BEST NEWS SUMMER 2013
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in these days we are raising the curtain on what will be the biggest event in the coming years: EXPO 2015.
In the first quarter of the year our group has
The attention and the efforts of the country should be aimed to ensure that the energy for the recovery of the country goes through the extraordinary showcase that EXPO will represent. As you know in EXPO 2015 our Group will provide both ticketing systems and access control, in a true spirit of partnership. Thanks to the new orders boost, EXPO 2015 and Louvre in the
face global challenges more enticing and demanding every day. We are doing that to ensure those who gave us confidence, customers and employees, and those who think that working is not only a tool for earning money but can be a way to make our world a better place. This way we shall be real performers of the future, wherever it will take place.
actually confirmed the Italian leadership among the Italian companies of services for event management.
We expect a business plan ambitious and extremely challenging: we must all give the best of ourselves. As CEO I am and will always be the supervisor of the quality of the people who work with us.
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front line, the IT department has enjoyed substantial increases in resources in order to meet the needs of the many companies that trust us.
In the next newsletter we will discuss the numbers of the half year report, we will give you some news regarding the international markets and we will feature an outlook on the yearend results.
WET N’ WILD LAS VEGAS Now Live with Omniticket Network’s Ticketing Solution! the Village Roadshow Theme Parks to use OmniTicket Network for their ticketing and access control solution. The OmniTicket Network project team was onsite to support the ticketing system for the opening on Memorial Day Weekend 2013 and witnessed impressive crowds of thrill-seeking g o l d - p a s s holders.
Tickets and passes can be purchased online now at www.wetnwildlasvegas.com.
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Las Vegas Wet n' Wild is now open for their very first season. The park offers 41 acres of rides and slides to enjoy, and is located just 10 miles off the famous Las V e g a s Strip. This is the latest waterpark managed by
The comprehensive solution provided by OmniTicket includes all areas of ticketing, group sales, season pass sales and renewals, cabana rentals, access control, turnstiles and online/Web sales. This exciting new water park is sure to become a welcome oasis of fun on those hot summer days in the Nevada desert!
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ASIAN ATTRACTION EXPO 2013
Highlighted technology included the Best Overview Solution (BOS), a leading global solution which has recently been installed at multiple prestigious attractions and parks in Asia, including Ocean Park in Hong Kong, Tokyo Lego Discovery Centre in Japan and the Puteri Family Theme Park in Malaysia. In addition, the BOS system will be implemented at many exciting global projects already in progress, including installations at the Louvre in Paris and the Milan Expo 2015!
OmniTicket Network/Best Union team demonstrated the latest innovations in ticket sales, services and distribution.
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OmniTicket Network, as part of the Best Union Group, successfully exhibited at IAAPA’s Asian Attraction Expo 2013, June 5-7th in Singapore at the Sands Expo and Convention Center at Marina Bay Sands. During the tradeshow the
The OmniTicket Network team is happy to congratulate several of our client venues around the globe that have set record attendance so far in 2013:
•Disney executives announced that Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, the world's busiest theme park, set a single-day attendance record during the 2013 Easter period. •Ocean Park announced in June 2013 that it reached record attendance as the park celebrated its 7.1 millionth visitor! •The Los Angeles Times reported in March 2013 that over 1 million
people have visited the California Science center since space shuttle Endeavour arrived four months previously!
Omniticket Network Clients Setting New Attendance Records in 2013! What a wonderful start to the year! It looks like 2013 is going to be a busy year for the record books!
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LAMBORGHINI 50th ANNIVERSARY AND MOTOGP AT MUGELLO: SUCCESSFUL EVENTS PROMOTED BY HBCOMM The list of achievements is rich: it ranges from the official presentation of the Ducati riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden, to the launch of the new BMW, Audi and Vo l k s w a g e n m o d e l s , f r o m HBComm, part of the Best Union Group, is a leader in communication, event organization, exhibitions and entertainments which can arouse emotion and admiration of media and public.
special events such as the Concert of Lucio Dalla for Unindustria and the Christmas' Party of Bologna Football Club, just to name a few. More than eighty groups and worldwide known brands are in the clients book.
