Tom David

Tom David won Best of Show this fall in the Chicago show "What's the Big Idea" with his painting "The Big Idea Man" and one of the paintings, "Paestum", from his Cilento series was also accepted into the show.

Music and poetry II

On August 7th we held a soirée to celebrate the publication of Leila's new book Doughnuts, Dreams and Drama Queens: The Theatrical Third Diary og Bathsheba Clarice de Trop (Usborne) and the release of René's new DVD, All Numbers Language (Contreclisse). The Danish pianist Morten Schantz and René played jazz tunes. Morten stayed at Wassard Elea for the third time this year to write music for a new CD. Salvatore Carbone and Else read some of their own poetry, and actor Mirko Ferro recited a fascinating monologue by Harold Pinter

Orchid season in the Cilento

On May 20, we organized a trip to the Valley of the Orchids in the Alburni mountains, where numerous varities of wild orchids are in bloom for 1 to 2 weeks in the middle of May. Photos are by Inger Landen, Sweden.

More passion pictures

Passion Play

On Good Friday, April 10th, the young people of Ascea staged the passion play (La Via Crucis) as they do every year. Part of the play was performed in the Church of San Nicola di Bari, another part on La Chiazzetta, the small piazza near the church, and the crucification took place on the hill by the Church of San Antonio di Padova.

Music and poetry

At an enjoyable and relaxed soirée at the home of Lars and Else Aagaard-Mogensen on February 22, Stefania De Santi played Beethoven's Sonata op. 53, 1st movement and pieces by Chopin for pianoforte. René Mogensen played Allemande from the Second Suite for violoncello by Bach and Syrinx by Debussy, both transcribed for tenor saxophone, What Delay for saxophone and electronics by René Mogensen as well as some standard jazz pieces for solo saxophone. Salvatore Carbone and Else Mogensen read some of their own poems in the Italian language.

Ascea close up...