Klaudia Delmer

Icarus Festival for Dialogue between Cultures 2008 Welcome to the 3rd editio of Icarus Festival more ingo at www.icarus-festival.ikaria.grIkariaYet another island in the northeast Aegean... However Ikaria has a way to stand out in the sea of the myriads of Greek islands. In the captivating myth of Icarus the open sea across the island becomes a place of the gloomy end of his ambitious and inspired flight. For this reason the very Hercules named this sea-Icarian sea and the neighboring island-Ikaria. Beyond the mythological importance of this place, the findings which come from the Neolithic and the Classical Ancient period reveal the special historical and cultural role of the island which continues into the modern times, embracing thousands of exiled communists with feelings of brotherhood, love and freedom. These characteristics of the Icarians are a driving force of the Icarus Festival for Dialogue between Cultures. It is about a cultural expression of a vision inspired by the history and the mentality of the island and its role in the thrilling myth. the festival’s goal is to welcome artists from abroad and from Greece to share their experiences in a cultural dialogue creating a magnificent mosaic of human expression.This year the festival is dedicated to violin playing-violin being a favorite instrument of Ikaria. The last 3 concerts of this summer will be prologued by Ikarian artists introducing the local rhythms into the performances. The summer edition of the festival will conclude with the concert of a famous Rai music violinist Djamel Benyelles and the “U and Us” project. The Ikariotiko is not the only dance danced in Ikaria.We also tango! …so this summer we would like to offer free tango lessons, which will proceed the concert of Novitango, and invite you to join us in the Ikarian fests with your fortified dancing skills. The music journey …will continue… into the winter with other music concerts and seminars.Klaudia Delmer-artistic directorIcarus 2008 TV Promo "Gioco d'ombre"- a song from the album AINOLA, LYRICS-KLAUDIA DELMER/MUSIC-nikos xidakis) .Cammino verso il destino a testa alta, mi batte il cuore. Apro le braccia e mi spazio in un abisso senza fine.Abraccio il buio e il freddo mi sento poi deserta, guardo nei occhi il dolore prendimi, sono tua.Devo staccharmi dalle stelle ed amare un uomo come me. nel buio fare dei passi gioccare il gioco d'ombre.Divento corpo e mi sveglio ignota a me stessa. Tutto mi sembra un incanto e tanta luce accende il cuore.E per un bacio,questo bacio che uno bramava tempo fa guardo negli occhi il amore sfogliami sono tua.Klaudia Delmer