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RENZI BRACES FOR BUMPY LOCAL ELECTIONS Laura Clarke. . . . . 2 SEAGULLS SWOOP ON ROME Andy Devane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 NEGOTIATING ITALIAN Martin Bennett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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EXHIBITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 classical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 POP, ROCK, JAZZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 festivals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 OPERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 OPERA notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 DANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 THEATRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Academies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 sport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

classified columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 MISCELLANY

MUSEUMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 art galleries in rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ROME’s cultural academies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 useful numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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POLITICS

Laura Clarke

RENZI BRACES FOR BUMPY LOCAL ELECTIONS

Tensions in the centre left risk transforming administrative polls into a referendum on the leader himself

Matteo Renzi is facing a tough test of his leadership in the spring local elections.

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rime minister and Democratic Party (PD) secretary Matteo Renzi has a major problem on his hands, and it is one that not even his notable spin-doctoring skills can do much to hide. The ordinarily fragmented and fractious centre left seems more fragmented and fractious than ever before, and the divisions look set to affect the outcome of local elections in the spring to the advantage of the anti-establishment MoVimento 5 Stelle (M5S) and centre right. Supporters evoke the spectre of the near-debacle in last year’s administrative elections and the loss of the Liguria regional government, just a year after the PD took over 40 per cent of the vote in Italy in the 2014 elections for the European parliament. Since then the prime minister’s reformist agenda and ostensible shift to the centre (and right) have angered supporters and alienated allies. Renzi’s sometimes authoritarian leadership style – both as head of government and as PD secretary – haven’t helped either. And so the spring administrative polls (an exact date has not been set, although they are most likely to be held

POLITICS Giuseppe Sala is backed by the Partito Democratico in Milan.

in mid-June) in Bologna, Cagliari, Milan, Naples, Rome, Turin, Trieste and hundreds of other smaller municipalities across the country could be as much a referendum on the leader himself as an appraisal of policies and programmes on the ground. On the national level the battle has been on two fronts: between Renzi and his many critics within his own party on the one hand; and between the PD and other formations to the left of the party including the newly created Sinistra Italiana (a movement combining defectors from the PD, members of the left-wing Sinistra Ecologia LibertĂ (SEL) and former representatives of M5S) on the other. At local level the tension has translated into reluctance or refusal on the part of former coalition partners to reconfirm alliances with the resulting risk of tricky second-round ballots. Not even the outcome of regional elections in France late last year, when political forces on both sides had to rally in the second round to prevent the extremist Front National from seizing power, served to persuade centre-left politicians of the need to join forces to

stem the growing support in Italy for populist or extremist parties such as the Eurosceptic M5S and the anti-immigrant Northern League. The problems are epitomised in Milan, where centre-left primaries to select a candidate to replace the former communist mayor Giuliano Pisapia are scheduled for 6 and 7 February. At the time of writing, four candidates looked set to run. After much hesitation in Milan the official PD leadership settled for Giuseppe Sala, the EXPO 2015 CEO and

Renzi has picked Roberto Giachetti, deputy leader of the chamber of deputies, as his candidate for mayor of Rome.

city manager under the former centreright Letizia Moratti administration. However, Sala faces opposition from two members of a left-wing minority within the PD. The first is current Milan deputy mayor and budget councillor Francesca Balzani, who has the informal backing of the outgoing mayor Pisapia. The second is welfare councillor Pierfrancesco Majorino. There is also another non-political candidate, the Milan director of Italian Union Sport for All (UISP) Antonio Iannetta. SEL, a coalition partner in the Pisapia administration, has asked the two left-wing candidates to work together to beat Sala who SEL is unlikely to support if he wins the primaries. In Rome the situation looks even more difficult. The city faces elections following the ouster of PD mayor Ignazio Marino last October, ostensibly over an expenses scandal after little over two years in office. Renzi courted several people in the search for a candidate before the current deputy chamber of deputies speaker and chief of cabinet under the former Rutelli city administration Roberto Giachetti eventually stepped forward. February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

POLITICS At the time of writing the ex Radical and habitual hunger striker who is considered very close to Renzi was the only firm candidate in the centre-left primaries (there is still no exact date but it is likely to be 6 March to coincide with the Naples vote). However this is of little comfort in a city where the PD is in ruins following its poor handling of the Marino affair, and where opinion polls are showing M5S safely in the lead in the wake of the Mafia Capitale scandal concerning alleged infiltration by a crime syndicate into municipal contracts that involved numerous politicians on both sides. Giachetti has said that he will not resign from parliament until he has been elected mayor (Marino resigned as a senator shortly after presenting the signatures needed to run in the centreleft primaries), as if in acknowledgement of the impossible task ahead. Then there is the problem of Marino himself. In late January the ex mayor put an end to speculation by announcing that he would not run in the primaries on grounds they were “hypocritical”. However, he might still decide to run against his own party in the city elections and he could probably muster considerable grass-roots support. Another spanner in the works in Rome is represented by Stefano Fassina

of the recently created Sinistra Italiana. Fassina is a former PD member and one of Renzi’s harshest critics. He announced his intention to run for mayor last November and so far he has resisted calls to run in centre-left primaries in the name of coalition unity. Should Marino decide not to stand, or stand but not win the primaries, many of his potential votes could reasonably go to Fassina instead. In Naples the situation for Renzi seems equally dire. At the time of writing the only firm candidate for centre-left primaries on 6 March was former city mayor and Campania regional governor Antonio Bassolino. His decision to run got a cool reception from the highest echelons of the PD. However, so far the party has failed to come up with a viable alternative for a campaign in which the question of the Mezzogiorno – Italy’s poorer southern regions – and its relationship to Rome looks set to play a central role. A local opinion poll conducted at the end of December put Bassolino in third place behind centre-right candidate Gianni Lettieri, a local entrepreneur who ran unsuccessfully in 2011, and incumbent mayor Luigi De Magistris on a civic list, with M5S a close fourth. In Turin and Bologna the incumbent centre-left mayors Piero Fassino and

Virginio Merola have announced their intention to stand for re-election with the blessing of the PD. However competition from former metalworkers union leader Giorgio Airaudo who is running for SEL (currently a coalition partner), could force the competent Fassino into a difficult second-round ballot against 31-year-old private Bocconi University graduate Chiara Appendino of M5S. The only comfort for Renzi is that the centre right is in a similar state of disarray and is also struggling to find convincing candidates for both Milan and Rome. In the capital the two names that keep cropping up are local businessman and independent city councillor Alfio Marchini, who has already announced his candidacy on a civic list, and Giorgia Meloni, leader of the rightwing Fratelli d’Italia. Ex Lazio regional governor Francesco Storace, leader of La Destra, is also a possible candidate. In Milan the situation is even less clear; at the time of writing Alessandro Sallusti, editor of the Berlusconi family newspaper Il Giornale looked to be the most likely candidate, but there were several other names shaping up. In both cities the centre right will almost certainly wait to put its cards on the table until after the centre left has fielded a clear candidate.

Stefano Fassina is running for Rome’s mayor for the new break-away Sinistra Italiana party to the left of the PD. February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

nature

Andy Devane

SEAGULLS SWOOP ON ROME Rise in gull numbers coincides with decrease in Rome’s sparrow population

t Peter’s Square, 27 January 2014. As the Vatican’s Sunday Angelus ceremony drew to a close, Pope Francis appealed for peace in Ukraine, where anti-government protesters had been killed. A boy and a girl standing alongside the pontiff released two white doves from the window of the Apostolic Pal-

A gull attacks one of the pope’s peace doves.

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ace, as a gesture of peace, to cheers from the tens of thousands of faithful gathered in the square below. As the pope wished everyone his customary “buon pranzo”, out of nowhere a seagull and a hooded crow swooped on the doves. The seagull pinned one dove against a wall, plucking a beakful of feathers, while

the crow seized its chance when the other dove rested on a windowsill, pecking it repeatedly. Despite the onslaught, both birds appeared to escape. The unfortunate incident was reported around the world but confirmed what many in Rome already knew for some time: that large preda-

nature tory birds were muscling in on the capital in ever-increasing numbers. To understand the phenomenon of gulls nesting in an urban, rather than their natural seaside, environment we must go back several decades. The first cases were recorded in postwar Britain but it was not until the late 1970s that gulls began nesting in towns and cities in other European countries. Older readers of Wanted in Rome will recall an era when the only time they saw gulls flying anywhere near the capital was by the sea at Ostia or Fiumicino. Rome was the first city in Italy to welcome a couple of nesting seagulls in 1971, according to Fulvio Fraticelli, the scientific director at the Fondazione Bioparco di Roma and a leading ornithological authority. For several years the pair made their home at the zoo in Villa Borghese – some 30km from the coast – remaining an isolated case until the 1980s when the numbers of nesting gulls in Italian cities began rising slowly. Rome recorded four nesting couples in 1984. Contrast that with 30 years later when Fraticelli estimates there are now 1,500 nesting couples. Counting in the fledglings, sub-adults and temporary visitors, Fraticelli believes Rome could have up to 11,700 gulls during the peak season in late summer. Many Romans blame the apparently sudden increase in gulls on the 2013 closure of the enormous Malagrotta rubbish dump west of Rome, which served as the capital’s refuse facility for 30 years. In reality the reasons behind the gulls’ colonisation of Rome, and other European cities, are complex and manifold. First of all, in the mid-20th century Europe’s seagulls experienced a surge in numbers, leading to the birds requiring new nesting sites. A key factor in their move to urban areas is the plentiful supply of discarded food,

The yellow-legged gull is now a familiar sight in Rome.

providing rich and easy pickings for the gulls, particularly the youngsters who have no need to learn how to hunt for fish. Some gulls even know the exact opening times of their local fishmonger. Other factors include favourable ecological conditions, such as a higher than average temperature. Until recently Rome’s yellowlegged gull (larus michahellis) was treated as a subspecies of either the caspian gull or the herring gull. It is now considered a species in its own right. Found across the Mediterranean region, these birds have mackintosh-yellow legs, a grey back, white body, yellow bill with a red dot, and red-rimmed eyes. Scavengers and opportunists, they feed on discarded food, fish, rats, carrion, eggs, small animals and birds. In Rome they can be seen at night circling the floodlit heights of the Altare della Patria monument in Piazza Venezia, a surreal and even mythical

sight. The reality is less alluring – the gulls are actually feasting on bats. It is also not uncommon these days to see bloody-beaked gulls pecking pigeons to death, sometimes tearing them apart among themselves, on streets in Rome’s historic centre. Gulls can be decidedly aggressive towards humans, particularly during nesting season, between mid-March and early May. Hitchcock-style incidents of adult birds dive-bombing Rome residents – particularly those pottering around rooftop terraces near the birds’ nests – are garnering increasing coverage in local media. This behaviour is far from unique to Rome. A string of sea gull attacks in southern England made headlines during the summer. The birds allegedly killed a Chihuahua in Devon, then a Yorkshire Terrier and pet tortoise in Cornwall. The air assaults led British prime minister David Cameron to call for a “big conversation” on the issue. February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

nature Across the sea in Ireland, in the south-western county of Kerry, gulls are reportedly killing lambs in areas further and further inland from the coast. The “raucous” behaviour of Dublin seagulls caused one flustered Irish senator to exclaim that the birds had “lost the run of themselves completely” and were even “dispossessing children of their lollipops.” There is an element of truth behind these sensational allegations. At restaurants around busy tourist areas such as Campo de’ Fiori, food left on briefly-unattended tables is snatched by brazen gulls. The birds have other anti-social habits that annoy Romans too, namely “carpet-bombing” people with excrement – with supreme accuracy – and excessive noise. Residents are often kept awake at night by the booming “belly laugh” of the gulls. People are intimidated when they open their shutters and find the large birds staring boldly back at them. Wanted in Rome recently posted a photograph on its Facebook page of a menacing-looking seagull guarding a Roman terrace. Within a couple of hours the page was inundated with similar pictures sent in from readers across the city. The increase in Rome’s gulls coincides with the decrease in its population of house sparrows, or passeri, although there is no evidence to suggest the two are connected. According to studies by Fraticelli, Rome’s sparrows have been in sharp decline since the 1970s. Fraticelli notes a sudden and sustained decrease since 1989, the year that unleaded petrol was introduced. In what appears to be a bitter irony for environmentalists, the data recorded by Fraticelli reinforces the pan-European hypothesis that sparrows are suffering from the negative effect of the chemicals used to substitute the fuel’s lead compounds. The general consensus is that these pollutants, when accu-

mulated in large numbers – often by car engines left running – eliminate the tiny insects needed to feed sparrow chicks in the nest. Despite their declining numbers, Rome’s sparrows, like its gulls, are constantly adapting. At lunchtime in Piazza Farnese, an employee of the French embassy regularly entertains his colleagues and passing tourists by feeding the chirping sparrows breadcrumbs as they hover in mid-flight. Fraticellli confirms the changing behaviour of the plucky little birds: he has noted sparrows waiting for cars at motorway service stations, to eat the insects stuck on the vehicles’ radiator grills, while Roman sparrows – he says – have learned the technique of dropping pine nuts to break open the edible seed inside. The only real threat to Rome’s gulls are egg-stealing crows such as the jackdaw, magpie, raven and the newest arrival from the corvus family – the hooded crow, which has colonised the river Tiber area since 1996, although there are no official population figures available yet. But what to do about the gull influx? They are protected under Italian law, ruling out culling, and also making it difficult to control where they nest. In the past Rome has counteracted another problematic bird – the starling – by employing amplified

Rome’s pigeons are easy prey for the much larger seagulls.

