The Reveil Festival of Sounds & Ecology at TUC's Flora and Fauna Preservation Park is an event that focuses on the soundscape and music, always in relation to the environment and ecology. Applying an artistic curation methodology that combines the arts with sciences (STEAM), the program presents a series of activities including, among others, scientific lectures, workshops, presentations of artistic performances, and commissions of music, theater, dance, and radio art for all ages. The festival is curated by Dr. Maria Eftychia Papadomanolaki.
The Festival began as part of the Reveil Festival, an International event organised by Soundcamp Arts Cooperative, that has been running for 10 years and includes a series of hybrid actions in various cities across Europe and the United Kingdom, with a common axis of raising public awareness about issues concerning the acoustic environment. These actions take place within the framework of the European Union-funded program titled "Acoustic Commons."
Festival Program (in Greek): 1st Festival of Sounds, 2nd Festival of Sounds, 3rd Festival of Sounds
Curator's Biography
Dr. Maria Eftychia Papadomanolaki holds a degree in French Language and Literature from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and has completed postgraduate and doctoral studies (MA and PhD) in digital music and sound arts in London, with scholarships from the Onassis Foundation, The Schilizzi Foundation, and the University of the Arts London. She has studied under prominent academics and researchers such as Salomé Voegelin, Angus Carlyle, Peter Cusack, David Toop, Kersten Glandien, and Cathy Lane.
She has presented her work and research internationally, in Europe, America, and Asia. She worked as a curator for the cultural events of the non-profit organization Wave Farm in Manhattan (2009–2012), as well as for the organization and archiving of its collection—a project that led to the publication of the book Transmission Arts: Artists & Airwaves (PAJ Publications, 2011), which she co-edited with Galen Joseph-Hunter and Penny Duff.
She is a founding member of the Soundcamp Arts Cooperative (UK, DE, GR), which recently successfully completed the "Acoustic Commons" project funded by the European Union's Creative Europe program, as well as an active member of the international artistic group "Shortwave Collective."
A few words about the Park for the Preservation of Flora and Fauna
The Park for the Preservation of Flora and Fauna is located in Sody, behind the Venizelos Graves. It belongs to the Technical University of Crete (TUC) and spans an area of 300 acres featuring olive trees, pines, the native vegetation of Akrotiri, and cultivated plants. Small animals and many birds appear at all hours of the day (a complete list of plant and animal species is available on the Park's website). It was created in 1994 by the former Rector of the University, Mr. Filis, and was officially inaugurated by him in 2004.