – Fabio Sironi – Kristina Pirkovic

OPENING TIMES: Daily from 10 am to 1 pm and from 5 pm to 9 pm
ENTRANCE: 53, Corso Italia – Sorrento, Napoli
INFO: +39 081 8782284 (Fondazione Sorrento) – www.syart.it – info@syart.it

FUNDS FOR ANTI-COVID19 RESEARCH
Visitors to this exhibition will have the opportunity to support the research for the vaccine, an activity that places the National Cancer Institute – Irccs Fondazione Pascale in Naples at the forefront. Those who are willing can leave their offer inside a large urn positioned at the entrance of Villa Fiorentino. All proceeds from the fundraiser will be delivered together with the pictorial work “World Art for Covid” created for the occasion by various artists present at the Festival and displayed throughout the departments of the hospital – Istituto Pascale di Napoli.

Un aiuto concreto nella lotta al Covid-19 – I visitatori dell’esposizione avranno modo di sostenere la ricerca del vaccino, attività che vede in prima linea l’Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori – Irccs Fondazione Pascale di Napoli. Chi vuole può lasciare la propria offerta all’interno di una grande urna posizionata all’ingresso di Villa Fiorentino. Il ricavato della raccolta fondi sarà consegnato insieme all’opera pittorica “World Art for Covid” realizzata per l’occasione da alcuni degli artisti presenti al Festival che sarà affissa nei reparti dell’Istituto Pascale di Napoli.

Source © My Country magazine – August 2020 (page 7)

POZZUOLI

PARCO IN MASCHERA

Simbolo, espressione, creatività nell’estate dei Campi Flegrei

Symbol, expression and creativity throughout the Summer Phlegraean Fields

JULY 31st to SEPTEMBER 27th 2020

Parco archeologico dei Campi Flegrei

All events require prior reservations online:  www.pafleg.it

FRIDAY AUGUST 7th – 6 pm

DANCE: Cielo… nea gynaika

@ Parco archeologico di Cuma

Choreographers: Emma Cianchi, Antonio Colandrea, Elena D’Aguanno, Macia del Prete, Nicolas Grimaldi, Claudio Malangone

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August 7th/8th,  SEPTEMBER  25th/26th

MUSIC: Overtures di luci e suoni al Macellum

@ Tempio di Serapide (Macellum di Pozzuoli)

Powered by ATI Macellum (Terra dei Miti, ApoRema, Graficamente, Amartea)

 

TUESDAY AUGUST 11th – 7 pm

LITERATURE: Il Lavoro dello Spirito

@ Museo archeologico dei Campi Flegrei nel Castello di Baia

Book presentation with the author Massimo Cacciari and philosopher Nicola Magliulo.  Free admission.

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TUESDAY AUGUST 25th to 27th – 5 pm

THEATRE: Teatro spiritico: Avernus

@ Lago d’Averno – Tempio di Apollo/Masseria Sardo

Theatrical acts with: Lina Salvatore, Michele Monetta, Antonello Paliotti

Accademia Mediterranea Mimo Dramma, Gianni Garrera

  August 25th   Atto I – L’evocazione delle ombre – Odissea, Libro XI

  August 26th   Atto II – Alba:discesa agli Inferi – Odissea, Libro VI

  August 27th   Atto III – Virgilio Mago, Matilde Serao – Georgiche, Libro IV

PHOTO: Tempio di Apollo – Lago d’Averno.  Refreshments by Masseria Sardo – Powered by ICRA Project

 

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5th – 6 pm

DANCE: Ipazia – Atlete Invenzione

@ Anfiteatro Flavio di Pozzuoli – 6 pm

Choreography: Laura Matano

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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6th – 6 pm

MUSIC: Il Canto Sublime @ Anfiteatro Flavio di Pozzuoli – 6 pm

Ensemble Barocco Accademia Reale directed by Giovanni Borrelli

Powered by Associazione Accademia Reale

 

Source: © My Country magazine

August 2020 (page 13)

LATEST MUSEUM TICKET SYSTEM

#MiBACT  Ministero per i beni e le attività culturali e per il turismo

CAMPANIA REGION The Regional Museum Directorate of Campania has successfully completed the reopening of Sites and Museums throughout the region powered by an online booking system and turns of entrance with a limited number of guests – to avoid queues and crowds and to welcome regular visitors and tourists respecting safety regulations.