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The event organized at Mugello, during MotoGP, was gorgeous as well: HBComm set up Ducati motorhome with exhibition of motocycles and as welcome spot for all visitors in possession of the Tribuna Ducati ticket. The Stand, located in the Correntaio, was literally besieged by fans: a success that further The last two events stand out for a highligths the quality and expertise of HBComm. striking success: the celebration of the Lamborghini 50th anniversary where HBComm planned and realized the stagings, the scenic designs and the branding material of the bull car company, displayed in all stops of the tour that started from Milan and arrived in Sant'Agata. The stars were the fast sport cars on parade in the most typical squares of our country.
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APP PULIRE 2.0 The app Pulire 2.0 created by Afidamp Servizi and Best Union gave to Pulire Verona the status of the most digitized fair in Italy
This result highly overcomes the maximum percentage value obtained by the most famous and important national exhibitions, that is given by 8%. Afidamp Servizi and Best Union have developed a simple, clear and intuitive interface, where it is possible to find all information about the fair, from the list of the exhibitors to the catalogue, from the meetings schedule to the service information.
Operators can also create an agenda for the appointments and get directly the database of the visitors at the booth. The real-time monitoring of the visitors at the fair has been one of the most appreciated feature, proving the event was successful.
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The approval rating shown by the users enhances our efforts to improve the new version of the app so that the potentiality of
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The innovative concept of Pulire 2.0 earned a p o s i t i v e outcome. More than 12.000 people visited the 2013 edition of Pulire 2.0, and the 11,25% of t h e m downloaded the app Pulire 2.0, available on smartphones and tablets for IOS and Android.
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One of those stories to tell your grandchildren. There is no doubt, no one would have thought of seeing this end of season of the Roman team. Only on the last day allowed, Virtus Roma had been able to register for the 2012-2013 Italian Basketball Championship and then we can really say the team performed a true miracle. Team completely changed and compared to previous seasons significantly reduced budget, yet she stood in the Italian League fighting for the championship final against one of his most famous rivals, Montepaschi Siena. The performance of the team of coach Calvani considerably improved game after game, attracting the more and more increasing enthusiasm of the fans, whose attendance since the beginning of the season increased dramatically. Amit can just be grateful for that as its box offices were literally assaulted by the fans during the final of the season, the tickets for games went sold out after thirty minutes from opening. The partnership between Amit and Virtus Roma really proved to be successful. There are many reasons to celebrate: the amazing qualification of the team to the playoffs final, the love for basketball reborn in Rome. New team, new age and new ticket office, all that made unique the season of the Roman team, regardless of the final result.
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In victory and in defeat, fans will always shout “ DAJE VIRTUS!”
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From September 4th to 21st, for eighteen days, the International Music Festival MITO SettembreMusica will see for the seventh time the cities of Milano and Torino teamed up for music: one great stage with over 200 events that invade many different places of the two cities, from concert halls and auditoriums to churches, squares, courtyards, museums and palaces. MITO SettembreMusica is the ideal setting to go back over the stories of music that cross through different genres: from the great international orchestras to the ensemble of ancient chamber music, from the best performers of jazz, rock and pop, to the electronic music, MITO SettembreMusica Festival brings together artists and musicians of international standing for a transversal program marked by quality.
The program is on www.mitosettembremusica.it and the pre-sale is as always entrusted to the team Charta Vivaticket, to ensure you the best shows, in the best places.
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MITO SettembreMusica Yuri Temirkanov, Antonio Pappano, Zubin Mehta, Vadim Repin, Mario Brunello, Aldo Ciccolini, Gianandrea Noseda and William Christie are just some of the artists of the vast classic panorama who perform at the Festival. You will find next to them the jazz of Franco D'Andrea, Gregory Porter, Dean Bowman, the voice of Chrysta Bell, David Sylvian, the Braids, the tango of Luis Bacalov, a tribute to Rachmaninov with young talented pianists of all the world, and also Gidon Kremer, Truls Mørk, KhatiaBuniatishvili, Sol Gabetta, Salvatore Accardo and many shows for children and teenagers.
