Sunday 14 July, 18:30-19:00

PERFORMANCE

“The fellowship of Aeolus” – Bruno Tomasello & Marina Katsari (IT/CY)

“Nay, come, let us quickly see what is here,

what store of gold and silver is in the wallet”

 (The Odyssey, Rapsody 10, 45-46. Translation by Samuel Butler)

 

Italian saxophone player and multi-instrumentalist Bruno Tomasello and Cypriot storyteller Marina Katsari are hosted by Windcraft Music Fest under an artist residency, whereby they will intertwine improvisational music with the story of the “Bag of Aeolus” (Rhapsody 10) of Homer’s Odyssey. Their experiment will evolve into a musical-narrative performance piece, which will be presented at the Festival.

Using Aeolus’s gift, wind, as well as human curiosity, which can transform gods’ gifts into means of (self)destruction, as their driving force, the two artists follow an experimental creative process that searches for mythological archetypes, connects Mediterranean shores and highlights all those timeless cultural elements uniting human beings and being present in all civilisations. 

BIOS

  • Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Bruno Tomasello investigates the relationship between the saxophone and folk music. He is engaged in total improvisation and the development of extended techniques and new timbres on the sax-an artistic path that led him to collaborate with various artists for recordings and lives. With his recent instant composition project "Call me Ishmael" he toured in Italy.

  • Marina Katsari is a storyteller and drama educator. She holds a BA in Early Years Education and a MA in Drama&Theatre Education. She presents performances for children and adults, has participated in many festivals and collaborated with orchestras and international artists. She taught at universities in Cyprus, collaborates with the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute and is trained in Philosophy for Children.

Bruno Tomasello on social media here

Marina Katsari on web here

WEB

The residency “The fellowship of Aeolus”, which is organised by Windcraft Music Fest (CY) in partnership with the Himara International Music Festival (Albania), is supported by the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists – EFFEA, co-funded by the European Union.