A.M. - “Adriatico Mediterraneo” Association
Via Vittorio Veneto 11 - 60122
Ancona
Italy
- International/Cultural relations
The first aim is to legitimate the cultural identity of the territory of the Marches and its county town, Ancona, a millenary town which has always been considered the door to the East.
The Association wants to contribute to the depiction of new scenery of integration and cohesion by establishing a dialogue between the countries of the Adriatic- Mediterranean basin and the Balkan area. The idea is to create a widespread confrontation and cultural exchange to represent the manifold artistic expressions, but most of all to realize and strengthen territorial networks of cultural cooperation. The Mediterranean can be thought of as a “big space”, a strategic resource and a privileged place for cooperation. A sea that in it history has made the meeting, not always easy, between different cultures possible: Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
Many are the Italian and International artist involved in the past editions of the event, amongst them: Emir Kusturica, Pedrag Matvejevic, Noa, Goran Bregovic, Ute Lemper, Diamanda Galas, Moni Ovadia, Giovanni Allevi, Eugenio Bennato, Nicola Piovani, Neri Marcorè, Dario Fo.
The Association's main aims are:
• creation of an “Adriatic Mediterranean” brand, as the symbol of cultural cooperation in the areas joining the initiative, but also in the areas which are near and close by;
• consolidation of the bonds existing among the Adriatic and the Mediterranean partners involved in the previous editions of the program and the search of new partners;
• development of a stable network of cultural cooperation involving all the local operators and the authorities of the Countries interested, with the aim to strengthen the connections established through the several events and to create pluriannual programs of cooperation and intercultural dialogue;
• strengthening the link between international cooperation, both in the classic meaning of cooperation for development and in the sense of decentralized and territorial cooperation, and culture, in order to reach a complete cultural cooperation;
• diversification of funding sources, at local, national, European level, both public and private.
The main activity is the FESTIVAL ADRIATICO MEDITERRANEO.
The Festival is promoted with the support of the Marches Region, the Province, the Chamber of Commerce, and Ancona Town Hall in the role of co-organizer. However, it is an “open space” to all those institutions, both public and private, and to those realities that share its aims.
The partner Institutions abroad are identified through the national and regional representatives, but also with the assistance of the operators from the areas involved.
The cultural operators and the artists to create the network with are identified on the basis of the aims shared by the Association through a preliminary monitoring activity and confrontation conducted by the project promoters themselves.
“Adriatic Mediterranean festival” has different stages, each one with its own specific segments in the different geographical areas interested, as to reproduce the cultural plurality of the Mediterranean. Occasions are promoted, both in new and in pre-existent contests, for the production, the set up and the presentation of cultural events, with the involvement of local artists and residents. The productions are then circulated in the geographic area of the project by inserting them in the different segments: the aim is to create a sort of International circuit where a permanent cultural exchange can be established.
A brief overview of the last activities carried out:
- 2007: 38 cultural events in Italy, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina.
- 2008: 52 events in Italy, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Albania.
- 2009: 62 events in Italy, Macedonia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Turkey.
- 2010: aAs for the previous editions, the 2010 Festival developed through different steps. A first step has been characterized by several events abroad, which express the authentic spirit of the initiative, with the aim to develop occasions for cooperation and cultural confrontation. Contacts have been established with Jerusalem in Israel, Hammamet in Tunisia, Alexandria and Cairo in Egypt and Sarajevo in Bosnia. A further step takes place on the regional territory and comprises a series of appointments in the region, including “2010 Adriatic Mediterranean festival” (Ancona, 28 August – 5 September 2010), in which Ancona acted as the real cultural capital of the Adriatic, hosting important artists, writers, journalists and cultural operators from Italy, but also from the Countries of the Adriatic Mediterranean basin (Albania, Algeria, Bosnia - Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Israel, Morocco, Serbia, Tunisia, Turley). For the Ancona festival, besides of the local Administration, the Adriatic Mediterranean Association avails itself of the technical and organizational collaboration also of “Fondazione Teatro delle Muse”, “Teatro Stabile delle Marche”, and “FORM”. During the festival, concerts, exhibitions, meetings, projections have been organised in collaboration with Ancona local authority culture and commerce department to involve the cultural realities on the territory. The restaurants in the town centre will offer tastings and special theme menus. Moreover, gastronomic stands with ethnic food will be set up.
