Events
From Compagniit
Events in and around Genova
Check Genova Estate for a calendar of what is on every day during Summer 2007. Another good place to check is Agenda Degli Eventi di Genova.
Performances
Teatro Carlo Felice
Symphony Season 2006/2007
- Thursday June 7, 20:30
- Claude Debussy: Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune; La Mer
- Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No. 6 in D major op. 60
- Thursday June 14, 20:30
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Meeresstille und Gluckliche Fahrt op. 112
- Claude Debussy: Fêtes from Trois Nocturnes
- Maurice Ravel: Bolero
- Antonín Dvorák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor op. 70
- Thursday June 21, 20:30
- Wolfgang A. Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, Ouverture
- Joseph Haydn: Concerto per violoncello e orchestra in C major
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C minor op. 67
- Thursday June 28, 20:30
- Wolfgang A. Mozart: concert for Flute and Orchestra no. 2 in D major K314
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 6 in F major op. 68 "Pastorale"
- Thursday July 5, 20:30
- Wolfgang A. Mozart: concert for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major K622
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no. 7 in A major op. 92
Festivals
More information on all events and exhibits in Genova at www.comune.genova.it
Mondo Mare Festival: La Cultura del Mare
Theater, music, literature, gastronomy, comics, art, photography, environment. Over 100 events to tell about the last great frontier of our planet: the sea.
The first four weekends in June 2007:
- June 1-2-3 in Sanremo
- June 8-9-10 in Savona
- June 15-16-17 in Lavagna
- June 22-23-24 in Lerici
13th International Festival of Poetry
www.festivalpoesia.org
Tel. 010 541942
June 11-23 in Genova. The largest manifestation of poetry in Italy. Performances, concerts, readings, conferences in the most beautiful places in the historical center of Genova. Free entry at all events.
Suq a Genova
June 8-17, Porto Antico, Piazza delle Feste, 4 p.m. to midnight.
A bazaar with 35 craftsmen, twenty countries represented, more than forty events and initiatives with photographic exhibitions and Book fair.
Every day, free admission to a series of international shows, concerts, literary events, debates, dance lessons, ethnic food tasting and activities for the children.
XVI Festival Musicale del Mediterraneo
June 25-July 1, Porto Antico, Piazza delle Feste, Piazza Caricamento, Castello d'Albertis
www.echoart.org, info@echoart.org
The festival will be dedicated to dance music.
Tango Festival
June 22, 29 and July 6, 13, Galleria Vetrata Jacopo da Levanto, Darsena. Starting at 21:00.
www.GenovaTangoFestival.it, tel. 010 868 7452
X Edizione del Festival in una notte d'estate
Paths from father to son: Hecuba by Euripides, Dracula by Bram Stoker, The Black Sun by Luigi Pirandello. July-August. Piazza and Chiostro of San Matteo.
www.lunariateatro.it, info@lunariateatro.it, 010 2477 045010 - 010 254 3450.
Tickets 12 euro, 10 euro reduced for youth and seniors.
X Genova Film Festival
Special edition, July 2-8. Sala Sivori.
www.genovafilmfestival.it, info: 010 5573958, e-mail: segreteria@genovafilmfestival.it
Goa-Boa Festival
Summer 2007. www.goaboa.net
Gezmataz Festival and Workshop 07
July 17-27. www.gezmataz.org, info@gezmataz.org, cell. 328 5705111
Festival Corpi Urbani | Urban Bodies
September 20-22 Genova, September 23 Finale Ligure. International Festival of Dance in Urban Landscapes, Vth Edition.
www.associazioneartu.it, info@associazioneartu.it, tel. 010 2464657
Le Notti di San Giovanni
June 23 and 24.
The night of Saint John's eve (Summer Solstice), a variety of events in the city, including a parade, guided tours in the Historic City Center, and lighting of the traditional bonfire in Piazza Matteotti (midnight, June 23).
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July
Circumnavigando Festival
December 14-16, 22, and 26. Street theater and acrobats.
Courses
L'Università Popolare
Offers courses in computers, languages, arts and crafts, wellness, history, outings, film.
Contact: cultura@endofapliguria.it
Chef per Caso
Cooking school located at Via Milano 148R, near the big Coop supermarket by the port and the Vigili del Fuoco station. They offer many different types of lessons, ranging from one-time to several encounters, with a lovely meal of what has been cooked at the end of every lesson. Somewhat pricey.
www.chefpercaso.it, chefpercaso@libero.it, tel. 010 2470359.
Associations
La Casa delle Donne
Salita del Prione 26/2
Tel. 010 2467234
Info: Ufficio Pari Opportunità, Direzione Personale ed Organizzazione, Comune di Genova
pariopportunita@comune.genova.it
June 2007:
- Tuesday June 5, 10:00 a.m.
- "Farcela insieme, il sostegno del papà (Managing it together, the support of the dad)
- Associazione La Leche League
- Casa delle Donne
- Saturday June 9, 15:00-17:00
- Giocattoliamo, scambio gratuito di giocattoli (free exchange of toys)
- Associazione Giratempo
- Casa delle Donne
- Monday June 25, 18:00
- "Il femminismo" (feminism)
- Meeting with Giulietta Ruggeri
- Coordinamento Ligure Donne Latino Americane
- Casa delle Donne
- Tuesday June 26, 17:00
- Le abitudini di "cura di sé" delle donne nella cultura giapponese (The "self-care" habits of women in Japanese culture)
- Dottor Castagno, Antropologo
- Associazione Al Nissà Associazione Leonilde e delle donne
- Casa delle Donne
Exhibits
Parole degli Occhi (Eye words): Giorgio Bergami, 50 anni di fotografia
Genova, April 25-July 29 2007
Palazzo Ducale, Sottoporticato
Piazza Matteotti 9
10-13, 16-19 every day except Monday
Ticket 3 euro
Over 65 free
Info: tel. 010 5574064/65
biglietteria@palazzoducale.genova.it
www.palazzoducale.genova.it
Museo Luzzati
Museo Luzzati a Porto Siberia
Area Porto Antico 6
16128 Genova
tel. 010 253 0328
www.museoluzzati.it, info@museoluzzati.it
Emanuele Luzzati. La porta della fiaba
Part 1: April 6-June 17, 2007
Part 2: September 21, 2007-January 6, 2008
In Terrazza si racconta... (Telling stories on the terrace...)
Teatro del Piccione presents stories and milk from Latte Tigullio.
Friday June 8, 21:00: I 3 cucchiai (the 3 spoons)
Friday June 15, 21:00: Re Masso dal cuore di sasso (King Masso's heart of stone)
Free entry for the first 50 to reserve. Otherwise children over 3, 4 euro, adults 5 euro.
For info and to reserve, 010 253 0328
Sapori al Ducale
Exhibit and market of excellence in gastronomy from Liguria and nearby territories.
June 16-17, Piazza Matteotti, 9:00-20:00
For more information, see: www.eventiesagre.it




