San Servolo Island in Celebration
During next month many artists and celebrations will take place at San Servolo Island.
Benedictine monks lived on this island from at least the eighth century and for almost five hundred years.
They were joined later by nuns escaping from the convents of Saints Leone and Basso on the island of Malamocco, which had been destroyed by a seaquake. At the beginning of the 15th century the nuns departed, but they were soon replaced by a few dozen other nuns, who were fleeing the Turkish invasion of Crete.
However, by the beginning of the eighteenth century, only a few were left, and soon thereafter the Senate of the Republic of Venice designated San Servolo as the site of a new military hospital, needed due to the continuing war against the Turks. Later the hospital was used to care for the mentally ill.
The Celebrations:
On July 09th 2010 the Island welcome Luma Lourenço, a passional brazilian singer and compositor who presents her project "Sings the World".
Luma is able to reconcile naturally jazz and latinoamerican music, simply accompanied by Paolo Vianella at the piano.
Information and reservation: Dinner and show, entrance on payment.
tel: +39 0412765001
info@sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it
www.sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it
On July 16th 2010 you will be able to assist at the concert of Laura Copiello and Claudio Conforto in a show called: "Nina - Omaggio a Nina Simone"
after a few years of the death of the "freedom singer" Nina Simone, a homage to one a the most significative voices of the last century and to a woman always engaged in the
fight for equality. A path through her most important songs.
Information and reservation: Dinner and show, entrance on payment.
tel: +39 041 2765001
info@sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it
www.sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it
On July 23rd 2010 an orchestra of 3 virtuosi are united for Misch Masch (klezmer balcanico).
Veronica Canale, Luigi Parise and Guido Rigatti propose a tasting of the Eastern Europe music.
Hebrew melodies, transilvanian dances, romanian voices, horas, make a perfect eastern melting pot.
Information and reservation: Dinner and show, entrance on payment.
tel: +39 041 2765001
info@sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it
www.sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it
On July 28th and 30th 2010 the jazz will be the only sound of San Servolo.
Lead by Serge Alzetta, dancer, choreographer and foundator of the Ecole Superieure de Danse of Nice (France), and by Geneviève Blanchard,
teacher of the school.
The goal of the school is to spread the culture of the jazz dance using tchnicity and liberty as the Jazz music.
Information and reservation: Dinner and show, entrance on payment.
tel: +39 041 2765001
info@sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it
www.sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it
On July 30th 2010 at 08:30 pm with Sandra Mangini and Alessio Benetti you will be able to assist at the Peregrinazioni Lagunari, which are
fables and traditional venetian songs.
This itinerary by boat for the patient and affectionate investigation of what remain of a traditional culture.
Information and reservation: Dinner and show, entrance on payment.
tel: +39 041 2765001
info@sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it
www.sanservolo.provincia.venezia.it
TO REACH THE SAN SERVOLO ISLAND TAKE THE VAPORETTO N°20 AT SAN ZACCARIA - MONUMENTO. TIME OF JOURNEY: 10 min.