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Milano and Torino, together for music
The second edition of the music festival City Sound, Alfa Romeo sponsored, goes on stage in a special location which has also been declared a National Monument, San Siro Hippodrome. The Milan event presents this year many interesting news.
A summer of music at San Siro under the sign of Vivaticket First of all, the doubled duration, fifty days of non-stop music from 10th June until 31st July, with the most important international DJs that will offer electronic music performances for real experts. For example we refer to TiĂŤsto, already recognized by the magazine DJ Magazine as the best DJ of the world from 2003 to 2005 and able to perform in 2003 in front of 25.000 people at Arnhem's Gelredome, the only case of a DJ who succeeded in that context. The rest of the program is going to have on stage the major
interpreters of international music, ranging from Rock to Pop, from Hip Hop to Blues and Jazz, just to mention some of them, the legendary Deep Purple, pioneers of the 70's hard rock, the always trendy Blur, cofounders of Britpop, along with t h e evergreen To t o , t h e l e a d i n g
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A very hot summer is then going on the Milanese scene, to spend with Vivaticket and Best Union Group, managers of both the pre-sale and the box office. We are always with you to provide you with the best evenings for your favorite entertainment, whatever your tastes are. Stay tuned!
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ALFA ROMEO CITYSOUND 2013
exponents of the progressive rock, and Iggy Pop, timeless star, performer of the 70s.
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One of the most popular and loved opera festival, worldwide known, the M A C E R A T A OPERA FESTIVAL, is back, starting on 19th July till 10th August, in the picturesque setting of the Sferisterio. The event will open with Il Nabucco and Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi, followed by Il piccolo spazzacamino and Sogno di una notte di mezza estate by Benjamin Britten.
The Opera Festival celebrates this year its 49th edition, title of this 2013 season is Walls and Divisions under the artistic direction of Francesco Micheli. 2013 is also the bicentenary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi and the Festival wants to celebrate the event by extending the initiatives, which will go on for three years, during which the popular trilogy will be performed, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Rigoletto, and each year will be dedicated to an important theme o f Ve r d i ' s production. As far as the work of Shakespeare is concerned, the stage should be transformed into a real forest as in Bard’s work, and the realization is announced as an innovative format, very faithful to the original text, accompanied by the music of Britten and Mendelssohn. The fourth title, Il piccolo spazzacamino (The Little Sweep), is still realized still under the aegis of Britten and it represents a masterpiece of the twentieth-century chamber music theater, conceived by the author to bring young people to the world of the opera.
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Vivaticket circuit by Charta will be a partner of this important opera event for the pre-sale of the tickets, once again proving the great interest of Best Union Group for show and for great music, in its usual mix of business and love for culture.
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In the shade of the history, Amit is happy to invite you to an event marked by show and cabaret, in a location unique in the world where the Roman summer is enriched with comedy and dazzling entertainment.
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The festival most awaited by the Romans has started. This new exciting edition of In the shade of Colosseum with its five million viewers from the first one, offers a lot of entertainment in the shelter of one of the wonders of the world. If you suffer the muggy weather of the city, there is nothing better than spending your days and nights between Colosseo and Circo Massimo. Cocktails by the swimming pool to freshen up, surrounded by the historic charm of the Eternal City. Should it not be enough, the evening program is even more exciting: in addition to the shows of cabaret stars, you can have dinner at Ristorante Maximo, or sip a drink at the extraordinary Vista Club.
And for those who don't want to sleep and believe in the saying "the night is young", there will be the coolest DJ set of the capital to entertain you. In the name of glamour and fun, here is a good reason not to go elsewhere. "Rome was not built in a day" nor this great festival, but the results are really amazing and even here Amit gives a high contribution for the success of the event. Top organization to give ever yone a pleasure island in the hot Roman summer.
