MITO Project

May 10, 2012 10:00 am

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July 8, 2012 10:00 am

Visit Sicily through the modernity of Giò Pomodoro and Jiménez Deredia, Gian Marco Montesano and Pino Pinelli’s figurative art. A pleasant and evocative itinerary in the footsteps of Myth, organised by Il Mito Contemporaneo, an International Sculpture and Painting Exhibition organized by the Regional Board for Tourism, Sport and Performance Art to promote the history and charm of some Sicily’s most beautiful and famous cities: Taormina, Palermo, Lipari and Trapani/Segesta. This international exhibition, now at its second edition (under the artistic direction of Massimiliano Simoni) is part of the prestigious programme Il Circuito del Mito.

Contemporary art transforms Sicily into a great open-air workshop. Archaeological sites, temples, ancient theatres, cathedrals, historical city centres and common spaces become exhibition venues. The red thread is the Myth in its most diverse and original articulations as they accompany the history and itinerary of mankind, from Hermes to the great protagonists of the 20th century, seen through the eyes of four contemporary artists of international renown who have revisited, re-modelled and shaped it throughout their work.

These four exhibitions are sure to attract many amateurs, enthusiasts and tourists, who will come from all over the world to discover, admire and explore the beauty of our land, disseminated with a variety of artworks – from monumental sculptures in white marble and bronze to figurative paintings, fibreglass and great oil canvasses.

For more information, visit www.ilmitocontemporaneo.it. Check with each venue for opening times and entrance fees.

Sicilia Queer filmfest

June 1, 2012 5:00 pm

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June 7, 2012 5:00 pm

The “Sicilia Queer filmfest” is the first international glbt and new visions film festival in Sicily. It is a completely self-financed festival, focused on quality, heterodox, independent and alternative cinema, as to poetics or language, production or distribution.

For more information, please visit www.siciliaqueerfilmfest.it

 

The 58th Taormina Film Fest

June 23, 2012 5:00 pm

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June 28, 2012 11:00 pm

The 58th Taormina Film Fest, Italy’s principal summer film event, is going to take place from June 23 to 28, 2012. This year, Mario Sesti is the editor in chief of the festival.

Mario Sesti (born 1958), has worked as specialist in film restoration of Italian postwar cinema, as film critic for Italian news-magazines and newspapers, as film programmer for TV network. He realized and directed films about Pietro Germi, Federico Fellini and the restoration process, which was shown at MoMA, at the Festival of Cannes and at the Locarno Film Festival. [From IMDb.com]

The Nastro d’Argento goes to Cesare non deve morire by the Taviani brothers.

Source: Taormina Film Festival

Il Gruppo di Scicli at the Bernaducci Meisel Gallery in New York

September 13, 2012 8:00 pm

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October 13, 2012 8:00 pm

Il Gruppo di Scicli will be exhibiting at the Bernaducci Meisel Gallery in New York.

Founded by a number of young intellectuals around the Giornale di Scicli, the group is characterized by a will to rediscovery and exploit the territory, to preserve and pass on its culture, to have an important and direct role in tracing its cultural and historic identity. The group is mainly composed of painters and sculptors and Piero Guccione was its first President. Its activity, mostly personal or collective exhibitions, started in 1980, with the organization of a conference on Elio Vittorini and an exhibition of graphic and engraving arts. From www.sicilynet.it

Bernarducci Meisel

37 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Between 5th and 6th Avenues
3rd Floor

Phone: (212) 593-3757
Fax: (212) 593-3933
Website: www.bernarduccimeisel.com

VIEWING HOURS

Tues. through Sat., 10am – 5:30pm
July: Tues. through Fri., 10am – 5pm
August: By appointment only

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Si Birra – Beer Festival in Modica

June 2, 2012 8:00 pm

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June 3, 2012 8:00 pm

For beer drinkers and not, this is the event to go. Si Birra is the beer festival in Modica that gathers thousands of people. The idea is to recreate the Oktoberfest with a local approach with Sicilian food delicacies that go with the beer.

