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THIS YEAR SEES THE BIRTH OF THE ARIA PROJECT, AN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR OPEN AND UNCONVENTIONAL SPACES IN WHICH ARTISTS DISPLAY THEIR TECHNICAL SKILL AND IMAGINATION. PALMARIA ISLAND OFFERS A WONDERFUL UNSPOILED NATURAL BACKDROP. DESPITE THE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THE LOCATION PRESENTS, IT OFFERS THE ARTISTS FABULOUS POSSIBILITIES TO INVENT AND DESIGN PERFORMANCES IN UNIQUE LOCATIONS: ON THE ROCKS AND CLIFFS BY THE SEA AND IN THE ISLAND’S GRASSY WOODLANDS. FERRY SERVICES FROM LA SPEZIA AND PORTOVENERE ARE ORGANIZED TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE ISLAND AND ARE TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH PERFORMANCES: THE PUBLIC EMBARKS ON AN ADVENTURE OF DISCOVERY, ENCOURAGED TO STUDY THE MAP OF THE ISLAND AND VENTURE ALONG ITS PATHS TO FIND THE VARIOUS FESTIVAL VENUES. THE ISLAND ITSELF TAKES A LEADING ROLE IN TWO UNIQUE AND UNREPEATABLE PRODUCTIONS SPECIALLY CREATED FOR THE FESTIVAL. GROUPE ZUR PRESENT EN CHANTILLON DI PALMARIA IN THE INCREDIBLE SETTING OF A DISUSED WATERSIDE QUARRY (LA CAVA) WHILE A SPECIFICALLY FORMED COMPANY OF CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS ACTS, DANCERS, ACROBATS AND MUSICIANS FROM VARIOUS ORIGINS AND BACKGROUNDS PERFORM IN THE ISLAND’S FORT (LA FORTEZZA DEL MARE) ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL AND SPECTACULAR EVENT IS OFFERED IN SAN PIETRO (PORTO VENERE) WITH AN INCREDIBLE TWILIGHT FEAT ON A LONG WIRE BY FRENCH TIGHTROPE WALKER RAMON KELVINK JR, IL FILO IN ARIA. THE FESTIVAL IS A NEW, RISKY AND AMBITIOUS IDEA, THAT MEETS WITH GREAT ACCLAIM AND IS CONSIDERED A BIG SUCCESS.
