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15. Mar, 2012

UAE: Weekend Art on the old alleyways Bastakya

Ten days of visual arts – and more – organized around three events: the Art Week, multifaceted cultural event, kicks off tonight with the Sikka Art Fair which will to engage Art Dubai (21-24 March) and Design Days (18-21 March). hub of artistic showcase regional and international levels is Art Dubai, an event that emerged firmly on the map of the festival that count. Growing up in its fifth edition, this year has 74 galleries from 31 countries. Two Italian women: the Galleria Continua in San Gimignano Paris near http://www.alberghiparigicentro.com, 20 years after his birth has a strong identity ‘with artists from five continents and two international points. Among the first galleries to open non-Chinese in the emerging country of the dragon, Galleria Continua has its own space anchein France at Le Moulin, outside Paris, where he hosts monumental works. Laura Bulian The gallery, founded in 2008, however, since the beginning, put emphasis on work with a strong social and political expression especially in Russia and Central Asia. Focal Point of Art Dubai contemporary works of artists from the MENASA region – Middle East, North Africa and South Asia – and the pride and ‘knowing how to go into unfamiliar worlds cultural and expressive. This year the spotlight will be on Indonesia. The event, a mix of works already ‘existing and new specially commissioned, will be’ accompanied by seminars, workshops, performance entitled “The medium of the media,” which explores the ways in which the Arab world, and ‘was told by the media. If the opening of Art Dubai will need to ‘wait until Tuesday’, already ‘tonight the narrow alleys – Sikka, in Arabic – the Bastakya, the heart of the old restored Dubai, will come to life thanks to Sikka Art Fair, entirely dedicated to artists residing in the UAE or United Arab Emirates. feature of the event, in addition to the charming and unique locations, nine in the evening cultural events, all strictly created for the occasion and therefore the Their debut. “Sikka and ‘a platform where you can enjoy the visual arts, local music, film productions and exhibitions all at once,” says artistic director Balyouha Salem. Finally, the orbit of Art Week gravity Design Days, exhibition of contemporary design and high quality ‘set up in a huge tent at the foot of Burj Khalifa, the skyscraper more’ highest in the world

15. Mar, 2012

Two must-see events for “Dual Absolute”, staged at the Ship of Rome

It starts March 19 with the pair formed by the acrobatic theater phenomenon Antonio Rezza and Antonello Salis, the unquestionable talent of the accordion and piano jazz with http://www.hotel-roma-termini.it.

The combination of music and performance is possible when the rhythms coincide. Antonello Salis search notes inside the instrument, Rezza sound sculptures and paintings by Flavia Mastrella with smooth running. The word Rezza joined the notes of an overflowing Salis and the other without resorting to the knowledge that domesticates. The construction of Flavia Mastrella made of cloth and ropes of diamonds, the color sounds dumb. On stage at the Theatre Ship bend their bodies in search of notes and words. Often the note becomes a word and the word becomes a sudden sound. The pace has to lose.

The second and final meeting will be April 16 at 21 with Carlo Cecchi, one of the greatest players in the Italian theater along with Oscar winner Nicola Piovani at the piano.

Two unusual events in the balance between voices and sounds, which are important players writers and performers of the stage musical and theatrical performances that offer the public a unique and original.

DOUBLE ABSOLUTE is the place where the claimant meets the musician, in which great artists move beyond their specific field to mingle, share, discuss and create new paths.

A show devoted to improvisation double: on one hand, the actor’s ability to improvise on a text and suggest musical paths, the other, the incursions of the musician on a “score” is not written, free of words and texts lead to scenarios unforeseen.

