WHAT'S
ON THIS WEEK 12 - 15 January 2012
ART
& CULTURE
New Exhibition "Insieme Artisticamente", a collective art show featuring works of 30 artists from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The theme of the exhibition is multiculturalism. Venue: Sala Arturo Fittke, Piazza Piccola (close to piazza Unità). Visiting times every day 10:00 - 13:00/17:00 - 20:00, ongoing until 21 Jan.
"U.S Ultima Sigaretta
- Italo Svevo e il Buon Proposito". Trieste celebrates Italo Svevo's 150th anniversary at
palazzo Gopcevich,
in via Rossini with a number of events, conferences, and film
projections
ongoing until 31 March. Check
detailed programme: http://www.150svevo.it
Visit the Sartorio Museum, an ancient 18th century Villa that
belonged to
a rich merchant family. There are beautiful rooms with antique
furniture and
important art collections, paintings,
jewellery, furnitures, silverware as
well as some
of the Tiepolo Veneziano works and
more recently
those of Fittke. Ticket euro 5,50. The Sartorio is situated
in Largo Papa
Giovanni XXIII, n.1, open Tuesday - Sunday 9:00 - 13:00. Take bus 30.
Revoltella Museum "Il Violino Viola”, art
workshops for children on 14
and 15 January with
Carlotta Bulatti, graphic designer and cartoonist (she collaborates
with the
Walt Disney) and she is also a professional soloist singer. The aim is
to teach
and help children to express their creativity whilst listening to
classical
music (Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven e Tchaikovsky). The workshops are on
Saturdayfrom 15:00 - 18:00 and on Sunday 10:00 - 13:00. Last
appointments on 28 - 29 January. Each workshop is for a
group of max 15 children and costs euro 4,50/child per day and
must be booked in advance by calling 040
6754350/273
or by email: biglietteria@comune.trieste.it.
Imaginario Scientifico multimedia show
"Altromare" ongoing until 27 May 2012.
The Immaginario Science Centre is located in Grignano (under the
Adriatico
Guesthouse). The show will take you to the ocean's abysses, underwater
volcanoes, coral reefs and tropical islands. The exhibition is open
every
Sunday from 10:00 - 20:00. Furthermore, there are workshops for
children.
Reduced entrance ticket for ICTP scientists and staff: euro
4. For more info check website: http://www.immaginarioscientifico.it/grignano_museo
at
the Science Centre.
MUSIC
Tonight at 21:30
"Gunam" jazz music with ethnic sounds
and
music pieces produced and performed by singer Alessandra Franco in
French,
Portuguese and Armenian accompanied by pianist Glauco Venier. Venue:
Miela
Theatre in piazza Duca degli Abruzzi. Ticket euro 10. http://www.miela.it
Sunday 15 January at
20:30: Classical music concert at the
Revoltella
Museum auditorium with the Nuova Orchestra Busoni directed by Aldo
Belli
featuring music by Vivaldi, Shostakovich, de Sarasate. Ticket euro
6,50. Next
concert on Sunday 29 Jan at 11:00. Website: http://www.museorevoltella.it
Starting on 17 - 28
January, Opera music at the Trieste Verdi Theatre: "Anna Bolena", by
Donizetti directed by Bruno Campanella with the Verdi orchestra and
choir. There is a 50% reduction on
tickets purchased "last
minute" (one hour before the show) for all performances (except for the
first performance) directly at the Verdi's ticket office. For more info on
programme and
tickets, check: http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com or call: 800 090373 / 040 6722111
THEATRE
Sat 14 Jan at 10:00 and Sunday 15 Jan at 17:30: "Chi e' di scena" a comedy play in Italian freely adapted from the English play "Noises off" by Michael Frayne. At the San Giovanni theatre in via S. Cilino 99/1
ENTERTAINMENT
Every Friday night starting at 22:00, live music at the Cafè Rossetti, viale XX Settembre, close to the Rossetti Theatre. This Friday 13 Jan, soul and blues with the Sunrise Band (9 musicians and singer), tel: 348 7396445, Check: http://www.sunriseband.it
FILMS
Documentary in English on Friday 13 Jan at 18:00: The meaning of food: life,
culture and family", part 1 (part
2, on 20 Jan) at the Italian-American Association in via Roma 15, free
entrance.
Tel: 040 630301
SNOW
SEASON IN OUR REGION
The Friulian Dolomite and Carnic Alps offer 133 kilometres of slopes for downhill skiing in the ski resorts of Piancavallo, Tarvisio, Ravascletto-Zoncolan, Forni di Sopra and Sella Nevea-Bovec as well as 200 km for cross-country skiing. Nordic walking, ski mountaineering, snowboarding and walks with snowshoes are also available. For info on ski resorts, ski schools, maps: http://www.turismofvg.it/Mountain-snow.
Check this very useful
website for ski pass prices in the region and other regions in Italy:
http://www.neveitalia.it/friuliveneziagiulia/
OUTSIDE
TRIESTE
"Balkanika" on Saturday 14 January at 20:40 at the Verdi Orchestra in Gorizia (in via Garibaldi 2/a) with the "Piano Twelve" musicians (12 pianists) and the FVG Choir directed by Cristiano Dell'Oste, featuring music by Smetana, Borodin, Bregovich. Check http://www3.comune.gorizia.it
Art exhibition in Gorizia "Quattro Secoli di Capolavori" (four centuries of masterpieces) at the Palazzo della Torre in via Carducci 2, ongoing until 15 January with special exhibit of works by Lucas Cranach and a series of drawings by Canaletto.
Art exhibition in Treviso : "Manciù, l'Ultimo Imperatore" (Manchu, the last emperor) at the Casa dei Carraresi Museum in via Palestro 33/35. Open Tuesday - Thursday 9:00 - 19:00 and Sun - Sat 9:00 - 20:00. A full collection of items, jewellery, clothing, portraits of the 12 emperors of the Manchu dynasty, paintings by the Chinese artist Jaiang Guofan. Tel: 0422 513150. http://www.laviadellaseta.info/. The exhibition is ongoing until 13 May 2012
Art exhibition at Villa Manin di Passariano in the
Province of
Udine: "Espressionismo" ongoing until 5
March 2012 with 100 works from the Brücke Museum of Berlin. Works by
Kirchner,
Heckel, Nolde, Schimdt-Rottluff, Pechstein and Mueller representing the
1905
"Die Brücker " movement in Dresden, forerunner of the expressionist
movement. Check programme: http://www.lineadombra.it.
Entrance ticket euro 10.
Take train to Udine then local buses to Passariano.
Check
the interactive map of
the FVG tourist board for all destinations, museums, archaeological
sites,
tours, sports and much more:
http://www.turismofvg.it/Interactivemaps#Filter=2243&PagerStartIndex=
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