ueighty of unpublished paintings and drawings are the heart of Edmund Bacci. The energy of light. The one-man show dedicated to the Venetian artist gives space in particular to the period in which Bacci, already established, concentrates his work on the «generative force of colour, the rupture of spatial planes and the circular rhythm of the brushstroke» and to the more experimental phase in which turns his attention no longer to painting, but to matter.
INFO: Venice, Penny Guggenheim Collection, until 18 September.
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Peace has broken out
In times when the word conflict is overwhelmingly present in our daily lives, The war is over! Peace not yet begun it is an exhibition that discusses how in belligerent countries, once arms have been laid down, one does not automatically return to a condition of peaceful normality.
Fifteen artists, from different countries, have responded to the invitation of the Imago Mundi Foundation, and each with its own expressive language, and from different points of view, has tried to represent this reality. There are photos of the Ukrainian Maxim Dondyuk which has been following his country since 2014, and those of the Irish Richard Mosseche describes the forgotten conflict of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
And then you work by Mario Merz, Martha Rosler and Harun Farocki. And yet installations and video essays, such as those of Francesco Spampinato and Fulvia Stranowith the “representation of the enemy”.
INFO: Treviso, Gallerie delle Prigioni, until 17 September.
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Feminist like Circe
Clare Salvucci signs the direction, the scenography and interprets Circe. Giving voice to this mysterious and controversial character, building a portrait – very different from the mythological one of theOdyssey – which speaks of female autonomy as opposed to male power. It is the first show of Circe shipyardworking group of the Company of Corrado d’Eliathought of as “an exercise in looking, discovering and observing the female world”.
“Circe” (© Chiara Salvucci).
Same theater and same dates, for another actress who is confronted with the classics. She is Arianna Scommegna in I was not born to share hate. Voices of Antigonereinterpretation of the Greek myth, with music by Mell Morcone.
INFO: Milan, MTM Teatro Litta La Cavallerizza, until 14 May.
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Nature teaches
Is born Junior vocabularydedicated to publishing and children’s literature. Title of the first edition: We will be Nature! How to learn from trees, insects, flowers to grow free, generous, happy.
To sow enthusiasm and the desire to read and experiment in the very young, to become an opportunity for mutual exchange, to spread a passion for reading, to stimulate their curiosity and to broaden the horizons of their imagination.
INFO: Cernobbio, Como and Cantù, 5 and 6 and from 11 to 14 May.
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Full jazz
The Ravenna Jazz foutlaws the 50th edition paying homage to the infinite “facets” of the genre. Among the guests, Irene Grandi with I in Blues, Susan Baca and his Afro-Peruvian music, Daniel Sepe with Sepè le Mokofrom the soundtracks of Totò’s films.
Irene Grandi in concert (photo by Luca Brunetti).
INFO: Ravenna, various venues, until 13 May.
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The resilient artist
Ugo Celada from Virgil. Ancient and modern enigma retraces the work of a painter who went through the 20th century consistent with his own artistic choices.
Ugo Celada da Virgilio, “Composition”, 1960s (© Ugo Celada da Virgilio BY SIAE 2023).
On display 50 canvases, compared with the masters of the past.
INFO: Fontanellato (Parma), Labirinto della Masone, until 17 September.
A city for dancing
Contemporary dance and the new expressive languages of the body are at the heart of Fic Festival. Hotbed of creative infectiondirected by Roberto Zappala who with his company “infects” the whole city for a week.
“Staubkinder” by the Toula Limnaios Company (© Cyan).
Not to be missed, on May 10, Satyrs by Virgilio Sieni on music by Bach, on the 13th, Staubkinder of the Toula Limnaios Company. And, in closing, MDMA by Gennaro Maione and I remember of the Cornelia Company.
INFO: Catania, Scenario Pubblico and other venues, from 7 to 14 May.
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