SIDE NOTES How to deter gulls from “invading” your terrace: • Never offer them food. • Avoid feeding pets on terraces and balconies and remove all leftovers. • Avoid leaving rubbish outside. • Do not leave small pets outdoors on their own.

alarm systems that mimic the birds’ call of danger to move them away from the city centre. Over a few days in mid-November the city engaged five specially-trained Harris’s Hawks in an experimental bid to tackle the estimated four million wintering starlings – seemingly without much success. Far from scaring gulls, the sonic alarm system appears to annoy the birds who can react by rallying en masse against the unwelcome sound. Other methods of controlling the gulls include the laboursome relocation of nests, the sterilisation of their eggs, or insertion of dummy eggs, all of which are impractical and often ineffective. In short, Romans should get used to the gulls, as it looks as though they are here to stay. February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

LANGUAGE

Martin Bennett

NEGOTIATING ITALIAN

False friends, superabundant nouns and other confusables

bagliando si impara, goes a wonderfully forgiving Italian proverb, tailor-made for nonnative learners. Or, in blunter English: “You learn from your mistakes.” Here, then, are charted some of the pitfalls awaiting even the best-willed student. To start with one autobiographical example: “Indossa le tue stoviglie, tesoro,” I once blurted to my Sardinian partner in a fit of hasty expectation. With its tender array of vowels expressing affection in Italian, tesoro / treasure was perfect; the problem was with those stoviglie. The word in question means not boots or stivali as I’d intended, but crockery. Mrs Malaprop herself would have been chuckling in her grave. To quote Iris Murdoch: “Nothing humbles human pride more than the inability to understand (or, in this case, speak) a language.” Needless to say, it’s a mistake I’ve not repeated, except to raise a self-deprecating laugh. Confusion can be mostly phonetic. At sea, to prevent possible mis-sightings, be aware that anchor is àncora not ancòra / again. Mid-ocean, albero more likely denotes a mast than a tree. By the same token – regarding confusions due to gender – mariners ancient

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Dante Alighieri, father of the Italian language.

LANGUAGE or modern should heed that a sail is una vela, not un velo / veil as in those of Salomé’s dance. Again on the travel front, in train stations don’t be fooled by BINARIO. Despite the capitals, this is not a destination as a friend once insisted, thinking we had boarded the wrong express. There are over 20 of them in Termini station; the word simply means platform. Again even that espresso could cost you dear, meaning as often as not a train that stops at every station. Italian is generally easier to pronounce than English. While English has 12 vowel sounds, Italian has six. Not that there are not pitfalls here also. Pesca could be peach / pèsca or fishing / pésca depending on its accent. If, as an African proverb holds, “a word can ruin a kingdom”, even a letter can cause embarrassment. Think of those infamous minimal pairs that plague Italian students: sheet / sh_t, beach / b_tch. Weak-throated English speakers have more problems with Italian consonants, particularly r. In a trattoria, after ordering a dog / cane rather than meat / carne, I embarked on a year’s practicing, off and on, of a manically Glaswegian rendition of “Round the ragged rock the ragged rascal ran.” The necessary phonetic rough edge once acquired, I’ve been spared more misunderstandings, at least in front of waiters. The ubiquitous gli as in the masculine plural definite article before vowels and types of ‘s’ or ‘z’ or ‘x’ is another bugbear. Practice by placing tongue against palate, then part gulp, part gargle upward. From pronunciation to lexis, next up are superabundant nouns, more easily explained if thought of as hermaphrodites, at least in part. Uovo (masculine singular for egg) metamorphoses to uova (feminine) in the plural. More common, though, are semi-hermaphroditic nouns. Braccio / arm remains masculine in the plural bracci / arms in

an abstract sense, but becomes feminine (braccia) when the arms belong to the human body. Likewise ciglio / brow is masculine in the topographical sense (cf. Madame Butterfly waiting for Pinkerton: Mi metto là / sul ciglio del colle e aspetto… / No, I shall stand there on the brow of the hill and wait…), but takes the feminine plural ciglia when denoting eyelashes; labbro / lip - labbra / lips and even grido / cry - grida / cries follow the same pattern. False friends – words leaving Italian or Latin with one meaning only to arrive in English with another – are another minefield. Thus delusione is not delusion as in “The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat”, but disappointment; and noia – as in Moravia’s novel – signifies boredom not annoyance (but Che noia! means What a pain!), to mention two well-known examples. Such false friendship also works vice versa: in tilt, once arrived into Italian, has nothing to do with incline but means blocked – by strikes or floods as in La città va in tilt, that all too frequent headline. To return to travel, lest arriving visa-less at customs you’re interpreted as being blind, visto is visa not sight / vista. In an airport, don’t panic at the recurring word cancello; it’s a gate, not a cancellation. When seeking directions, beware of bookshop / libreria and library / biblioteca; galleria could as likely be a tunnel as an art gallery, while galera means prison. Similarly, cava is quarry and cantina cellar; fatto-

ria is a farm not a factory, which is una fabbrica. Other mistaken destinations could be casino, which is a brothel not a casino / casinò. Or, in another meaning, Hanno fatto un casino / They messed up. Svezia is Sweden, Svizzera Switzerland, Anversa Antwerp, Monaco Munich, as well as the small Côte d’Azur country. More puzzlingly, Bastardo in Umbria is not be an insult but a village and bastardi any one of its 1,549 inhabitants as they proudly call themselves. Sometimes confusables can work in one’s favour. Years ago, while living in the Middle East, I’d booked a stay in Venice, settling for a reasonably priced B&B. Or thus the agent assured me. On arrival at Hotel Danieli, as written on the voucher, I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted like visiting royalty. Room flowers, newspapers in three languages, bedding changed twice a day, chandeliers in the corridors, then champagne for breakfast. Not until I arrived

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LANGUAGE back in the Middle East did I realise what had happened. The poor agent, head in hands, announced he’d mistaken the name: I should have stayed in the humbler Albergo Danilo, or some similar-sounding name, for a fraction of the cost. False friends (one of the best dictionaries is Virginia Browne’s “Odd Pairs and False Friends”, Zanichelli 1987) can also lead to misidentifications of people: Un tassista abusivo is a taxi driver without a license rather than one who insults you; inquilini abusivi are not rude tenants but squatters; poliziotto in borghese denotes plainclothes not class; procuratore is a highly respectable public prosecutor not a pimp; ruffiano is rather worse than our ruffian; editore is a publisher not an editor; contribuente is a taxpayer, collaboratore is simply a contributor (or freelance), no opprobrium attached. Proving Dr Johnson’s “To use two languages familiarly, and without con-

taminating one by the other, is very difficult; and to use more than two, is hardly to be hoped,” confusable objects include batteria / drums, etichetta / label, marmellata / jam not marmalade, vocabolario / dictionary, argomento / subject. (For argument use litigio or

battibecco). Tricky adjectives are tremenda / terrible not tremendous, geniale / brilliant not genial, simpatico / likeable not sympathetic, educato / polite not educated. Accordingly, someone who is maleducato is more boor than dunce; lunatico is moody not mad. Useful to know when booking a posh limousine or hotel: lussurioso is lustful not luxurious, which is lussuoso or di lusso. E’ difficile can express unlikelihood not difficulty. Beware also of impressionante; unless accompanied by favorevolmente, it can mean shocking or horrifying, as I learned too late when trying to compliment my ex-landlady on her hospitality. Casuale has more to do with chance than casualness. False friends, although a better definition might be alternative versions of the truth. To put it proverbially, “A man / woman who speaks two languages is worth two men / women. With every new language you acquire a new soul.”

Actor Roberto Benigni has helped bring the Italian language to a foreign audience. February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

rome’s major

Museums vatican museums

For more details see www.museiincomuneroma.it and www.beniculturali.it.

Below is a list of the major museums and archaeological sites in Rome. Book tickets for many Rome museums and archaeological sites on tel. 060608 or online at www.060608.it. Book tickets for the Borghese Museum, Etruscan Museum at Villa Giulia, Palazzo Barberini and Palazzo Corsini online at www.beniculturali.it.

Vatican Museums

Viale del Vaticano, tel. 0669883860, mv.vatican.va. Not only the Sistine Chapel but also the Egyptian and Etruscan collections and the Pinacoteca. Mon-Sat 09.00-18.00. Sun (and bank holidays) closed except last Sun of month (free entry, 08.30-12.30). All times refer to last entry. For group tours of the museums and Vatican gardens tel. 0669884667. For private tours (museum only) tel. 0669884947. Closed 26 December and 6 January, Easter Sunday and Monday. Advance booking online: www.biglietteriamusei.vatican.va. Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums Tel. 0669881814, www.vatican-patrons. org. For private behind-the-scene tours in the Vatican Museums. state museums Baths of Diocletian Viale Enrico de Nicola 78, tel. 0639967700, www.archeoroma.beniculturali.it. Part of the protohistorical section of the Museo Nazionale Romano in the Baths of Diocletian plus the restored cloister by Michelangelo. 09.00-19.45. Mon closed. Borghese Museum Piazzale Scipione Borghese (Villa Borghese), tel. 06328101, www.galleria. borghese.it. Sculptures by Bernini and Canova, paintings by Titian, Caravaggio, Raphael, Correggio. 09.00-19.30. Mon closed. Entry times at 09.00, 11.00, 13.00 15.00, 17.00. Guided tours in English and Italian. Castel S. Angelo Museum Lungotevere Castello 50, tel. 066819111, www.castelsantangelo. com. Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum used by the popes as a fortress, prison and palace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. COLOSSEUM, ROMAN FORUM AND PALATINE Colosseum: Piazza del Colosseo. Palatine: entrances at Piazza di S. Maria Nova 53 and Via di S. Gregorio 30. Roman Forum: entrances at Largo Romolo e Remo 5-6 and Piazza di S. Maria Nova 53, tel. 0639967700, www.colosseo-roma.it. 08.30-19.15. Single ticket gives entry to the Colosseum and the Palatine (including the Museo Palatino; last entry one hour before closing). Guided tours in English and Italian.

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Crypta Balbi Via delle Botteghe Oscure 31, tel. 0639967700, www.archeologia.beniculturali.it. Museum dedicated to the Middle Ages on the site of the ancient ruins of the Roman Theatre of Balbus. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian. Etruscan Museum at Villa Giulia Piazza Villa Giulia 9, tel. 063226571, villagiulia.beniculturali.it. National museum of Etruscan civilisation. 08.3019.30. Mon closed.

of 21st-century art, designed by Zaha Hadid. Tues-Sun 11.00-19.00, Thurs and Sat 11.00-22.00. Mon closed. Palazzo Corsini Via della Lungara, 10, tel. 0668802323, www.galleriaborghese.it/corsini/en. National collection of ancient art, begun by Rome’s Corsini family. 08.3019.30. Tues closed.

Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna Viale delle Belle Arti 131, tel. 06322981, www.gnam.beniculturali.it. 08.3019.30. Mon closed.

Museo Nazionale d’Arte Orientale Via Merulana 248, tel. 0646974832, www.museorientale.it. Interesting national collection of oriental art with some special exhibitions from its own collection and special loans. Tues, Wed, and Fri. 09.00-14.00. Thurs, Sat, Sun. 09.00-19.30. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian on Sun (11.00 and 17.00).

MAXXI Via Guido Reni 6, tel. 063210181, www. fondazionemaxxi.it. National Museum

Palazzo Altemps Piazza S. Apollinare 46, tel. 0639967700, www.archeoroma.beniculturali.it. An-

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cient sculpture from the Museo Nazionale Romano, including the Ludovisi collection. 09.00-19.45. Mon closed. Palazzo Barberini Via delle Quattro Fontane 13, tel. 064824184, www.galleriabarberini. beniculturali.it. National collection of 13th- to 16th-century paintings. 08.3019.30. Mon closed. Palazzo Massimo alle Terme Largo di Villa Peretti 1, tel. 0639967700, www.archeoroma.beniculturali.it. Important Roman paintings, mosaics, sculpture, coins and antiquities from the Museo Nazionale Romano, including the Kircherian collection. 09.0019.45. Mon closed. VILLA FARNESINA Via della Lungara 230, tel. 0668027268, www.villafarnesina.it. A 16th-century Renaissance villa with important frescoes by Raphael. Mon-Sat 9.00-14.00 excluding holidays. city museums Centrale Montemartini Art Centre Via Ostiense 106, tel. 060608, en.centralemontemartini.org. Over 400 pieces of ancient sculpture from the Capitoline Museums are on show in a former power plant. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in English for groups if reserved in advance.

