Sete Sois Sete Luas Festival
In July Rovinj will host the Mediterranean Folk Music Festival Sete Sòis Sete Luas (Seven Suns, Seven Moons). The festival has its official seat in Lisbon (Portugal) and Pontedera (Italy). It is promoted by the Culture Network in 30 cities, in 10 different countries of the Mediterranean and Portuguese-speaking countries: Brazil, Cabo Verde, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and in the past several years, in Croatia and Rovinj. The festival is a project of folk music, street theatre performances and visual arts, gathering prominent artists of the Mediterranean culture.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 at 9:00 PM – SUMMER TERRACE OF THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY
Fiorenza Calogero (Italy)
Fiorenza Calogero is a renowned Neapolitan singer and actress. Alongside her intense theatrical activity, she has a brilliant musical career as a soloist. She is currently considered by critics to be one of the finest interpreters of Neapolitan song, from the “villanella” to contemporary authors. In 2001, she won the Saint Vincent Award for Best Performer with the song “Indifferentemente,” the only Neapolitan song in the competition. In 2007, she was invited to represent Neapolitan music at the Columbus Day in New York, and in 2008 Pietro Gargano dedicated two pages to her in the encyclopedia of classical Neapolitan song. In 2009, John Turturro cast her in the film Passione, where she performs “Il canto delle lavandaie del Vomero,” the oldest song in the Neapolitan tradition. National Premiere.
THURSDAY, JULY 9 at 8:00 PM – M. TITO SQUARE
Les P'tits Bras (France): “Mon RoYaume”
A humorous aerial acrobatic circus performance. The company “Les P'tits Bras” presents its new artistic creation “Mon RoYaume.” In a circular Art Nouveau-style structure, three extraordinary performers captivate the audience, beautifully combining aerial skills and clownish humor. One hour of spectacular acrobatics, suspended balancing acts, and exceptional trapeze technique will leave the audience breathless. National Premiere.
THURSDAY, JULY 9 at 9:00 PM – M. TITO SQUARE
Luso 7Sóis-25 (Cape Verde, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain)
“LUSO 7SÓIS-25” is an original music project created within the Sete Sóis Sete Luas in Portugal, following a one-week artistic residency in June. This orchestra brings together six prestigious musicians from different countries who have created and arranged a unique repertoire by blending traditional rhythms from their respective cultures. Original production of the Sete Sóis Sete Luas Festival. National Premiere.
THURSDAY, JULY 9 at 10:45 PM – M. TITO SQUARE
Gustafi (Istria)
The band is known for its energetic style that combines Istrian folk music and rock, with influences of blues. It was founded in 1990 in Vodnjan, a small town in Istria, and is one of the most significant representatives of the so-called ČA-wave scene—a type of pop-rock music with lyrics sung in the Čakavian dialect—which brought the band great popularity in Croatia during the mid-1990s.
Free entry.
