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from 08/12/2007 to 29/12/2008
TAORMINA, EVENTS 2008
Taormina Events 2008
JUNE
June 15 to 22
Teatro Antico and Palazzo dei Congressi - Taormina
54th Taormina FilmFest 2008
The categories and highlights will be under others:
Mediterranea: The Mediterranean competition, a selection of 7 films produced in the Mediterranean region will compete for the Golden Tauro for Best Film. The award will be presented at the Greek Theater on June 21. Other prizes include best director, best performance and best technical work. This year Turkish cinema will take centerstage at the Taormina Film Festival. Director Deborah Young has assembled a seven-title Mediterranean competition including Turkish first-timer Seyfi Teoman's Summer Book, which unspooled in Berlin; the world preem of Egyptian helmer Ibrahim El Batout's sophomore feature Eye of the Sun; and Slovenian thesp-helmer Branko Djuric's Tractor, Love and RocknRoll, set in the Communist-era 1960s.
Beyond the Mediterranean: A selection of 7 films produced in countries outside the Mediterranean region will be screened. These films will compete for the Audience Award and a cash prize. Beyond the Mediterranean section will include Spanish helmer Gerardo Olivares 14 Kilometros, about young Africans trying to cross the border from Morocco into Spain; Mike Figgis Love Live Long, which unspooled in Tribeca; and Irish helmer Mary McGuckian's test-tube baby satire Inconceivable, toplining Andie MacDowell.
Grand cinema: Toby Dammit, the middle episode of Spirits of the Dead directed by Federico Fellini and restored by director of photography Giuseppe Rotunno, will be one of the highlights of the Taormina Film Fest. Among the more mainstream pics unspooling in Taormina's spectacular ancient Greek theater are a freshly restored print of The Godfather, partly shot near Taormina; David Mamet's martial arts pic Red Belt; and Keanu Reeves cop actioner Street Kings.
Jury: Turkish-born Italian helmer Ferzan Ozpetek will head the jury, which also includes Sarajevo Film Festival director Mirsad Purivatra and Portuguese producer Paulo Branco.
Master Class: New Yorker film crtitic Anthony Lane, U.S. helmer Paul Schrader and Turkish/Teutonic helmer Fatih Akin will hold master classes.
Info: www.taorminafilmfest.it
JULY
July 5 and 6
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Carmina Burana, musics by Carl Orff. Dance performance with Youri Vamos and the ballet of the Teatro San Carlo of Napels, orchestra and choir of the Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania, directed by Yoram David. First Performance of a series of summertime productions of the Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania, entitled Il ritorno di Dionisio.
Info: www.teatromassimobellini.it
July 11 and 12
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Giselle, ballet by Adolphe Charles Adam, with the famous solists and ballet of the Kirov-Mariinkij Theatre of St. Petersbourgh, performing together with the orchestra of the Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania.Part of the summertime schedule of the Teatro Massimo Bellini entitled Il ritorno di Dioniso
Info: www.teatromassimobellini.it
July 14 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Lorenzo Jovanotti in Concert. Safari Tour 2008
Info: www.soleluna.com
July 16 and 17
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Un'estate d'amore. Mutimedial performance specially written by the famous american choerographer Karole Armitage, with musics by Lukas Ligeti and the band Burkina Electric
Info: www.teatromassimobellini.it
July 31 (20.00 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Del mio meglio live. An evening with the popular actor and entertainer Giorgio Panariello
Info: www.giorgiopanariello.it
AUGUST
August 8 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Tosca, Opera by Giacomo Puccini. With Martina Serafin (Tosca), Marcello Giordani (Mario Cavaradossi), Renato Bruson (Conte Scarpia), the Coro Lirico Francesco Cilea and the Orchestra del Teatro Vittorio Emanuele di Messina. Conductor: Eugene Kohn, director: Enrico Castiglione.
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 9 or 10 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Il Lago dei Cigni. Swan Lake by Pyotr Illyich Tchaikowsky. Choreography by Alexander Vorotnikov. The Ballet of Moscow
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 12 (21.30 h)
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano - Taormina
Midnight Summer Music. Vincenzo Pavone (piano) plays musics by Chopin & Rachmaninov
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 15 (21.30 h)
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano - Taormina
Tribute to Miles Davis. The St. Luke Big Band Orchestra
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 16 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Noche Flamenco. El Cafè de Chinitas. Compania de Baile Flamenco de Madrid. Flamenco night with the Flamenco company of Madrid
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 17 (21.30 h)
Palazzo Duchi di Santo Stefano - Taormina
Souvenirs. Igor Begelman (clarinet) playing musics by Daruis Milhaud, Igor Stravinskij, Leonard Bernstein and Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 19 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Le Nove Sinfonie. The Nine Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1 and 3 (Eroica), conducted by Lorin Maazel. Together with the Orchestra Symphonica Toscanini he will perform all symphonies by Beethoven. An extraodinary series of events at the Teatro Antico of Taormina. A production of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo 2008. Next dates: August 20, 21, 22 and 23.
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 20 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Le Nove Sinfonie. The Nine Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven, 2 and 5, conducted by Lorin Maazel. Together with the Orchestra Symphonica Toscanini he will perform all symphonies by Beethoven. A production of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo 2008. Next dates: August 21, 22 and 23.
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 21 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Le Nove Sinfonie. The Nine Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven, 4 and 6 (Pastorale), conducted by Lorin Maazel. Together with the Orchestra Symphonica Toscanini he will perform all symphonies by Beethoven. A production of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo 2008. Next dates: August 22 and 23.
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 22 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Le Nove Sinfonie. The Nine Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven, 8 and 7, conducted by Lorin Maazel. Together with the Orchestra Symphonica Toscanini he will perform all symphonies by Beethoven. A production of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo 2008. Next date: August 23.
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 23 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Le Nove Sinfonie. The Nine Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven, 9 (Corale), conducted by Lorin Maazel. Together with the Orchestra Symphonica Toscanini he will perform all symphonies by Beethoven. A production of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo 2008.
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
August 25 (21.30 h)
Teatro Antico - Taormina
Bernstein on Broadway. The New World Symphony Orchestra Kore with the Sinfony No. 2 The Age of Anxiety,the serenade per violin and orchestra from Simposio of Platon, the West Side Story Suites No. 1 and 2, the Candide Ouverture and Finale. An event at the occasion of the 90th birthday of Leonard Bernstein. A production of the Festival Euro Mediterraneo 2008
Info: www.taormina-arte.com
OTTOBRE 2008
Palazzo dei Congressi Taormina
Sinopoli Festival.
To discover the marvels of Taormina in sintony with the town's flair, SicilyHotelsNet recommends two Hotels. They are both 3 star rated and are both conveniently located at a very short walking distance of approx.3 to 4 minutes from both all event sites as the Greek Theatre and the Palazzo dei Congressi, as well as from all other monuments, churches, restaurants, pubs and shops of the town centre.
Both are traditional, family run hotels with an incredible flair.
HOTEL LA PENSIONE SVIZZERA
HOTEL VILLA SCHULER
To discover the marvels of Taormina in sintony with the town's flair, SicilyHotelsNet recommends two Hotels. They are both 3 star rated and are both conveniently located at a very short walking distance of approx.3 to 4 minutes from both all event sites as the Greek Theatre and the Palazzo dei Congressi, as well as from all other monuments, churches, restaurants, pubs and shops of the town centre.
Both are traditional, family run hotels with an incredible flair.
HOTEL LA PENSIONE SVIZZERA
HOTEL VILLA SCHULER
