Senses of Summer 2005. Fourth edition

Museo Omero, Ancona: every Thursday throughout July and August at 9.30 pm

Multi-sensory journeys through folk music and local flavours
Sculpture, literature, music - taste local produce and wine
The wonderful view from the terrace of the Palazzo Raffaello
Children's entertainment

Folk tradition and classicism are the two themes of the fourth edition of Sensi d'estate 2005, a range of multisensory experiences created by the Museo Tattile Statale Omero, Ancona. The success of the previous editions has encouraged us to expand the programme and bring in new ideas. A cycle of 8 evening appointments, each Thursday in July and August at 9.30pm, built around points of contact between different artistic languages and the intensification of every means of perception: folk songs, local flavours and dialects will be woven through masterpieces of sculpture and Italian and other literature.

Art, Music, Literature, Tastings: all these go to make up the fourth edition of Sensi d'estate 2005 which begins on Thursday 7 July with a theatrical recital by the actor Luca Violini: "Jonathan Livingston Seagull", based on the well-known book by Richard Bach, which was a great success in the 1970s. The subsequent events will allow us to rediscover Ancona, its sculpture and its poetry, walk in the dark through the museum rooms and take part in a 3-D printing workshop held by Andrea Socrati and Bruno Mangiaterra or listen to a selection of Gospel songs performed by the Choir of the ancient city of Ostra. August offers a multi-sensory study on the theme of the sea in sculpture and narration, which will be followed by “Folk songs of the Marches” performed by La Damigiana folkmusic group, a sculptural journey on the theme of nudity in art and finally “Soundtracks in concert” by the Nino Rota Quartet.

The success of the previous editions has encouraged us to extend the programme, adding several new events to further enrich our calendar. Many events will be held outdoors. Luca Violini's theatrical recitation and the concerts organized by the "L'incontro musicale" association, under the artistic direction of Deborah Vico, will be held on the splendid terrace of the Palazzo Raffaello, seat of The Marches Regional Council. In a gazebo outside the Museum (near the entrance), you can taste local produce and wine provided by the following businesses who are members of the Coldiretti: Azienda Agricola Croce del Moro di Cavallaro Mario Lucchetti, Enrico Ceci, Antonio Coloccini, Guerrino Starnari, Maria Luisa Martarelli, Consorzio Salame di Fabriano, Terra Grata di Massimo Maffeo, Santi Pietro e Filippo di Rita Giada Angelucci, Allevamento il Moro degli Alpaca, Fattoria Italia di Ambra Maria Miciarelli Collesi. Keeping to the themes of freshness and local flavours, at the end of each evening we will be offering delicious home-made ice cream from the Al Belvedere restaurant, Agugliano. Meanwhile, inside the Museum, our staff have created multi-sensory pathways in the dark among the sculptures, voices and perfumes, with special light installations by Effetto Luce, Recanati. Finally, there will be entertainment for children in the workshop area.

The appointment for Sensi d'estate 2005, Art, Music, Literature, Tadtings, is therefore every Thursday in July and August, at 9.30 pm at the Museo Tattile Statale Omero, 50 Via Tiziano, Ancona. Starting Thursday 7 July.

Free admission. Information: Tel. 071.2811935.

Programme

7 July
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Theatrical reading by Luca Violini
Terrazza del Palazzo Raffaello, Regione Marche (entry from Museo Omero)

14 July
Ancona in sculpture and poetry
Journey through the forms and words of the city
Museo Omero

21 July
The expression of the sign
Relief printing workshop
held by Bruno Mangiaterra and Andrea Socrati
Museo Omero

28 July
Gospel Songs
Coro dell'antica città di Ostra
Terrazza del Palazzo Raffaello, Regione Marche (entry from Museo Omero)

4 AugustTo the edges of the sea
Stories of the sea - sculpture and narration Museo Omero

11 August
Folk songs of the Marches
Gruppo Folkloristico La Damigiana
Terrazza del Palazzo Raffaello, Regione Marche (entry from Museo Omero)

18 August
Nudity unveiled
The nude in art through the centuries
Museo Omero

25 August
Soundtracks in concert
Nino Rota Quartet - Artistic director Deborah Vico
Terrazza del Palazzo Raffaello, Regione Marche (entry from Museo Omero)

The theatrical recital and the three concerts will be held on the adjacent Terrazza del Palazzo Raffaello, seat of the Regione Marche. Each evening there will be special entertainment for small children, wine and local produce tastings as well as home-made ice cream.