The Roman Summer 2015 is full of interesting events. Here is the calendar for the next few days.
A further quality appointment when the Arenas turn on their screens is the billboard of New Cinema Aquila, which after a short maintenance work reopens its doors with free programming designed for families and children. Six appointments, spread over three days of the week (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday), starting from 18 July and continuing until the end of the month.
The theater offer is rich and widespread throughout the area, bringing together world premieres, the ageless passion for Shakespeare and the scenic creativity of emerging young people. Here is a selection of the events scheduled for the coming week 17 from July to 23 accompanied by the complete daily calendar.
ART
The morning of the 19 July il Museum of the Walls invites you to a guided didactic itinerary aimed at reconstructing the history and appearance of the defensive structure set up by Aurelian in the XNUMXrd century. During the visit, which also includes the structures of the Porta S. Sebastiano and the recently reopened walkway, passages from The Greco-Gothic War, with descriptions of war machines and sieges. Appointment for everyone at 10.30 in via di Porta San Sebastiano 18.
Il Museum of Rome in Trastevere offers an interesting selection of exhibits. Last days to visit CzechFundamental (until 19 July) which brought the largest Czech photography from 1920 to today to Italy for the first time; however, the exhibition opens on 17 July Good to look at: food, art and rituals in Mario Carbone's photographs and continues The Rome of Ettore Roesler Franz. Between fascination for the picturesque and photographic memory, exhibition of 40 of the famous watercolors of the series Picturesque Rome compared with 48 vintage photos.
CHILDREN
Creative manual workshops and literary picnics continue Raphael's house, the summer camps of Civic Museum of Zoology, the Techno holidays in science proposed by the toy library Technotown of Villa Torlonia and theAstrosummer of the Inflatable Planetarium, where on the evening of 19 July, a free event, the XNUMXth edition of the Star Party in Rome will take place For a handful of stars: astronomers, amateur astronomers and ordinary citizens will regain possession of the urban sky by scrutinizing it from dozens of telescopes.
CINEMA
There are many open-air arenas in the capital, a pleasant alternative to sultry evenings at home. Screenings every evening in the three halls of theCinema Island on 'Tiber Island and with the review Under EXPO sure in the summer arena of House of Cinema, which on 21 July commemorates the great composer Michel Petrucciani with a screening Michael Petrucciani. Body & Soul and a jazz concert featuring Michele Polga and the Vincenzo Lucarelli Trio together, all with free admission.
From 20 July the traditional appointment with the Arenas of Rome which offer cinema en plein air from Piazza Vittorio to Cinecittà, in the cool of Villa Lazzaroni and the Maurizio Arena Park at Garbatella. The best films of the last film season are on the bill, with particular attention to first works and Italian and foreign independent cinema, as well as numerous evenings with special screenings in the presence of casts and directors.
It also reopens the New Cinema Aquila, which offers free programming within the CityFest, the great container of special events, entertainment and training of the Fondazione Cinema per Roma. First date Saturday July 18 at 18.30 with the projection of the animated film Mune – the guardian of the moon di Alexandre Heboyan.
DANCE
From 21 July the former Forte Ardeatino Park is the setting for the exhibition proposed by Disabled: but Skilled in Dance, which aims to enhance and represent the talent of artists penalized by a physical impairment with dance performances and different evenings. Children of a lesser God for the choreography by Luigi Martelletta, Of me in me ed Emotion Life the titles on the bill in the evenings of 21, 22 and 23 July.
Invitation to Dance, the oldest event dedicated to this art, which for its silver wedding is once again hosted by the stage of Villa Pamphilj , offers first ever The last refuge, (Egri Bianco Danza Company, July 21) and the show Some nights (Aterballetto Company, 23 July).
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ArtScience, the international review organized by the Centro Ricerche Musicali, also invites for this edition to the Midsummer party by Title You improvise: Friday 17 July, in the Tiburtino Technological Park, an appointment for a great evening between concerts, music-dance, installations, cinema, exhibitions, exhibitions of sculptural-musical works, meetings with artists and performances organized in collaboration with the Music Conservatories of Rome, L'Aquila, Sassari and Salerno.