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IN THE SHADE OF COLOSSEUM
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FES T I VA L V E RDI PAR M A Verdi
Bicentenary
Great events and great classical music and opera, as always, thanks to Charta and its online pre-sale service, call centers and local points of sale. The Emilian company of the Best Union Group, firmly established in the territory on a widespread network, especially in t h e region Emilia-Romagna, could not miss a unique cultural event, taking place on the Via Emilia: Giuseppe Verdi Bicentenary. On the occasion of the bicentenary of the birth of its most famous son, Parma and its Teatro Regio together with Teatro Verdi of Busseto, could not refrain from celebrating the work of Giuseppe Verdi, one of the most important composers of all time.
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F r o m S e p t e m b e r 3 0th t o October 31 st some of the best performers of classical music in the international scene will be on stage to pay homage to the great master, the pride of Italian culture in audiences around the world. The event will start with the Filarmonica della Scala directed by Riccardo Chailly, Simon Boccanegra and Falstaff, staged in Busseto, then I Masnadieri and Messa da Requiem. Moreover there will be side events with related meetings and performances together with concerts of the philharmonic orchestras of several Italian Conservatories. Music lovers from all over Italy and beyond, we look forward to seeing you in Parma!
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Ferrara under the Stars: the magic of one of the most popular summer festival in Italy comes again. In the heart of the city, the beautiful setting of Piazza Castello, a programme rich of outstanding events will be on stage which will range within all contemporary music without any genre's restrictions.
International artists like Arctic Monkeys joined by Miles Kane, up to Sigur Ros and the Vaccines will perform on the stage of the Emilian town until July 26th.
VIVATICKET WITH FERRARA... The first edition of the Festival took place in 1996 and in the latest years, even thanks to the support of the Municipality of Ferrara and the collaboration Arci Nuova Associazione, the event drew the general attention for being able to mix names of remarkable consideration with young talents, a high standard of entertainment with pleasant surprises, great shows and music research for a crosssection of music extremely
varied, always of the highest quality. It had therefore been possible to have by the Estensi Castle legends of the rock, such as Bob Dylan, Patty Smith, John Cale, the giants of Italian songwriters (Ivano Fossati, Pino Daniele, Jovanotti, Paolo Conte, Lucio Dalla, Franco Battiato, Francesco De Gregori, Fiorella Mannoia) and the best names of the national youth music.
Once again Vivaticket of Best Union Group, will support the organizers with the pre-sale services, for an event which is going to be one of the hottest of the summer... do not miss it, we are waiting for you! Visit the website www.ferrarasottolestelle.it
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...under the Stars of the Emilian Summer
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A Festival of Music, Words and Taste
Le legends of rock will be on stage from Trezzo on the banks of Adda, to Segrate, passing through Sesto San Giovanni. An enthralling sound and an energizing atmosphere in the rhythm of the historical notes of the most famous artist and groups from all over the world. Deep Purple, Joe Satriani, Xavier Rudd, The Black Crowes are just some of the names who
will perform until 22nd July in Milan. Thanks to the idea of Claudio Trotta and of his "Barley Arts", "10 Played Days" never loses the striving for excellence by offering, in addition to great music, presentations of books highlighting art in its wholeness. A festival complete and innovative in every edition, accessible to all, thanks to the convenience of the
locations engaged ad hoc, with the aim of giving also in summer 2013 a great opportunity for fun and entertainment. There are therefore no problems for those who had already purchased the tickets for Castello
Sforzesco; they will be equally valid in the new locations. Energy, enthusiasm and lots of entertainment, this is "10 Played Days ." And we Amit - Best Union will be there, because where there is music and emotions there we are, with the experience, passion and competence that has always identified us. Visit the website www.diecigiornisuonati.it Tickets www.vivaticket.it
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Form changes, but not the substance. The transfer of the event from the picturesque location of Castello Sforzesco in Vigevano, to the futuristic facilities in and around Milan, has not touched one of the finest Italian summer festivals.
