Festival Taormina Arte 2024
The Foundation Taormina Arte Sicilia, under the artistic direction of maestro Gianna Fratta, will offer in August “Festival Taormina Arte” with four events at the Teatro Antico
August 19 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Dee Dee Bridgewater – We exist! The american Jazz singer and three-time Grammy-Award-winning singer-songwriter in concert, with Carmen Staaf (piano), Rosa Brunello (double bass) and Evita Polidoro (drums). Women power at the Antique Theatre.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30 online: ticketone.it and ctbox.it
August 20 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
1 Show X Duo! The Duo Giusepppe Moschella & Emanuela Mulè and the singer and pianist Valeria Milazzo.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30 online: ticketone.it and ctbox.it
August 21 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Katakló Athletic Dance Theatre & I Solisti Filarmonici Italiani with the programm « Seasons« . An evening with the Kataklò dance company from Milan and music performed by « I solisti Filarmonici Italiani » with the violinistis Federico Guglielmo, Dino De Palma and Alessandro Quarta, conducted by Gianna Fratta. Kataklò is an Italian acrobatic dance company founded in 1996 by former Olympic finalist Giulia Staccioli, the company’s director, choreographer and artistic director. The name Kataklò comes from ancient Greek and means « I dance by bending and twisting. » Kataklò’s style is based on the performers’ athletic preparation and dance technique, who practice demanding physical training.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30 online: ticketone.it and ctbox.it
August 22 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Le quattro Stagioni di Vivaldi – The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, performed by « I Solisti Filarmonici Italiani » with Federico Guglielmo (violin) the concert is enriched by a pojection of images of Sicily during the four seasons of the year.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30 online: ticketone.it and ctbox.it
August 23 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Vinicio Capossela – Vecchi Tasti, Camera a Sud. The Italian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist on stage. Capossela is renowned for the highly original and poetic lyrics of his songs. Many of them draw from traditions of Italian folk music, especially those of his parents’ native Irpinia, part of the Campania province.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30 online: ticketone.it and ctbox.it
August 25 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Michele Di Toro – Unlimited From classical to jazz, blues to modern music, Michele di Toro’s extraordinary technique and inventiveness enchants the viewer in his raids on the piano. Musical genres and melodies merge and mingle, rhythms and melodies play to transform and intertwine into music without limits or boundaries.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30 online: ticketone.it and ctbox.it
August 26 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Renatissimo – Tribute to Renato Carosone with Enzo Decaro & Ánema, Enzo Decaro (narrator and singer), Marcello Corvino (violin), Biagio Labanca (guitar) Massimo De Stephanis (double bass) and Fabio Tricomi (frame drum and mandoline). Renato Carosone was a italian musician and a prominent person in the post-war Italian music scene. He was also a performer of the canzone napoletana.
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30 online: ticketone.it and ctbox.it
August 27 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Jany McPherson Trio – A Long Way the Jazz, Latin Jazz and World Music singer, pianist and composer from Cuba and her band in concert. Jany McPherson (voice and piano), Luca Bulgarelli (double bass) and Amedeo Ariano (drums)
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30 online: ticketone.it and ctbox.it
August 28 (21:00)
Parco Trevelyan – Taormina
Passioni Ribelli theatre performance with music written by Vincenzo Iannone and GianVito Pulzone, with Ornella Muti (actress), Giovanna D’Amato (violoncello), Oscar Bellomo (guitar) and GianVito Pulzone (guitar).
Info and tickets: festivaltaorminarte.it ticket office: Corso Umberto 19, Taormina, Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30 online: ticketone.it and ctbox.it
August 29 (21:30)
Teatro Antico – Taormina
Amii Stewart – « Ci vorrebbero Mille Canzoni » (It would need a thousand songs). The American disco and soul singer who found prominence with her 1979 U.S. Billboard number 1 hit cover of Eddie Floyd’s song « Knock on Wood », often considered a classic of the disco genre. Stewart scored further international hits including « Light My Fire » (1979) and « Friends » (1985). She will perform with the « Orchestra della Magna Grecia » conducted by Piero Romano.
Info and tickets for all events: festivaltaorminarte.it ticket office at Taormina: Corso Umberto 19, Monday to Saturday 10 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 19:30 ticketone.it ctbox.it