Two-day Symposium: Nectar and Ambrosia
European Program: Feed the artists that feed the mind
An approach to the history of gastronomy through performing arts

ATHENS - Saturday 14/4/2007

10.00 Attendance – Coffee (30΄)

10.30-11.00
Speakers: Evi Sfikaki, Managing Director of WORLD-CEF (10΄)
“A European meeting full of special flavours”
Ierotheos Papadopoulos, (5΄)
Head of European Commission in Athens
Opening of the Symposium
Tzortzina Kakoudaki,(15΄)
Theatrologist / Coordinator of conference
“ Gastronomy and art: Closed containers in days of abundance”

11.00- 12.30: 1st Panel - Subject: Gastronomy, Society and Culture
Speakers: ___________? – Sociologist (20΄)
“The gastronomy indicator of culture of populations”
Nikos Xydakis, Journalist (20΄)
“Cooking and Cultural identity”
Kia Mpouska, Theodrologist (20΄)
“The cooking in the modern play-writing”
Dimitris Potamianos, Professor Panteios University (20΄)
“The gastronomy as mental process”

12.30- 14.30: 2nd Panel - Subject:Applications of gastronomy in the artss
Speakers: Susan Wolk, Director London Food Film Fiesta (England) (45΄)
Member Guild of Food Writer - “Gastronomy in Cinema”
Speech with projected clips from food films
George Siourtis, Publisher
“Gastronomy in the Old Greek Cinema” (20΄)
Yiannis Savakis, Director of AKMI School of Chefs (30΄)
“Types of gastronomy types of aesthetics”
Discussion with public (20΄)

14.30 – 15.15: Lunch break (45΄)

15.15 - 16.15: Zacharias Rochas, Actor/Writer (15΄)
“Feed me, Emma!” - The gastronomy as inspiration for creation
Stefano Pasquini & Paola Berselli, Directors from Theatro
Da mangiare (Italy)– “From Earth to Τheatre...and Back” (45΄)

16.15- 16.30: Discussion with public - Conclusions of first day (15΄)