MACRO Via Nizza 138, tel. 060608, www.en.museomacro.org. The city’s collection of contemporary art, plus temporary exhibition space. 10.3019.00. Mon closed. Also MACRO Testaccio, Piazza Orazio Giustiniani 4, tel. 060608. Open for temporary exhibitions 14.00-20.00. Mon closed. Museo Barracco Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 166, tel. 0668806848, www.mdbr.it. A collection of mainly pre-Roman sculpture. 09.0019.00. Mon closed. Museo Canonica Viale P. Canonica 2 (Villa Borghese), tel. 060608, www.museocanonica.it. The collection, private apartment and studio of the sculptor and musician Pietro Canonica who died in 1959. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian and English (book ten days in advance). Museo dei Fori Imperiali and Trajan’s Markets Via IV Novembre 94, tel. 060608, en.mercatiditraiano.it. Museum dedicated to the forums of Caesar, Augustus, Nerva and Trajan and the Temple of Peace. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Museo Napoleonico Piazza di Ponte Umberto 1, tel. 060608, www.museonapoleonico.it. Paintings, sculptures and jewellery related to

Capitoline Museums Piazza del Campidoglio, tel. 060608, en.museicapitolini.org. The city’s collection of ancient sculpture in Palazzo Nuovo and Palazzo dei Conservatori, plus the Tabularium and the Pinacoteca. 09.00-20.00. Mon closed. Guided tours for groups in English and Italian on Sat and Sun. Galleria Comunale d’Arte Moderna Via Francesco Crispi 24, tel. 060608, www.museiincomuneroma.it. The municipal modern art collection. 10.0018.00. Mon closed.

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Napoleon and the Bonaparte family. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in Italian and English. Museo di Roma – Palazzo Braschi Via S. Pantaleo 10, tel. 060608, en.museodiroma.it. The city’s collection of paintings, etchings, photographs, furniture and clothes from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. 09.00-19.00. Mon closed. Guided tours in English and Italian on prior booking tel. 0682059127.

private museums Casa di Goethe Via del Corso 18, tel. 0632650412, www.casadigoethe.it. Museum dedicated to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 10.00-18.00. Mon closed. Doria Pamphilj Gallery Palazzo Doria Pamphilj, Via del Corso 305, tel. 066797323, www.doriapamphilj.it. Residence of the Doria Pamphilj family, it contains the family’s private art collection, which includes a portrait by Velasquez, a sculpture by Bernini, plus works by Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto and Caravaggio. 09.0019.00. Galleria Colonna Palazzo Colonna, Via della Pilotta 17, tel. 066784350, www.galleriacolonna. it. Private collection of works by Veronese, Guido Reni, Pietro di Cortona and Annibale Caracci. Sat 09.00-13.00 only. Private group tours are available seven days a week on request. For wheelchair access contact the gallery to arrange alternative entrance. Keats-Shelley House Piazza di Spagna 26, tel. 066784235, www.keats-shelley-house.it. Museum dedicated to the lives of three English Romantic poets – John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron. MonSat 10.00-13.00, 14.00-18.00. Guided tours on prior booking. February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

rome’s most active and contemporary

art galleries 1/9 Unosunove 1/9 Unosunove focuses on emerging national and international contemporary artists and explores various media including paintings, sculpture and photography. Via degli Specchi 20, tel. 0697613696, www.unosunove.com. A.A.M. Architettura Arte Moderna Gallery housing numerous works of contemporary design, photography, drawings and architecture projects. Via dei Banchi Vecchi 61, tel. 0668307537, www.ffmaam.it. Associazione Culturale Valentina Moncada Gallery holds exhibitions of international artists who are active in the international scene today. Via Margutta 54, tel. 063207956, www.valentinamoncada.com. Dorothy Circus Gallery Prominent gallery specialising in international pop-surrealist art. Via dei Pettinari 76, tel. 0668805928, www.dorothycircusgallery.com. Ex Elettrofonica This architecturally unique contemporary art gallery promotes and supports the work of young international artists. Vicolo S. Onofrio 10-11, tel. 0664760163, www.exelettrofonica. com. Federica Schiavo Gallery Hosts large solo and group shows of well-known contemporary artists. Piazza di Montevecchio 16, tel. 0645432028, www.federicaschiavo.com. Fondazione Giuliani per l’Arte Contemporanea The Giuliani Foundation for Contemporary Art is a private non-profit foundation that produces three contemporary art exhibitions each year. Via Gustavo Bianchi 1, tel. 0657301091, www.fondazionegiuliani.org. Fondazione Pastifico Cerere This non-profit foundation develops and promotes educational projects and residencies for young artists and curators, as well as a programme of exhibitions, lectures, workshops and studio visits. Via degli Ausoni 7, tel. 0645422960, www.pastificiocerere. com.

Galleria Lorcan O’Neill

FONDAZIONE MEMMO Contemporary art space that hosts established foreign artists for sitespecific exhibitions. Via Fontanella Borghese 56b, tel. 0668136598, www. fondazionememmo.it.

Gagosian Gallery The Rome branch of this international contemporary art gallery hosts some of the biggest names in modern art. Via Francesco Crispi 16, tel. 0642086498, www.gagosian.com.

Fondazione Volume! The Volume Foundation exhibits works created specifically for the gallery with the goal of fusing art and landscape. Via di S. Francesco di Sales 86-88, tel. 06 6892431, www.fondazionevolume. com.

Galleria Frammenti D’Arte Gallery promoting painting, design and photography by emerging and established Italian and international artists. Via Paola 23, tel. 069357144142, www.fdaproject.com.

Franz Paludetto Gallery in S. Lorenzo that promotes the work of Italian and international contemporary artists. Via degli Ausoni 18, www.franzpaludetto.com.

Galleria Lorcan O’Neill High-profile international artists regularly exhibit at this gallery recently relaunched near Campo de’ Fiori. Vicolo Dè Catinari 3, tel. 0668892980, www.lorcanoneill.com.

Frutta This contemporary art gallery supports international and local artists in its unique space. Via Giovanni Pascoli 21, tel. 06 68210988, www.fruttagallery.com.

Galleria Marie-Laure Fleisch This contemporary art space is dedicated to exhibiting works on paper. Via di Pallacorda 15, tel. 0668891936, www.galleriamlf.com.

Galleria della Tartaruga

Galleria della Tartaruga Well-established gallery that has promoted important Italian and foreign artists since 1975. Via Sistina 85/A, tel. 066788956, www.galleriadellatartaruga.com. Galleria Il Segno Prestigious gallery showing work by major Italian and international artists since 1957. Via Capo le Case 4, tel. 066791387, www.galleriailsegno. com. GALLERIA MUCCIACCIA Gallery near Piazza del Popolo promoting established contemporary artists and emerging talents. Largo Fontanella Borghese 89, tel. 0669923801, www.galleriamucciaccia.com. February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

MAC Maja Arte Contemporanea

Giacomo Guidi Arte contemporanea This contemporary art gallery presents exhibitions from a diverse group of Italian and foreign artists. Palazzo Sforza Cesarini, Corso V. Emanuele II 282-284, tel. 0668801038, www.giacomoguidi.it. GALLERIA VARSI A small but dynamic gallery near Campo de’ Fiori, known for its stable of street artists. Via di S. Salvatore in Campo 51, tel. 0668309410, www.galleriavarsi.it. Il Ponte Contemporanea Hosts exhibitions representing the international scene and contemporary artists of different generations. Via di Panico 55-59, tel. 0668801351, www.ilpontecontemporanea.com. La Nuova Pesa Well-established gallery showing work by prominent Italian artists. Via del Corso 530, tel. 063610892, www.nuovapesa.it. MAC Maja Arte Contemporanea Gallery devoted to exhibitions by prominent Italian artists. Via di Monserrato 30, www.majartecontemporanea.com. Magazzino d’Arte Moderna Contemporary art galley that focuses on young and emerging artists. Via dei Prefetti 17, tel. 066875951, www.magazzinoartemoderna.com. Monitor This contemporary art gallery offers an experimental space for a new generation of artists. Palazzo Sforza Cesarini, Via Sforza Cesarini 43 A, tel. 0639378024, www. monitoronline.org.

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di Montoro 12, tel. 0668308500, www. m12gallery.com. Nomas Foundation Nomas Foundation promotes contemporary research in art and experimental exhibitions. Viale Somalia 33, tel. 0686398381, www.nomasfoundation.com. Operativa Arte Contemporanea A new space oriented towards younger artists. Via del Consolato 10, www.operativa-arte.com. RvB ARTS “Affordable art” gallery specialising in contemporary painting, sculpture and photography by Italian artists. Via delle Zoccolette 28, tel. 3351633518, www. rvbarts.com. Sala 1 This internationally known non-profit contemporary art gallery provides an experimental research centre for contemporary art, architecture, performance and music. Piazza di Porta S. Giovanni 10, tel. 067008691, www.salauno.com. s.t. foto libreria galleria Gallery in Borgo Pio representing a di-

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STUDIO SALES DI NORBERTO RUGGERI The gallery exhibits pieces by both Italian and international contemporary artists particularly minimalist, postmodern and abstract work. Piazza Dante 2, int. 7/A, tel. 0677591122, www.galleriasales.it. T293 The Rome branch of this contemporary art gallery presents national and international artists and hosts multiple solo exhibitions. Via G. M. Crescimbeni 11, tel. 0688980475, www.t293.it. The Gallery Apart This contemporary art gallery supports young artists in their research and assists them in their projects to help them emerge into the international art world. Via Francesco Negri 43, tel. 0668809863, www.thegalleryapart.it. TraleVolte This contemporary art gallery focuses on the relationship between art and architecture and hosts many solo and group shows of Italian and international artists. Piazza di Porta S. Giovanni 10, tel. 0670491663, www.tralevolte.org. Valentina Bonomo Located in a former convent, this gallery hosts both internationally recognised and emerging artists who create works specifically for the gallery space. Via del Portico d’Ottavia 13, tel. 066832766, www.galleriabonomo.com. Wunderkammern This gallery promotes innovative research of contemporary art. Via Gabrio Serbelloni 124, tel. 0645435662, www. wunderkammern.net.

Monserrato Arte ‘900 This gallery in the Campo de’ Fiori area represents a range of contemporary Italian artists. Via di Monserrato 14, tel. 348/2833034. MONTORO12 Gallery promoting work by contemporary Italian and international artists. Via

verse range of contemporary art photography. Via degli Ombrellari 25, tel. 0664760105, www.stsenzatitolo.it.

Z20 Galleria Sara Zanin

Z20 GALLERIA SARA ZANIN Started by art historian Sara Zanin, Z2o Galleria offers a range of innovative national and international contemporary artists. Via della Vetrina 21, tel. 0670452261, www.z2ogalleria.it.

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exhibitions Berlin by Stefano Hansen at Museo di Roma in Trastevere.

Sable Antelopes by Schili at Museo Civico Zoologica.

VIA! FOTOGRAFIA DI STRADA DA AMBURGO A PALERMO 30 Jan-3 April The exhibition is the result of a photographic project begun in 2014 by the Goethe-Institut in Rome. Over the course of a year, ten photographers – five in Germany and five in Italy – photographed their cities according to the rules of street photography, a process defined by capturing chance encounters and random scenes in public places, popularised in the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliott Erwitt and Alex Webb. Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Piazza S. Egidio 1B, tel. 065816563, www.museodiromaintrastevere.it. PROTOTYPOLOGY: AN INDEX OF PROCESS AND MUTATION 14 Jan-5 March Exhibition exploring the research and development in the work of 30 contemporary artists, tracing the journey

of finished artworks from their initial concept stage through preparatory drawings, plans, maquettes and bricolage. The show includes new and archival material by artists such as Michael Heizer, Takashi Murakami, Albert Oehlen, Nancy Rubins, Robert Therrien, Dan Graham, Claes Oldenburg, Tatiana Trouvé and Rachel Whiteread. Gagosian Gallery, Via Francesco Crispi 16, tel. 0642086498, www.gagosian.com. RENZO ARBORE: LA MOSTRA 19 Dec-3 April Celebrating the 50-year career of Renzo Arbore, the Italian television and radio host, showman, singer, musician, actor and film director. The exhibition examines the effect Arbore has had on popular culture and the entertainment industry in Italy, and features his collection of memorabilia and documents picked up over his five decades in show business. MACRO Testaccio, La Pelanda, Piazza O. Giustiniani, tel. 060608, www.museomacro.org. ANIMAUX SAUVAGES: ANIMALI SELVAGGI VISTI DA SCHILI 18 Dec-14 March Some 60 paintings by Roman artist Salvatore Schilirò, better known as Schili, representing the wild animals of Africa and Asia. Schili is a passionate enviornmentalist and his colourful painting style mixes a modern graphic approach with echoes of Byzantine mosaics. Museo Civico di Zoologia, Via Ulisse Aldrovandi 18, tel. 0667109270, www.museodizoologia.it.

