Roma Jazz returns for its 35th editionFrom November 8th to 30th this autumn festival entitled ‘Jazz Appeal’ showcases many of Italy’s best bands

and solo performers, as well as featuring some of the jazz giants from around the world. For the inauguralevening in the Sala Sinopoli, bassist Dave Holland, part of the Miles Davis line-up on the ‘Bitches Brew’ track‘Spanish Key’ some 40 years ago, will be performing with Pepe Habichuela and the Flamenco Quintet featuringJosemi Carmona (tickets euro 20). On Thursday 10th another veteran of the Miles Davis years, guitarist MikeStern returns with his band featuring Dave Weckl on drums andChris Minh Doky on bass. Other names to look out for includefemale vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater presenting her tribute toBillie Holiday, pianists Martin Tingvall from Sweden, ColinVallon from Switzerland or Armenian Tigran Hamasyan, pluslegendary guitarist Pat Metheny with his trio. Italy’s jazz stars alsofeature in the line up starting with pianist Stefano Bollani, whosemusic embraces soul, pop, blues, samba and more classic jazzgenres, but also Danilo Rea, trumpeter Enrico Rava with a tributeto Michael Jackson, drummer Roberto Gatto and trumpeter PaoloFresu. For full programme details see www.romajazzfestival.it

‘Faust and Faust’ with PappanoThe Santa Cecilia national academy presents this evening entirely

dedicated to the three main characters of Goethe’s timeless tragedy –Faust, the successful but dissatisfied scholar who makes a pact with thedevil, Gretchen, the innocent girl who is deceived into accepting his loveand Mephistopheles, the personification of evil and temptation. The firstpart of the concert features a new work by the young Roman composerMatteo d’Amico, commissioned by the academy and performed for the firsttime here. Entitled ‘Veni veni Mephistophilis’, it stars acclaimed Americantenor Gregory Kunde and is performed by the Santa Cecilia choir andorchestra conducted by its Britishmusical director Antonio Pappano.The second part of the programmefeatures Hungarian composer FranzLiszt’ work inspired by the samestory and entitled simply ‘Faust-Symphonie. Written in the mid1850’s and first performed in Wei-mar in 1857, the work did not enjoymuch success until the first half ofthe 20th century when composerssuch as Beecham and Bernsteinbegan championing the piece. Threeperformances in the Sala Santa Ce-cilia on Saturday 5th at 6pm, Mon-day 7th at 9pm and Tuesday 8th at7.30pm, tickets euro 18 to euro 50on www.santacecilia.it or 06-8082058.

Dave Holland and Pepe Habichuela

Jordi SavallCatalan composer, conductor andviol player Jordi Savall comes toRome for the first time with hisensemble Hespèrion XXI and theCappella Reial de Catalunya fora performance of his work DonChisciotte della Mancia. Beforethe show at 9pm at the TeatroOlimpico, there will be a chanceto meet the musicians in foyerand earlier, at 6.30pm there willbe a showing of the 1980 filmDon Chisciotte starring MikhailBaryshnikov and the AmericanBallet Theatre company. Ticketseuro 10 to euro 30, 06-3201752.

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EXHIBITIONSMICHELANGELO ANDLEONARDO This exhibition at the CapitolineMuseums offers, for the first ti-me, a chance to compare andcontrast drawings and sketchesby the two great masters of theItalian Renaissance, Leonardoand Michelangelo, through so-me sixty of their works on di-splay until 19th 2012. Openinghours from 9am to 8pm, closedon Mondays, tickets euro 6 oreuro 12 for joint entrance to theexhibition and museums, de-tails on 06-0608.THE RENAISSANCEIN ROMEEntitled “The Renaissance in

Rome” this exhibition exploresartistic, architectural and urbanplanning in 16th century Rome.Seven sections bear witness toan extraordinarily fertile and so-phisticated period in the historyof art which started off still im-bued in classical culture, anddeveloped within the influenceof a new and enthralling reli-gious spirituality. It includes ma-sterpieces by Raphael, Miche-langelo and others. Until 12thFebruary at Palazzo Sciarra, ViaM. Minghetti 22, tel.0639967888. 9am-6pm. Satur-day 9am-2pm. Sunday closed.ALEXANDER RODCENKOAND SOCIALIST REA-LISMSTwo impor tant exhibitions

bring Russian art to Rome inthis Year of Russian culture inItaly in which a number ofevents, both in Italy and inRussia, highlight the cultural,political and diplomatic tiesbetween the nations. A retro-spective dedicated to theeclectic artist Alexander Rod-cenco (1891-1956) displayssome 300 works, rangingfrom original photographs tophotomontages and periodprints. The other exhibition,entitled “Socialist realisms.Soviet painting 1920-1970”,tells the story of an extraordi-th

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American songwriter andguitarist Steve Wynn

returns to the Big Mama bluesclub in Vicolo San Francesco aRipa 18 on Friday 4th for anacoustic evening presentingtracks from his latest album‘Northern Aggression’. Afterleading the Dream Syndicatethroughout the 1980’s Wynnset out on a solo career explo-ring different musical stylesfrom the psychadelic rock andblues of his best selling album,the 2001 ‘Here come the mira-cles’ to the sharper, moreurgent sound of the 2005‘Tick...tick....tick’ with his bandthe Miracle Three. Call 06-5812551 or www.bigmama.it

ApparatGerman electronic wizard

Sascha Ring, betterknown as Apparat, comes toCircolo degli Artisti with hisband on Friday 4th to pre-sent his latest work ‘TheDevil’s Walk’ released at theend of September on theMute Records label. The Ber-lin born artist started outwith dance floor orientedtechno and ambient musicbut over the last decade hasbecome one of the hottestnames on the electronic sce-ne. Via Casilina Vecchia, 42at 10pm, tickets euro 18 plusbooking charge, 06-70305684 or see www.circo-loartisti.itSteve Wynn

