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INCROCI DI CIVILTA'

May 2011 - Local theatres and bookstores

Culture and literature beyond all borders. With Incroci di civiltà, Venice celebrates its historic vocation as a crossroads of culture, people, and different civilizations. This event, now in its third year, represents more than just a festival of literature in that it provides an opportunity to create a dialogue between seemingly-distant worlds in an ideal meeting place where some of the most important voices in international writing discuss their own cultures and world views. Past editions have included authors Salman Rushdie, Orhan Pamuk, Yves Bonnefoy, Zhang Jie, Elias Khuri, Ioanna Karistiani, Kiran Desai, Gish Jen, Sami Tchak, Gaston Salvatore, Anita Desai, Anthony Phelps and Vikram Seth among others. Events will be held in local theaters and bookstores. www.culturaspettacolovenezia.it/incrocidicivilta

54th INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION "ILLUMInations"

From June 4 to Novembre 27, 2011 (vernissage June 1,2 and 3) - Biennale Giardini, Arsenal, different places in Venice

Art historian, critic and curator of exhibitions at an international level, Bice Curiger has been appointed as Director of the Visual Arts Sector. The title she has chosen for the 54th International Art Exhibition is ILLUMInazioni - ILLUMInations.  Bice Curiger said: “It is a great honour and a privilege to be asked to be the director of the Venice Biennale, one of the world’s most important and exceptional overviews on contemporary art. I am very much looking forward to the great challenge.

www.labiennale.org

HEINEKEN JAMMIN' FESTIVAL

From 8 to 11 June, 2011 - Parco San Giuliano, Mestre-Venice

The festival is inspired to the huge rock concerts that usually take more days, with several bands alternating on a large stage in the afternoon and big names playing at night. The Heineken Jammin' Festival is the most important concert in Italy and among the first in Europe. Like in 2007 (its tenth birthday) and onwards the HJF will take place in Parco San Giuliano in Mestre, a 700 hectares area right on the threshold of Venice, turned into a real rock arena for thousands of young fans. Four days of pure rock and the celebrities of Italian and international music. 

www.heineken.it

37th VOGALONGA

June 12, 2011- Lagoon and Grand Canal

The most popular international marathon on water. Oared boats of all kinds from five continents will gather by the thousands in St. Mark’s Basin by the Ducal Palace to start off a kaleidoscopic 30-kilometer regatta among islands, canals, and the most pleasant spots in the lagoon. Race spectators on Sant’Erasmo, Burano, Murano and several other islands will be met by the flotilla of rowers on its way back to Venice, where it will then proceed through the Rio di Cannaregio—the heart of the regatta—to the Grand Canal, and then finish at the Punta della Dogana. The spectacle is also spread out along various canals where banqueters and toasting fans cheer on the rowers.

read more...www.vogalonga.it

LIVE IN ST. MARK'S SQUARE

July 2011 - St. Mark's Square

Unique and magnificent, St. Mark’s Square will become a special stage for a rich program of summer concerts. This Venetian “living room” will be filled with rock, blues, and jazz, depending on the evening’s featured artist. The biggest names in international music will guarantee amazing entertainment, must-see events that only a city like Venice can offer, directly from its pulsing heart: St. Mark’s Square.

read more...www.veneziamarketingeventi.it

REDENTORE - FEAST OF THE REDEEMER

July 16 and 17, 2011 - St. Mark's Basin and the Church of the Redeemer

A phantasmagoric pyrotechnic explosion illuminates the Venetian summer night and amplifies the reflections of thousands of excited residents and visitors in the natural mirror of St. Mark’s Basin. The “Redentore” festival is one of the most celebrated and loved by Venetians. Watching the fireworks from along the canals, palace and hotel terraces, or a boat, surrounded by tables of local food like “bigoi in salsa”, “sarde in saor”, “bovoeti” and watermelon, is an unforgettable experience, a magical vision that suspends the city in a timeless night. Celebrating in the heart of the festival is the best way to come to know Venice today.

