There are actors, directors of great museums and archaeologists of international standing, passing through events such as cultural and literature festivals scattered throughout Italy to original and audacious film productions. A careful work in the cultural field, that of NaxosLegge, of enhancement and support, which for 2021 assigns coveted awards in two distinct evenings and in two different areas.
What is Naxos Law
We asked Fulvia Toscano, the artistic director directly: "Naxoslegge has existed for 11 years. If I can summarize the profound meaning of the review, I would say that it is about cultural militancy. I purposely use a term, militancy, which seems to have disappeared from the lexicon and the imaginary. This idea, on the other hand, pushes us to organize Naxoslegge. Obviously with an immense dose of pleasure and fun. Especially without utilitarianism. Indeed, as a gift that the guests we welcome give to all of us and that, I hope, we give back to the community. We are deliberately and tenaciously out of date".
Who are the promoters of culture according to Naxos Law
They will receive the “Promoters of Culture“The journalist Felice Cavallaro for“ La strada degli writori ”; Casa Berto (Festival of literature in Capo Vaticano); Roberto Ferrari (from Taormina, since 2021 director of the Galileo Museum - Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence); Francesco Giubilei (Historica publisher); Latitudes (Sicilian Network of Contemporary Dramaturgy); Libropolis, literature and journalism festival of Pietrasanta (Lucca); Franco Maria Ricci (president of the Italian Sommelier Foundation); Franz Riccobono (Messina, scholar of archeology and popular traditions, vice president of the Unesco Sicily Club); Milena Romeo (creator of Cara Beltà and artistic director of Le Cento Sicilie); School "De Amicis" of Floridia, winner of the Maggio prize for books and in Trapani Capitale Cultura, for the rich dossier of the candidacy.
This is who the Communicating the Ancient Award goes to
The prize "Communicating the Ancient”, Ceremony scheduled in the splendid scenery of the Giardini Naxos, on 4 September, created together with the Naxos Taormina Archaeological Park. The prizes will be awarded during an event hosted by the park in the Nike Theater inaugurated last year. The 2021 winners are: for the Archeology Section Michel Gras (Director of the ÉcoleFrançaise de Rome) and Pietro Giovanni Guzzo (Superintendent of archaeologist emeritus and Academico dei Lincei); for the ilMANN Museums Section of Naples (director Giulierini) and the Salinas Museum of Palermo (director Caterina Greco); for the Events Section the Dionysian of Segesta (Rossella Giglio director of the Segesta Park); Ludi Plautini of Sarsina (conducted by Roberto Danese); Festival of the Middle Ages of Gubbio (directed by Federico Fioravanti).
For the Cinema Section, the award goes to Matteo Rovere with Daniela Zanarini and Gianfranca Privitera for the film “Il primo Re” whose screenplay is in Protolatin; Gaetano Aronica interpreter of Varo in the Netflix series “Barbarians” (now reconfirmed in the second season). Finally, the prize goes to Eleusis, European Capital of Culture until 2023.
What are the prizes, in detail
Fulvia Toscano specifies: "In truth, the awards are three, because to that of Promoters of culture and Communicating the ancient, we add our award The canvas of Penelope to the knowledge of women, created together with Marinella Fiume who shares with me the direction of the section Le donne non perdono the thread and the curatorship of the Naxoslegge under40 series published by A&B.
The idea is to identify and recognize excellence, talents, which are spent in culture, some in a more visible way, others even behind the scenes. The award to the promoters that opens the festival on August 31 is more poly-thematic because it concerns different areas of making culture, while Communicating the ancient is conceived in synergy with the Naxos-Taormina Archaeological Park, directed by Gabriella Tigano: it aims to focus excellence in the sector of the promotion of classical culture. "
NaxosLegge also rewards places, events and initiatives
This year, there will not be only people, among the awards, but places and events, capable of attracting attention and stimulating beauty and culture.
Among the winners there will also be Eleusis European capital of culture 2022-23 to which we strongly wanted to support Gorizia and Nova Gorica, together, European capitals of culture 2925. Naxos will therefore be a meeting point for a Europe of cultures and peoples, Naxos , the first Greek colony of Sicily, a borderland, from which Western Greece was born. A great symbol, a real and imaginative place for a close dialogue between cultural experiences that meet again in a strong idea of culture: a Europe that from the Mediterranean to Central Europe tells a story of great visions and great ideas.
The choice of winners is made in synergy with the management of the Park and with the scientific committee of the festival. Just look around and discover a lot of creativity and a lot of strength. We give our contribution, aware that we are not masters but guardians of the great Beauty that we have received as an inheritance. We hope to be up to it.
Supporters and partners of NaxosLegge
NaxosLegge 2021 this year has chosen Limits as its main theme. It is carried out with the support of the Department of Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity, the Naxos Taormina Archaeological Park, the University of Messina (Cospecs-DAMS and Ersu), the Central European Cultural Institute of Gorizia (ICM), Latitudes Network and Federalberghi Giardini Naxos.
And in collaboration with the municipalities of Giardini Naxos, Castelmola, Montalbano Elicona and Catania, Hellenic Community of the Strait, Hellenic Cultural Diplomacy Institute Catania, Italian Cultural Institute of Cairo, MuMe (Regional Interdisciplinary Museum of Messina), Papyrus Museum (Syracuse), Quasimodo Park, Liceo Caminiti Trimarchi, Review of documentary and archaeological communication of Licodia, Archeoclub Naxos-Taormina and Archeoclub Augusta; Fidapa, Proloco Giardini, the associations of the Pacts for reading, Extrovert, One Hundred Sicilies, Other Half, Radical Thought, Plural City, Res Nova; Civita; the publishing houses Luni and AeB, FIS Sicilia, Vibook, Lido di Naxos, Villa Garbo, Sabato srl, Marco's travels; Ginecos, Oasi San Marco, My Sicilyexperience.
