Presents
The Nativity - A Story In Sand Sculpture
(Sixth edition, November 26, 2007 - January 13, 2008)
by the Sultans Of Sand Worldwide
Piazza Marconi, Lido di Jesolo, Venice, Italy
November 16, 2007 - January 13, 2008
Directed by Rich Varano
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The Sand Nativity
The scenes and the artists creating them, in order of appearance in this show are:
The Nativity
The Sand Nativity
For the sixth year in a row, the Sultans
Of Sand Worldwide will field an international team of ten of the best
sand sculptors in the world to create a sand nativity display for the City
of Jesolo, in Venice county, Italy.
This year it will be a 6 meter tall, octagonal shaped sand sculpture of about 900 tons. The large mass is divided into eight vignettes of the traditional nativity story. It will be situated on the city square at Piazza Marconi, on the Jesolo lido, inside a transparent, gas heated tent measuring 19 x 20 meters. This tent will have a raised and carpeted floor, a sound system for music and announcements, a dynamic colored light show, and plants & other decor, as well as a photo gallery with images of how the show was put together; the sculptures in progress, and a selection of images from past editions of this fine show. There will also be a merchandising area where postcards, calendars and other sand sculpture related items will be on sale. The show is open free to the public from 10 AM to 10 PM daily, December 08, 2007 through January 13, 2008
This year it will be a 6 meter tall, octagonal shaped sand sculpture of about 900 tons. The large mass is divided into eight vignettes of the traditional nativity story. It will be situated on the city square at Piazza Marconi, on the Jesolo lido, inside a transparent, gas heated tent measuring 19 x 20 meters. This tent will have a raised and carpeted floor, a sound system for music and announcements, a dynamic colored light show, and plants & other decor, as well as a photo gallery with images of how the show was put together; the sculptures in progress, and a selection of images from past editions of this fine show. There will also be a merchandising area where postcards, calendars and other sand sculpture related items will be on sale. The show is open free to the public from 10 AM to 10 PM daily, December 08, 2007 through January 13, 2008
There is a national registry of nativity
displays in Italy, and we made it into the the top ten, the second year we
installed a nativity sand sculpture here. Another highlight was in 2005 when
we also received special recognition for our work, from the Pope.
There are also two other smaller sculptures (3.5 meters tall each) featured in the tent: The Peace keepers series part II "Mahatma Gandhi " (Last year it was a portrait of the late Pope John Paul II)
Additionally, there will be a Fantasy Sand Castle as a teaser promo for the 2008 Jesolo international sand festival to be held next summer.
The engineering and prep work runs November 16 - 25. And the carving is November 26- December 04. The decor, flooring, lighting and sound system will be put in December 05 - 08. With the grand opening at 6:00PM on December 08.
There are also two other smaller sculptures (3.5 meters tall each) featured in the tent: The Peace keepers series part II "Mahatma Gandhi " (Last year it was a portrait of the late Pope John Paul II)
Additionally, there will be a Fantasy Sand Castle as a teaser promo for the 2008 Jesolo international sand festival to be held next summer.
The engineering and prep work runs November 16 - 25. And the carving is November 26- December 04. The decor, flooring, lighting and sound system will be put in December 05 - 08. With the grand opening at 6:00PM on December 08.
The scenes and the artists creating them, in order of appearance in this show are:
The Nativity
| Scene one:
(Luke 1:30-31) The Annunciation by Damon Farmer |
Scene two: (Luke
2: 10 -11) The Angel & the Shepherds by Karen Fralich |
Scene three: (Matthew
1:20-21) Joseph's Dream by Mark Anderson |
Scene four: (Luke
2:4) Journey To Bethlehem by Alexey Dyakov |
| Scene five: (Luke
1:41-42) The Visitation by Dan Belcher |
Scene six: (Luke
2:7) No Room At The Inn by Vladimir Kuraev |
Scene seven: (Matthew
2:10) The Magi by Radek Zivney |
Scene eight: (Luke
2:7) The Birth Of Jesus by Lars Borst |
Other sculptures
| "The Peace Keepers Series"
part II Mahatma Gandhi by Pavel Zadanyuk |
Promo for Jesolo International
Sand Festival 2008 China & Olympics by Rich Varano |
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