15. Mar, 2012

Events for women: new springtime for African women

Florence – A campaign of awareness and reflection on the role of African women. Wednesday, March 14th at 15:30, in the hall of the Palazzo delle Feste Bastogi (Via Cavour 18 – Florence with http://www.alberghi-firenze-centro.it), an appointment with the meeting “We meet the gaze of African women from Africa to Tuscany, from Tuscany to Africa. The stars of a new springtime for all and for all “. objective of the conference, sponsored by the Regional Council and the Committee for Equal Opportunities, is to develop attention, understanding and exchange with the African continent and in particular with women, not just looking at their countries of origin, but also in our land, where he lives, works and studies a growing number of immigrants. To do the honors, Councillor Bureau Daniela Lastri and the President of the Regional Commission for Equal Opportunities Scarlett Pettinati . Measures will be entrusted to Eugenio Melandri (Nobel peace prize for African women), Cécile Kyenge (Provincial Councillor of Modena), Diye Ndiaye (anthropologist), Philomene Kri (Coordinator Association Wuana Africa) and Afef Hagi (psychologist). The evening will be interspersed with musical contributions of Dabiré Gabin and the showing of a video, from the African Social Forum 2006 on “The economics of women from Tuscany all’universe des femmes in Bamako.”

15. Mar, 2012

Vasco Rossi at La Scala in Milan

Albatross on the tips – breaths plan to make no noise at night you fall asleep you wake up with the sun – rearranged in a classic without losing sight of the romantic soul pop. Archived health troubles that have marred the second half of 2011, during which, thanks to social networks has never lost touch with his audience, Vasco Rossi is at work, after saying yes to the proposal of the Milan theater near http://www.alberghi-milano-centro.it, a absolute scale of the new creation that will attract young people who may not have ever been.

Entitled The other half of the sky and will be a special show: dance, music, theater together, in the name of Vasco and in homage to the female figures that more than thirty year career has often been at the center of his songs. The debut is set for March 31 (30 at the dress rehearsal there should be the same as Vasco) and will be on stage until 13 April : the dancers of the Ballet of La Scala are racing to join the show with choreography Martha Clarke. And from this event, a Vasco who definitely do not expect, also released a disc with 13 songs, entitled The other half of the sky, a sort of soundtrack. The dramatic setting is the same songwriter Emilia who has imagined a story where the woman, from adolescence to adulthood, living in three persons – Albatross, Silvia, Susanna – that sums up all the nuances of the female vocal in his long career . And on a new dimension to his songs, reinterpreted and arranged for orchestra, the ballet moves led by Martha Clarke, award-winning choreographer and director of many talents, ironic, extravagant and open to contamination of languages. His theatrical approach, not a purely theatrical, always focused on the research of emotions, will be a new challenge for the dancers at La Scala. The orchestration of Celso Valli and Bologna recorded the music with Vasco which houses the hotel, which has caused no little curiosity as the costume designer Nana Cecchi.

Valli and Vasco strove to crossover operation never before attempted by Blasco, where it mixes classical to rock. Martha Clarke says: “The themes of the songs of Vasco are new and universal: about love, loss, sexuality, growth. We’re working from scratch with a dance troupe: they are fantastic, eager to try new things. We are emerging from the idioms of ballet to search for a vocabulary that result from the songs and classical ballet. My job is to give them what they evoke the songs, then set to work on pictures, body movements based on the most drama. “

17. Feb, 2012

Carnival of Venice: The film events in the lagoon

On the occasion of the celebration of Carnival in Venice , the cinema has found its place: La Casa del Cinema and the Institute of Sciences, Humanities and Arts dedicate a series of meetings and screenings on the issues of theater, comedy, Carnival . After the conference held yesterday by historian Gian Piero Brunetta Istituto Veneto, continue today at the Casa del Cinema which will be screened starting at 16 “Art to Laugh” Blasetti, “The Circus of Tati” and Tati ” The Clowns “by Fellini. Saturday, February 18, the appointment is to Groggia Theatre with a screening of silent films accompanied by live piano (including “The Playhouse” and “Sherlock Jr.” with Buster Keaton). Tuesday, February 21 The festival concludes at the Casa del Cinema with screenings of “The Locandiera” Chiarini, “Othello” by Orson Welles and “Romeo and Juliet” by Castellani, by 18 hours. All events are free entry. addition the ninth edition of the Video Contest “F. Pasinetti” contains a section dedicated to the Carnival this year: by 12 April 2012, participants can send a short film that portrays a carnival hidden between the courts and streets unknown, or lived behind the scenes of major events. The short film competition winner will also be proposed to the 69th Venice Film Festival this September, in the exhibition “Venice Film Meeting” here: http://www.hotel-aeroporto.com/hotel-aeroporto-venezia

