8 Thursday 20 October 2005 Movies Review www.theflorentine.net Author: Elizabeth Harvey title: “Campo di Marte Bridge”
www.theflorentine.net What’s on & Where to Go 9 Thursday 20 October 2005 Events in FLORENCE OCT 21 TO NOV 3 OUR TOP PICKS t t t MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL OF FLORENCE October 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 30 - November 2, 3 <strong>The</strong> Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is a world renowned classical music and dance festival held every year in Florence. Events ranging from opera to symphony and ballet are performed by some of the top musicians and dancers. NOTRE DAME DE PARIS October 21-23 Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, this musical tells the story of Quasimodo the humpback bell-ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and his impossible and tragic love for the gipsy Esmeralda. <strong>The</strong> author Riccardo Cocciante is one of the most important Italian song-writer and the show has had a huge success from its fi rst representation in 2002. 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR SISTER CITIES KYOTO–FLORENCE October 29-30 To celebrate their 40th anniversary as sister cities, these celebrated cities of the arts will be offering to the City of Florence numerous unforgettable performances. Saturday morning the event will start with a welcoming speech by Councillor Eugenio Giani, then peace prayers will be offered by the monks of the Buddhist order Nichirenshu with Prior Miyatake Gencho. For their fi rst time in Italy will be the very special guests, maiko Toshihana and geiko Fumimari, geishas from Kyoto. A group of young drummers from Kyoto University of Art and Design Zokei Geijutsu will present an exciting show full of vibrancy and energy. On Sunday morning a tea ceremony will be conducted by Master Taikoh Amanohara. A brief dance by Master Asahi Mai will precede the Japanese opera “Fujito” by M° Kazuhiko Onoe, with baritone Yasutoshi Hosokawa in the leading role. During the two-day event, the Conference Centre will host the photographic exhibit “Maiko in Kyoto” by Hisashi Itoh, who will inaugurate another exhibit at Palazzo Strozzi on Saturday October 29th entitled “Edo Yuugi”. TUTTO SPOSI – ALL ABOUT BRIDES AND GROOMS October 30-November 6 <strong>The</strong> thirteenth edition of “All About Brides and Grooms” is a fair showcasing everything future brides and grooms need for their big day, with over 200 stands offering various goods and services connected to wedding planning, such as caterers, travel agents, photographers, hotels, wedding gowns, tuxedos, home appliances, interior design, beauty centres, hair dressers, real estate agents, musicians. Of course wedding favours and gifts for bridal registries won’t be forgotten. In addition, there will be much entertainment presented during the fair, including bride and groom fashion shows and other live performances. FERRARI CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS Until October 23 Tickets are now on sale for the sporting event of the year, “<strong>The</strong> Ferrari Championship Finals” from October 12th to 23rd on the Mugello track. <strong>The</strong>se five days of races will include the last competitions of the Italian, European, and American series of Ferrari 360 Challenge Trofeo Pirelli, with the additional decisive race which will see the crowning of a new world champion. It will be a chance to experience the new F430 Challenge, which will debut with the Ferrari brand next year. Last but not least, the Tuscan Circuit will host, for this grand finale of 2005, the Shell Ferrari Macerati Historic Challenge, which is also open to antique cars of