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WORLD'S MOST 2018 IMPROVED AIRPORT checkinrome.net The free guide for your free time World’s brightest movie stars to shine at 13th FILM FESTIVAL

On the occasion of the 13th edition of Festa of art and culture. The first names announced del Cinema, the airport is set to delight include Sigourney Weaver, Cate Blanchett, cinema aficionados with an extensive Giuseppe Tornatore, Pierre Bismuth, Luca programme of screenings in designated Bigazzi, Arnaldo Catinari, Esmeralda Calabria areas of Departures Hall B. The result of a and Giogiò Franchini. The 2018 lineup will cooperation between Aeroporti di Roma and also celebrate Martin Scorsese, one of the Rome’s annual film festival, the initiative will finest figures in the history of the seventh art, show passengers a comprehensive selection of bestowing him with the Lifetime Achievement the best airport scenes in movie history. With Award presented by Paolo Taviani. On this most of the action taking place at the Auditorium occasion, the American filmmaker, author of a Parco della Musica, some intensive days await remarkable series of masterpieces such as Raging audiences at this year’s edition of the celebrated Bull, Taxi Driver, Gangs of New York and The Wolf Festa del Cinema. The building complex designed of Wall Street, will take part in a Close Encounter by Renzo Piano will host screenings, master classes, with the public. French actress Isabelle Huppert exhibitions, celebrity appearances, debates, is also set to receive the Lifetime Achievement conferences and panels, while the 1,300-square- Award from the hands of Toni Servillo, famous metre avenue leading to the Cavea is set to for his breakthrough roles in critically-acclaimed become one of the largest red carpets in the world. movies such as Il Divo, Gomorrah and The Great Like every year, the event will extend to several Beauty. Thanks to the support of local institutions, other locations throughout the city, including the merchants associations and private sponsors, the Auditorium and the Women’s Ward of the Rebibbia streets of the Capital will host a busy schedule Prison. Just like previous editions, ample space of initiatives focused on cinema, culture, new will be dedicated to the Close Encounters with trends, fashion, design and fine music. From directors, actors and leading figures in the world romacinemafest.it | adr.it October 18 to 28.