Additionally, two on-site ticket points are easily accessible at the Royal Palace of Naples Palazzo Reale di Napoli and at Castel Sant’Elmo – where tickets will be available to enter Castel Sant’Elmo, Certosa/Museo San Martino and Parco della Floridiana.

If you are searching for relaxing open-space,  then remember that entrance is free-of-charge to the gardens of Villa Pignatelli and to the Park Parco della Floridiana throughout the summer season.

www.polomusealecampania.beniculturali.it

The Director of the Real Bosco e Museo di Capodimonte Sylvain Bellenger recently quoted that entrance to the Park Real Bosco di Capodimonte will continue to be open to the public free-of-charge.  Both the Park and Museum fully respect anti-Covid19 safety measures to ensure the well-being of all visitors – including one-way circuits, regulated entrances of limited numbers and reservation on-line for tickets – Info & Details:

www.museodicapodimonte.beniculturali.it

www.coopculture.it /  848 800 288  / +39 06 399 67050

The My Country team attended the recent press conference to celebrate the opening of the museum Museo di Capodimonte, for detailed information and current exhibitions as highlighted in last month’s July 2020 edition – What’s On Napoli – see pages 10-11.

(Source ©My Country magazine – August 2020 edition – page 11)

POZZUOLI ESTATE 2020   POZZUOLI SUMMER 2020

FREE GUIDED TOURS – CINEMA – THEATRE

LIVE CONCERTS

#Pozzuoliècasamia

FREE WEEKEND GUIDED WALKING TOURS

AROUND POZZUOLI

Weekends from JULY to SEPTEMBER 15th

Twenty-two urban walking tours have been scheduled with a slow attitude together with local qualified guides (check the badge) to discover the fascinating territory of Puteoli – Pozzuoli.  Free Guided Tours depart from “Piazza del Ricordo” (ref.: Monument & Bar Malibu) at 5.30 pm and last approx. 3 hours.  The basic itinerary includes the view of the splendid Amphitheatre Anfiteatro Flavio, the Macellum market (commonly known as Tempio di Serapide and a rare demonstration of the Bradyseism phenomenon of the Earth’s movement), the Port and concludes at the Rione Terra fortress.

Info/reservations: +39 379 1409008

This year’s POZZUOLI ESTATE 2020 Summer in Pozzuoli programme also offers a great billboard of outdoor CINEMA dating up to September 15th and a calendar of theatrical events and fantastic live concerts.

Consult: www.comune.pozzuoli.na.it

POZZUOLI – LIVE EVENTS

@ RIONE TERRA Outside Palazzo Migliaresi – 9 pm

* AUGUST 1st – CONCERT Monica Sarnelli

* AUGUST 9th – FOLK MUSIC “La Maschera” in Concert

* AUGUST 14th – CONCERT Eugenio Bennato “Le Voci del Sud”

* AUGUST 23rd – THEATRE Massimiliano Gallo “Resilienza 2.0”

* AUGUST 28th – CONCERT Gianni Lanni “Trio Scugnizzi LIVE”

* AUGUST 31st – CONCERT Ensemble Acustico Napoletano “Anima Napoletana”

* SEPTEMBER 5th – CONCERT Neapolitan music starring Mario Castiglia

* SEPTEMBER 12th – CONCERT Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare

RESERVATION IS NECESSARY

Tickets online: https://arenaputeolana.18tickets.it/  Booking Fee: Euro 2.50

Theatre – www.scabec.it/verbariden

 

(Source: © My Country magazine – August 2020 edition page 12)