Romaeuropa: music, dance, theatre“Romaeuropa”, Rome’s most exciting annual

arts festival is back with a promising subtitle:“Try the impossible”. And organizers confirm that theaim of the event is to offer a programme that hasworld class quality, and at the same time is experi-mental and thought-provoking. The festival’s past edi-tions have all featured big names and memorableevents, and this year it promises to live up to expecta-tions with the presence of such artists as SaburoTeshigawara, Peter Brook, Trisha Brown, DV8Physical Theatre, Hofesh Shecter, MarinaAbramovich to name but a few. The programme, dedi-cated to dance, theatre, music and visual arts, is divi-ded into sections: “Scene” dedicated to dance and theatre; “DNA” that stands for Danza Nazionale Autorialefeaturing young Italian choreographers; “Corpi Resistenti” focusing on the dance scene in the Middle East andNorth Africa; “Suoni” in which contemporary music merges with experimental rock, classical music and conta-minations between music and poetry; and “Digitalife” with technology at its base. City auditoriums, theatres,museums, clubs and even a couple of former industrial and commercial spaces host the events. The festival takesplace from 7 October to 20 November. Info www.romaeuropa.net.

Liam Gallagher’s “Beady eye”Liam Gallagher’s new band is back in Italy as part of an extensive world

tour, and it stops off in Rome for the first of two Italian dates. Thedates mark the band’s return here after having performed this summer atthe Heineken Jammin’ festival in Florence to a sold out house. “BeadyEye” is the name given to the critically and publicly acclaimed band thatwas formed by Liam and his fellow musicians – guitarist Gem Archer, bas-sist Andy Bell and touring drummer Chris Sharrock – who chose to sticktogether to form a new band, when Liam’s brother Noel Gallagher abrup-tly quit “Oasis” in 2009. It has been noted that although “Beady Eye” doe-sn't sound much different from “Oasis”, their debut album “Different Gear,Still Speeding”, which immediately hit UK Charts upon release in Februa-ry this year, displaysa joyful, freewheelingspirit that had beenlacking on “Oasis”later, more ponderousrecords. Live in con-cert on Friday 7th atAtlantico Live, Vialedell’Oceano Atlantico271. Tickets 35 euros.For booking andinformation tel.0 6 5 4 2 2 0 8 7 0 ,www.the-base.it

A scene from the show "Obsession" by Saburo Teshigawara

Vicente AmigoDescribed as “the guitarist of theXXIst century”, Vicente Amigo isone of the highlights of the ongoingFlamenco Festival in Rome. In con-cert with his group of flamencomusicians, Amigo performs musicfrom his 2009 album “Paceo deGracia” in which he aims not just“to sing with the guitar”, but also toachieve a register close to pop. Livein concert on Friday 7th atAuditorium Parco della Musica,Viale P. de Coubertin, tel.0680241281, www.auditorium.com

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EXHIBITIONSAEROIMPRESSIONISMOTaking part both in the “Year ofRussian Culture in Italy” and inRome’s international “FotoGra-fia” festival, this exhibition byRussian photographer SergeyYastrzhembskiy entitled “Ae-roimpressionism” comprisesthree chapters: Africa, Europe,and Siberia. The works are partof a series of unique landscapeaerial photographs. Their softand accurate composition likensthe series to abstract paintings.Until 24th October in the Foyerof the Auditorium Parco dellaMusica, Viale P. de Coubertin,tel. 06802411. 11am – 8pm.Sunday 10am to 8pm.

FILIPPINO LIPPI ANDSANDRO BOTTICELLI IN15TH CENTURY FLORENCEThis exhibition aims to shinethe light on the approximately34 years of Lippi's career. Lippiwas an extremely prolific artistand his work ranged from pa-nels, to frescoes, from dra-wings on coloured paper topaintings. The works on showare from leading internationalmuseums and private collec-tions. A selection of works byBotticelli also provides the pu-blic with an opportunity for sty-listic comparison with his ma-ster, his friend, and ultimatelyhis rival. Until 15th January atScuderie del Quirinale, Via XXIVMaggio, tel. 0639967500.

GEORGIA O’KEEFFEThis retrospective curated byBarbara Buhler Lynes of theGeorgia O’Keeffe Museum inSanta Fe, shines the light onthe multi-faceted universe ofthe American artist who playeda part in changing the courseof modern history of art. Theexhibit shows more than 60works as well as a selection ofphotographs by famous Ameri-can photographers capturingmoments and places in the lifeof O’Keeffe. Until 22nd Janua-r y at Fondazione Roma

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For the 7th edition of “Con-temporary Art Day”,

Rome’s National Gallery ofModern Art shows an installa-tion entitled “Hidden Treasu-res” by the Sino-Malaysianartist H.H. Lim. The work fea-tures a large cage containinga suitcase, chained and faste-ned by several locks. There is along bench that exits thecage, offering a seat to theviewer. The doubt that under-lies our security is the centraltheme of this work. From 8thto 23rd October at GNAM,Viale delle Belle Arti 131, tel.0632298221. 8.30am - 7.30pm.Monday closed.

