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From 19th at Teatro dell’Opera
Marius Petipa’s“La Bayadère”One of Russian court cho-reographer
Petipa’s manymasterpieces, “La Bayadère”was fi rs t performed by
theImperial Bal let in St .
Petersburg in 1877. It repre-sents an important
connectionbetween the romantic and clas-sical eras of ballet. The
story isset in Hindu India, an exoticsetting attractive to the
roman-t ic audience of the t ime.However “La Bayadère” ismost
famous for i ts "whiteact," commonly known as theKingdom of the
Shades. It isone of the most celebratedexcerpts in all of classical
bal-let. The act begins with 32 bal-lerinas in white, all
makingtheir way down a ramp in uni-son. It is exquisite, and
oftenperformed by itself. It is thisscene that inspired well
knownBri t ish dance cr i t ic” CliveBarnes to write "If you
don'tenjoy La Bayadère, you reallydon't enjoy ballet". With super-s
tar bal ler ina Svet lanaZakharova in some performan-ces. From 19th
to 26th Octoberat Teatro dell’Opera, Piazza B.Gigl i , te l .
06481601,www.operaroma.it
DANCE
Trisha Brown’s “Early Works”The programme, organised in
conjunction with Romaeuropa Festival,consists in a selection of
some of Trisha Brown’s most significantearly works. Universally
acclaimed today as one of the icons of contem-porary dance, these
works belong to the years between ‘70 and ‘74, thesame period in
which she founded her dance company. Misleadinglysimple in
appearance, these works include a couple of Italian premieressuch
as “Scallops” and “Leaning Duets” in which the relationship
betwe-en equilibrium and imbalance is repeatedly composed and
broken up.The programme also includes better known works such as
“SpanishDance” danced to the strains of Bob Dylan’s song “Early
Morning Rain”
as well as “Accumula-tion” with music by the“Grateful
Dead”.“Sticks” and “Figure 8”are conceived as trueand proper
architecturalstructures in which thedancers act as pillars
andprops. On 18th, 19th and22nd October at Maxxi,Via Guido Reni 4.
Info0639967350, www.fon-dazionemaxxi.it
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All-Star Quartet for Wayne ShorterStar saxophonist Wayne Shorter
and hisjazz quartet set the stage for the upco-ming Rome Jazz
Festival. Acclaimed as thegreatest living jazz composer, he is also
oneof jazz history’s most influential saxopho-nists. In the early
‘60s he joined Miles Davisto complete the era’s definitive quintet
withHerbie Hancock, Ron Carter and TonyWilliams, providing a host
of classic compo-sitions. At the same time, Shorter recorded
aseries of hugely influential albums for Bluenote, giving jazz a
new harmonic vocabula-ry. Then he teamed up with keyboard geniusJoe
Zawinul to form the pioneering fusiongroup Weather Report, thought
by many tobe the most exciting electric band of all time.Over the
ensuing decades Shorter has wor-ked in various settings, winning
multiple Grammy awards along the way.In Rome he heads his current
quartet with pianist Danilo Perez, bassistJohn Patitucci and
drummer Brian Blade. Concert on Monday 17th atParco della Musica,
tel. 892982, www.auditorium.com
JAZZ On 17th at Parco della Musica
From Tuesday 18th at Maxxi
Wayne Shorter; left a scene from “La Bayadère”
A scene from a ballet by Trisha Brown
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EXHIBITIONSH.H. LIMFor the 7th edition of “Contem-porary Art
Day”, Rome’s Natio-nal Galler y of Modern Ar tshows an installation
entitled“Hidden Treasures” by the Sino-Malaysian artist H.H. Lim.