Lo Yap Fest of the MAXXI offers a large number of events with free admission in an effective dialogue between culture and entertainment. On the bill I'll tell you a story, semi-serious and tragicomic readings by Edoardo Leo with musical improvisations by Jonis Bascir (July 17), a meeting with Silvia Bottiroli, Marzia Dalfini and Giulia Polenta to present the editorial project How to build a manifesto for the future of a festival, in collaboration with the Santarcangelo Festival (July 21) and the theatrical show Caliban Cannibal by the Motus company (July 23).
The proposal of the review is rich Theater soloists, housed in the traditional setting of the Gardens of the Roman Philharmonic, which offers six shows in seven days. Of note, among others, the national premiere of dramatized reading Two Different, directed by Luciano Melchionna (17 July). The concert Timothy Martin & Amazing Gospel Choir (19 July) and the evening Drag Factor the show (20 July) finally underline the collaborations respectively with Fontanonestate and Gay Village .
Speaking Gay VillageFridays stand out among the most interesting novelties of the new edition Kitsch & Show, organized in collaboration with Italian Kitchen Academy. Friday 17 July A good start… Antipasto en Travesti! irreverent and witty drag queens they will demonstrate their culinary skills in the evening dedicated to appetizers. On Thursday 23, however, Imma Battaglia and Vladimir Luxuria give life to a spectacular interview with the president of Coni Giovanni Malagò. The evening continues with Dance Floor HOUSE, Dance Floor POP e Paola Dee in the Hit Room.
In progress on Festival Cosa Sarà organized by Casale Caletto Cultural Center, in the Tiburtina – Tor Cervara area, which mixes visual arts, theatre, music and urban interventions. Theater show on stage We are the street idols by Emanuele Merlino (July 19, free admission).
La Pastificio Cerere Foundation, always committed to supporting youth creativity through training initiatives, promotion and research, Wednesday 22 July presents the second of four evenings dedicated to the interaction between art and music through the review My friends are more talented than me: in the premises of via degli Ausoni 7, San Lorenzo area, space for the live performance of Estasy, the DJ set of Rawmance and the video art projections of Lupo Borgonovo.
The seventh edition of The Travels of Art proposes a diversified calendar in genres: on the evening of 17 July opera concert with the soprano Marta Vulpi, on 19 July space for classical music, on 23 July it is the turn of street theatre.
Scheduled every evening Travels in ancient Rome, two stories and two itineraries curated by Piero Angela and Paco Lanciano in the Forum of Augustus and in the Forum of Caesar.
MUSIC
In a suggestive and enchanting setting, the Templet presents the review Roman nights at the Theater of Marcellus with a rich calendar of classical music concerts scheduled every evening at 20.30 and accompanied by readings of prose and poetry. All of this takes place within the Music Festival of Nations which, since 1989, has welcomed many artists from all over the world thanks to the collaboration and patronage of various Embassies and Cultural and Musical Institutions.
Summer in Santa Cecilia 2015 closes its review at the Auditorium Parco della Musica on Thursday 23 July with an evening dedicated to the violin of Uto Ughi. The concert artist will perform some of his workhorses (among others, the Romanza by Beethoven , Fantasy fabric of Sarasate laid down by the Carmen by Bizet) accompanied by the Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia and by George Pehlivanian, who will also conduct two Rossini overtures (William Tell e Barber of Seville) and will conclude the concert with the hypnotic melody of the most sensual of Ravel's ballets, the Boléro.
The review Rome Opera open Caracalla for its part in the evenings of 18 and 20 July proposes in reply the Turandot directed by Denis Krief and with Juraj Valcuha as conductor. The 23 July moreover the Costanzi Theatre home Golgotha, a creation by Bartabas and Andrés Marin directed by Eric Tartinville.
Quality programming also distinguishes the 2015 edition of Concerts in the Park.
Between 17 and 23 July, the splendid setting of Villa Doria Pamphilj hosts original productions, world premieres or Roman premieres, which go beyond genres with an eye to innovation and quality. Here then is the show by Ale and Franz Gaber, Jannacci…Noi (premiere in Rome, 17 July), Ode to Roman cuisine, multimedia performance by the Salento vj passionate about gastronomy Donpasta (18 July) and the performance of Latin Mood 2015, sextet founded by Fabrizio Bosso and Javier Girotto (only Roman date, July 19).
