WHAT'S
ON THIS WEEK 28 - 31 July 2011
TONIGHT:
FOR ICTP SCIENTISTS, VISITORS AND STAFF, A SPECIAL AFRICAN NIGHT AT THE
LEONARDO BUILDING CAFETERIA AND TERRACE STARTING AT 19:30. The dinner
is
payable with a full meal coupon or by cash euro 8/prs. There will be live
entertainment with African dance music by DJ Jeannot from Ivory Coast,
the
Mamaya Percussionists with live African rhythmic sounds and beats, The
Lumiere
Divine Choir from Cameroun and ICTP Research fellow Prosper!
CLASSICAL
MUSIC
Classical Music Concerts at the Miramare Castle on Friday 29: Chopin Piano recital with pianist Dimitri Candoni at 20:30: Entrance fee to concert and Castle euro 4. Places are limited to 80 and allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Next on 5 August: Piano recital with music by Beethoven and Chopin.
Trieste Operetta Festival: "Viva l'Italia"at the Verdi Theatre, an
entertaining show commemorating the best music and songs of the Italian
repertoire on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Italian Unity.
On Fri 29,
Sat 30 and Sun 31 July. All Tickets are sold directly at the Verdi Theatre Box
Office (open
Mon- Fri 9:00 - 21:00). For more info call toll free number 800 090373
or 040
6722307. You may book your place by sending an email to:
boxoffice@teatroverdi-trieste.com or via fax 040 672249.
ART
& CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS
Contemporary
Art Exhibition "BIENNALE DIFFUSA": SAT. 30 July at
10:30 am FREE GUIDED TOUR in ENGLISH
and on SUNDAY 31 July at
10:30 am FREE GUIDED TOUR in ITALIAN
by Artist Qing Yue for scientists,
visitors, staff, families and friends. Meet at the ticket counter at
10:30 a.m.
The tour will last around 1.5 - 2
hrs. There is a cafeteria on the second floor.
This exhibition is an extension of the renown
54th
International Venice Biennale event organized by famous art critic
Vittorio
Sgarbi and is held at "Magazzino 26" in the old port of Trieste. From
ICTP, take bus nr 6 and stop in Viale Miramare at the bus stop right
after the
main entrance of the show, ask the driver in case. It takes a 5-minute
walk to
reach the building, Magazzino 26. Entrance tickets for ICTP scientists,
visitors and staff - bring your ICTP badge along - euro 6. You can
take bus
6 which will drop you on the main road (viale Miramare) and then
proceed by
foot ( 2 - 3 minutes walk).
Exhibition: "Art from Ecuador and
Colombia" with Mauricio Zequeda
(winner of the 2007 Botero prize) and Martha Zamora from Colombia and
Ana
Cevallos and Roberto Yturralde from Ecuador. The exhibition is taking
place at
the Linea d'Arte Gallery in via Lazaretto Vecchio 19, until 6 August
(Mon-Fri
17-19:30 and Sat 10:00 - 13:00).
Photography
Exhibition by Vera MERCER. Born
in Berlin,
she became immersed in the Nouveau
Réaliste
movement of the 1960s and documented the film stars and avant-garde
artists who
thrived in the French capital at that time. She displays photos of
friends,
artists in the Nouveau Réalisme movement in Paris – Marcel Duchamp,
Jean
Tinguely, Robert Filliou, Niki de Saint Phalle and her ex-husband
Daniel
Spoerri. Other huge photos-posters of her still life shots are present.
The
exhibition, organized by Triestèfotografia, is at the Piscina Bianchi
(Main
swimming pool), Passeggio S. Andrea, 8. Open until 30 Sept., from 9 -
18. Call
before going to ensure it is open, tel: 040306024. Bus 8.
SPECIAL
GUIDED TOURS
Free
entrance on Sundays to the Victory Lighthouse (Faro della Vittoria) from
10:00 - 15:00. The lighthouse was
built by the
famous Triestine architect Berlam. It is a commemorative monument
dedicated to
the fallen of the First World War. It is located in Strada del Friuli.
Bus 42,
44 or 46 from Piazza Oberdan. Great for photos if it's a nice day.
Book
in advance a special
visit to the Revoltella Museum (in via Diaz 27) "Un
Caffè con il Barone Revoltella"
(Coffee with Baron Revoltella) scheduled on 4,5,6,7,11,12,13
and 14 August. It is a special guided tour (in
Italian) of the Baron's private apartments with two actors taking you
around
and playing the part of Baron Revoltella (actor Lorenzo Acquaviva) and
his
friend (actor Ivan Zerbinati) recounting the Baron's life and in
particular his
adventures in Egypt as he was one of the main financial supporters of
the
construction of the Suez Canal and vice president of the company. You
will be
invited to drink a coffee and listen to the Baron's "life adventures
and confessions".
No more than 35 persons per show. Ticket euro 10/pers. Reservation and
booking
at the Museum's box office: 040 6754350, or send an email:
revoltella@comune.trieste.it. Ticket euro 10/pers.
