Saturday, February 07, 2004
IN MASCHERA SUL GHIACCIO
Start time: 10:00
Place: Campo San Polo
The first ice-skating ring ever created in Venice.
Partecipation costs: Free
CINA – La via della seta
Start time: 11:00
Place: Fondazione Levi
Organizer: Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi
Presentation of the photographic exhibitions on China
by MICHAEL YAMASHITA
Partecipation costs: Free
INDIA – Musica Teatro Danza Oriental Express
Start time: 11:00
Place: Campo S. Angelo
Musica Officinalis presents
THE ENLIGHTENMENT ROAD
A man who lost his way, a teacher who seeks his pupil.A simple, gross man and a wise, cultured man. A man who did not know anything and an all knowing man. Who is the enlighted one? A performance of great success, capable of involving everyone since it tells of all of us, and of how the strength of the heart is greater than any teaching. Live music, dances, fires, acting and singing are the ingredients of a performance capable of making both laugh and think while it stupefies the audience.
Partecipation costs: Free
Corsi di Arti marziali
Start time: 15:00
Place: Padiglione Italia – Giardini
Center of oriental disciplines. Martial Arts courses.
Partecipation costs: Free
Microcirco Acquarone-Ferraris
Start time: 15:00
Place: Campo San Polo
In the middle of the Campo a circus tent capable of holding up to 150 seats, will host performances for kids such as theatre, clownerie and prestidigitation
Partecipation costs: Free
INDIA – Musica Teatro Danza Oriental Express
Start time: 15:00
Place: Campo S. Angelo
Ajith Kumar presents
KALARIPPAYATTU
The Kalarippayattu is the most ancient Indian martial art. It appears more than 4000 years ago in the current State of Kerala. The technique consists in creating very difficult figures giving great importance to both legs, knees and arms movements and to the hands and eyes strength. The techniques include weaponless fights, the use of knives, swords, shields, and both big and small sticks. The Kalari is known as “the mother of all the martial arts”, from karate to kungfu, from shaolin wushu to tai chi quan. The performance will include two blindfolded persons involved in acrobatic fights with and without weapons.
Partecipation costs: Free
GIAPPONE – PULCINELLA NELLA TERRA DEI SAMURAI
Start time: 16:00
PULCINELLA IN THE SAMURAIS’ COUNTRY
Performance of Neapolitan “quaratelle” and live music, set in the Country of the Rising Sun, where Pulcinella finds himself trying to survive struggling against ninjas, samurai, intrigues, fights, the ever hated discipline and, as always, death. However, this time the Japanese Maestros will maybe learn the zen discipline from the great Neapolitan Maestro.
Partecipation costs: Free
CINA – MOSTRA FOTOGRAFICA DI Michael Yamashita (Padiglione Italia)
Start time: 16:00
Place: Padiglione Italia – Giardini
Opening
Partecipation costs: Free
INDIA – LA VIA DELL’ILLUMINAZIONE
Start time: 17:00
Musica Officinalis presents
THE ENLIGHTENMENT ROAD
A man who lost his way, a teacher who seeks his pupil.A simple, gross man and a wise, cultured man. A man who did not know anything and an all knowing man. Who is the enlighted one? A performance of great success, capable of involving everyone since it tells of all of us, and of how the strength of the heart is greater than any teaching. Live music, dances, fires, acting and singing are the ingredients of a performance capable of making laugh and think while it stupefies the audience.
Partecipation costs: Free
IL RITORNO DI MARCO POLO DAL CATAI (ARRIVO)
Start time: 17:00
Place: Piazza San Marco (Corteo per via XXII Marzo)
Organizer: Compagnia de Calza “I Antichi”
LO SBARCO DI MARCO POLO – Venice celebrates the return of its great traveller with an ancient popular feast in costume. Among jugglers, musicians and acrobats, Marco Polo tells his adventures. The travel, the love affairs, the mysteries, the war and the coming back.Access reserved to the masks.
Partecipation costs: Free
RECITAL PATTY PRAVO
Start time: 18:00
Place: Piazza San Marco
Opening concert of the Carnival 2004 in San Marco’s Square
Partecipation costs: Free
IL RITORNO DI MARCO POLO DAL CATAI (PARTE I)
Start time: 18:00
Place: Campo San Maurizio
Organizer: Compagnia de Calza “I Antichi”
PART I: ARRIVE – Venice celebrates the return of its great traveller with an ancient popular feast in costume. Among jugglers, musicians and acrobats, Marco Polo tells his adventures. The travel, the love affairs, the mysteries, the war and the coming back.Access reserved to the masks.
Partecipation costs: Free