17. Feb, 2012

Verona: countdown to the festival Infinitely

From 15 to 18 March 2012 will take place in Verona, the fourth edition of “infinitely”: festival of arts and sciences, which aims to release the academic universities and scholars, to bring them together with the city and contagiarla .

The event was conceived by ‘ University of Verona and in collaboration with the ‘ Department of Culture of the Municipality and the consortium “Tuttintorno Verona” here: http://www.hotel-aeroporto.com/hotel-aeroporto-verona

The 2011 edition was a great success with 16,500 admissions, 100 people including scientists, artists, journalists and guests, 50 free events around town.

This year’s theme will be the concept of time, infinity and infinity. Then we will discuss and seek to answer how it is born, man, this idea and how it has evolved over the centuries. Everything in the interdisciplinary spirit of the festival, which is his real strength. So there will be meetings, debates, round table discussions between scientists and experts, but also photography and painting exhibitions, concerts, theater and hands-on labs.

A rich program that will succeed, as always, to make science exciting and that is divided into 4 proposals: 1: Listen to the voice of the protagonists of the cultural and scientists, with interviews, talk shows and meet the author; 2: See an exhibition that combines science and art; 3: Make , test their skills in teaching laboratories for learning fun aimed at adults, teens and children; 4: Fun with the artistic, musical and theatrical program.

24. Dec, 2011

Christmas 2011 in Milan, here is what to do, all the events of Biancoinverno

Milan – at a party you do not know what to do in town? Quiet on the occasion of Christmas 2011 , the City of Milan has initiated the Biancoinverno , a holding of events for the citizens of Alberghi Milano Centro. Daniela Benelli Councillor for decentralization and municipalities said that Biancoinverno is a service accessible to all, where to find information on everything that happens in the city during the period of Christmas festivities .

Several initiatives, some 200, with a large calendar that is updated daily and is located on the official website of the Municipality of Milan. Events, exhibitions in museums, art galleries and libraries, and festivals in various areas of Milan, children’s games, dating for seniors and Christmas markets. Well, another interesting initiative which comes after more than one positive Verdestate , for more information on the service Biancoinverno and then what to do in Milan at Christmas , you can see the portal entity .

04. Dec, 2011

People in Milan

Prince of Savoy Quant ‘Of course it is fortunate Letizia smoking gives their all, here are (from left) Congressman Mario Baccini PDL with the’ ex-Mayor of Milan Letizia Moratti, bright white, and ‘publisher of the monthly “Monsieur” and “SpiritoDiVino” and host of the evening near Alberghi Milano Marittima, Franz botrytis, to follow her husband of Letizia, Gianmarco Moratti. Together dispassionately few days ago the Prince of Savoy for the charity dinner ritual. Letizia Moratti conquers all, but puts at stake, and Patek handbag at Hermès won ‘auction. Chef d ‘author (Andrea Berton, and Fabrizio Davide Oldani Cadei) and glasses full. Rare party where you drink champagne, cognac and rum race: Monsieur Botri chapeau! (Rob.sch.) * * * A delicious choice of Visconti Palace heart of every opportunity we can to help those in need. Do not escape the rule (from left) Andrea Dovizioso (MotoGP champion), the pediatric heart surgeon Frigiola Alexander (founder of Children with heart disease in the World), Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan), Enzo De Caro (actor). Here they are at the Palazzo Visconti nights ago for dinner and cooked a charity organized by Gualtiero Marchesi. * * * All ‘Utopia Torture and smiles conflict of interest. Saints Urso, with white beard, is the author (as well as Vintage here on this page) to “Suppliziario Salgari” torture Salgari. This was presented Thursday at ‘Utopia, with Pirate Andrea G. Pinketts Navy and privateers Bignotti of Zandonai, which publishes it. In the dining room: a few chosen friends. * * * All Books Venetians for Armani Enrica Roddolo Roddolo celebrated Thursday ‘s 20th release of his book to’ Books of exclusive Armani via Manzoni. That for the first time hosted the presentation of a title: “The Venetian myth” (Vallardi). Among those present, Matteo Marzotto: all lovers of Venice, to the delight (you see) of Roddolo