More information at http://www.sibirra.it

Directions:
Piazzale  Ag Distribuzione in C.da Beneventano on the Modica – Pozzallo

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Marranzano World Festival in Catania

April 24, 2012 7:00 pm

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April 29, 2012 7:00 pm

The IV edition of the Marrazano World Festival in Catania is a biannual event that celebrates this Sicilian musical instrument of the marrazano as a metaphor of the island. The marazzano is an ancient instrument played around the world.

From Wikipedia

This instrument is thought to be one of the oldest musical instruments in the world;a musician apparently playing it can be seen in a Chinese drawing from the 4th century BC. Despite its common English name, and the sometimes used Jew’s trump, it has no particular connection with the Jewish people or Judaism. This instrument is native to Asia and used in all tribes of Turkic peoples in Asia where it is variously referred to as a temir komuz (literally, iron komuz), agiz komuzu (literally, mouth komuz), gubuz or doromb. 

More information at www.marranzanoworldfestival.it

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Artists for TribeArt Exhibition in Catania

April 14, 2012 9:30 am

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May 1, 2012 7:00 pm

TribeArt is a free magazine about contemporary art in Sicily and Italy. It started as a website in 1999 and became a magazine in 2003. This publication – also sent to subscribers all over Italy – has established itself as an authoritative voice in the island’s art work. It is a bit like Gallery Guide here in the US. Now it risks closing down.  Advertising from galleries and local patrons was enough to cover the € 2,500 needed to publish each issue, but the current economic crisis has tightened the belt of most businesses.

To avoid this, 100 Sicilian artists have joined forces for the Artists for the Artists for TribeArt exhibition at Palazzo Platamone in Catania (Palazzo della Cultura) from April 14 through May 1. Over 100 artists are present at this event and artworks to benefit TribeArt start from € 300.

For more information, please go to www.tribenet.it

Useful information

Palazzo della Cultura
Phone: +39 3388913549
Phone: +39 3463851506

Free Entrance

Schedule

Monday-Saturday 9:30am-1:00pm /
Sundays and holidays 4:00pm-7:00pm

 

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New York Choral Society Will Embark on a Cultural Ambassadorship to Sicily Next Summer

June 27, 2012 5:00 pm

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July 8, 2012 5:00 pm

We are very proud to announce that the New York Choral Society will embark on a cultural ambassadorship to Sicily next summer. For the 180 member chorus in it’s 53rd year, this will be its 14th International Tour.

The renowned Maestro Alberto Veronesi, who leads the Sinfonica Siciliana, the Opera Orchestra of New York, the Petruzzelli Orchestra di Bari and more, made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Opera Orchestra of New York and the NYCS in Cavalleria Rusticana and La Navarraise last fall and subsequently invited them to sing in a festival he designed.

The New York Choral Society Music Festival, June 27 to July 8 will take place in Cefalù and Taormina. There will be three concerts in each location including the Cathedral in Cefalù and the Teatro Greco in Taormina. The trip is designed to highlight the cultural and historical aspects of Sicily’s heritage and engage with locals along the way. The program will include material from both the upcoming Joyful Noise concert at Carnegie Hall, December 14 and its special American Reflections concert April 20, 2012, marking the last concert for outgoing Musical Director John Daly Goodwin, after 25 years.

For further information and tickets, go to www.nychoral.org.

Lad Live – Music & Care

November 5, 2011
9:00 pm	to	11:00 pm

Lad Live – Music & Care is a musical event organized by Lad which stands for L’Albero dei Desideri to raise funds for the children of  Oncologia Pediatrica del Policlinico di Catania. Among the singers that perform at Teatro Massimo Bellini are Mario Biondi, Carmen Consoli, Luca Madonia and Mario Venuti.

 

 

The World Fencing Championships in Catania

October 8, 2011 6:00 pm

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October 16, 2011 6:00 pm

The World Fencing Championships takes place in Catania, the sicilian town below Mount Etna, from October 8 to 16, 2011.

Catania will see the participation of 1700 athletes representing 130 countries. At the same time there will also be the Paralympic Games: 200 athletes and 30 nations represented.

During the 8 days of competition (8-16 October 2011) over 2500 experts (athletes, referees, managers, carers, teachers) will animate the city that hosts the World Championships.

For more information, please visit www.cataniaescrime2011.com

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