The music of Oscar winning Italian composer Nino Rota is given anew lease of life in the hands of the French accordionist Richard

Galliano. Rota, who was born in 1911 and died in 1979, is bestknown for his dozens of famous film scores, including the first twoparts of the ‘Godfather’ trilogy, Franco Zephirelli’s ‘Romeo andJuliet’ and ‘The Taming of the Shrew’, as well as many of the worksof Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. Galliano, whose exceptionalversatility has helped to rid the accordian of its old fashioned image,brings his unforgettable blend of jazz, Latin and tango beats toRota’s timeless melodies, drawing out a vast range of tone-coloursfrom his instrument and breathing new life into these classic tunes.Don’t miss Galliano with his La Strada Quintet in the Sala Santa Ceci-lica on November 6th as part of the Romaeuropa festival, for fur-ther details and tickets see www.auditorium.com

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Richard Galliano plays Nino Rota

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nary movement in 20th centu-ry art in which the Soviet sta-te actively promoted realistpainting and its developmentby supporting thousands oftalented artists from all overits immense empire. Until 8thJanuary at Palazzo delle Espo-sizioni, Via Nazionale 194.10am-8pm. Fri and Sat 10am-10.30pm. Mon closed. Infotel. 0639967500.PIET MONDRIANThis is a major retrospectivethat aims to cover the over 30years of Piet Mondrian’s acti-vity. More than seventy oilpaintings and drawings by theDutch ar tist who is conside-red to be one of the foundersof abstractionism, as well asan impor tant representativeof neo-plasticism, highlightthe overall coherence of an ar-tist whose capacity for rene-wal and artistic growth remai-ned constant throughout hiscareer. Until 29th Januar y2012 at Complesso del Vitto-riano, Via San Pietro in Carce-re. For information tel.066780664. Open Monday toThursday 9.30am - 7.30pm;Friday and Saturday 9.30am -11.30pm; Sunday 9.30am -8.30pm.FILIPPINO LIPPI ANDSANDRO BOTTICELLI IN15TH CENTURY FLORENCEThis exhibition aims to shinethe light on the approximately34 years of Lippi's career. Lippiwas an extremely prolific artistand his work ranged from pa-

nels, to frescoes, from dra-wings on coloured paper topaintings. The works on showare from leading internationalmuseums and private collec-tions. A selection of works byBotticelli also provides the pu-blic with an opportunity for styli-stic comparison with his ma-ster, his friend, and ultimatelyhis rival. Until 15th January atScuderie del Quirinale, Via XXIVMaggio, tel. 0639967500.MAXXIRome’s Museum dedicated tothe Ar ts 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,which consists in a largeinstallation that recreates themental landscape of Alber toCampo Baeza represents thethird episode of the Museum’sNature cycle exploring newinterpretations of contempora-ry architectural research (Until30th October). The latter pre-sents a selection of over 70works by 18 architects, themajority of which are on showfor the first time while all aredrawn from the Museum ofArchitecture’s collections (until13th November). Museo Nazio-nale delle Arti del XXI Secolo,Via Guido Reni 4a, tel.063225178. 11am-7pm. Thur-sday and Saturday 11am-10pm. Monday closed.

GEORGIA O’KEEFFEThis retrospective curated byBarbara Buhler Lynes of theGeorgia O’Keeffe Museum inSanta Fe, shines the light onthe multi-faceted universe ofthe American artist who playeda part in changing the courseof modern history of art. Theexhibit shows more than 60works as well as a selection ofphotographs by famous Ameri-can photographers capturingmoments and places in thelife of O’Keef fe. Until 22ndJanuary at Fondazione RomaMuseo, Palazzo Cipolla, Viadel Corso 320, tel.0639967888. 10am to 8pm.Mondays closed. MENASHE KADISHMANAn exhibition by the Israeliar tist Menashe Kadishmanfeatures his famous “Sheep”.The sheep por traits havebecome Kadishman's trade-mark since the 1978 VeniceBiennale, where he presenteda flock of coloured live sheepas living ar t. In 1995, hebegan creating sheep por-traits and sculptures, figurespermeated by Biblical symbo-lism, metaphors of life, peaceand brotherhood. Until 30thNovember at Ermanno Tede-schi Galler y, Via del Por ticod’Ottavia 7, tel. 0645551063.10am - 1pm, 3pm-7pm. Satur-day and Sunday by appoin-tment.

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French choreographer, writer and director, Jan Fabre returns toRome with his latest work Prometheus Landscape II, exploring

the ancient myth of the fearless titan who defies the godsthrough the medium of his cutting-edge contemporary dance.Since the 1980’s Fabre has been one of the leading figures in theinternational dance world, infusing a new energy and a multi-disciplinary approach that has kept the critics on the edge oftheir seats. At the heart of his innovations however, Fabrereturns to the timeless questions regarding our human natureand our destiny here on earth. Through the story of Prometheus,who helps Zeus to destroy the other Titans but then rebelsagainst him and reveals to man the secret of making fire, Fabreprovokes his audience to ask who are the mythical heroes of ourmodern day? While the ability to make fire enables man to buildhis own civilisation, does it not also enable him to make warsthat can destroy it? And does Prometheus’ disdain of death andsuffering also reflect our own attitudes that are the cause of somuch violence and conflict? See Fabre’s company Troubleyn atthe Teatro Olimpico in Piazza G. da Fabriano on Saturday 5th andSunday 6th, tickets euro 11 to euro 33, details on 06-3265991.

DANCEJan Fabre with the Prometheus myth

A scene from the show “PrometheusLandscape II”

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