Part of the group show Prototypology at the Gagosian Gallery. Study Model (Monochrome for Paris) by Nancy Rubins.

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ISTANBUL: PASSION, JOY, FURY 11 Dec-30 April Rome’s MAXXI Museo Nazionale delle

Arti del XXI secolo presents an exhibition dedicated to Istanbul, continuing its series of shows exploring the cultural milieu of the Mediterranean basin and the relations between the Middle East and Europe. The exhibition examines the changing social, political and cultural demands of contemporary Turkey, a bridge between the western and eastern worlds. The show features artistic productions, and audio and visual projects by important Turkish artists, architects and intellectuals, and is divided into five sections: urban transformations; political conflicts and resistance; innovative models of production; geopolitical urgencies; hope. MAXXI, Via Guido Reni 4, tel. 0632810, www.fondazionemaxxi.it. QUANDO ROMA PARLAVA FRANCESE 11 Dec-13 March As part of a larger project dedicated to the years of French influence on Rome (1798-99, 1809-14), the Napoleonic Museum delves into its archive to shed light on the festivals and monuments during the era of the Roman Republic (1798-99). Museo Napoleonico, Piazza di Ponte Umberto I, tel. 066874240, www.museonapoleonico.it. EGOSUPEREGOALTEREGO 27 Nov-8 May This MACRO exhibition is devoted to the face and body in contemporary art, with a particular focus on how artists represent themselves in their work. It also reflects on “genre painting” in reference to portraits, self-portraits and the modern version: selfies. The show includes works by a diverse range of artists such as Vito Acconci, Candy Candy, Giacinto Cerone, Giorgio de Chirico, Gilbert&George, Bruce Nauman, Luigi Ontani, and Sten & Lex. MACRO, Via Nizza 138, www.museomacro.org.

The Istanbul Atlas by Antonio Cosentino at MAXXI.

JAMES TISSOT 26 Sept-21 Feb Italy’s first exhibition dedicated to the lesser-known French painter James Tissot (1836-1902). On loan are some 80 paintings from international galleries such as the Tate in London, the Petit Palais and Museo d’Orsay in Paris, illustrating Tissot’s career, from his celebrated use of colour to his interest in mysticism and fashion. Chiostro del Bramante, Via Arco della Pace 5, tel. 06916508451, www.chiostrodelbramante.it.

TRANSFORMERS 11 Nov-28 March Group exhibition in which four artists examine contemporary visual culture and how it interacts with the advances in technology of the modern world. Korea’s Choi Jeong-Hwa injects folk-inspired “happy life” vibes into art and architectural installations. The French-Portuguese artist Didier Faustino designs devices that confront our physical and mental limits. Italian Martino Gamper reinterprets the concept of do-it-yourself

STILL SHOWING TESORI DELLA CINA IMPERIALE 16 July-28 Feb Palazzo Venezia showcases more than 100 pieces from the Henan Provincial Museum, one of the most important in China. The exhibition examines the period between the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) to the Golden Age of the Tang Dynasty (581 AD-907 AD). The artefacts on display include lacquers, glazed earthenware, vases and objects made of gold, silver and jadeite. A highlight of the exhibition is a funerary robe with 2,000 jade listels woven with golden threads. Palazzo Venezia, Via del Plebiscito 118, tel. 0669994388.

Autoritratto interno d’artista by Francesco Guerrieri for Egosuperego at MACRO. February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

through recycling and reinventing, while the work of Mexico’s Pedro Reyes encourages peaceful social interactions. MAXXI Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo, Via Guido Reni 4, tel. 0632810. www.fondazionemaxxi.it.

Life Life by Choi Jeong Hwa for Transformers at MAXXI. Photo Musacchio Ianniello.

Composizione con segno arancione by Gillo Dorfles at MACRO.

Wart by Pablo Echaurren at GNAM.

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PABLO ECHAURREN: CONTROPITTURA 20 Nov-3 April An exhibition dedicated to the colourful career of contemporary Roman artist Pablo Echaurren, whose avant-garde style incorporates elements of surrealism, pop art and futurism. The thematic exhibition features over 200 works, focusing in particular on the political and social commitment of the multi-faceted but unassuming artist. The show contains a large amount of drawings and collages, most of which have never been published or exhibited, dating from the late 1970s and reflecting the highly-charged political climate in Italy at the time. Many of these works relate to Echaurren’s experience with the Indiani Metropolitani, a small faction active in the Italian farleft protest movement between 1976 and 1977, during the so-called anni di piombo (Years of Lead). The works on display range from the artist’s early “square” watercolours – paintings comprising a collection of postage stamp-sized individual images; followed by a series of large canvases from the 1980s and 1990s – dealing with world events and environmental issues; as well as satirical collage

works and political posters from the 1990s. There are also works inspired by Marcel Duchamp, pioneer of the Dada art movement, including a wildly-coloured urinal displayed in a glass box. The exhibition concludes with Echaurren’s most recent works, the large colourful so-called Wall Paintings, designed around his “symbolic alphabet of obliterated slogans.” These arresting images contain references to conflicts and opposing factions, and are littered with symbols that are at first hidden but become clearer on closer inspection. They include dollar signs, tanks, scissors, toxic skulls, missile-like arrows, exploding bombs and peace signs. Worth a second look too are Echaurren’s notebooks which provide a glimpse into the working processes of the artist who is at once a painter, sculptor, cartoonist, ceramicist and writer. Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Viale delle Belle Arti 131, tel. 0632298221, www.gnam.beniculturali.it. GILLO DORFLES: ESSERE NEL TEMPO 27 Nov-17 April The MACRO hosts a major retrospective dedicated to the long and distinguished career of Gillo Dorfles, the 105-year-old Italian art critic, painter, poet and philosopher. MACRO director Federica Pirani introduced the artist, who was present at the exhibition preview, as a “Renaissance man” whose work united art and science, architecture and design, sculpture and poetry. The exhibition’s curator Achille Bonito Oliva, citing the Italian painter Osvaldo Licini (1894-1958), described Dorfles’ work as “erotico, erratico, eretico.” After the presentation Dorfles toured his own exhibition, all the more remarkable as it contains works that he has painted over the last eight decades — from 1935 until last summer. The exhibition celebrates the entire opus of Dorfles, including his artistic output, critical thinking and aesthetic theories. The show features over 100 works, some displayed for the first time, including paintings, drawings and prints, and a selection of ceramics and jewellery. It traces Dorfles’ founding role in Italy’s abstract Arte Concreta movement in the late 1940s, and includes three new paintings produced by the artist in recent months. The exhibition also presents his critical essays on a vast range of topics, including art criticism, aesthetics, philosophy, psychology and sociology. MACRO, Via Nizza 138, www.museomacro.org.

URBAN ART FEATURE: ANDREA GANDINI Young artist breathes new life into Rome’s tree stumps. Rome is well known for its street art which has enlivened the city but now another art form is taking place on the streets, much nearer the ground. In recent weeks residents in districts such as Aventino, Testaccio and Ostiense have noticed faces carved into dead roadside tree trunks. The artist responsible for breathing new life into these lifeless stumps is 18-yearold student Andrea Gandini, whose passion for sculpting clay and plaster has been honed at a Roman liceo artistico, a high school which puts greater emphasis on art. The young artist recently turned his hand to carving wood and, one day when he ran out of materials at his garage workshop, he decided to carve into a trunk outside his house. Now, after school or at the weekends, he packs up his bag of chisels and can be found chipping faces out of what were once living plane trees, a process Gandini describes as “allowing the tree to live again.” Despite the location of his work, he says he doesn’t consider himself a “street artist”, and voices his annoyance at artists being pinholed into categories. Gandini enjoys the reaction of passersby who often do a double-take before stopping to take photographs and engage him in conversation. However so far he has not been questioned by authorities and has “never been worried” about seeking authorisation from the city. Gandini says that while he is not the first person to undertake this form of carving, the pecularity of his project is its urban setting. As for his technical requirements, he says that each stump must have a sufficient width and hardness and not be too rotten internally, adding: “in essence the timber must be as near as possible to the type of seasoned wood suitable for carving.” Gandini thinks big and is appealing to residents to notify him of tree stumps to decorate all around Rome. “Once this data is assembled I hope to muster a team of [sculptor] volunteers to bring about a fast, effective and diverse decorative operation.” The artist is contactable through his Facebook page Andrea Gandini (artist) while his work can be found on the Aventine hill in front of the Basilica di S. Sabina, along Circonvallazione Ostiense, and on Via Marmorata in the Testaccio district. Andy Devane

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TOULOUSE-LAUTREC 4 Dec-8 May Some 170 works by Henri ToulouseLautrec come to Rome from the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, currently closed for renovations. Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) is famed for his prolific output of Post-Impressionist paintings and posters, lithographs and Art Nouveau illustrations, the majority of which recorded scenes from the brothels, theatres and bars of late 19th-century Paris. The works exhibited in Rome were created during the last decade of the bohemian artist’s life, who died aged 36, and include rare limited-edition prints, illustrations and posters. Of particular interest are the designs leading to the final images, showing the evolution process behind the printed poster or lithograph. The exhibition comprises sections dedicated to Parisian nightlife, actresses from the Belle Epoque, and horse-racing at Longchamp. It also provides poignant insights into the artist’s personal life and his warm relationship with the prostitutes and dancers who feature in so much of his work. Ara Pacis, Lungotevere in Augusta, tel. 06820771, www.arapacis.it.

Jane Avril by Toulouse-Lautrec at the Ara Pacis.

La grande sinfonia solare by Corneille for the CoBrA exhibition at Palazzo Cipolla.

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CoBrA UNA GRANDE AVANGUARDIA EUROPEA 1948-1951 4 Dec-3 April The Fondazione Roma at Palazzo Cipolla dedicates a major exhibition to CoBrA, the first major European avantgarde movement to emerge from the ashes of world war two. Formed in Paris in 1948, CoBrA takes its name from the three cities of its founders: Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam. The movement only lasted three years, was characterised by spontaneity and experiment, and is considered a catalyst for European Abstract Expressionism. The work of the CoBrA artists, many of whom later moved to Liguria in northern Italy, was inspired in particular from children’s drawings, from primitive art forms and from the work of Klee and Miró. The exhibition features 150 works including paintings, sculptures, drawings, documents and photographs relating to CoBrA’s leaders Alechinsky, Appel, Constant, Corneille, Dotremont, Götz, Jorn, Lucebert and Pedersen. One interesting aspect of the show is the display of much later work by several of the original CoBrA artists – from the 1960s up to the 1980s – in some cases revealing an increasingly colourful palette with the passing of time. Palazzo Cipolla, Fondazione Roma Museo, Via del Corso 320, tel. 066786209, www. fondazioneromamuseo.it.