Thework features a large cage con-taining a suitcase, chained
andfastened by several locks. Until23rd October at GNAM, Vialedelle
Belle Ar ti 131, tel.0632298221. 8.30am -7.30pm. Monday closed.PIET
MONDRIANThis is a major retrospectivethat aims to cover the over
30years of Piet Mondrian’s activi-ty. More than seventy oil
pain-tings and drawings by the Dutchartist who is considered to
beone of the founders of abstrac-
tionism, as well as an impor-tant representative of
neo-pla-sticism, highlight the overall co-herence of an artist
whose ca-pacity for renewal and artisticgrowth remained
constantthroughout his career. Until29th January 2012 at Comples-so
del Vittoriano, Via San Pietroin Carcere. For information
tel.066780664. Open Monday toThursday 9.30am - 7.30pm; Fri-day and
Saturday 9.30am -11.30pm; Sunday 9.30am
-8.30pm.AEROIMPRESSIONISMOTaking part both in the “Year ofRussian
Culture in Italy” and inRome’s international “FotoGra-fia”
festival, this exhibition byRussian photographer Sergey
Ya-strzhembskiy entitled “Aeroim-pressionism” comprises
threechapters: Africa, Europe, and Si-
beria. The works are part of aseries of unique landscape ae-rial
photographs. Their soft andaccurate composition likens theseries to
abstract paintings. Un-til 24th October in the Foyer ofthe
Auditorium Parco della Musi-ca, Viale P. de Coubertin,
tel.06802411. 11am – 8pm. Sun-day 10am to 8pm. FILIPPINO LIPPI
ANDSANDRO BOTTICELLI IN15TH CENTURY FLORENCEThis exhibition aims to
shinethe light on the approximately34 years of Lippi's career.
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Architecture in Helsinki
ROCK
The Melbourne-based elec-tro indie group whichmade its debut in
2003 hasreleased a long-awaitedfourth studio album. Archi-tecture
in Helsinki’s new fulllength, entitled “MomentBends”, was recorded
overthe past two years in theband’s own studio and,according to
band leaderCameron Bird, it reflectsAIH’s obsession with popmusic
and “their desire toget lost in an album thatencapsulates all their
fee-lings and emotions”. Concerton Monday 17th at Circolodegli
Artisti, Via Casilina Vec-chia 42, info and
ticketswww.circoloartisti.it
Eric SardinasEric Sardinas is describedas a true master of
theslide guitar, one of the bestblues slide players
currentlyrecording. His new album,“Sticks & Stones” is a
collec-tion of mostly upbeat, blues-rock guitar wailing
tunes.Playing alongside Sardinasfor the album, and also herefor his
Rome gig, are old-time pals bassist Levell Priceand drummer Chris
Frazierwho contribute to what pro-mises to be a remarkablejamboree
of rocked-upblues. Live in cconcert onSaturday 15th at
JailbreakLive Club, Via Tiburtina 870,tel. 0640815924,
www.jail-breakliveclub.comEric Sardinas
“The Sound of Sunshine” is the seventh studio album fromFranti
and The Spearhead, his old-time crew. He sites histime spent
recovering from a serious medical condition as theinspiration for
many of Sunshine’s songs, and his “live for themoment, take care of
the people around you” vibe, shinesthrough in both the up-tempo,
pop/reggae beats and feel-goodlyrics. Franti showcases most of his
musical influences in thisalbum; hip hop, rock, folk and reggae all
make their appearances.Live in Concert on Tuesday 18th at Alpheus
Club, Via del Commer-cio 36. Info tel. 0654220870,
www.the-base.it
POPMichael Franti: “The Sound of Sunshine”
On Tuesday 18th at the Alpheus
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pi was an extremely prolific ar-tist and his work ranged
frompanels, to frescoes, from dra-wings on coloured paper
topaintings. The works on showare from leading internationalmuseums
and private collec-tions. A selection of works by
Botticelli also provides the pu-blic with an oppor tunity
forstylistic comparison with hismaster, his friend, and ultima-tely
his rival. Until 15th Janua-r y at Scuderie del Quirinale,Via XXIV
Maggio, tel.0639967500.GEORGIA O’KEEFFE
This retrospectivecurated by Barba-ra Buhler Lynesof the