Alice CooperAlice Cooper is best known

as the original shock rocker.Baptized Vincent Damon Fur-nier, he formed a group calledthe Earwigs, which severalnames later, called themselvesthe Alice Cooper Group. Theywere the world's first shock roc-kers, with many later groupsinspired to adopt the concept.In 1972 Vincent legally changedhis own name to Alice Cooper.In Cooper’s own words “Webrought theatrics to rock 'n'roll”. Concert on Wednesday12th at Atlantico Live, Viale del-l’Oceano Atlantico 271. Tickets32 euros. Info tel. 0654220870,www.the-base.itAlice Cooper

After a two year absence, Tori Amos – the goddess of Rock - isback in Rome to present her new project “Night of Hunters”

which also marks her debut album for Deutsche Grammophon, theworld’s most celebrated classical music record label. The platinum-selling singer-songwriter continues her legacy of ground-breakingrecordings with this 21st century song cycle inspired by select classi-cal pieces spanning the last 400 years.With “Night of Hunters”, Amos carries on the classical tradition ofvariations on a theme: taking inspiration from classical forms tocreate a bold new work while paying tribute to the mastery of theoriginal compositions. With more than 12 million albums sold andmultiple Grammy nominations, Tori Amos, a pioneer across multipleplatforms, is one of the most successful and influential artists of hergeneration. Live in concert on Saturday 8th at Parco della Musica,Viale P. de Coubertin. Info tel. 0680241281, www.auditorium.com

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Museo, Palazzo Cipolla, Via delCorso 320, tel. 0639967888.10am to 8pm. Mondays clo-sed. DAN COLEN“Trash” is the title of Dan Cole-n’s first major exhibition inRome. This show demonstrateshow Colen has learned to workwith abject things and materials

by tapping into their individualhistories and exposing theirlatent energies. Each painting isdescribed as “an actual andstill-potent record of real timeand visceral experience, offe-ring unexpected moments oftranscendence”. Until 29thOctober at Gagosian Gallery, Via

FrancescoCrispi 16.10.30am-7pm & bya p p o i n -tment. Sun-day andM o n d a yclosed. MAXXIR o m e ’ sM u s e u mdedicated

to the Arts of the XXIst centuryinaugurates the season withtwo new exhibitions: “CampoBaeza. The Tree of Creation”and “Exhibiting the collection.Architectural Projects from theCollexion of MAXXI Architettura1950-2010”. The former, whichconsists in a large installationthat recreates the mental lan-dscape of Alberto Campo Bae-za represents the third episodeof the Museum’s Nature cycleexploring new interpretations ofcontemporar y architecturalresearch (Until 30th October).The latter presents a selectionof over 70 works by 18 archi-tects, the majority of which areon show for the first time whileall are drawn from the Museumof Architecture’s collections(until 13th November). Museo

Nazionale delle Ar ti del XXISecolo, Via Guido Reni 4a, tel.063225178. 11am-7pm. Thur-sday and Saturday 11am-10pm. Monday closed.MENASHE KADISHMANAn exhibition by the Israeli artistMenashe Kadishman featureshis famous “Sheep”. The sheeppor traits have become Kadi-shman's trademark since the1978 Venice Biennale, where hepresented a flock of colouredlive sheep as living art. In 1995,he began creating sheep por-traits and sculptures, figures per-meated by Biblical symbolism,metaphors of life, peace andbrotherhood. Until 30th Novem-ber at Ermanno Tedeschi Gallery,Via del Portico d’Ottavia 7, tel.0645551063. 10am - 1pm,3pm-7pm. Saturday and Sundayby appointment.PORTRAITS. THE MANYFACES OF POWERMore than 150 precious ar ti-facts are on show, includingbas-reliefs, busts and statueson loan from major Europeanmuseums. The exhibition exa-mines the origins of Roman por-traiture, as well as the differenttechniques used by Romanartists ranging from the Repu-blican era to the late-ancientperiod. Until 23th October atthe Capitoline Museums, Piazzadel Campidoglio 1. Openinghours 9am to 8pm. Monday clo-sed. For information tel.060608.

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This is a major retrospective that aims to cover the over 30 years ofPiet Mondrian’s activity. More than seventy oil paintings and dra-

wings by the Dutch artist who is considered to be one of the foun-ders of abstractionism, as well as an important representative ofneo-plasticism, highlight the overall coherence of an artist whosecapacity for renewal and artistic growth remained constant throu-ghout his career. The exhibition is subtitled “The perfect harmony”and also features a section comprising some forty works by otherartists who inspired and influenced Mondrian. Curated by BennoTempel, the Director of the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, theworks on show have been loaned by leading internationalmuseums and art galleries such as the Denver Art Museum, the Phi-ladelphia Art Museum, the Ottawa National Gallery in Canada, andthe National Museum of Modern Art of Kyoto. The public can alsovisit a faithful reconstruction of Mondrian’s Paris workshop in the1920s and ‘30s. From 8th October to 29th January 2012 at Comples-so del Vittoriano, Via San Pietro in Carcere. For information tel.066780664. Open Monday to Thursday 9.30am - 7.30pm; Friday andSaturday 9.30am - 11.30pm; Sunday 9.30am - 8.30pm.

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“Composition with large red plane, yellow,black, grey and blue”, 1921 oil paintingon canvas by Mondrian

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TersicoreJiri and Otto Bubenicek are

identical Czech twins, bothof them acclaimed classicaldancers. The former is also achoreographer, the latter acompo-ser. Thisper for-m a n c egives theR o m eaudiencea nopportu-nity toa d m i r ethe cele-b r a t e dtwins in a gala evening duringwhich they present their owncreations together with a selectcompany of dancers from lea-ding European Ballet Theatres.The event, on Tuesday 11th, ispart of the “Tersicore” seasonat the Auditorium Conciliazio-ne, Via della Concliazione 4.Info tel. 800904560, www.audi-toriumconciliazione.it

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