REVIEW OF THE MONTH AFFINITÀ ELETTIVE: DA DE CHIRICO A BURRI AT THE GALLERIA D’ARTE MODERNA DI ROMA CAPITALE 17 Dec-13 March This enlightening exhibition documents key developments in early to mid 20th-century Italian art, with a particular focus on the period between the two world wars, and comprises 80 works, divided evenly between the collections of the Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Roma Capitale and the Fondazione Magnani Rocca in Parma. Luigi Magnani (1906-1984) was a deeply-cultured individual whose art collection has been on public display at his former home, Villa Mamiano, in the Po valley south of Parma, since 1990. In addition to being an avid patron of the arts, Magnani was a respected music and art critic, and surrounded himself with the cream of the Italian post-war intelligentsia. Magnani didn’t favour one artist or movement over another and his collection in northern Italy includes works by Lippi, Dürer, Titian, Rubens, Monet and Renoir, as well as 20th-century Italian greats such as Guttuso and Morandi. Magnani assembled his collection purely for personal reasons, based on integrity and a desire for a greater understanding of art. Indeed he was uncomfortable with the term “collector”, once stating: “I am not a friend of antique dealers, I don’t attend auctions, I don’t visit exhibitions.” One of the jewels of his Italian collection is Giorgio de Chirico’s L’enigma della partenza (1914), Enigma della partenza by Giorgio de Chirico. which acts as the focal point of the exhibition in Rome. Smaller than might be expected, the work is laden with the metaphysical values associated with de Chirico’s dreamlike style: mystery, hidden meanings, sharplycontrasting light and shadow. Perhaps the British art expert Roderick Conway Morris put it best, stating that de Chirico painted “that which cannot be seen.” Silhouetted figures stand in a silent ochre courtyard, dominated by the rear of a statue and a towering chimney; a ship visible against the dark-green backdrop. The work is described by French writer and Surrealist André Breton in the Anthologie de l’humour noir (1940) as the “origin of modern mythology”, thanks to de Chirico’s creation of a language that is “highly symbolic, concrete and universally intelligible.” The exhibition includes two works by de Chirico’s brother, the writer, painter, playwright and composer Alberto Savinio, of which the glazed ceramic Senza titolo (Foresta tropicale) stands out. Created in 1945-46, the piece features an internal image of a tropical forest but is dominated by its porcelain “frame” of sea shells, ferns and pearls. There are no less than 10 still lifes by Magnani’s friend Giorgio Morandi, painted from 1927 until 1963, as well as a self portrait of the 35-year old artist, dated 1925. There are also numerous etchings by the Bolognese painter in a room dedicated to prints and the graphic arts. Another highlight from the Magnani collection is Sacco (1954) by the pioneering painter and sculptor Alberto Burri, one of Italy’s most important post-war artists. The work is part of Burri’s Sacchi series, made from stitched and patched remnants of torn hession, often combined with fragments of discarded clothing. Burri, Sacco by Alberto Burri. who died in 1995, achieved a new personal record in

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2014 when the fine arts auction house Christies sold Susanna by Felice Casorati. his Combustione Plastica for €5.6 million. The show at Rome’s municipal modern art gallery includes several works by Filippo De Pisis, the extravagant Ferrara artist who cavorted about town with his pet parrot Coco and was known for his airy, turpentine-soaked canvases and watercolours of cityscapes and still lifes. Susanna by Felice Casorati (1883-1963) features the principal themes of the Turin artist: the portrait, figure composition, and intriguing use of perspective. Painted beautifully in 1929, the work features a nude Susanna sitting on a wicker chair while a red-clogged man stares lovingly at her bare back, a copy of the pink Gazzetta dello Sport at their feet. Natura morta (1937) by Emanuele Cavalli, is a pastelcoloured piece with a perched finch, pomegranate and cheese grater while a later Natura morta (1939) by the same artist is resplendent in its complementary orange and blue. Cavalli belonged to Rome’s Scuola Romana art movement in the 1930s, established on Via Cavour by Mario Mafai whose Natura morta con colonna is displayed on the third floor of the gallery. The exhibition includes work by other artists associated with the Scuola Romana: the warm-toned Natura morta (1937) by Afro (Basaldella), rich with autumnal yellows, ochres and browns, and a lute player in the background; the floral Scherzo (1916) by Cipriano Oppo who was also known for his set design work at Rome’s opera house; and three works by the Roman painter and poet Toti Scialoja who died in 1998. Nudo coricato by Carlo Mattioli (1961) features a reclining nude against a pitch-dark brown background, like a field furrowed at night, while Natura morta con pianoforte (1947) demonstrates the cubist influences in the work of Sicilian painter Renato Guttuso. Gino Severini makes a splash with several paintings, of which Danseuse articulée (1915) radiates joy and reflects the central role of the dancer in the artist’s work at the time. The funfilled painting was designed to be operated, puppet-like, by strings, and is in stark contrast to the devastating sadness that Severini conveys in L’Angelo rapitore (1933-1935). This large painting was inspired by the death of his six-year-old son Jacques and features an angel carrying a child heavenward, away from his tomb cluttered with the symbols of a lost young life: toys, pellet gun, gramaphone, a yellow parrot teddy peeping out of a straw basket. Classic figurative sculpture is represented in the gilded bronze S. Giorgio (1972) and bronze Bambina sulla sedia (1955) by Giacomo Manzù; the lacquered plaster figure Languore (1939) by Tommaso Bertolino; and the terracotta Frammento (1929) by Marino Marini. The show also includes pieces from the collections of Rome’s MACRO and Casa Museo Alberto Moravia. The art on display is enriched by music, reflecting that other great passion of the dapper Magnani, who watches over visitors thanks to a 1936 portrait by Hungarian artist László Vinkler. Andy Devane

Danseuse articulée by Gino Severini.

Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Roma Capitale, Via Francesco Crispi 24, tel. 060608, www.galleriaartemodernaroma.it.

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CLASSICAL

Nicola Benedetti, the young Italo-Scottish violinist performs at the IUC on 27 Feb.

For details of the main musical associations and auditoriums in Rome see: Auditorium Conciliazione, Via della Conciliazione 4, www.auditoriumconciliazione.it. Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin 30, www.auditorium. com. Accademia Filarmonica Romana, Teatro Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17, www.filarmonicaromana.org. Accademia S. Cecilia, www.santacecilia.it. All the concerts take place at the Auditorium Parco della Musica (see address above). Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti, Aula Magna, Università la Sapienza, www.concertiiuc.it. Oratorio del Gonfalone, Via del Gonfalone 32a, www.oratoriogonfalone. com.

di Torre Argentina 52, www.filarmonicaromana.org.

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SABAT MATER PERGOLESI 10 March Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, his most celebrated work, was written just before the composer’s death at the age of 26 in 1736. It is considered one of the masterpieces of Italian baroque music. Teatro Argentina, Largo di Torre Argentina 52, www.filarmonicaromana.org.

PASOLINI: ROMA/SPAGNA 18 Feb A concert of five performers focuses on the favourite music of Pier Paolo Pasolini. This is seen as preparation for the performance in April of Pasolini’s musical drama Calderon, set in Franco’s Spain. Teatro Argentina, Largo

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DUO MAISKY 25 Feb Mischa (violin) and his daughter Lily Maisky (piano) play music by Bach, Schubert, Schumann and Brahms. Teatro Argentina, Largo di Torre Argentina 52, www.filarmonicaromana.org. LA VOIX HUMAINE POULENC 3 March A programme of works by Satie and Poulenc with the voice of Cristina Zavailoni and Andrea Rebaudengo piano. This includes a piano version of La Voix Humaine with a text by Jean Cocteau. Teatro Argentina, Largo di Torre Argentina 52, www.filarmonicaromana.org.

ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE S. CECILIA BEETHOVEN SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO 12 Feb Roberto Gonzales-Mojas (violin) and Kit Armstrong (piano) play four Beethoven sonatas for piano and violin, in pieces where both of the instruments have been given equal importance. GonzalesMojaas is the lead guest violinist at S. Cecilia and Kit Armstrong, a young American pianist, is a pupil of Alfred Brendel. Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin 30, www.santacecilia.it. HOMAGE TO MOZART 13-16 Feb S. Cecilia orchestra performs two Mozart symphonies and one choral work, conducted by Constantinos Carydis. Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin 30, www.santacecilia.it. WAGENAAR, MOZART, BRAHMS 20-23 Feb Dutch conductor Jaap Van Zweden debuts with the S. Cecilia orchestra. The programme includes a rare piece by the Dutch, 19th-century composer and organist Johan Wagenaar who was much influenced by Richard Strauss. Pianist Benedetto Lupo performs Mozart’s piano concerto no 25

and the programme concludes with Brahms symphony no 1. Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin 30, www.santacecilia.it. DENIS MATSUEV 24 Feb Matsuev, a pianist in the classical Russian tradition and a winner of the prestigious Moscow Tchaikovsky competition in 1998, plays music by Schumann, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, two Rachmaninoff preludes and his sonata no 2. Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin 30, www.santacecilia.it. OEDIPUS REX STRAVINSKY 27 Feb-1 March Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo returns to S. Cecilia to conduct this opera-oratorio from the beginning of Stravinsky’s neo-classical period, based on the Sophoclean tragedy, and Haydn’s symphony no 22. Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin 30, www.santacecilia.it. MYUNG-WHUN-CHUNG 5-8 March Myung Whun Chung is both the conductor and the pianist of Mozart’s concerto no 23. He then goes on to conduct Bruckner’s ninth symphony, the composer’s spiritual investigation of “the beloved God”. Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin 30, www.santaceclia.it. S. CECILIA FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES Feb There are numerous events for schools and young children throughout February, a combination of lessons and concerts on all aspects of the orchestra and its instruments, as well as music for the cinema. Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin 30, www.santacecilia.it.

The Maisky duo (father and daughter) at the Accademia Filarmonica Romana on 25 Feb.

SATIE ET SES AMIS 16 Feb The chamber orchestra of Maggio Musicale plays music by Satie, Stravinsky and Debussy on the 150th anniversary of Satie’s birth, as well as Poulenc, Milhaud and Tailleferre, also part of the Group of Six. Aula Magna, Università la Sapienza, www.concertiiuc.it. NICOLA BENEDETTI 27 Feb This Scottish-Italian violinist plays music by Szymanowski, Beethoven and Elgar. Benedetti has performed

ISTITUZIONE UNIVERSITARIO DEI CONCERTI QUARTETTO CREMONA ESPLORANDO BEETHOVEN 13 Feb The Cremona quartet continues its exploration of Beethoven quartets in the sixth meeting of the series. They will play op 18 no 2 (first performed in 1801) and opus 59 no 1, which was the first of three quartets commissioned by the Russian ambassador to Vienna, Andrey Razumovsky. It differs from those in the earlier period and requires greater technical expertise, as well as being about twice the length. Aula Magna, Università la Sapienza, www.concertiiuc.it.

with Andrea Bocelli in Grand Central Park and has won two Classical British Awards for the best woman musician. She made her debut with IUC in 2013 and returns with Alexei Grynyuk at the piano. Aula Magna, Università la Sapienza, www.concertiiuc.it. WINNER OF THE CHOPIN PRIZE 1 March The Rome debut of the winner of this year’s Chopin international piano competition, the South Korean Seong-Jin Cho. The intentional Chopin piano competition, which is held every five years, is considered one of the great stepping stones to worldwide success and has been won by many pianists – such as Maurizio Pollini, Martha Argerich and Krystian Zimmerman – who have then gone on to international fame. The 2000 winner Yundi Li will debut in Rome at the IUC on 12 March with a programme of music by Chopin, Beethoven and Schumann. Aula Magna, Università la Sapienza, www.concertiiuc.it. ORATORIO GONFALONE

Myung Whun Chung returns to S. Cecilia to play and conduct Mozart in early March.

MUSICA NOTTURNA DALLE STRADE DI MADRID BOCCHERINI 18 Feb This string quintet was composed by Boccherini about 1780 when he was in service at the Spanish court from 1761 to 1805. It is played by the Accademia Ottoboni, which is known for its performances and recordings of music by Vivaldi, but here plays the Boccherini string quintet. Via del Gonfalone 32a, www.oratoriogonfalone.com. February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

GREG DULLI 22 Feb Unplugged in Monti presents An Evening with Greg Dulli, at the Chiesa Evangelica Metodista, as part of its Church Sessions concert series. The American musician is known for his alternative and R&B sound as well as his collaboration with many of the greats from the underground and grunge music scenes in the US. Chiesa Evangelica Metodista, Via XX Settembre 123, www. unpluggedinmonti.com. THE QUIREBOYS 26 Feb This English hard rock band was formed in London in 1984, gaining fame in the late 1980s to early 1990s. The group gained success with its 1989 hit Hey You. Traffic Club, Via Prenestina 738, www.trafficlive.org.

Brian May and Kerry Ellis perform at the Auditorium Parco della Musica.

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Spike fronts The Quireboys at Traffic Club.

Joe Jackson performs at Teatro Brancaccio.

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BRIAN MAY & KERRY ELLIS 28 Feb Brian May and Kerry Ellis return to Italy for the One Voice – The Tour, which includes a stop-off in Rome. May is best known as the guitarist from Queen while Ellis is one of the newest stars of the West End and Broadway. Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin, tel. 0680241281, www.auditorium.com.

CORONER 5 Feb Swiss thrash metal band which has been on the go, in various guises, since 1983. Coroner’s sound has become increasingly complex over the years and incorporates elements of thrash, classical, avant-garde, progressive rock, jazz, and industrial metal. Traffic Club, Via Prenestina 738, www. trafficlive.org.

JOE JACKSON 7 March This veteran English musician and singer-songwriter has recorded 19 studio albums and is best known for his first release, the huge 1979 hit Is She Really Going Out with Him?, as well as the 1982 single Steppin’ Out. Teatro Brancaccio, Via Merulana 244, tel. 0680687231, www.teatrobrancaccio.it.

THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH 13 Feb This Swedish singer-songwriter has been compared to Bob Dylan for both his lyrical style and vocal delivery. His sound is influenced by early American folk artists such as Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie. Teatro Quirinetta, Via Marco Minghetti 5, tel. 066794585, www.quirinetta.com.

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THE ARISTOCRATS 18 Feb This international prog-rock band, described as a supergroup, was formed in 2011 and comprises three seasoned musicians: guitarist Guthrie Govan from the UK, bassist Bryan Beller from the US, and drummer Marco Minnemann from Germany. Planet Live Club, Via del Commercio 36, tel. 065747826, www.planetliveclub.com.