Sardinia in the summer is not just breathtaking beaches and clear sea. A special role is also played by music, especially in Olbia, where Time in Jazz is back from 8th to 16th August, on time, as always, the festival founded in 1988 and directed by Paolo Fresu in Berchidda, his birth place, in the province of Olbia-Tempio. The event this year reached the goal of its twenty-
different: the big arena set up in the central square of Berchidda hosting the evening
TIME IN JAZZ Jazz and Sardinia, dream music and sea for a perfect holiday
sixth edition. Last edition completed the four-year cycle dedicated to the four natural elements (air, water, earth and fire), and this edition of the festival chooses The Fifth Element as theme. The festival represents one of the most appreciated events of the national live music, attracting thousands of visitors every summer in this corner of Northern Sardinia, between Gallura and Logudoro. Its winning formula combines quality and inspired billboard always marked by variety. A rich program that goes on for seven days, from morning to night, in places and spaces always Vivaticket.it, partner of the event, never closes for holidays and will always be available for any information both for the online purchases and in its points of sale, if you are on holiday in Sardinia. You cannot miss it!
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concerts, but also the forests of Mount Limbara, the rock churches of the countryside and the many other venues where the festival goes on stage, historical sites or wilderness areas representative of the local culture. Among the protagonists of this year there will be Joshua Redman, Django Bates, J a q u e s Morelenbaum, Ludovico Einaudi, Medeski Martin & Wood. On 17th and 18th August, the music will continue with the seventh edition of Time in Sassari.
A great summer in Rome thanks to Amit, part of the Best Union group. Rome meets the great national and foreign music in the beautiful setting of one of the most lush parks like Villa Ada. There will be fun and excitement thanks to the many guests who will perform and exhibit with magnificent shows: Steve Vai, world-renowned guitarist, the multiethnic sound of the Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio, Elio e le storie tese, who had an extraordinary success at the last Sanremo Festival, and many more. The Roman summer never stops! In a time of economic crisis the capital offers many opportunities for recreation. "Life without music would be a mistake" said the German philosopher Nietzsche. Villa Ada never makes mistakes! A rich billboad with all music genres (from hip hop to DJ sets, from rock to pop), giving the opportunity to enjoy special evenings, exciting and full of adrenaline. The event programme "Rome meets the world" welcomes all music lovers and the good food lovers are welcome too, at the restaurants and cafès of the park to enjoy the evening in a very special location.
Lake VILLA ADA Amit knows very well what Roman Summer means and gives you the best for your free time in the Capital and not only, stay tuned!
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Rome meets the world
AMIT LIGHT UP THE ROMAN SUMMER
also the the Capital. If you want to immerse yourself in the alluring Latin American sound, you do not need to reach the far lands of South America. Have you ever heard of "Soylatino"?
The 15,000 people who attended the opening night, already know it. The Latin Carnival and the icon of the global salsa Issac Delgado, filled the coast of Lazio with the great audience, blocking the surrounding road network. The colors and the sounds of this great festival are enthralling Ostia and surroundings, attracting visitors of all the ages. The supplies of a cruise ship would not be enough for the fantastic restaurants of the village which ran out of food due to the huge influx of visitors. Brazil, Mexico, Cuba and Venezuela, but also the local cuisine are only some of the extraordinary flavors that more than five hundred thousand people will be tasting until the closing night of 8th September.
Other five hundred thousand people will moreover split between "All'ombra del Colosseo", the usual appointment starting from 20th June, and "Rock in Roma", the biggest rock festival of the past four years. And the list of Amit successes is not yet over. The historically leader of the Roman theatre ticketing must also mention the re-openings for the 2013-2014 season of the Teatro di Roma, with the excellent direction of Gabriele Lavia, the reopening of the Teatro Quirino, with artists like Michele Placido and Sergio Rubini, and the reopening of the Sala Umberto, putting on stage the Journalism Style Show of Marco Travaglio and the return of the couple Francesco Pannofino and Emanuela Rossi. Another important event is the reopening of the Teatro Ambra Jovinelli, historical theatre of the Capital. The theatre was officially opened at the beginning of 900, it is considered very original thanks to its unmistakable Art Nouveau style, blend of ostentation and modernity. A great year is then starting with artists such as Stefano Accorsi and Alessandro Siani, well known faces to the public of the big and small screen. An enthralling summer has started: full of comedy, great Italian and international music and the distant exotic fragrances of South American, a great way to escape the muggy weather in town. Where your ticket becomes an experience
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No further adjectives are required to describe one of the most important reality of the whole Roman show biz. Amit not only shows to be first in summer entertainment, but it is queen of the most appealing festival of
The great Maestro Andrea Bocelli returns to his Lajatico, in the countryside of Volterra, to give us other memorable evenings of musical emotions, in a unique setting as the natural arena of Teatro del Silenzio.
