It will be a celebration of culture and entertainment to kick off, Saturday August 3 to the experimental pedestrianization phase of Via dei Fori Imperiali, the most important archaeological area on the whole planet.
With the Night of the Forums the heart of the city that returns to pulsate with the life of Roman men and women, a universal wealth of history and artistic beauty that is returned to humanity. The first step towards the creation of the largest archaeological park in the world and for future discoveries on the past of the Eternal City.
It starts at 21.30 hours cutting of the ribbon of the Mayor Ignatius Marino, of the Councilor for Culture, Creativity and Artistic Promotion Flavia Barca and the authorities present who will stroll along via dei Fori Imperiali together with citizens and tourists from all over the world. Everything will be accompanied by Urban Police Band who will perform pieces from their repertoire.
Starting at 21.30 the doors of the archaeological sites will open for a series of guided tours of great suggestion, accompanied by official guides, ai Trajan's Markets e Via Alexandrina (open access) al Trajan's Forum, to the Militia Tower, To House of the Knights of Rhodes and Roman domus of Palazzo Valentini, Roman Forum, Forum of Nerva e Forum of Caesar, from the Arch of Titus to the Arch of Septimius Severus, all with reservations required. The project is in collaboration with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism / Special Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Rome
Il Forum of Caesar will host from 21.30 lo spettacolo Shakespeare loves Rome by the Association La bilancia. In the magical night of Rome, among the Roman remains of the Forum of Caesar, four young couples play at swapping parts by stealing words from Shakespeare's famous comedies. Thus seven love affairs of the great English playwright intertwine, giving life to a single unpublished comedy with sentimental and comic implications.
directed by Roberto Marafante, with Massimiliano Benvenuto and Maria Chiara Centorami
Max 50 people, duration 15', from 21.30 pm for 6 performances
to 22 the area adjacent to the Tourist Information Point of Via dei Fori Imperiali will be the backdrop to Behind the Wind – Living Matter. The show will develop between air and land accompanied by poetic narration and the sound of the live violin. Acrobatics on fabric and trapeze will alternate in the air, while on the ground they will dance with crystal spheres to the notes of the violin.
with Roberta Castelluzzo, Ilaria De Novellis, Alice Ortenzi, Gianluca Riggi and live music by Michele Moi
Duration 18', repeat at 23pm
Always at 22 theperformance area in front of via di San Pietro in prison on via dei Fori Imperiali will host the show The Ballade de Bergerac edited by Lost in Translation Circus, an excerpt from the company's latest work for a highly evocative performance with numbers from Quadro Coreano and Corda Aerea. Inspired by early science fiction stories and life in the time of Cyrano de Bergerac, this show combines aerial techniques with a stempunk-inspired mechanical set to create a large cinematic imagery and a typically dreamlike world.
with Massimiliano Rossetti, Annabel Carberry, Roisin Morris, Thibaut Lezervant.
Duration 20', repeat at 23pm
At 22.15 in Central Box in Largo Corrado Ricci will be held on Concert for Rome ofNational Academy of Santa Cecilia. The String Quartet (Nicola Lolli violin, Ylenia Montaruli violin, Federico Marchetti viola, Danilo Squitieri cello) will perform the Quartet in G major opus 18 no. 2 (Allegro – Adagio Cantabile, Allegro – Scherzo – Allegro quasi Presto) e Walking (second movement) by L. van Beethoven.
duration 25'
At 22.30 in the area adjacent to the Tourist Information Point will perform on Ponentino Trio with the show rum, the goddess of fertility honored by the pre-Roman populations in the Tiber valley from which the name of the city of Rome probably originated. A roundup of the most famous stornelli and the most beautiful ancient and modern Roman songs with songs by Balzani, Petrolini, Bruno and many others. The storyteller's repertoire of texts is based on the poems of traditional Roman poets: GGBelli, Trilussa, C. Pascarella and by some contemporaries such as Remo Remotti and Marcello Gazzellini.
with Costantino Pucci, Daniela De Angelis, Cesario Oliva
duration 15', repeat at 23,25pm
Always at 22.30 on stage in front of via di San Pietro in prison they will go up Phil and Emanuela Palmer is they will perform a repertoire of great international and Italian success that will not leave out the great Roman popular songs. Phil Palmer is a "Roman acquired ... for love" after marrying the Roman Emanuela Palmer (singer and producer). Producer and arranger of artists such as Renato Zero, Adriano Celentano, Pino Daniele and Lucio Battisti, he is internationally known for having collaborated with the greatest pop and rock artists including: Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Dire Straits, Sting, Robbie Williams, Elton John, Paul McCartney and many others…
duration 25'
All 22.45 on the buildings around Largo Corrado Ricci two are projected movies made with images from the Istituto Luce, the National Film Archive and the RAI Teche that tell the story of the places. Then the Central Stage will host the Greetings from the authorities.
They will take turns contributions from art historians, archaeologists and urban planners:
Memory of Vincenzo Cerami
Conductor: Concita De Gregorio, columnist “la Repubblica”
Adrian the Queen former State Superintendent from 1976 to 2004
Claudius Strinati Art historian
Paul Sommella President of the National Institute of Roman Studies
Pierfrancesco Broad bean Actor
Massimo popolizio Actor
Fabrizio Gifuni Actor
Simon Marchini Actress
Octavia Nicolini daughter of Renato Nicolini
At the end of the interventions (hours 23.45 approximately) will be observed a minute of silence in memory of Renato Nicolini and a 1976 film-interview with Renato Nicolini on the Imperial Forums will be screened.
Then, with the accompaniment of the pianist and composer Sal Bonafede and the saxophonist Luigi Cinque the show will start Walk in the sky di Andrea Loreni, Company the tightrope walker: a walk with acrobatic actions on a wire installed above via dei Fori Imperiali like a metaphorical bridge that unites the archaeological areas now separated from the road. The simple steel cable that will join two architectural points will create a new space indicating a completely different perspective to our gaze as spectators. There crossing of the tightrope walker is an essential and direct show, a slow progress punctuated by suspension; but the walk of the tightrope walker is also the silent audience that lets itself be carried away and walks in the sky with him, sharing his emotion, the human and natural fear of heights and the joy of looking this fear in the face.
duration 10'
All 00,05 hours will close the evening on Concert by the artists of the Opera Studio of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia with Angela Nisi soprano, Dario Ciotoli baritone and Diego Procoli piano that will perform:
WA Mozart – Cosi fan tutte: Aria by Guglielmo “Donne mie la fate a tanti”
G. Puccini – La Bohème: Waltz by Musetta “When I men vo”
WA Mozart – The Marriage of Figaro: Aria di Figaro “Non più andrai”
G. Puccini – Gianni Schicchi: Romance of Lauretta “O mio babbino caro”
G. Donizetti – L'elisir d'amore: Duet Adina-Dulcamara "Come sen va happy!... So now"
G. Rossini – The Italian woman in Algiers: Aria by Taddeo "Ho un gran peso sulla testa"
G. Verdi – La traviata: Scene and aria by Violetta “It's strange… Ah, maybe it's him”
On the occasion of the beginning of the pedestrianization of the Forums, Poste Italiane has created a special celebratory stamp whose imprint can be requested from the temporary postal service present in via dei Fori Imperiali.
The event is organized with the contribution of the Chamber of Commerce of Rome and Bnl.
The complete list of initiatives for the Night of the Forums is available on the site www.foripedonali.it along with details on changes to the area's traffic.