IL CINEMA AL CENTRO 7-10 Feb Quirinetta Caffè Concerto, in collaboration with Wanted in Rome, holds a four-day festival of screenings, premieres, music and encounters. The movie programme begins on 7 Feb with Wolfpack (18.00) and Station to Station (22.00); 8 Feb with Finding Vivian Maier (18.00) and Nightmare (22.00): 9 Feb with Muscle Shoals (18.00) and Visitors (22.00), and ending on 10 Feb with Nas di One (18.00). For full details see website. Quirinetta Caffè Concerto, Via Marco Minghetti 5, www. quirinetta.com.

La Cenerentola at Rome’s opera house.

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THE TRIUMPH OF TIME AND TRUTH BY HANDEL 28 Jan-13 Feb Handel’s oratorio, staged successfully by Jurgen Flimm for Zurich and Berlin opera houses, is being revamped for La Scala by conductor Diego Fasolis, one of the top experts in ancient music, who is creating an orchestra ensemble dedicated to baroque music with original instruments. This is part of a La Scala project to stage one Baroque title each season. Teatro alla Scala, Via Filodrammatici, www.teatroallascala.org.

LA CENERENTOLA BY ROSSINI 22 Jan-19 Feb Directed by Emma Dante and conducted by Alejo Perez this is certain to be a new production full of surprises. Rossini’s Cenerentola is already somewhat different from the classical fairytale, with a stepfather instead of a stepmother. In a recent interview with La Repubblica Dante outlined a mix of traditional with modern elements such as pop surrealism. In the scene where the prince searches for Cinderella Dante puts the emphasis on the liberation of Cinderella from the controlling forces around her. A few years ago Dante produced a humorous version of the fairytale for the theatre, entitled Anastasia, Genoveffa e Cenerentola, which was then published as a book. Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7, www.operadiroma.it.

I DUE FOSCARI BY VERDI 25 Feb-25 March This promises to be a must-see new production. Whether it is the cast, the director or the conductor it will be a feast for all opera lovers. Placido Domingo is in the role of Francesco Foscari and Francesco Meli as Jacopo. And there are also two young promising singers, Anna Pirozzi, and Luca Salsi, the new star at the Met who is alternating with Domingo. Alvis Hermanis returns to La Scala to direct the opera after his success last year with Di Soldaten, and conductor Michele Mariotti is one of Italy’s best. Teatro alla Scala, Via Filodrammatici, teatroallascala.org.

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IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA BY ROSSINI 11-21 Feb This is a new Davide Livermore production of Rossini’s old favourite, on the bicentenary of its first performance on 20 February 1816 at Teatro Argentina in Rome. Livermore, who was born in Turin, is the artistic director at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia Valencia. The conductor is Donato Renzetti, with two

Italian Rossini mezzo sopranos – Chiara Amaru and Teresa Iervolino – in the role of Rosina. The new season at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is one of unusual works and original stagings (see for example Emma Dante’s La Cenerentola) so it will be interesting to see where Livermore takes the audience with this much-loved work. Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7, www. operadiroma.it. BENVENUTO CELLINI BY BERLOIZ 22 March-3 April This is the third consecutive new production at Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera, this time a co-production with the English National Opera and De Nationale Opera di Amsterdam. The conductor is Roberto Abbado and the director Terry Gilliam. The cast includes Varduhi Abrahamyan, John Osborn, (both new names for the Rome opera who have rarely performed in Italy), Alessandro Luongo and Nicola Ulivieri. Gilliam first staged this rarely performed hybrid of an opera – where romance mixes with outrage and humour – for the ENO. A spokesperson for the ENO said that Gilliam combined his anarchic style with Berloiz’s epic score to tell the story of Cellini, the notorious Italian goldsmith and sculptor – an artist, and scoundrel – whose scandalous lifestyle rivalled that of Casanova. Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7, www.operadiroma.it.

The Triumph of Time and Truth at Teatro alla Scala.

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Emma Dante’s modern-day interpretation of Rossini›s Cenerentola, first performed in January at the Teatro dell’Opera, will have repeat performances from 12-19 Feb. Apart from the veteran singer Alessandro Corbelli the others in the cast are all new up-and-coming voices, specialising in Rossini works and belcanto in particular. La Scala in Milan presents Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, which was the first opera that Händel composed during the period he spent in Italy to study opera, then all the rage throughout Europe. It was performed in Rome in 1707 soon after his arrival, and then revised in 1737 and again 1757. Rome Al Teatro dell’Opera di Roma va in scena dal 22 al 29 gennaio (e anche il 12 e il 19 febbraio) La Cenerentola, un dramma giocoso di Gioachino Rossini su libretto di Jacopo Ferretti che rilegge in chiave comico-sentimentale la nota favola di Perrault, privandola di ogni elemento magico: infatti la fata diventa il saggio precettore di corte che organizza gli avvenimenti per far convolare a giuste nozze Cenerentola con il principe azzurro. Motivo d’interesse è la presenza di Emma Dante. Regista siciliana nota e pluri-premiata (ultimo il Premio Abbiati del 2014 per La muette de Portici di Auber al Petruzzelli di Bari) che ha riscritto in siciliano ambientandola ai giorni nostri la favola La Cenerentola, che ha poi portano in teatro facendo in modo che si concludesse con due morali: che bisogna fare di tutto per essere la stessa persona sia in privato sia in pubblico e che i cattivi non sono eroi né possono continuare a vivere impuniti. Il cast vocale è capitanato da Alessandro Corbelli, un veterano del ruolo di Don Magnifico, il patrigno di Cenerentola nobile decaduto e squattrinato, che vede nel matrimonio regale il riscatto per sé e le figlie. Le altre voci appartengono tutte a giovani emergenti, specializzati in ruoli rossiniani e di belcanto in genere: Serena Malfi (Angelina ossia La Cenerentola), Juan Francisco Gatell e Vito Priante (il Principe Don Ramiro e il suo scudiero) e Damiana Mizzi e Annunziata Vestri (rispettivamente Clorinda e Tisbe, le sorellastre di Angelina). L’unico cantante che oltre a Rossini ha in repertorio anche Donizetti, Verdi e Wagner, è Marko Mimica che impersona il precettore Alidoro. La direzione d’orchestra di questa Cenerentola spetterà a Alejo Pérez, che a Roma già diresse Nos (Il naso) di Dmitrij Šostakovič con la regia di Peter Stein, uno degli spettacoli più belli e di successo della stagione 2012/13. Milano Il Teatro alla Scala presenta dal 28 gennaio al 13 febbraio Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno. è il primo oratorio composto da Georg Friedrich Händel durante il suo viaggio in Italia, compiuto per conoscere e studiare la musica operistica italiana, che all’epoca era in auge in tutta Europa. Giunto a Roma ai primi di gennaio del 1707, Händel a maggio ha già pronto l’oratorio che fa eseguire nel Palazzo Ottoboni. In orchestra suona il violino Arcangelo Corelli, che giudica la musica troppo difficile da eseguire e non in stile italiano. Il libretto è del Cardinale Pamphili che per diletto scriveva versi, inventati nel Trionfo del tempo e del disinganno per affermare che le ore che passano e la verità saranno per sempre vittoriosi sui piaceri terreni e sulla bellezza, quali valori effimeri. Händel tornerà a rivedere e corregge questo oratorio prima nel 1737 e da ultimo nel 1757, così che il testo del Cardinale Pamphili sarà sostituito da uno nuovo di Thomas Morell e sarà intitolato The Triumph of the Time and the Truth. Il regista Jürgen Flimm ha presentato lo spettacolo già a Zurigo e a Berlino, ma per la Scala lo ripenserà completamente. Canteranno Lucia Cirillo (Il Piacere), Martina Janková (La Bellezza), Sara Mingardo (Il Disinganno) e Leonardo Cortellazzi (Il Tempo). Dirigerà uno degli attuali specialisti di musica antica: Diego Fasolis, che anche sta concretizzando l›invito della Scala di creare un ensemble orchestrale dedito al repertorio barocco, che suona con strumenti originali. Paolo Di Nicola

dance MILAN TEATRO ALLA SCALA THE NUTCRACKER BY TCHAIKOVSKY 9 Feb-13 March This is a re-run of Nacho Duato’s successful choreography staged at La Scala last year. It has the classical foundations of the original with Duato’s modern touches. The Spanish choreographer, who studied at the Rambert in London, with Maurice Bejart in Brussels and Alvin Ailey in New York, is now the artistic director of ballet at the Mikhaylovsky Theatre in St Petersburg. Duato’s Nutcracker premiered at the Mikhaylovsky in 2013. Teatro alla Scala, Via Filodrammatici 2, www.teatroallascala.org.

ROME AUDITORIUM PARCO DELLA MUSICA EQUILIBRIO FESTIVAL DELLA NUOVA DANZA 9-28 Feb Three themes dominate the 12th edition of this contemporary dance festival: the importance of live music to dance; the role of Spanish women choreographers and the new centres of dance in Italy. En Avant March! (21-23 Feb) is the title of the choreography by Frank Van Laeke and Alan Patel in which a band becomes not only central to the life of the community but also to its actors and dancers. Spanish women choreographers have become increasingly important to the European dance scene, especially in their commentaries on the role of women in society and their use of new techniques and narratives. During the festival María Muñoz (23 Feb), Sol Picó (26 Feb), Àngels Margarit (28 Feb) will work with a group of young Italian dancers on a choreography that focuses on the outside spaces of the auditorium. The three Italian dance companies at the centre of this year’s festival are Aterballetto (based in Reggio Emilio) on 8 Feb, Compagnia Virgilio Sieni (Florence) on 12 Feb and Compagnia Zappalà Danza (Catania) on 17 Feb. All three have been awarded state grants for the 2015-2017 triennium in recognition of their regional, national and international importance. February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

urns to Opus Cactus ret with Momix. o pic im Ol o Teatr

TEATRO OLIMPICO MOMIX OPUS CACTUS 9-21 Feb Moses Pendleton’s Opus Cactus which he choreographed for Momix in 2002 is back at Teatro Olimpico. Momix, which now had three teams of dancers, was started by Pendleton in 1981 and its mix of mime, dance and acrobatics probably makes it one of the world’s best-known and most popular dance companies. There is hardly a season at Teatro Olimpico without a Momix performance. This year Opus Cactus is back with the new look bringing the Arizona desert alive once again with cactuses, lizards and fire dancers. Teatro Olimpico, Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17, www. teatroolimpico.it. TEATRO DELL’ OPERA DI ROMA GRANDI COREOGRAFI 26 Feb-2 March An evening of Balanchine (Serenade), Millepied (Closer), Forsythe (Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude), and Nureyev (Raymonda) with the etoiles, first ballerinas and the ballet corps of the Teatro dell’Opera. Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Piazza Beniamino Gigli 7, www.opera-roma.it. TEATRO VASCELLO ODYSSEY BALLET UNA STORIA MEDITERRANEA 13-14 Feb Mvula Sungani’s choreography with Emanuela Bianchini and dancers of the Physical Dance. Sungani’s dance company and school is based in Rome. Sungani, who grew up in Rome’s Centocelle, started working in television with Raffaella Carrà at the age of 13 and then received his professional formation with Alvin Ailey. Odyssey Ballet is an interdisciplinary, multi-cultural work inspired by the north and the south of the Mediterranean, by Sungani’s Italian and Malawi heritage. Teatro Vascello, Via Giacinto Carini 78, www.teatrovascello.it.

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THEATRE AS YOU LIKE IT 2-7 Feb The Rome Savoyards and Plays in Rome stage a production of this Shakespearian pastoral comedy, 400 years after the death of The Bard. Thought to have been penned in 1599, the play follows Rosalind and her cousin Celia who leave behind their lives in the court and journey into the Forest of Arden. It is here that Rosalind is liberated from the convention of her former life. Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of living and falls spectacularly in love. 2-5 Feb 20.30. 6-7 Feb 17.30. Directed by Sandra Provost. In English. For bookings and info email playsinrome@yahoo.com or tel. 347/8248661. Teatro S. Genesio, Via Podgora 1, off Viale Mazzini, www.teatrosangenesio.it. ROME’S COMEDY CLUB 26 Feb The latest edition of this monthly evening of hilarity (in English) livens up the end of February with a range of performances from the club’s regular crowd of comedians. Doors open as usual at 20.30, show begins at 21.30, and guests should reserve in advance, tel. 347 / 6753522 or email teatrodouze@gmail.com. Teatro Douze, Via del Cipresso 12, Trastevere.

I Furiosi at Teatro India from 13-28 Feb.

Teatro India stages a production of the Ibsen classic A Doll’s House.

