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CHRISTMAS IN THE CAVES
From 1 December 2015 to 12 January 2015
The first names of the performing artists have been announced:
EUGENIO FINARDI (also curator of the musical programming),
INVOLVED STEFANO BOLLANI AND SIMONE CRISTICCHI
THE CONFIRMATION OF ANOTHER ITALIAN MUSIC BIG STAR IS MUCH AWAITED
An exciting appointment at seventy meters depth
In the incomparable setting of the CASTELLANA CAVES
The names of the first three artists who will perform at “CHRISTMAS IN THE CAVES” have been announced, one of the most evocative Christmas-related events ever organized inside the Caves, which will take place from December 1, 2015 to January 12, 2016 in the incredible setting of the Castellana Caves.
In LA GRAVE, the first of the caves you encounter when immersing yourself in the complex of underground cavities, an ideal location for live performances with its acoustics that allow for very special musical performances, three leading names in Italian music will perform: EUGENIO FINARDI (December 12) with “DAL PROFONDO”, a unique show conceived exclusively for the Castellana Caves; SIMONE CRISTICCHI (January 3) with the show “VIAGGI E STORIE DI UN FABBRICANTE DI CANZONI”, STEFANO BOLLANI (January 8) with the unpredictable “ARRIVANO GLI ALIENI”.
Confirmation of the performance by an Italian music great, with whom negotiations are still ongoing, is eagerly awaited.
The three artists' concerts are part of a packed calendar of musical and religious events, under the artistic direction of EUGENIO FINARDI himself, with the artistic direction of PINO SAVINO (artistic director of Grotte di Castellana Srl), which will involve the Castellana Caves for over a month.
"I recently played in this place steeped in history and mystery," says Eugenio Finardi. "When that evening, after the concert, the management of the Castellana Caves asked me to curate the musical program for the Christmas festival in the Caves, I happily accepted. I remember when, as a child, my father would take me to explore these caves, during car trips to Ostuni, where a violinist uncle lived. One evening inside the Caves, I attended a string quartet concert: I'd like to recreate that musical emotion now, and I'm sure that the show presented by the artists I'm involving will be unique in its sound and atmosphere. The Caves are so unique acoustically and structurally that they "enter" the show and make it magical, unrepeatable."
The Castellana Caves, whose artistic director is Pino Savino, are a complex of underground karst cavities of considerable tourist interest, among the most beautiful and spectacular in Italy. They are located in the municipality of Castellana-Grotte, approximately 1,5 km from the town. They extend for 3348 meters and reach a maximum depth of 122 meters below the surface. The internal temperature hovers around 16,5°C. Located at the gateway to the Itria Valley, a few kilometers from charming villages such as Alberobello, Cisternino, and Polignano a Mare, the Castellana Caves open in the southeastern Murge—at 330 meters above sea level—on a limestone plateau formed during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately ninety to one hundred million years ago. The beauty of the Castellana Caves draws visitors from around the world, and since they opened to the public, more than 15 million people have explored their underground passages. The tour of the caves extends along a 3-kilometer trail: an extraordinary guided excursion, approximately 70 meters underground, in a breathtaking setting where caverns with fantastic names, canyons, deep chasms, fossils, stalactites, stalagmites, and concretions with incredible shapes and astonishing colors spark the imagination of children and adults alike. The Castellana Caves are, therefore, an unmissable opportunity to admire one of the most astonishing natural sites in wonderful Puglia.
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Milan, October 28 2015
Press Office: Parole & Dintorni – Martina Roncoroni (martina@paroleedintorni.it – 02/20404727)
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