the Trident. COW PARADE Until January 20, 2006 Not just cows, a whole herd of calves continue to contribute to Florence’s artistic wealth, in the biggest public art exhibit in the world. Don’t miss the fibreglass cows which continue to “graze” in the streets and squares of Florence. mbership card necessary FRIDAY 21 • EXHIBITS Domenico Lo Russo- xeroradiografie 1976-1987 Galleria Immaginaria Arti Visive, via Guelfa 22r Vinar Wine, art, architecture Stazione Leopolda p.le di Porta al Prato, tel. 055.3693407 • MUSIC & CONCERTS Ernest Dawkins Trio Jazz Sala Vanni, p.za del Carmine 19, tel. 055.210804, www.musicusconcentus.com, € 12 Made Djimat & Gamelan Panti Pusaka Budaya Indonesian music Auditorium Flog, via Mercati Michele 24b tel. 055.487145, www.fl og.it Steve Grossman Quintet Caruso Jazz Café, via Lambertesca, 14/16r, tel. 055.281940, www.carusojazzcafe.com, 21.00 <strong>The</strong> Sultans of Swing Jazz Club, via Nuova de’ Caccini 3, tel. 055.2479700, 22.15, € 7 Deus ex machina Associazione Culturale Ambasciata di Marte, via Mannelli 2, tel. 055.6550786, www.ambasciatadimarte.org, aperitivo at 19.00, concert at 22.00 Francesco Maccianti Trio Ottorino Jazz Bistrò, via delle Oche 12/16r, tel. 055.215151, 21.30, free admittance Tuscan Concert: Words and Music C.R.C. via di Brozzi 312, tel. 055.2767020, 21.30, free admittance Tancredi Opera by Gioachino Rossini Teatro Comunale, Corso Italia 16, tel. 055.213535, www.maggiofi orentino.com, 20.30, by reservation • THEATRE Fedra (In Italian) Teatro della Pergola, via della Pergola, 18, tel. 055.22641, www.pergola.fi renze.it, 20.45 Gianburrasca (In Italian) Teatro Verdi, via Ghibellina 99, tel. 055.212320, www.teatroverdifi renze.it, 21.00 Notre-Dame de Paris (In Italian) Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, a great musical by Italian songwriter Riccardo Cocciante Nelson Mandela Forum (ex Palasport), viale Pasquale Paoli, tel. 055.678841, www. mandelaforum.it, 21.00, Sat. 16.00 and 21.00, Sun. 18.00 La bisbetica domata-<strong>The</strong> Taming of the Shrew (In Italian) La Casa del Teatro, via San Domenico 51, tel. 055.573857, www.ilgeniodellalampada. it, 21.00 From hell. Attempts to protect myself from what I want Cantiere Goldonetta CanGo, via Santa Maria 25, tel. 055.2335518, 21.15 Oggi Sposi (Just married) (In Italian) Comedy Teatro del Sale, Via dei Macci 111r, tel. 055.2001492, www.teatrodelsale.com, 19.00-21.15 buffet, 21.30 show, € 10 (1 year membership mandatory), € 24 buffet & show & show SATURDAY 22 • EXHIBITS Domenico Lo Russo- xeroradiografie 1976-1987 Galleria Immaginaria Arti Visive, via Guelfa 22r Mushrooms and Wild Fruit Exhibition Parterre, p.za della Libertà, tel. 055.2767831, 10-22, free admittance Vinar Wine, art, architecture Stazione Leopolda p.le di Porta al Prato, tel. 055.3693407 • GUIDED TOURS L’oratorio dei Vanchetoni Oratorio dei Vanchetoni, via Palazzuolo 17, tel. 055.461428, 15.30 Museo di Storia Naturale Museo di Antropologia ed Etnologia via del Proconsolo 12, 15-17 • MARKETS & FESTIVALS European Solidarity Fundraiser Sale Second hand clothes and objects from Emmaus Saschall, Lungarno Aldo Moro 3, tel. 055.6504112, www.saschall.it, from 10.00 on • MUSIC & CONCERTS Made Djimat & Gamelan Panti Pusaka Budaya Indonesian music Auditorium Flog, via Mercati Michele 24b tel. 055.487145, www.fl og.it Jin Jiu Teatro della Pergola, via della Pergola, 18, tel. 055.22641, www.pergola.fi renze.it, 16.00 Six Dixiers Jazz Club, via Nuova de’ Caccini 3, tel. 055.2479700, 22.15, € 7 Lorchestra Electric Bossa, soul – funk Associazione Culturale Ambasciata di Marte, via Mannelli 2, tel. 055.6550786, www.ambasciatadimarte.org, aperitivo at
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