TEATRO INDIA 9-28 Feb Teatro India stages a production of the Henrik Ibsen classic A Doll’s House (9-14 Feb) which examines the relationship between men and women, power, possession, eroticism and money. Adapted by Emanuela Giordano, the play stars Mascia Musy as Nora Helmer and Stefano Santospago as her husband Torvald. Ibsen’s tale aroused great controversy when it was first staged in 1879 in Copenhagen as the play ends with Nora leaving her husband and children because she wants to discover herself. In 2006 UNESCO awarded it with the title of the world’s most performed play. 13-28 Feb I Furiosi written by Nanni Balestrini and directed by Fabrizio Parenti, the modern drama follows Italy’s hardcore ultra football fans who move in an all-male world characterised by violence, nihilism and lost youth. 17-28 Feb I Giganti della Montagna, Luigi Pirandello’s last play, is complex and not performed very often, partly because it was incomplete at the time of his death in Rome in 1936. The dreamlike story is centred around the Villa di Scalogna in which a group of outcasts, led by a

magician, welcomes a group of seven actors, led by a countess. During their meeting, the boundaries between reality and dreams come tumbling down, along with the boundaries between characters and actors. Directed by Roberto Latini. All plays in Italian. Teatro Argentina, Largo di Torre Argentina 52, tel. 06684000311/14. www.teatrodiroma. net. VITTORIO SGARBI: CARAVAGGIO 15-17 Feb Outspoken art critic Vittorio Sgarbi, who has recently been dangerously ill, leads the audience through the life and revolutionary paintings of Caravaggio, in a production featuring images of the artist’s best known works set to the music of Valentino Corvino. Directed by Angelo Generali. In Italian. Teatro Vittoria, Piazza S. Maria Liberatrice 10, Testaccio, tel. 065781960, www.teatrovittoria.it.

Borghese by Barbara Klemm at Casa di Goethe.

Academies AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME 23 Feb New Perspectives on the Fascist Ventennio: What the Archives Reveal. David I. Kertzer and Mauro Canali, two scholars who have recently published work casting new light on Italy’s Fascist period discuss how their archive-based findings throws into question dominant narratives about this history. The event will be held in English and Italian with simultaneous translation available. Villa Aurelia, 18.00. American Academy in Rome, Via Angelo Masina 5, tel. 065852151, www.aarome. org. BRITISH SCHOOL AT ROME 10 Feb Charles Burdett of the University of Bristol presents a lecture entitled Italy, Islam and the Islamic world: representations and reflections from 9/11 to the Arab uprisings. 18.00-19.30 British School at Rome, Via Antonio Gramsci 61, tel. 063264939, www.bsr. ac.uk. CASA DI GOETHE 6 Feb-5 June German photographer Barbara Klemm retraces the footsteps of Goethe, capturing the subjects chosen by the poet in their modern settings. On display are 45 black and white photographs, shown alongside a small selection of reproductions of Goethe’s Italian landscape drawings from the museum’s collection. Casa di Goethe, Via del Corso 18, tel. 0632650412, www.casadigoethe.it.

Sergio Parisse and Martin Castrogiovanni.

sport RUGBY SIX NATIONS 6 Feb-19 March The 17th edition of the annual Six Nations rugby union championship – which is contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales – kicks off on 6 February and finishes on 19 March. Over the course of the 15-match tournament, Ireland will attempt to retain its reigning champion title, and all sides will try to avoid being handed the dreaded “wooden spoon” which last year was awarded to Scotland. Italy hosts two games at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico: first against England on 14 Feb, then against Scotland on 27 Feb. The other three Italian games see Italy take on France in Paris (6 Feb), Ireland in Dublin (12 March), and Wales in Cardiff (19 March). The French coach of the Italian team,

Jacques Brunel, who will be hoping to improve on Italy’s second-last placing on the league table last year, is trying some new faces for the first couple of games, and his 30-man squad includes 10 uncapped players. Each year rugby becomes more popular in Italy (helped no end by Italy’s stunning 22-15 defeat of Ireland in Rome three years ago), and thousands of English and Scottish fans are expected to descend on the Italian capital. For those unable to attend the stadium, here is a short list of the best bars in the city to watch the games. The largest screens are guaranteed at Scholars Lounge and the Druid’s Rock; for lively atmosphere (particular for the Italy games) head to The Shamrock or Camden Town; while the city’s English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish and French rugby fans can be found mingling with Italian regulars at pubs such as the Fiddler’s Elbow and Finnegans. For full details see Six Nations website, www.rbs6nations.com. February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

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academies AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME The American Academy in Rome works to promote research and independent study in the arts and humanities. Via Angelo Masina 5, tel. 065810788, www. aarome.org.

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AUSTRIAN CULTURAL FORUM The Austrian Cultural Forum hosts events dedicated to the history and culture of Austria. Viale Bruno Buozzi 113, tel. 063608371, www.austriacult.roma.it. BELGIAN ACADEMY The Belgian Academy facilitates scientific and cultural relations between Italy and Belgium by sponsoring researchers and artists in Italy. Via Omero 8, tel. 063201889, www.academiabelgica.it. BRITISH COUNCIL The British Council promotes the English language and appreciation in Italy of the UK’s creative ideas and achievements. Via di S. Sebastianello 16, tel. 06478141, www.britishcouncil.it. BRITISH SCHOOL AT ROME The British School at Rome brings scholars, artists, researchers and architects from Britain to create a cultural exchange between Britain and Italy. Via Gramsci 61, tel. 063264939, www.bsr.ac.uk. CASA DI GOETHE Rome’s museum dedicated to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe offers exhibitions and cultural events throughout the year. Via del Corso 18, tel. 0632650412, www. casadigoethe.it. CENTRE CULTUREL SAINT-LOUIS DE FRANCE The centre offers cultural events such as film screenings, lectures, debates and theatre. Largo Toniolo 20, tel. 066802629, www.ifcsl.com. British School at Rome

CENTRO CULTURAL BRASIL-ITALIA The centre offers courses of Brazilian Portuguese and samba and hosts meetings with writers and filmmakers, conferences on Brazilian literature and screenings of Brazilian movies. Piazza Navona 18, tel. 0668398284, www.roma.itamaraty.gov. br/it/centro_cultural_brasil-italia.xml.

FINNISH ACADEMY The Finnish Academy provides a base for Finnish students and researchers working in Italy, as well as promoting Finland’s work in the arts and humanities. Villa Lante, Passeggiata del Gianicolo 10, tel. 0668801674, www. irfrome.org.

DANISH ACADEMY The Danish Academy is an institution that offers support to Danish artists in Rome. Via Omero 18, tel. 063265931, ww.dkinst-rom.dk.

FRENCH ACADEMY The French Academy at Villa Medici hosts artists from France and provides exhibitions and festivals throughout the year. Viale Trinità dei Monti 1, tel. 066761305, www.villamedici.it.

DUTCH INSTITUTE The Dutch Institute offers courses for students and researchers and serves as a bridge between Dutch universities and Italy. Via Omero 10, tel. 063269621, www.knir.it. EGYPTIAN ACADEMY The Egyptian Academy brings Arabian, Egyptian and African culture and art to Italy. Via Omero 4, tel. 063201896, www.accademiaegitto.org.

GERMAN ACADEMY The German Academy offers German artists, writers, musicians and architects the opportunity to study in Rome. Largo di Villa Massimo 1, tel. 064425931, www.deutsche-kulturinternational.de. GERMAN HISTORICAL INSTITUTE This institute conducts research into the history of Germany and Italy, in

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particular the relations between both countries. Via Aurelia Antica 391, tel. 066604921, www.dhi-roma.it. GOETHE INSTITUT The Goethe Institut promotes education in Italy about German culture, language and history. Via Savoia 15, tel. 068440051, www.goethe.de. HUNGARIAN ACADEMY The Academy of Hungary in Rome hosts concerts, literary events and exhibitions by Hungarian artists and scholars. Via Giulia 1, tel. 066889671, www.roma.balassiintezet.hu. INSTITUTO CERVANTES Instituto Cervantes is a cultural institution created to promote the teaching of Spanish language and culture. Via di Villa Albani 16, tel. 068551949, www.cervantes.es. ITALIAN INSTITUTE FOR LATIN AMERICA The Italo-Latin American Institute facilitates research into the cultural, scientific, economic and social aspects of Italy and Latin American countries. Piazza Benedetto Cairoli 3, tel. 06684921, www.iila.org. JAPANESE CULTURAL INSTITUTE The Japanese Cultural Institute hosts hosts regular cultural events and also offers courses in Japanese. Via Gramsci 74, tel. 063224754, www.jfroma.it. KEATS-SHELLEY MEMORIAL HOUSE Museum dedicated to the lives of three English Romantic poets – John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron. Piazza di Spagna 26, tel. 066784235, www.keats-shelley-house.it.

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NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE The Norwegian Institute in Rome offers undergraduate and graduate courses in art history, ancient studies and Italian. Viale 30 Aprile 33, tel. 0658391007, www. hf.uio.no. POLISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE Institution dedicated to Polish history and culture as well as the promotion of dialogue between Poland and Italy. Via Vittoria Colonna 1, tel. 0636000723, www.istitutopolacco.it.

tre dedicated to scientific research in art and archaeology. Via Omero 14, tel. 063201596, www.isvroma.it. SWISS INSTITUTE The Swiss Institute offers exhibitions, events and classes dedicated to the culture of Switzerland. Via Ludovisi 48, tel. 064814234, www.istitutosvizzero.it. Belgian Academy

POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCE The Polish Academy is a research centre for the humanities and a scientific exchange between Poland and Italy. Vicolo Doria 2, tel. 066792170, www.accademiapolacca.it. ROMANIAN ACADEMY The Romanian Academy hosts events and promotes cultural relations between Romania and Italy. Piazza Josè di S. Martin 1, tel. 063201594, www.accadromania.it. RUSSIAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURE AND LANGUAGE The Russian Institute provides classes in Russian language and culture. Via Farini 62, tel. 064870137. SPANISH ACADEMY The Spanish Academy hosts artists in many fields of study and holds events that provide a cultural bridge between Spain and Italy. Piazza S. Pietro in Montorio 3, tel. 065818607, www.raer.it. SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL STUDIES The Swedish Institute is a research cen-

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COLUMNs Accommodation vacant in town APARTMENT INSIDE THE CASALE BRAVETTA. First floor furnished apartment 100 sqm in historical casale, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, big living room, fully fitted kitchen, terrace, big garden. Close to Monteverde and Villa Pamphili. €1.400 month, long term. Pictures: www.adrianostefani.it/adriano/ Contact: msg@adrianostefani.it. APARTMENT TESTACCIO. Furnished 55 sqm apartment in Via Mastro Giorgio, with living room, 1 bedroom with dressing room, bathroom, kitchen, doorman, fortified doors, TV, washing machine, wi-fi if requested, 4th floor, no elevator. Nearby Piramide (Metro B) and FAO (walking distance 15 min.) Monthly rent €1.100, minimun stay 1 year, renewable. Contact mc0450@tiscali.it. NEAR ST PETER’S/ VATICAN 1 BEDROOM APT. St Peter’s, Gregorio VII 4 floor elegantly furnished living room, bedroom, kitchen, balcony, privately renting €950 monthly no agencies, tel. 349 /2518565. PIAZZA EPIRO/FAO/S. GIOVANNI 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT. Beautiful, cosy, quiet, elegant, friendly, fully furnished and equipped, living room, 2 sunny bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom. 1930s condo+garden. Near FAO, 12mins walk from Colosseum. €1.500 month. Pics available. Contact airleas. rome@gmail.com.

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Accommodation vacant out of town SUTRI: MEDIAEVAL TOWER. Sutri mediaeval tower: terrace, spacious, elegantly furnished, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study, living-dining room, fireplace, big kitchen, all conveniences, centre old town. Ancient Roman column in window. 30 miles from Rome. judyharris123@gmail.com.

