Symposia Dadia
October 2023 - June 2024
MUĞLA
The project is designed to bring forward what has been reflected from Knidos to the present day. The ancient city of Knidos (Datça) is a very interesting place with its unique social structure, culture, nature and art. Datça’s social structure has gained diversity thanks to immigrants from many places (Spaniards, Italians, Crimean Tatars, Egyptians, etc.) since the Ancient Greece, which started with the Dorians and ended with the Knidosians. The project will particularly focus on the reflections of the ancient Greek period on these lands. The main topics to be addressed are Knidos, Knidosian art, archaeology, mythology and art history. The focus theme will be ‘women.’
Within such context, a series of meetings consisting of 3 symposiums will be held under the name “Symposia Dadia,” which will address the project matters. The word symposium was especially chosen, as sym means together and posium means drinking. According to the project mentality, drinking means not only drinking wine, but also knowledge, thoughts and emotions. According to the ancient Greek tradition, all thought-based actions such as philosophy, art, culture and politics were carried out with the same mentality. Thus, the words symposia and symposium were preferred.
The other project activity makes reference to the “Knidos Festivals” (or another similar event) in the hearts of the people of Datça. Various studies will be carried out within the scope of the project, to sow the seeds for a communication and execution network and, if possible, to actually establish said network. The project thereby aims to preserve, update and disseminate the values of Knidos, with the desire to create a suitable ground for festivals, events or series of festivities that will be held regularly. It is also expected that the Symposia series will establish information networks for said ground.]