GeorgiaO ’ K e e f f eMuseum in SantaFe, shines thelight on the
multi-faceted universeof the Americanartist who playeda par t in
chan-ging the courseof modern historyof art. The exhibit
shows more than 60 works aswell as a selection of photo-graphs
by famous American pho-tographers capturing momentsand places in
the life of O’Keef-fe. Until 22nd January at Fonda-zione Roma
Museo, PalazzoCipolla, Via del Corso 320, tel.0639967888. 10am to
8pm.Mondays closed. MAXXIRome’s Museum dedicated tothe Ar ts of the
XXIst centuryinaugurates the season withtwo new exhibitions:
“CampoBaeza. The Tree of Creation”and “Exhibiting the
collection.Architectural Projects from theCollexion of MAXXI
Architettura
1950-2010”. The former,which consists in a largeinstallation
that recreates themental landscape of Alber toCampo Baeza
represents thethird episode of the Museum’sNature cycle exploring
newinterpretations of contempora-ry architectural research
(Until30th October). The latter pre-sents a selection of over
70works by 18 architects, themajority of which are on showfor the
first time while all aredrawn from the Museum ofArchitecture’s
collections (until13th November). Museo Nazio-nale delle Arti del
XXI Secolo,Via Guido Reni 4a, tel.063225178. 11am-7pm. Thur-sday
and Saturday 11am-10pm. Monday closed.PORTRAITS. THE MANYFACES OF
POWERMore than 150 precious ar ti-facts are on show,
includingbas-reliefs, busts and statueson loan from major
Europeanmuseums. The exhibition exa-mines the origins of Roman
por-traiture, as well as the differenttechniques used by
Romanartists ranging from the Repu-blican era to the
late-ancientperiod. Until 23th October atthe Capitoline Museums,
Piazzadel Campidoglio 1. Openinghours 9am to 8pm. Monday clo-sed.
For information tel.060608.
con la collaborazione di Linda Bordoni
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Two important exhibitions bring Russian art to Rome in this Year
of Russian culture in Italy in which a num-ber of events, both in
Italy and in Russia, highlight the cultural, political and
diplomatic ties between thenations. A retrospective dedicated to
the eclectic artist Alexander Rodcenco (1891-1956) who expressed
his
talent in many fields - painting, design, theater, cinemaand
especially graphic art and photography – highlightthe fact that he
was one of the most important drivingforces behind a national
outburst of intellectual creativi-ty, reflecting the spirit and the
aura of the age. Theretrospective displays some 300 works, ranging
from ori-ginal photographs to photomontages and period prints.The
other exhibition, entitled “Socialist realisms. Sovietpainting
1920-1970”, tells the story of an extraordinarymovement in 20th
century art in which the Soviet stateactively promoted realist
painting and its developmentby supporting thousands of talented
artists from allover its immense empire. It exalted the social role
of artand the superiority of content over form, and encoura-ged the
rediscovery of the practice of traditional crafts.Until 8th January
at Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Via Nazio-nale 194. 10am-8pm. Fri and
Sat 10am-10.30pm. Monclosed. Info tel. 0639967500.
ART
Rodcenko and Socialist Realisms
“Knigi” (Books), a 1925 advertisement of the RussianState
Publishing House by Alexander Rodcenko
At Palazzo delle Esposizioni
Carmen LinaresOne of the stars of this year’sFlamenco Festival
in Rome,Carmen Linares has becomeone of the most
internationallyrecognised ofall flamencosingers. Shemade herrecord
labeldebut in 1970with guitaristJuan Habi-chuela and hassince gone
onto record anumber of fla-menco’s keyworks. In thescenic
projectshe presents inRome entitled “Ensayo flamen-co 2012”,
Linares is accompa-nied by piano, guitars and per-cussion, and
interprets verses bycontemporary Spanish poets.On Thursday 13th at
Parco dellaMusica, Viale P. de Coubertin.Info tel.
0680241281,www.auditorium.com
FLAMENCO
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