read more...www.redentorevenezia.it

4th VENEZIA JAZZ FESTIVAL

From 22 to 31 July, 2011 - St. Mark's Square, La Fenice Theatre, Palazzo Grassi, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Rialto, San Servolo Island

Artists of international fame and emerging talents of the contemporary jazz scene are the stars of this exciting annual event. The Venice Jazz Festival, a week-long program in its forth year, organized by Veneto Jazz, will offer once again a calendar rich in prestigious concerts at La Fenice Theater and St. Mark’s Square, in addition to a wide variety of concerts and collateral events throughout the city. There will be recording label showcases as well as more accessible events like live happy hours at Rialto, jazz lunch and dinners in selected Venetian hotels, and dj sets in various night clubs. The festival doesn’t stop at music.

read more...www.venetojazz.com

68th VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

From 31 August to 10 Septembe, 2011 - Venice Lido

Venice boasts the oldest and most important (together with Cannes) film festival in the world, where the idea itself was born, where cinema found its first world stage on which to share its own irresistible fascination. Thousands of visitors, dozens of stars, and hundreds of projections are crammed into ten days of fabulous festivities and glamorous parties. Since it began in 1932, the Film Festival has represented not only the golden standard for international film, but also an event capable of promoting, through its welcoming of artists and films from all over the world, a spirit of freedom and tolerance.

www.labiennale.org

CAMPIELLO LITERATURE AWARD

September 3, 2011 - La Fenice Theatre

The Campiello Literature Award is one of the most prestigious initiatives of the Foundation Il Campiello, formed by the Industriali del Veneto with the goal of contributing to the promotion and diffusion of Italian culture. A look at past prize winners, including Primo Levi for his La tregua (The Truce) at the first edition in 1963, reveals only the best in post-war Italian literature.

www.premiocampiello.org

THE HISTORICAL REGATTA

September 4, 2011 - Grand Canal

An authentic dive into the colors and costumes of the glorious 16th-century Serenissima Republic. The Historical Regatta, which reenacts the 1489 arrival of Caterina Cornaro (wife of the King of Cyprus), who renounced her throne in favor of Venice, is one of the city’s most spectacular and picturesque moments. Every year the regatta thrills tourists and Venetians alike as they crowd along the Grand Canal or preside on the floating tribune to see the passing Bucintoro—a traditional boat symbolizing the Serenissima—followed by a pageant of historical 16th-century boats.

www.regatastoricavenezia.it

26th VENICEMARATHON

October 24, 2010 - from the Brenta Riviera to Venice

It’s the 26th anniversary of an event that, since its first year, has always succeeded in uniting epic athletic competition with the beauty of a unique racecourse. The marathon begins along the lovely Brenta Riviera and ends in the heart of Venice; since last year the finish line is  in St. Mark’s Square.

www.venicemarathon.it

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S EVE IN VENICE

December 2011 - January 2012

In Venice the last days of the year have a very special colour and every detail of space and time is cloaked with rich suggestions. High level concerts are scheduled in churches and theatres. The programs range from Mozart to Gospel. As a tradition wants it, wonderful cribs are set up in many churches. The one at the Frari is definitely worth a visit, like the one at Madonna dell'Orto and San Salvador. The Christmas marketplaces, which have become increasingly popular in the last few years, represent a valuable alternative. Stalls flourish in Strada Nuova, San Bartolomeo and San Luca. The city is pervaded by a variety of notes, ranging from opera to Baroque music, celebrating the end and the beginning of the year in a harmonious context, and not only in musical terms. Speaking of classic music, the New Year´s Eve concert at the Fenice is an absolute must–go. The square, traditionally a meeting point for huge crowds, becomes a catalysing archetype of mass auspices. And on the 31st, the beautiful Saint Mark’s Square becomes “Love -Come and kiss in Venice”.

www.comune.venezia.it