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The ethnic rhythm of “The Magic Flute”The Teatro Olimpico kicks off its annual season with a vibrant and ethnic

re-interpretation of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”. The magic of jazz andstrains of pop, reggae and rock pervade Mozart’s much loved masterpiecein a melange made up of the original score and some adapted music thanksto the musical and artistic direction of Mario Tronco who heads the multi-cultural Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio. Together with Leandro Piccioni, withwhom he has arranged the music, he has produced a vision in which Tami-no is a Cuban percussionist, Sarastro plays the Andean flute, and the Queenof the Night is an Italian punk with an Arabian gang following. This extra-ordinary international production has been received with critical and publicacclaim as it builds on the universal appeal of Mozart's opera and tran-

sforms it intosomething entire-ly new. From22nd Septemberto 2nd October atTeatro Olimpico,Piazza G. daFabriano 17. Infoand tickets tel.063265991.

On 24th at the Capitoline Square

Mogol, the masterpiecesThe beloved Italian songwri-

ter, Mogol, celebrates 50years of illustrious career withan event in Rome’s CapitolineSquare. The lyricist who wrotethe words of over 2000 songs,relives the milestones of a lifeti-me of work that gave birth toinnumerable popular successes,many of which in tandem withthe late singer and musicianLucio Battisti. Born GiulioRapetti in Milan, Mogol’s first

successes were "Al di là", apiece that won the 1961Sanremo Festival, and then "Unalacrima sul viso", which was ahuge hit for Bobby Solo in 1964.In addition to writing new lyricsin Italian for a great many sin-gers, Mogol also took it uponhimself, in years in which fami-liarity with the English languagein Italy was still sparse, to tran-slate many hits from overseas,especially film soundtracks, butalso works of Bob Dylan andDavid Bowie. The concert enti-tled “The masterpieces of Mogol– 50 years of hits” takes place onSaturday 24th in Piazza delCampidoglio. Free entry. Forinformation tel. 060608.

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“Indian Highway”, between past and futureThis is an itinerant collective exhibition that aims to offer a panora-

ma of the Contemporary Art scene in India. The sprawling exhibitshows a selection of sixty works by thirty different artists. The cura-tors’ choice wants to reflect the massive changes that have revolutioni-sed Indian society in the past 20 years. Migration is seen as a seed ofthe vast economic, social and cultural mutations, so the idea of“highway” - both in its concrete and conceptual meanings - has beenhighlighted as an element of connection between a rural reality and anincreasingly urban one. The show also shines the light on the role oftechnological development,on the Indian economicboom, and on a growinginternational attentiontowards Indian art since the1990s. The exhibition inclu-des 4 site-specific installa-tions. From 22nd Septemberto 9th January at MuseoNazionale delle Arti delXXI Secolo, Via GuidoReni 4a, tel. 0639967350.11am-7pm. Thurs and Sat11am-10pm. Mon closed.

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Thursday 22nd at Teatro Olimpico

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EXHIBITIONSMENASHE KADISHMANAn exhibition by the Israeli ar-tist Menashe Kadishman fea-tures his famous “Sheep”.The sheep portraits have be-come Kadishman's trademarksince the 1978 Venice Bienna-le, where he presented a flockof coloured live sheep as li-ving ar t. In 1995, he begancreating sheep portraits andsculptures, figures permeatedby Biblical symbolism, meta-phors of life, peace and bro-therhood. Until 30th Novem-

ber at Ermanno Tedeschi Gal-lery, Via del Portico d’Ottavia7, tel. 0645551063. 10am-1pm, 3pm-7pm. Saturday andSunday by appointment.THREE AMIGOSThis is a single project that co-mes to life in three presti-gious art venues. It offers thepublic the chance to get toknow three big names of theNew York art scene of recentyears. They are Dan Colen,Nate Lowman, and the youn-gest and least for tunate,Dash Snow. The memory ofSnow has lives on at Macrowith the screening of his work“Sysiphus, Sissy Fuss, SillyPuss”, filmed in super8 in2009, the year of his death.Nate Lowman occupies two ro-oms of the American Academy

in Rome with a complex instal-lation made up of some thirtypaintings. Dan Colen is ho-sted by Palazzo Rospigliosi forwhich he has created twentylarge canvases. Macro, ViaNizza 135; 11am-10pm; Monclosed; tickets 11 euros, redu-ced tickets 9 euros; until 11thDecember. American Acade-my, Via Angelo Masina 5, tel.065852151; 11am-6pm; freeentry; until 11th October. Pa-lazzo Rospigliosi, Via XXIVMaggio 43, tel.0647848064; 11am-6pm;free entry; until 9th October.DAN COLEN“Trash” is the title of Dan Cole-n’s first major exhibition in Ro-me. This show demonstrateshow Colen has learned to workwith abject things and mate-

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A recital by guitarist, Paco de Lucia, internationally known as theGlobal Flamenco Ambassador, sets the stage for the Flamenco

Festival which will transform Rome’s Auditorium Parco della Musicainto a jamboree of traditional Spanish singing, playing and dancing.A multi-award winning musician, De Lucia has released over 25albums gaining the consent of audience and critics, and spreadingthe art of flamenco throughout the world. His collaboration with jazzmusicians testifies to his search of new musical experiences and hisability to reinvent music drawing on tradition. On 28th September atParco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin, tel. 0680241281.

