Roman Amphitheater || Friday 21 and Saturday 22 June 2024
Ankoneide is born
classic meets contemporary
The review of unpublished productions designed specifically for the Doric city. Two new events designed around the symbolic date of June 21st, the summer solstice.
After the dark side of “The spectacle of evil” investigated at the Festival by literature, cinema and philosophy, Popsophia now looks at the bright side of existence by celebrating the solstice in the only city where the sun rises and sets in the Adriatic.
L’Roman amphitheater for the occasion it will bring together the classical past of the city and philosophy with the multimedia languages of the contemporary world. The place that embodies the history of ancient Ankon will return to light up thanks to the shows that will be staged on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd June.
June 21stwhen the sun on the longest day of the year sets over the sea, the prime time of Ankoneide. An unrepeatable event to enhance the uniqueness of the Ancona Amphitheater which stands out on the promontory overlooking the Adriatic, where sea and sun touch, and the emotions of music and philosophy mix with the smell of salt and the air that rises from the sea.
One philosophy and music show conceived by the artistic director Lucrezia Ercoli on the symbolic date of the solstice, from the Latin “solstitium”, the day on which the sun “stops” longest in the northern hemisphere; the pagan festival that opens the‘summer celebrated in all civilizations since ancient times. From the fire rites of popular culture to the Christian feast of St. John the Baptist, the summer solstice is the symbolic moment when light wins over darkness.
Evening atenriched by the interventions of the philosopher and writer Simone Regazzoniauthor of the book “Ocean, philosophy of the planet” which pushes us to look beyond our earth-centric perspective to reread the history of the world and of man from the point of view of the sea.
The musical performances of Factorythe Popsophia band, with a very rich musical repertoire on the theme of light and the sea, from Paolo Conte of “Wave upon wave” to the Beatles with “Here’s come the sun”. The video montages of Riccardo Minnucci they will reconstruct the cinematic suggestions linked to summer and the promises of happiness of seaside holidays.
The June 22nd it’s time for a highly anticipated and strongly desired return from the city: after the winter sold out, it returns in one new version the show dedicated to Philosophy by Raffaella Carrà. An opportunity, in the wonderful setting of the Roman Amphitheater, to please the many spectators who were unable to participate. However, it will not be a simple re-proposal. Alongside Lucrezia Ercoli’s narration and the wild performances of the Factory band, we will have the extraordinary participation of the philosopher and writer Ilaria Gaspari (a few weeks after the release of his highly anticipated new novel “The reputation”) which will add an unprecedented reflection on the iconic and revolutionary figure of the national Raffa.
Free entry with reservations required. Reservations will open on Tuesday 18 June at 2.00 pm
https://popsophia.com/notizie/nasce-ankoneide-dove-il-classico-tocca-il-contemporaneo/