Every Sunday at the
Miramare Castle: Included in the entrance ticket, there are free guided
tours
(up to 25 pers/group) at 12:00 and at 17:00.
There are also free
guided tours
of the park at 10:30 and 15:30. For
regular visits, the castle is open every day from 9:00 to 19:00.
Entrance ticket: euro 6, there is a reduced entrance fee (4 euro) for
EU
citizens aged 18 - 25 and for seniors (+ 65). Check:
http://www.castellomiramare.org/sito/ing_museo.html
or
http://www.castello-miramare.it/ita/eventi/news.php
FREE MUSIC
& ENTERTAINMENT
Trieste Summer Rock Festival
" at the San Gisuto Castle 28 - 31 July at 21:00. Free entrance to all
shows
Tonight from the UK "Caravan" (album "in the land of Grey and Pink"). Sat 30 July, an Italian rock band "Arti e Mestieri" and flute player Mel Collins (King Crimson) followed by the "Fantasmagoric" from Japan. Sun 31 July "Omaggio a Battisti (a tribute to Italian pop singer from the 70s and 80s, Lucio Battisti) with Alberto Fortis and Andrea Miro'. Tuesday 2 August, Tribute to Pink Floyd. For more check; http://www.musicalibera.it
Tonight, "Trieste LovesJazz festival" In Piazza Hortis at 21:00: "The Jazz Storyteller" and "Riding on Crazy Grooves"(ITA), Fri 29 July, "The Outstanding Trio With a Close Interplay" (ITA-USA-SLO) Saturday 30 July, "More Than Just a one Man Band" (HR), "From Coltrane to Hendrix: The Real Jazz No Border Spirit" (ITA), "Jazzrock Power" (ITA), Sun 31 "Two absolutely First Rate Guitar Players" (ITA-BRA), "A Powerful and Dynamic Blues Duo" (ITA), "Follow the Blues Followers"(ITA). All shows are free. Check: http://www.ilrossetti.it/lista_festival.asp
Entertainment, music, lectures at the Civico Museo del Mare (The Sea Museum) in Campo Marzio 5. Every Thursday there will interesting talks in Italian by the title "Navigando con la Scienza" (Sailing with Science). Tonight, there will be a talk by Marco Costantini from the WWF Italy in collaboration with the Miramare Natural Reserve Park: "Fishing with Darwin, fish, fishermen and evolution". Free entrance to all shows. Check programme: http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/news.asp
Free Film tonight at the San Giovanni Theatre starting at 21:00: "Im Juli" (in July) (2000) by Fatih Akin (the film is in German with Italian subtitles), Fri 29 July: "Vogliamo Vivere" (We want to live), by Ernst Lubitsch, 1942. Monday 1 August: "Exils" by Tony Gatlif (2004), French with Italian subtitles. Check all free screenings: http://www.miela.it
Free shows in Muggia: Fri 29, Sat 30 and Sun 31, music and entertainment in Piazza Marconi, Muggia's main historical square at 21:00. For all summer events in Muggia, Check "Muggia sotto le Stelle" festival ("Muggia under the stars"): http://www.benvenutiamuggia.eu/. Take bus 20.
MISCELLANEOUS
"Sapori del Golfo" ongoing until 12 September: Stands and kiosks serve fresh fish from the Gulf of Trieste cooked in the typical Triestine way such as the fried "sardoni" (sardines)! Music and entertainment as well. Venue at the Scalo Legnami - Ex Gaslini (close to the Torri d'Europa Shopping Center - take bus 8) open on Saturdays 18:00 - 23:00 and Sundays 12:00 - 14:30 / 18:00 - 23:00.
"Estate in Movimento" (Free Open Air Sports) in Barcola Pineta, ongoing until 31 August: Sports, gym, yoga, aerobics, water gym, and much more with qualified staff in and around the "Barcola pine woods" from Monday to Friday for adults and children. No appointment is needed, but check the timetable to choose your activity! http://www.estateinmovimento.it/EVE or call for info: 040 569431
Forthcoming events next month: "Musei di Sera" (Museums at night) in Trieste with the opening of Palazzo Gopcevich, the Theatre Museum "Carlo Schmidl" in via Rossini 4 on Tuesdays and Wednesday nights from 20:00 - 24:00 in August with a rich entertainment programme, films, music concerts, lectures. The programme will be available next week on line.
FESTIVALS AND MUSIC OUTSIDE TRIESTE
- Nei Suoni dei Luoghi Festival ongoing until 11 September: http://www.neisuonideiluoghi.it/index.cfm?pagina=date&sottopagina=dettaglio_date
- International Folk Festival, "Folkest", ongoing until 1 August and held in different places in the Region, http://www.folkest.com/festival/programma-2011/
Venice Biennial - Biennale di Venezia, the 54th International Art Exhibition at the Giardini and Arsenale and other spots in Venice. This year's theme is "ILLUMInations" and is set up in the Central Pavilion forming a single itinerary with 83 artists from all over the world. Do not miss the interesting Italian Pavilion in the Arsenale! Ongoing until 27 November. Check info: http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/index.html
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