The eighth edition will be performed this year on July 13th when the Tuscan tenor will give his extraordinary concert “Presenze”. Over the years, Italian and international artists of first level, as Laura Pausini and Toquinho, shared the Tuscan stage with Maestro Bocelli.
This year Pino Daniele, Riccardo Cocciante and Giorgio Albertazzi have already confirmed their presence with a special feature, the correlation between the singer and the great astronomer Galileo Galilei.
TEATRO DEL SILENZIO The program will be enhanced by a scenic design created by the group of artists “Naturaliter”, who will produce hyper realistic monumental sculptures representing the men.
The day before the show it will be possible to attend the dress rehearsal, which is also an unmissable event for music lovers of all ages.
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Magic nights in Lajatico with Bocelli
THE PRIDE OF THE THEATRE AMBRA JOVINELLI BURSTS IN A ROARING SEASON! The theatre Ambra Jovinelli is back in the race with a roaring season! Great artists including Favino, Accorsi, Mastandrea, Lillo & Greg, Ficarra and Picone and many others will be on stage with sensational performances. Mastandrea, Lillo & Greg, Silvio Orlando, Ficarra and Picone, S a b r i n a Impacciatore, Gioele Dix, Francesca Reggiani, M a r c o B a l i a n i , L u n e t t a Savino, Ennio Fantastichini, E l e o n o r a D a n c o , Va l e r i o Aprea, Paola Minaccioni and many others who will be on stage with ravishing performances. In order to meet as much as possible the needs and the tastes
of the audience, the offer of the subscription packages is really rich and varied. Moreover who buys a season ticket by July 26th will be entitled to a promotional price, also available online!
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The Theatre A m b r a Jovinelli is back in race with a roaring season! Brave and proud of coming to light, at this time of crisis, it arises loudly and succeeds in standing out with deep, ironic, hilarious, surreal and ordinary life stories , that have become little masterpieces. These are the lions that will enliven the billboard of the historic hall: Pierfrancesco Favino, Stefano Accorsi, Giuseppe Fiorello, Valerio
Two major collectors, grandfather and grandson, in a sort of family reunion, will be the protagonists until 24th November, at Galleria Franchetti at Ca' d'Oro, in Venice. We are talking about the masters of the house, Baron Giorgio F r a n c h e t t i S r. a n d h i s nephew George Jr, who died some years ago. The title of the exhibition is “Da Giorgio Franchetti a Giorgio Franchetti.
will display his nephew Giorgio Jr.’s collection, no less rare and documenting the new trends and languages of Italian art after World War II.
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Teleart, the Venetian arm of the Best Union Group, for almost 15 years supplier of the National Museums of Venice, will be the provider of the ticketing service, online and via call centers reservations, for this event which is already shaping up to be a must for art collections experts and art lovers.
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Despite the diversity that distinguishes them, the two collections are characterized by an intuitive and intimate relationship with art, deeply personal, unconventional and refractory in relation to the trends imposed by the market. The historical moment and the conditions in which they lived and worked were very different, indeed. Baron Franchetti Sr. loved the ancient art, minor masters, artworks both rare and unknown. His nephew, Giorgio Jr., loved the art of his time and milieu (Tano Festa, Cy Twombly, Enrico Castellani, Piero Manzoni, Alighiero Boetti, Gino De Dominicis, Mimmo Rotella, Mario Schifano, Ceroli, Fabro, Luigi Ontani), the art of Rome in the 1950s and 60s, a time of innovation and new stirrings, which he himself nurtured and stimulated.