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Die Zauberflöte Mamma Mia! Vigamus - The Video Game Museum Fiumicino turns into a stage for folk music performances All the passion of Mozart’s most celebrated op- The iconic jukebox musical based on ABBA’s ex- In 1958 American physicist William Higinbotham era in a sumptuous new production in cooperation tensive catalogue returns to Rome’s Teatro Sistina used an oscilloscope screen to create a rudimentary On October 11, the Departures Hall of with Komische Oper Berlin. Set in ancient Egypt, “The where it has been delighting audiences for the last few simulation of a tennis match. Developed at Brookhaven Terminal 3 will turn into a stage for tra- Magic Flute” is the story of the wandering prince Tami- years. Set on a Greek island paradise, this irresistibly fun- National Laboratory, the experiment is commonly ditional music and dance performances. no, who is chosen by the mysterious Queen of the Night ny musical comedy brings amusement and romanticism regarded as the forerunner of today’s video games. One of the most important artists in contem- to rescue her beautiful daughter Pamina. Sung in Ger- to the stage, narrating the events of the newly engaged With more than 400 exhibits including vintage consoles, porary Italian folk music, Ambrogio Sparagna man with English and Italian surtitles, the piece contains Sophie and her mother Donna. A heartwarming story thematic units and interactive stations, Vigamus is will warm up the atmosphere by bringing to- depictions of love, magic and wisdom plus some of the of love, friendship and family secrets, created with an the first Italian museum devoted to a human form of gether a variety of popular dances from the world’s greatest opera arias. From October 9 to 17. all-Italian production. From October 11 to November 11. expression with more than 50 years history. Apennine regions of Central-Southern . Following tremendous success in Kazakhstan, Tel. (+39) 06 4817003 Tel. (+39) 06 4200711 Tel. (+39) 06 45475940 Uzbekistan, Malta, Russia and USA, the mu- operaroma.it mammamiamusical.it vigamus.com sician will be joined by an exceptional cast of dancers and instrumentalists from the Orchestra Popolare The Four Seasons Romaeuropa Festival Between Fantasy and Prehistory Italiana ensemble. The repertoire will The 17th-century Oratory del Caravita comes Listed by the Wall Street Journal as one of the A few steps from , a captivating include some of alive with the most revolutionary example of top cultural events in Europe, this multi-sensory ar programme of educational workshops takes the country’s most Italian Baroque music. Performed by the Opera e Lir- festival returns with a dazzling array of music, theatre children on an exciting journey through time. Led by distinctive musical ica string quintet ensemble, the concert promises to and dance in some of the city’s most exquisite locations. professional teaching artists, upcoming events include exports including captivate audiences with unusual melodies and spec- A kaleidoscope of expressive forms that investigates archaeological excavations on the prehistoric creatures airport pizzica, tarantella, tacular virtuosity. From winter storms to the peaceful the concept of boundaries between people, the pro- of the deep (Sea Monsters - Oct. 7), a specially designed tammuriata, saltarello and trescone. The re- sounds of birds on a late spring morning, each note gramme brings together performers from 24 countries video mapping show inspired by the animated epic mu- sult of a cooperation between Aeroporti di describes the rapid succession of events taking place and a stellar lineup of exhibitions, conferences and in- sical film “The Lion King” (Oct. 14) and a series of peda- Roma and Fondazione Musica per Roma, the in Vivaldi’s iconic masterwork. Every Thursday. stallations. Ongoing until November 25. gogical narrations. Every weekend. initiative aims at bringing top-quality enter- tainment to departing passengers. Tel. (+39) 338 1218424 Tel. (+39) 06 45553050 Tel. (+39) 06 68805311 adr.it opera-lirica.com romaeuropa.net stadiodomiziano.com “Practice must always be founded on sound theory” Leonardo da Vinci October 2018 checkinrome.net 21 Videocittà Curiosities THE MARBLE FOOT Just a minute’s walk from the A ten-day will reunite some of the most important Italy. A stunning form of visual contami- by light that will thus reach a solid state. bustling , Via di Santo brands on the international fashion scene nation, this site-specific project will am- From October 19 to 28. Stefano del Cacco is famous for a celebration of along with Oscar winners, representatives plify the metaphysical dimension of the large marble foot perched on the side from the world of cinema and television, building by creating the illusion that the [email protected] of the street. Clad in a Greek-style audiovisual stars from the Youtube world, emerging heavy architectural material is supported videocitta.com sandal, the giant sculpture is thought talents and artists who populate “the be- to have belonged to a colossal hind the scenes” of the Italian audiovisual statue of the Egyptian goddess Isis culture industry. Highlight of the 2018 edition will whose cult had spread all over the be the spectacular Video Mapping pro- Greco-Roman world after Alexander’s gramme created by Solid Light with the conquest of Egypt. With more than 60 events scattered aim to provide audiences with an unprec- in 42 locations throughout the city, edented sensory experience. From the Videocittà is a world-class festival Basilica of St. Augustine to the Church of THE dedicated to the international audio- St. Mary above Minerva, from the Temple For the Romans the Palatine had visual industry. Thanks to an innovative of Hadrian to Via Delle Muratte, pioneers always represented the city’s sacred lineup focused on the contamination of visual projections will turn the histor- birthplace. The hill, isolated from the between worlds, crafts and audiovisual ic centre of the Capital into an open-air others in a position which dominated techniques, the initiative aims at spread- museum of digital art. On October 27, both the Tiber and the Forum ing an image of Rome as a unique, inter- Hungarian-based artist Laszlo Bordos will Boarium market, was the site of the national place of artistic creativity, crafts- transform the monumental façade of the legendary founding of Rome and the manship and technology. Divided into 3 Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana (Palace of “square furrow” ploughed by Romulus main sections (Video Factory, Unconven- Italian Civilization) into the most impres- on 21 April of the year 753 BC. tional Cinema, Cinema 4.0), Videocittà sive architectural mapping ever made in THE Famous for its circular footprint, this monument was one of the earliest The Impossible Renaissance paintings. With a catalogue structures located in the Roman ranging from Piero della Francesca to Forum. The building contained holy Exhibitions Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian and objects including the Palladium, a Caravaggio, visitors will embark on an statue of Pallas Athena which the unprecedented journey of art discovery. Romans believed had been rescued The comes alive Ongoing until November 25. by Aeneas from the flames of Troy. with some of the world’s most iconic Numa Pompilius is believed to have masterpieces. Filled with high-definition technology, the display brings together Tel. (+39) 06 36382126 built this temple along with the visual effects and state-of-the art digital 10 full-scale reproductions of Italian mostreimpossibili.it House of the Vestal Virgins in its rome original form. The Moon above African Geishas. Art and PIAZZA VITTORIO the Metropolis Human Nature EMANUELE II Special Surrounded by palazzi with large porticoes in the 19th-century style, this picturesque NECROPOLIS OF The Flavian Amphitheatre opens its A detailed overview of the artistic and The exhibition brings together a care- square was built by Gaetano Koch shortly doors after dusk, allowing visitors to cultural scene of the African continent, fully selected set of photographs and after the unification of Italy. In the centre THE VIA TRIUMPHALIS enjoy an evocative nocturnal atmosphere. the exhibition comprises the works of 34 art- 19th-century objects related to geishas, A three-hour itinerary combines the of the piazza is a garden with the remains Through a guided walking tour, guests will ists reflecting on Africa’s ongoing social and Japanese women who study the ancient beauty of the Pope’s Gardens with of a fountain built by Alexander and the step into the monument and reach its most cultural transformations. Through 5 chapters tradition of art, dance and singing. The dis- the histories of the burial ground Magic Portal, one of the five entrances to important spots, including the mysterious the display presents the complex structure play examines the society, knowledge of beneath the Vatican Hill. Along the former underground level, while an attractive light- of a metropolis in which the urban space is the arts, fashion and pastimes associated the route, visitors will have the residence ing system will give greater emphasis to the perceived as a location where diverse experi- with a timeless icon whose origins date opportunity to admire the eccentric of Italian basements, tunnels and interior arcades of ences engage in a dialogue between tradition back to the 17th century. Ongoing until Galley Fountain and embark on alchemist the cavea. Ongoing until January 6. and modernity. Ongoing until November 4. October 30. an unguided tour of the Vatican Massimilia- Museums. Every Monday and Friday. no Palom- Tel. (+39) 06 39967700 Tel. (+39) 06 3201954 Tel. (+39) 06 549521 museivaticani.va bara. coopculture.it .art museocivilta.beniculturali.it

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