04. Dec, 2011

Busy PAC in Milan

The Valley of the Workers Busy with the Workers of the art today occupied PAC Milan rimoninadolo as Art City Hall .
The intent, as the Valley, is to turn it into an original laboratory political and artistic languages ​​open doors. The CAP was specifically designed for modern and contemporary art, and today will launch the space in which owned a town meeting to discuss the position of working men and women of knowledge and to create a new way to support and share the artistic production. Citizens and art workers consider the CAP as a living space, in respect of what is planned at this time, and feel entitled to enter outside of all logic of delegation, to take care of directly.

Below is the press release issued today:

Busy TeatroValle

We are working women and men show that from June 14 occupy the Teatro Valle with many colleagues, artists, professionals, technicians, students, and free citizens. We have occupied and continue to occupy in order to resist the removal of spaces, resources and funding to arts, entertainment, research, public education and together and radically transform the system from the bottom of the cultural production in Italy. In these months the Valley Theatre has become an artistic and political laboratory – a public space in which we experience new forms for a shared action. We practice daily the direct democracy of the commons. The commons is not an abstract concept arise when a community in which they were stolen, struggle to reclaim. Every day we try to imagine and implement new management devices: – a model artistic. Practices in our theaters, cinemas, museums, libraries become places of culture alive and intense relationships, open to all twenty four hours a day. Public spaces for experimentation, and residence for artists, continuing education of the citizenry. – a legal model. We are writing a statute that flows from the right of live fights and has two highly innovative elements: the management of shared citizenship and the autonomy of workers and employees of the show. – an economic model which through alternative forms of ownership and financing bypasses the ‘alternative between the bureaucratic administration of the state and the logic of profit private law. It is no coincidence that in this historical moment in Italy has its own culture to continue to express dissent and conflict, because after decades of violent dismantling of the public system and impoverishment of the language we do not want to delegate. Because we believe that research, knowledge, and live a different idea of social wealth are the answer sets all’austherity banks, markets and governments that express interest. Why do we think that more and more different people express the desire for a radical transformation, not entrusted to the alternation of the election, but the creative power to do together. Our artistic languages ​​and our knowledge are the weapons we have available to read and write this, and that there we are left to subtract. busy, even now, to take care of what is ours.

04. Dec, 2011

Christmas markets, shopping and events in Barcelona

In the Christmas Fairs in Barcelona is on sale all kinds of Christmas decoration near Hotel Economici Barcellona. The Feria de Santa Llúcia, a traditional market since 1786 takes place near the Cathedral, is undoubtedly the most symbolic: you can buy original decorations for the Christmas tree and, above all, items for the crib, including the famous statue of the caganer, the most typical of the crib (Pesebre) Catalan. The square of the Sagrada Familia, the other side of the facade of the Nativity, is home to another characteristic of most markets, the Fair of the Sagrada Familia, where there are also fine arts and crafts from different countries. It ‘also very famous Fair, King of Great Road (Gran Via Corts Catalanes, 580), where you can buy toys, sweets and gifts for children and adults. Even the exhibition of cribs have spread a little ‘everywhere, but the most famous is undoubtedly that of Plaza Sant Jaume.