Collezionismi alla Ca' d'Oro” and their masterpieces - collected in a lifetime of work - are gathered for the first time in the dwelling that the Baron had chosen as the place to keep his treasures, later made available to the public. Featured alongside his grandfather’s collection of ancient art the exhibition
Charta, the leading company in ticketing for museums, exhibitions and major events, is also a partner of the National Archaeological Museum and Park of Paestum, one of the most important archaeological sites in Southern Italy.
PAESTUM
The museum is located within the ancient city and it is organized in order to tell through the exhibited items the story of Paestum, initially a Greek colony with the name of Poseidonia and then a city of Lucania and of Rome, and the story of its territory. The exhibition itinerary is divided into three parts. Before Poseidonia, with the southern area of the Sele in prehistoric and protohistoric agea (upper gallery). On the ground floor the story of the period between the foundation of the Greek city and the sunset of the hegemony of Lucania. On the first floor, finally, the Roman Paestum. Inside you can admire the exhibition of archaic metopes of the sanctuary of Hera at the mouth of the Sele, you can trace the birth of the city and the organization of its public and private spaces. Then there are rooms dedicated to urban and suburban sanctuaries and to the necropolis. The Tomba del Tuffatore is impressive, followed by the sections of the painted tombs coming from Lucania and the local handcrafted
products. The history of the Archaeological Park dates back to the sixth century BC, when a group of Achaeans coming from Sybaris, took possession of the southern area of Sele. From the foundation, some areas with different functions in the urban territory were distinct in the central public zone: two sacred areas, the northern a n d southern sanctuary, which has in its center the political space of the agora on the southern part of which the Foro of the Roman period will set up.
Until October 31st the price of the ticket also includes the visit to the exhibition Rosantico held within the Archaeological Museum. Paestum is a place which tells us about history and about the rise of the Western civilization. You cannot miss it in this holiday season, with its unique blend of history and spectacular scenery. Tickets www.vivaticket.it
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History and culture at the rise of Western civilization
AQUAFELIX Light up your summer
Fun for all ages. Breathtaking slides and dream pools, relaxing whirlpools, music shows, games and attractions. Aquafelix in Civitavecchia is your oasis water park to cool off by the heat, to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and to meet friends.
Safety is the watchword of the park, a theme on which Aquafelix didn't want to make any discount. Have fun and rest in the most attractive area of the central Italy, in an atmosphere which you will love. The paths of the park have no architectural barriers, in order to allow the visitors to choose where and how to move. You will find the “Magnafelix”, the “Emporium”, the “Golosarium”, the “Fotografus” and much more. We are not talking about prehistoric animals, but about the many services that the venue offers, with a burlesque Latin language, absolute peculiarity of the park.
Elected in the top 10 water parks i n Italy, Aquafelix has an area of 80,000 square meters and it was built in the respect of the surrounding environment, trying to satisfy the needs of visitors of all ages.
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Freshen up just a few miles away from Rome is not a dream, but a pleasant reality. And who better than A m i t , active for years on the scene of the events in and around Rome, could guarantee you a better front row seat?
GOLDEN THEATRE The Golden Theatre in Rome is also GoldenStar Academy, school of performing arts. The flagship of the GoldenStar Academy is the professional training course for actors, together with the professional courses for singers and dancers. There are also many amateur courses for dance, singing, music and acting for all ages: from young artists, to teenagers and adults.
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It is possible to study ballet, but also modern dance, jazz, breakdance and hip hop, tango and salsa, but also tap dance and swing. The acting is only for children older than four year, but it is also possible to follow the course for musical that features dance, singing and acting lessons. Summer musical camps have been organized within the modern structure of the Golden Star Academy from June 2013 till end of July. During these camps teenagers and children can have fun dancing and singing on the magical sounds of the most famous musicals. Amit and Best Union Group are on the side of the organizers with their wide experience within the Roman scene and not only, for all what concerns the promotion and the pre-sale of the tickets, as a guarantee of professional quality.
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