Our Festival represents many different artistic expressions: visual arts, music, theatre, dance, cinema and literature but our international projects have been focused, so far, especially on music.
Our international activity started in 2007 with our participation in international Festivals presenting our concerts or creating a real cooperation projects in which musicians from different countries performed together presenting a modern and classical repertoire. Here some of the most important projects:
September 2008
Concert: Italian composer and musician Giovanni Allevi played and conducted the concert “Sinfonia Evolution” with the Symphonic Orchestra of Young People from South Eastern Europe of Sarajevo; Orchestra of Academic Arts of Tirana
Venue: National Theatre, Sarajevo and Theatre of Academic Arts Tirana
Repertoire: Giovanni Allevi compositions
July 2009
Concert: Giovanni Seneca quintet; Federico Paolinelli (piano solo)
Venue: Festival The Nights of Bascarsija 2009
Repertoire: Giovanni Seneca and Federico Paolinelli compositions
Concert: Giovanni Seneca and Filarmonica Marchigiana String Orchestra
Venue: International Izmir Festival
Repertoire: Seneca, Rodrigo,Boccherini
May 2010
Concert: Filarmonica Marchigiana String Orchestra and Magnificat choir
Venue: Music School Magnificat in Jerusalem (Israel)
Repertoire: GiovanBattista Pergolesi
Concert funded by Marche Region in occasion of the construction of a new building for the Magnificat School. Marches Region, together with the Association Adriatic –Mediterranean, aims at promoting communication and peaceful cohabitation for children and families coming from different cultural and religious backgrounds, by offering better study opportunities to a growing number of students and teachers through the construction of the new school for Magnificat Institute.
The Institute, in fact, promotes the study of music and carries out a twofold function: it is a place for communication and for professional training both in the concert and didactic fields. Two hundred students, Muslims, Catholics and Jews, attend the Institute and its nine different educational programs (piano, violin, flute, cello, choir, singing, organ).
July 2010
Concert: Students and Teachers of the Music Academy of Sarajevo and Music Institute G.B. Pergolesi from Ancona
Venue: Festival The Nights of Bascarsija (Sarajevo)
Concert funded by Marche Region, Provincia di Ancona, Comune di Ancona and festival The Nights of Bascarsija in order to increase the cultural cooperation between our region and Bosnia Herzegovina. This concert promotes the intercultural dialogue and the cultural exchanges among students and teachers of music schools.
Concert: Filarmonica Marchigiana String Orchestra and Giovanni Seneca
Venue: Festival of Hammamet (Tunisia)
Repertoire: Seneca, Rodrigo, Boccherini
Concert funded by Marche Region, Provincia di Ancona and Comune di Ancona within a project of internationalization and dissemination of the Italian culture in the world and in order to create new opportunities of cultural exchange among Mediterranean countries.
October 2010:
concert: Giovanni Seneca and Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra.
Conductor: Mohie el Din Sherif
Venue: Bibliotecha Alexandrina, Alexandria (Egypt)
Repertoire: Mohie el Din Sherif, G.Seneca
Concert funded by Marche Region, Provincia di Ancona and Comune di Ancona within a project of internationalization and dissemination of the Italian culture in the world and in order to create new opportunities of cultural exchange among Mediterranean countries.
European Project:
Associazione Adriatico Mediterraneo with Bogazici Arts and Culture Association (Istanbul) received a grant from the European Union within the programme “Civil Society Dialogue- Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture”. The project is ongoing.
The project will be implemented in the next months and it foresees the organization of some artistic events both in Italy and in Istanbul.