The historic review of Villa Ada ranges from rock to electronics, from jazz to folk, from reggae to hip hop Rome meets the world. Scheduled: Teho Teardo & Elio Germano (July 17), Otto Ohm (July 18), Serenade for Rome (July 19), C.mon Tigre + Public Service Broadcasting (July 20), The Notwist (July 21), Marta sui Tubi and Cristina Donà (July 22) and Bobo Rondelli + Dimartino (July 23).
It never threatens to disappoint the programming of July Sounds Good (Parco della Musica Auditorium). Here is a double Mannarino (July 17 and 18), Stefano Bollani (July 19), Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals (July 20), Mark Knopfler and Band (July 21), Anastacia (July 22) and Fiorella Mannoia (July 23) .
Finally, two highly anticipated groups take the stage of Rock in Rome, the international rock festival organized in the Ippodromo delle Capannelle: the British alternative rock of Muse (July 18) precedes the Italian Subsonica (July 20).
STREET ART
Starting from Thursday 23 July and until Wednesday 29, as part of the event Oxygen 2015 – Popstairs, David "Diavù" Vecchiato, exponent of Roman Street Art and creator of MURo, Museum of Urban Art in Rome, will redevelop the Corso Francia stairway through a street art intervention aimed at making it a place of artistic and cultural interest.
Until 2 August, the Rovescio cultural association offers every Sunday urban summer, 5 special tours to get to know the urban arts of the capital. The expert guides of the association accompany curious and enthusiasts among the street art works of Garbatella, Ostiense and Testaccio. Appointment on July 19th at 17pm at the Garbatella Metro station.
THEATRE
In the splendid setting of the Acqua Paola Exhibition on the Gianicolo Hill in Rome, Fontanestate offers a rich program of titles that focuses on the presence of young emerging artists, on collaborations with important international bodies and organizations, on the multiplicity and alternation of the arts. They range from public reading Pasolini in Monteverde (July 19) at the concert of Great Choir of Rome (July 23), from the kermesse Norsk Art proposed by the artists of the Circolo Scandinavo in Rome (July 17) for theatrical performances The two Comedies in Comedy (July 20) directed by Massimiliano Cutrera e The Last Fool (July 21) by and with Sebastiano Bianco.
Double date with Summer Tales, the summer event curated by PAV now in its fifth edition and this year hosted by the courtyard of the Department of Oriental Studies of La Sapienza, the former Sani barracks. The concert is scheduled for Wednesday 22 July The Maghreb meets the Balkans edited by Rom Arab Beat; the show will be staged on Thursday 23 July Ziguli edited by the Compagnia Teatrodilina which tells the dense and bumpy relationship between a father and a disabled son.
Al Silvano Toti Globe Theater of Villa Borghese the magic of Shakespeare continues: on stage until 2 August the drama Re Lear, directed by Daniele Salvo. Starting from Monday 20 July and until 2 August, with Sonnets of love, a journey through the most beautiful verses of William Shakespeare, the theater offers a welcome novelty for lovers of the great English playwright, a late afternoon appointment (18.30 pm, on Monday 20 only the show starts at 21.15 pm) in which four characters will give voice and body to the most beautiful sonnets written by the Bard.
Friday 17 July on the stage of In the shadow of the Colosseum the comedy of Cinzia Leone and her latest show are on stage Disorient Express. Protagonists of the following dates Andrea Perroni (July 18), Dario Cassini (July 19), the Comic Ring Show (July 21), the jazz of Rosario Giuliani and Luciano Biondini (July 22) and Alessandro Di Carlo (July 23).
The Garden of the International Women's House and the Odradek bookshop are the venues hosting the Festival this week Theater in Righe 2015. In the morning appointment at the library with the Breakfast Show, or when coffee meets performance, in the evening instead space for the theater in the garden of the association located in via della Lungara 19, the driving force behind women's culture and actions.
Pungent shows, children's theater and workshops, this is the menu of boarding theatres, festival dedicated to the younger generations and set up in the courtyard of the Teatro di Ostia, a few steps from the sea. Saturday July 18 first music with Drum Circle, percussion workshop curated by Catia Castagna, then the theater with Constipated people read much more, by and with Pietro Sparacino. Sunday 19 July Taiko Trio with Rita Superbi, Catia Castagna and Marilena Bisceglia.
