Festivals

Living With Arts: Epidaurus Festival in Cavtat

The Epidaurus Festival is a festival of music which will also include other artistic events – drama, theater, literature, poetry, various presentations, folklore, educative programmes, matinees for young talents, getting to know the area, its beauty, nature, tradition… All this gives to Cavtat a dimension of cultural tourism, and this year’s programme starts with ‘Valentango’.

‘Valentango’ is a composition taken from the show ‘Valentino è Tango!’ dedicated to the myth of Rudolph Valentino and the history of tango. Epidaurus festival will take place until September 29, and here’s the complete programme.

September 7th, 8pm: Cavtat Summer stage
VALENTANGO – Valentino is Tango!
MAGIC OF ACCORDEON
RENZO RUGGIERI. accordeon (Italy)
IVANA MARIJA VIDOVIĆ, reciting voice (Croatia)
MARIJKE BREKELMANS & RONALD DRENTEN, dancers (Holland)

September 10th, 8.30pm: Cultural Centre, Cavtat
FROM MOZART TO PIAZZOLLA
TRIO FRIEDRICH (Italy)
Raffaele BERTOLINI, clarinet
Massimo GATTI, viola
Ilaria COSTANTINO, piano

September 12th, 8.30pm: Cultural Centre, Cavtat
CLAIR DE LUNE *Debussy ‘s Centennial
PIANO DUO FANTASIA
Ivana Marija Vidović & Vesna Miletić, piano
Marko Mandir, bass
Special guest: Vesna Miculinić Prešnjak, poetess

September 14th, 8.30pm: Cultural Centre, Cavtat
YOUNG TALENTS EPIDAURUS 2018
ANNAROSA PARTIPILO, piano recital (Italy)

September 15th, 8 pm: Cultural Centre, Cavtat
IL MAESTRO E LO SCOLARE / The Master and the Scholar
Piano Duo Celestina Masotti & Annarosa Partipilo (Italy)
8.45pm: Cultural Centre, Cavtat
Hommage à TINO PATTIERA
RAFAL ŻURAKOWSKI, tenor (Poland)
ANNA MIERNIK, piano (Poland)

September 16th, 8pm: Cultural Centre, Cavtat
Méditation et Virtuosité
Enjoy Duo (Italy)
GIUSEPPE CARABELLESE, violoncello (Italy)
PIETRO LAERA, piano (Italy)

September 21st, 8pm: Cultural Centre, Cavtat
Ouvre ton cœur (Open your heart)
Trio Galante
Giuseppe Nova, flute (Italy)
Simona Mango, mezzosoprano (Spain)
Ivana Marija Vidović, piano (Croatia)

September 23rd, CONCERTS @the BUKOVAC HOUSE
8pm: NENA ĆORAK – Portrait of the Composer
Pupils of the Dubrovnik Art School Luka Sorkočević

September 29th, 8pm: Cultural Centre, Cavtat
BEAU SOIR / Beautiful Evening
Feguš String Quartet (Slovenija)
+ VINKO GRUBEŠIĆ, violoncello (Croatia)
Vera Hrga, accompanying word
Koji Miura, clarinet (Japan)
Diana Hilje, mezzosopran (Croatia)
Ivana Marija Vidović, piano (Hrvatska / Croatia)

Organizator: Epidaurus Festival
Artistic director: Ivana Marija Vidović
Alternative to a bad weather is the Cultural centre in Cavtat.
Follow the festival here!