Piazza del Campidoglio. Info 060608
From 5 to 7 Sep: Lezioni di Storia. Le età di Roma (History lessons. The Ages of Rome)
The Campidoglio is the perfect and magical setting for a striking piece of history conveyed through the spoken word. Pieces of Rome's past will be relayed over three evenings by six extraordinary narrating voices (Andrea Carandini, Chiara Frugoni, Antonio Pinelli, Joseph Connors, Marco Fabio Apolloni and Vittorio Vidotto). Journalist Paolo Conti will introduce the event and various subjects such as the life of Servio Tullio, the background of quintessential Roman squares like Piazza Venezia and Piazza Navona, the various vicissitudes of the Torlonia family, and so on... "Lezioni di Storia": a plunge into the past that illuminates our present. h21. Entrance is free but places are limited to a 1,000
Teatro Palladium, piazza B. Romano, 8. Info 0657067761
Auditorium della Conciliazione, via della Conciliazione, 4. Info 899500055
Auditorium Parco della Musica, viale P. de Coubertin. Info 0680241281
Teatro Olimpico, piazza G. da Fabriano, 17. Info 063265991
Brancaleone, via Levanna, 11. Info 0682000959
Officine Marconi, via B. Petroselli, 147
Opificio - Telecom, via dei Magazzini Generali, 20a. Info 0645553000
From 27 Sep to 10 Dec: Romaeuropa Festival 2008 www
The "Romaeuropa" festival is back for the 23rd year. As always it communicates with its large and faithful audience (including a strong youth component) using the language of today and of many countries around the world (Germany, India, Japan, United Kingdom, France, Argentina, United States, Croatia, Israel, Czech Republic, to name but a few)... The festival's DNA is about the promotion of dialogue - a necessary tool in helping bring about peace and cooperation between different civilisations - and finely tuned antennae that pick up on the latest contemporary art trends. On the programme this year there's an event dedicated to 'Sakuntala', Indian Sanskrit Theatre. Rediscovering the past and uncovering the new, the Romaeuropa Festival is once again a not-to-be-missed event for the trend-forward arts generation.
Parco della Rimembranza, Fontana dell'Acqua Paola - Gianicolo. 065575792
Until 14 Sep: FontanonEstate 2008
"FontanonEstate 2008" is now in its 13th year and is the rendez-vous for people with fine artistic palates. The common denominator of the festival is the bringing together of the spoken word and the stage and the artists are chosen for their theatrical, musical and poetic spirit. The gorgeous Gianicolo terrace will become a stage for a series of cultural icons, from Arnoldo Foà to Giancarlo Zanetti, from Rossella Druidi to Lorenzo Degli Innocenti.
Musei e spazi culturali, città di Roma. Info 060608
Until 13 Sep: Musei d'estate. Quando l'arte diventa spettacolo (Museums in summer. When art becomes spectacle)
The capital's museums open their doors to a series of initiatives designed to make the most of the summer. Guided tours at night, late openings, performances, readings, classical and chamber music concerts and more are on offer... Among the many events scheduled are atmospheric readings at Trajan's Markets, astronomy shows at the Planetarium and concerts by the Keplero Ensemble in the courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori in the Capitoline museums. "Musei d'estate": come and take over the spaces of culture. www
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Accademia di Francia - Villa Medici, viale Trinità dei Monti, 1. Info 0667611
Until 16 Dec: Amare la letteratura (Loving literature)
Writing begins with admiration," says Olivier Rolin, writer and director of the 'Amare la letteratura' festival in Rome. "Every writer feels the presence of respected predecessors within him. This doesn't necessarily mean that he is influenced by them, but that the febrile intelligent state he felt while reading them encouraged him, one day, to throw himself into writing. Asking contemporary authors to choose and comment on texts they love is a bit the same as asking them why, and thanks to whom, they write." The series is held at Villa Medici and sees French writers, artists and intellectuals read the work of great novelists and poets. Admission free
30 Sep: Emmanuel Carrère reads Edouard Levé
Parco del Ninfeo, via delle Tre Fontane (angolo viale Agricoltura). Info 3407538396
Until 20 Sep: Gay Village 2008. Straordinaria normalità (Gay Village 2008. Extraordinary normalcy)
A multi-faceted appointment that celebrates freedom of human and artistic expression through live music performances, stand-up comedy and memorable DJ sets. In a brand new setting this year, Gay Village hosts concerts and comedy sets from the likes of Boosta and Samuel from "Subsonica", Lucrezia Lante Della Rovere, Sabrina Impacciatore, Cinzia Leone and Vladimir Luxuria. Happy hour cocktails, theatre, DJ sets with some of the best DJs (from Tracy Young and Hector Fonseca to Pablo Rivas): this is the wonder that is Gay Village! From h20. Admission free for the happy hour from h20-21,30; thu €7; fri-sat €13 www
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