FLAMENCODe Lucia, the master from Andalusia

Paco De Lucia

Wednesday 28th at Parco della Musica

Art Brut

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A new album and a tour brings Art Brut, oneof the most acclaimed bands of the current

British indie rock scene to Rome. Eddie Argosand his group of musicians released their 4thstudio album, “Brilliant! Tragic!” this year togenerally favourablereviews. Accordingto “AlternativePress”, depending onyour worldview, “ArtBrut are either themost whimsical folksin Britrock or themost sardonicbastards you've everworshiped via airguitar”. On Friday23rd at Circolo degliArtisti, Via CasilinaVecchia 42, tel.0 6 7 0 3 0 5 6 8 4 ,www.circoloartisti.it

Brooke FraserBrooke Fraser is a 27-year-old platinum-selling

singer-songwriter from New Zealand. Hermusic carries the echoes of such female pop starsas Carole King, Sarah McLachlan, Jonie Mitchelland other artists with a knack for thoughtful,

accessible singer-son-gwriter material. As afervent Christian, Fra-ser has long beenactively involved in apopular Australianmodern worshipgroup. What's stri-king about her ishow well she's ableto reconcile herbeliefs with her sin-ger-songwriter side.On Monday 26th atTeatro Palladium,Piazza B. Romano 8,tel. 0657332768. Art Brut

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rials by tapping into their indivi-dual histories and exposingtheir latent energies. Each pain-ting is described as “an actualand still-potent record of real ti-me and visceral experience, of-fering unexpected moments oftranscendence”. Until 29th Oc-tober at Gagosian Gallery, ViaFrancesco Crispi 16. 10.30am-7pm & by appointment. Sundayand Monday closed. MAXXIRome’s Museum dedicated tothe 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 ofcontemporary architectural re-search (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). Bothexhibitions are visible from 8thSeptember. Museo Nazionaledelle Arti del XXI Secolo, ViaGuido Reni 4a, tel.063225178. 11am-7pm. Thur-sday and Saturday 11am-10pm. Monday closed.

ROMAN AQUEDUCTSThirty architects, artists, pho-tographers, writers, poets andone musician focus on a sin-gle subject: Roman Aque-ducts. Works by the likes ofSantiago Calatrava, Paolo Por-toghesi, Mimmo Paladino, Va-lerio Magrelli and music com-posed for the occasion byGiorgio Battistelli celebratethe beauty and the genius ofthis incomparable architectu-ral element that gives a uni-que historical and aestheticalidentity to so much Romanlandscape. Until 6th Novem-ber at Cinecittàdue Arte Con-temporanea, Cinecittà Shop-ping Centre, Viale Palmiro To-gliatti 2, tel. 067220910.Open from 11am to 7.30pm.BATTLE PAINTERS BATTLEPAINTING FROM THEXVITH TO THE XVIIITHCENTURYThe exhibition displays pain-tings devoted to the themes ofwar and military life. The 60works on show exhaustively illu-strate the genre, with paintingsby all of its most significant ex-ponents from the beginning ofthe 17th, throughout the XVIIIthcentury. Villa d’Este, Tivoli. Tel.0774335850. Open from8.30am to 6.45pm; Mondayclosed. Until 30th October.PORTRAITS. THE MANYFACES OF POWERMore than 150 precious arti-facts are on show, includingbas-reliefs, busts and statueson loan from major European

museums. The exhibition exa-mines the origins of Romanportraiture, as well as the dif-ferent techniques used by Ro-man artists ranging from theRepublican era to the late-an-cient period. Until 23th Octo-ber at the Capitoline Mu-seums, Piazza del Campido-glio 1. Opening hours 9am to8pm. Monday closed. For in-formation tel. 060608.

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FotoGrafia, Rome’s international festival of photography is backwith an impressive showcase of big names and current trends.

The theme chosen for this 10th edition is “Motherland” whichexplores the relationship between the artist and his land of belon-ging. The festival, directed by Marco Delogu, boasts an internatio-nal jury that has chosen 15 projects including 5 finalist photogra-phers and the winner of the 2011 edition. As always, works areshown in diverse city venues including foreign academies, the audi-torium, Rome museums and galleries, but the heart of the eventbeats at Macro Testaccio which also hosts screenings of the 15 selec-ted photographers. Organisers say the choice of the theme,“Motherland”, is the result of an increasingly pressing need in aglobalized society to seek one’s land of belonging, whether it beold or new, real or virtual. A special section is dedicated to the workof photographer Alec Soth who has been asked to reveal his ownvision of the eternal city. A novelty this year is represented by a spe-cial prize for young Latin American photographers. From 23rd Sep-tember to 23rd October. MACRO Testaccio Museum, Piazza O. Giu-stiniani 4. For information tel. 060608, www.fotografiafestival.it

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“Motherland”, international photography

A photo by Yumiko Utsu

From Friday 23rd in diverse venues

ZurkhanehIn Persian, the word “Zur-

khaneh” literally means“The House of Strength” andrefers to the ancient Iraniangymnasia where the traditio-nal martial arts and musiccome together. Thanks to theparticipation of athletes andmusicians from Iran, theancient ceremony is broughtto life, accompanied bymaster Persian percussionistGhavi Helm who performs“De Zarb à Daf” especiallycomposed for him by theelectro-acoustic composerLuigi Ceccarelli. On 22ndSeptember at AuditoriumParco della Musica, Viale P.de Coubertin. For informa-tion tel. 0680241281,www.auditorium.com

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