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working mainly with accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliation and budgeting. Excellent knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint is required. Fluent written and spoken English language is a must. Autonomy, precision, flexibility and confidentiality are required. During the interview accounting, general computer skills, and English levels will be tested. Applicants should send a CV authorizing personal data treatment pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 196/03. Only CVs written in English will be considered. Contact wantedinrome.aassistant@gmail.com. ENGLISH SPEAKING FOR BACK OFFICE JOB. English speaking (preferred mother tongue)for office administration, knowledge of windows, with experience in the travel industry, motivated person in a growing company, full time job please send curricula. Contact rome.marilena@ gmail.com. FINANCIAL TRANSLATOR. Regular freelance work involving Italian to English translation translation of financial statements and other corporate documents of major Italian organizations. English mother tongue, good writing skills, good understanding of Italian are required. Possible in-house position for right candidate.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE - ACCADEMIA BRITANNICA ROMA. CELTA qualified teachers with YL experience needed immediately at International House – Accademia Britannica Thursdays and Fridays 14:30-16:30Send CV ados@ihromamz.it. NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKER AS PART TIME ASSISTANT I am looking for a native English speaker to help me organize private tours. Please email me your CV at: allisonbeatty@hotmail.com. RECHERCHONS DES PROMOTEURS FRANçAIS. Tour Opérateur situé à proximité du Colisée recherche pour la promotion et la vente de ses tours 5* de Rome et du Colisée du personnel enthousiaste et motivé parlant Francais et Anglais. Toute autre langue [Espagnol, Allemand...] sera considéré un avantage.Vous serez formés et vous aurez la possibilité de percevoir d’excellentes commissions. Environnement professionnel sympathique et vivant. SEEKING FOR ENGLISH NATIVE SPEAKERS. Our company is seeking for English native speakers for our Passi di Bimbo kindergarten located in Monteverde Vecchio until July 2016. Qualifications: English native speakers. Patient, active, able to work with different aged kids in the same group. We offer: A competitive salary measured on the candidate experience. Working days Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 3 PM. Email your CV to livia.viadelcasaletto60@yahoo.it and please insert the phrase “I authorize the use of my personal data according to D.LGS 196/03” at the bottom of your cv. SEEKING MOTHER TONGUE, BUSINESS ENGLISH TEACHER. The Language Grid is seeking highly motivated, university educated Business English trainers. We offer long term national contracts, holiday pay, bonus and benefits, as well as career

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ALL CARS ACCIDENTS LEADS TO ROME. The Town Council has stopped, maybe is afraid to die crushed over the asphalt. Sernicolimarco@gmail.com.

lessons CREATIVE, I AM. In four Saturdays you will learn how to bring your creativity in visual arts to another level: discovering it, using it, enjoying it and learning techniques to continue on your own. First meeting 20 February, 10.00-17.00, www.marinabuening.com. FRENCH QUALIFIED TEACHER. Need to learn French for fun or business? English, Italian, Spanish speaking. Loves teaching, your house or mine. Please leave telephone number on email. Tel. 329 / 9823826; f.bessoles. rm@gmail.com.

Poetry RUSSIA AGAINST UKRAINE. It is anything but gas, probably is.......SPUTIN. EMERGENCY ROOM. Once upon a time there was a doctor with his bag and baggage. He went door to door to look after our health,we were proud of him and the cold disappeared. Today there are millions of doctors with their bag and baggage. They go door to door to look after our health we are proud of them but if now the cold don’t disappear please take care of Ebola disease. Sernicolimarco@gmail.com. PARIS, JANUARY 2015. We will say that you are bad killers, we will combat you with our big sense of freedom.We won’ t permit you to take possession of our hope, we won’t be surprised if somebody could assert that the massacre at charlie hebdo is just a little weirdo. Sernicolimarco@ gmail.com.

Property for sale in town VIA ADELAIDE RISTORI, 5MN WALK FROM LUISS UNIVERSITY. Very bright restructured top-floor, chic apartment in prestigious and central neighborhood, located on a highly sought after street: Via Adelaide Ristori, in an elegant turn of the century villa. Third floor, walk up. 115 sqm: 2 bedrooms with double exposition, bathroom with window, eat-in kitchen with window, overhead storage, updated modern electric, au pair room (or in-law suite) on separate floor, lovely panoramic views above the trees, very quiet. Contact eh1821@ yahoo.fr.

Nomentana, just 15km from the centre of Rome. Although closer to Rome than it is to Guidonia (a town on the outskirts of Rome) it is part of the Guidonia council and benefits from much lower council and property tax compared to Rome council. Surfaces: Lower Ground Floor : 73.45 sqm + 43.50 sqm private garage (2 cars); Ground Floor: 101.00 sqm + 291.00 sqm private garden, Swimming pool: 13.00 x 2.50 mt (h: mt 1.50); First Floor: 80.00 sqm + 20.00 sqm veranda. Contact cavion.d@gmail.com.

Rooms and flat shares TRASTEVERE - VIA DELLA LUNGARA. Large bright room with private bathroom, comfortable and well equipped + kitchen use. Including internet. Tel. 339 / 7857565.

VILLA WITH POOL - VIA NOMENTANA KM15.700. 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom villa (porzione di bifamiliare) with garden and swimming pool located in a gated community in north east of Rome, with 24h porter, security services and commercial facilities at walking distance. The property is located on via February 2016 | Wanted in Rome

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numbers ASSOCIATIONS American International Club of Rome tel. 0645447625, www.aicrome.org American Women’s Association of Rome tel. 064825268, www.awar.org Association of British Expats in Italy britishexpatsinitaly@gmail.com Association of Malaysians in Italy tel. 389 / 1162161, malaysiansinitaly@ gmail.com Canadian Club of Rome canadarome@gmail.com Circolo di Cultura Mario Mieli Gay and lesbian international contact group, tel. 065413985, fax 065413971 Commonwealth Club of Rome ccrome08@gmail.com International Women’s Club of Rome tel. 0633267490. www.pwarome.org Irish Club of Rome irishclubofrome@gmail.com, www.irishclubofrome.org Luncheon Club of Rome tel. 338 / 5094448 Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums tel. 0669881814, www.vatican-patrons.org Professional Women’s Association www.pwarome.org United Nations Women’s Guild tel. 0657053628, unwg@fao.org, www.unwgrome.multiply.com Welcome Neighbor tel. 347 / 9313040, dearprome@tele2.it, www.wnrome-homepage.blogspot.com

Saint-Louis de France (French) Largo Toniolo 20-22, tel. 066802637, www.saintlouisdefrance.it La Librairie Française de Rome La Procure (French) Piazza S. Luigi dei Francesi 23, tel. 0668307598, www.librairiefrancaiserome.com Libreria Feltrinelli International Via V. E. Orlando 84, tel. 064827878, www.lafeltrinelli.it Libreria Quattro Fontane (international) Via delle Quattro Fontane 20/a, tel. 064814484, Libreria Spagnola Sorgente (Spanish) Piazza Navona 90, tel. 0668806950, www.libreriaspagnola.it Open Door Bookshop (second hand books – English, French, German, Italian) Via della Lungaretta 23, tel. 065896478, www.books-in-italy.com S. Susanna Lending Library Via XX Settembre 15, tel. 064827510 Opening times: Sun 10.00-12.30 Tues 10.00-13.00, Wed 15.00-18.00, Fri 13.00-16.00

cinemas The following cinemas show films in English or original language when available – see Wanted in Rome website for details. Alcazar Via Merry del Val 14, tel. 065880099 Casa del Cinema Largo Marcello Mastroianni 1, Villa Borghese, tel. 06423601, www.casadelcinema.it Cinema dei Piccoli Viale della Pineta 15, Villa Borghese, tel. 068553485 Farnese Persol Piazza Campo de’ Fiori 56, tel. 066864395 Fiamma Multisala Via Bissolati 47, tel. 06485526 Filmstudio Via degli Orti d’Alibert 1/c, tel. 334 / 1780632, www.filmstudioroma.com Greenwich Via G. Bodoni 59, tel. 065745825 Intrastevere Vicolo Moroni 3, tel. 065884230 Lux Via Massaciuccoli 31, tel. 0686391361 Multisala Barberini Piazza Barberini 24-26, tel. 0686391361 Nuovo Olimpia Via in Lucina 16/g, tel. 066861068 Nuovo Sacher Largo Ascianghi 1, tel. 065818116 emergency numbers

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The following bookshops and libraries have books in English and other languages as specified. Almost Corner Bookshop Via del Moro 45, tel. 065836942 Anglo American Bookshop Via della Vite 102, tel. 066795222 Bibliothèque Centre Culturel

24-hour, multilingual information line for services in Rome, run by the city council, tel. 060606

• Ambulance tel. 118 • Carabinieri tel. 112 • Electricity and water faults (Acea) tel. 800130336 • Fire brigade tel. 115 • Gas leaks (Italgas-Eni) tel. 800900999 • Police tel. 113 • Rubbish (Ama) tel. 8008670355

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religious All Saints’ Anglican Church Via del Babuino 153/b, tel. 0636001881, Sunday service 08.30 and 10.30 Anglican Centre Piazza del Collegio Romano 2, tel. 066780302, www.anglicancentreinrome.com Bible Baptist Church Via di Castel di Leva 326, tel. 334 / 2934593, www.bbcroma.org, Sunday 11.00 Christian Science Services Via Stresa 41, tel. 063014425 Church of All Nations Lungotevere Michelangelo 7, tel. 069870464 Church of Sweden Via A. Beroloni 1/e, tel. 068080474, Sunday service 11.15 (Swedish) Footsteps Inter-Denominational Christian South Rome, tel. 0650917621, 333 / 2284093, North Rome, tel. 0630894371, akfsmes.styles@tiscali.it International Central Gospel Church Via XX Settembre 88, tel. 0655282695 International Christian Fellowship Via Guido Castelnuovo 28, tel. 065594266, Sunday service 11.00 Jewish Community Tempio Maggiore, Lungotevere Cenci, tel. 066840061 Jewish Reform Group in Rome Congregation Lev Chadash, Piazza della Libertà 10, tel. 339 / 3824815, Shabbat services at 10.00, Friday night service once a month Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas Largo della Sanità Militare 60, tel. 067726761 Lutheran Church Via Toscana 7, corner Via Sicilia 70, tel. 064817519, Sunday service 10.00 (German) Ponte S. Angelo Methodist Church Piazza Ponte S. Angelo, tel. 066868314, Sunday service 10.30 Pontifical Irish College (Roman Catholic) Via dei Santi Quattro 1, tel. 06772631. Sunday service 10.00 Rome Baptist Church Piazza S. Lorenzo in Lucina 35, tel. 066876652, 066876211, Sunday

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service 10.30, 13.00 (Filipino), 16.00 (Chinese) Rome Buddhist Centre Vihara Via Mandas 2, tel. 0622460091 Rome International Church Via Cassia km 16, www.romeinternational.org Rome Mosque (Centro Islamico) Via della Moschea, tel. 068082167, 068082258 St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Via XX Settembre 7, tel. 064827627, Sunday service 11.00 St Francis Xavier del Caravita (Roman Catholic), Via del Caravita 7, www. caravita.org, Sunday service 11.00 St Isidore’s College (Roman Catholic) Via degli Artisti 41, tel. 064885359, Sunday service 10.00 St Patrick’s Church (Roman Catholic) Via Boncompagni 31, tel. 0642903787, Sunday service 10.00 St Paul’s within-the-Walls (Anglican Episcopal) Via Nazionale, corner Via Napoli, tel. 064883339, Sunday service 08.30,10.30 (English), 13.00 (Spanish) St Silvestro Church (Roman Catholic) Piazza S. Silvestro 1, tel. 066977121, Sunday service 10.00 and 17.30 St Susanna Church (Roman Catholic), Via XX Settembre 15, tel. 0642014554, Saturday service 18.00. Sunday service 09.00 and 10.30 Venerable English College (Roman Catholic), Via di Monserrato 45, tel. 066868546, Sunday service 10.00 support groups Alcoholics Anonymous tel. 064742913, www.aarome.info Archè (HIV+ children and their families) tel. 0677250350, www.arche.it Associazione Centro Astalli (Jesuit refugee centre) Via degli Astalli 14/a, tel. 0669700306 Associazione Ryder Italia (Support for cancer patients and their families) tel. 065349622/0658204580, www.ryderitalia.it Astra (Anti-stalking risk assessment) tel. 066535499, www.differenzadonna.it

Caritas soup kitchen (Mensa Giovanni Paolo II) Via delle Sette Sale 30, tel. 0647821098, 11.00-13.30 daily Caritas foreigners’ support centre Via Zoccolette 19, tel. 066875228, 066861554 Caritas hostel Via Marsala 109, tel. 064457235 Caritas legal assistance Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano 6/a, tel. 0669886369 Celebrate Recovery Christian group tel. 338 / 1675680 Comunità di S. Egidio Piazza di S. Egidio 3/a, tel. 068992234 Comunità di S. Egidio soup kitchen Via Dandolo 10, tel 065894327, 17.00-19.30 Wed, Fri, Sat Information line for the disabled tel. 800271027 Joel Nafuma Refugee Centre St Paul’s within-the-Walls Via Nazionale, corner Via Napoli, tel. 064883339 Mason Perkins Deafness Fund (Support for deaf and deaf-blind children), tel. 0644234511, masonperkins@gmail.com, www.mpds.it Overeaters Anonymous tel. 064743772 Salvation Army (Esercito della Salvezza) Centro Sociale di Roma “Virgilio Paglieri”, Via degli Apuli 41, tel. 064451351 Support for elderly victims of crime (Italian only) Largo E. Fioritto 2, tel. 0657305104 The Samaritans Onlus (Confidential telephone helpline for the distressed) tel. 800860022 transport • Atac (Rome bus, metro and tram) tel. 800431784, www.atac.roma.it • Ciampino airport tel. 06794941, www.adr.it • Fiumicino airport tel. 0665951, www.adr.it • Taxi tel. 060609 – 065551 – 063570 – 068822 – 064157 – 066645 – 064994 • Traffic info tel. 1518 • Trenitalia (national railways) tel. 892021, www.trenitalia.it