EVENTS IN VENICE:
CARNIVAL
Venice Carnival began to spread out in the XI century and reached
its maximum popularity and excesses in the XVIII century, declined
during the industrial development, but since 1979 recovered its
original strenght. Venice shows all its love for mystery during
this exciting and happy celebration in which masks and costumes
play a basic role thanks to anonymity they give.
Carnival of Venice 2004 is dedicated to the Orient, with particularry
attention to four places: Japan, Cina, Thailandia and Italy. The
dates are: from 7th February 2004 to 24th February 2004.Numerous
musical, theatre, dance, acrobatic performances original from the
Orient will animate for 17 days the San Marco Square, the theatres,
as well as the Venetian "campi", Lido, Mestre, Marghera
and Riviera del Brenta. Shows, parades and historical processions
in the ancient Venetian tradition of the famous Carnival will recall
hundreds of thousands of participants from all over the world.
GRAN TEATRO LA FENICE
In 1774, the San Benedetto Theatre, which had been Venice's leading
opera house for more than forty years, was burned to the ground.
The Venier family, owners of the theatre, decided to build a new
opera house on the Campo San Fantin. La Fenice was inaugurated on
May 16, 1792: it was named " La Fenice" (The Phoenix),
in an allusion to the company's survival, first of the fire, then
of expulsion from its former base..
Teatro La Fenice is one of Italy's oldest opera houses, a pilgrimage
shrine for opera lovers everywhere and the scene of many memorable
operatic premieres, including, in 1853, the dismal first-night flop
of Verdi's La Traviata. The great opera house was badly damaged
by fire in January 1996, and the meticulous restoration work --
helped in large part by donations from opera lovers around the world
– ended this 2003.
The Venetians got their Grand Theatre, La Fenice, back again with
the ouverture concert directed by Riccardo Muti on the 14 December
in President Ciampi's presence.
Gran Teatro La Fenice
Campo S. Fantin - Venezia
Phone: 041-5204010
Fax: 041-786580
Web-Site: www.teatrolafenice.it
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
The Venice Biennale is one of the oldest cultural organizations:
it was set up in 1893 and two years later organized the first International
Art Exhibition; it then became an autonomous body, and today is
an interdisciplinary Foundation concerned with architecture, visual
arts, cinema, dance, music, and theatre. The Venice Biennale organizes
the International Art Exhibition, the International Architecture
Exhibition, the Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, and
international Festivals of performing arts (Dance, Music, and Theatre).
The “International Art Exhibition”, takes place
each two years, from June to November. Almost 40 Nations exhibit
many examples of Contemporary Art, in different parts of the town
and in particular in the Pavillons of the Biennale and in the
Arsenal in Castello area. The last exhibition, celebrated the
50th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. A total
of 260,103 tickets were issued, with an average of 1,806 visitors
per day, which resulted in a rise of 17 % respect to the 49th
Exhibition. The 51st International Art Exhibition will take place
in 2005.
The activities scheduled for 2004 include the 61st Mostra Internazionale
d'Arte Cinematografica, the 9th International Architecture Exhibition,
the 2nd International Dance Festival, the 48th International Music
Festival, the 36th International Theatre Festival.
The 9th Architecture Biennale of Venice 2004 (5 September to
7 November 2004) is dedicated to the theme of METAMORPHOSES, “signaling
the cultural, technological, and critical transformations of the
past decades”.
La Biennale di Venezia
Information : Ca' Giustinian, San Marco 1364 - 30124 Venezia
Tel. +39 041 2728397
e-mail: infogruppi@labiennale.org
INTERNATIONAL VENICE FILM FESTIVAL:
The International Venice Film Festival, takes place at Venice
Lido during late summer each year. During the manifestation, organised
in the frame of the Venice Biennale, films are shown day and night
in the Palazzo del Cinema or either in the Sala della Perla. The
first International Film Festival took place in 1932, and since
then it attracted every year many famous international movie directors
and actors.
International Venice Film Festival
La Biennale di Venezia
Palazzo del Cinema
Lungomare Marconi
I - 30126 Venezia
Tel: +39 041 2726534/541, Fax: +39 041 2726533
E-mail:indoffice@labiennale.org
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