MUSIC
BENFENATI & PIERDOMENIC
For the Pianofortissimo&Talenti review, concert by Valentina Benfenati on violin and Leonardo Pierdomenico on piano. Music by Nadia Boulanger, Gabriel Fauré, Lili Boulanger and César Franck. Cloister of the Basilica of Santo Stefano, via Santo Stefano 24, 9pm, entry 15 euros
ROMANCE
There is “Romanticism” at the center of the “The Harmonies of Art” event, which will see the writer and playwright Melania Mazzucco and the journalist and writer Stefano Salis as protagonists on stage. With the Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale of Bologna which interprets famous pieces by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvo?ák, Puccini, Verdi and Wagner. Auditorium Manzoni, via de’ Monari ½, 8.30 pm, admission 20 euros
CHAMOMILE WORKSHOP
Concert by the Italian indie pop musical group Officina della Camomilla. Gardens of via Filippo Re, via Filippo Re 6, 9pm, entrance info www.botanique.it
BY/MONDI SUMMER “ATSE TEWODROS PROJECT“
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, a performance by the Atse Tewodros Project, a collective of traditional Italian and Ethiopian musicians born from an idea by Gabriella Ghermandi who offers an ethio/traditional-jazz repertoire. Piazza Lucio Dalla, 9pm, free entry
SAXONTHEBEACH QUARTET
The saxophone quartet composed of students from the GB Martini Conservatory of Bologna Francesco Braga, Valentin Tupu, Matteo Ferniani and Giacomo Colangelo presents a program that ranges from Mozart to Spanish popular music. Teatro Mazzacorati 1763, via Toscana 1, 11 am, free admission with optional donation and reservation required https://prenotazioni.succedesoloabologna.it/home/book
ANY OTHER
The artist returns to Bologna to present his third album “Stillness, stop: you have a right to remember”. Tatanka, via della Torretta 12/5, 9pm, free entry
SAX ONLY
The sax teacher at the GB Martini Conservatory in Bologna Daniele Faziani offers a concert dedicated to the saxophone with music by Bach, Piazzolla, Gershwin and Ennio Morricone. Teatro Mazzacorati 1763, via Toscana 1, 9pm, free admission with optional donation and reservation required https://prenotazioni.succedesoloabologna.it/home/book
HANES – VASES – CLOWN
Concert by the trio composed of Simon Hanes (bass, guitar, vocals), Vincenzo Vasi (bass, theremin, vocals) and Gioele Pagliaccia (drums, guitar, vocals). Parco Fondo Comini, via Fioravanti 68, 9pm, free entry
THE HOUSE OF TIME
Musical afternoon by the Harpsichord and Continuo class of the A. Pedrollo Conservatory of Vicenza, with the participation of Rosita Ippolito (viola da gamba). Music by François and Louis Couperin, Robert De Visée, Michel Lambert, Tarquinio Merula, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Henry Purcell, Georg Friedrich Händel and Antonio Soler will be performed. San Colombano Museum – Tagliavini Collection, via Parigi 5, 3pm, free entry
SARRA + ROSIELLO + TONDELLI
Third appointment of the Notti Magiche alle Ville e ai Castelli series with the soprano Anna Maria Sarra, the baritone Marcello Rosiello and Dario Tondelli on the piano. Zola Predosa, Cà la Ghironda, via L. Da Vinci 19, 9pm, entry 12 euros
EVENTS
TOWARDS THE CINEMA RITROVATO
While waiting for the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival, which will be held from 22 to 30 June, screening of Joseph von Sternberg’s film “Morocco”, with Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper. Piazza Maggiore, 9.45pm, free entry
GLORY!
Screening of the film “Gloria!” (Italy-Switzerland/2024) by Margherita Vicario. Meeting with the director and screenwriter Anita Rivaroli. Arena Puccini, via Sebastiano Serlio 25/2, 9.45 pm, entrance https://cinetecadibologna.it/luogo/arena-puccini/
FUNDAMENTALS. STORIES OF FEMALE ATHLETES WHO CHANGED THE GAME
Presentation of “Fundamentals. stories of athletes who changed the game” with the authors Giorgia Bernardini, Olga Campofreda, Elena Marinelli, Tiziana Scalabrin and Alessia Tuselli. Pizzoli Sports Center, via Agucchi 294, 9pm, free entry
THE ANNIVERSARY + MALANOVA
The evening opens with “L’anniversario”, by Marius Gabriel Stancu (Italy, 2022) followed by “Malanova”, by Roberto Cuzzillo (Italy, 2024). Teatri di Vita, via Emilia Ponente 485, 9pm, entry 6 euros
BENCIVENGA “’O CANE“
Luigia Bencivenga presents her book “’O cane“ (Italo Svevo Edizioni). In dialogue with Fausto Paolo Filograna. Porta Pratello, via Pietralata 58, 6.30 pm, free entry
HEARTLESS “THE MEETINGS”
As part of the review and exhibition “Heartless – 25 years without a weekly magazine of human resistance” meeting with Marco Dallari entitled “Crazy heart. Educational value of a divergent pulse”. Gallery16, via Nazario Sauro 16/A, 9.30 pm, free entry
CAPRIOLO “THERE IS NO REVOLUTION WITHOUT LIBIDINE”
Presentation of Andrea Capriolo’s book “There is no revolution without lust. From youth proletariat clubs to social centers“ (DeriveApprodi). The author discusses it with Francesco Spampinato and Valerio Monteventi. Input Point, via Mascarella 104/A, 6pm, free entry
LES ITALIENS DU TOUR
On the occasion of the historic passage of the Tour de France in Bologna, inauguration of an exhibition with emblematic photos of the history of Italian riders at the Tour de France. Alliance Française of Bologna, via De Marchi 4, 6.30 pm, free entry
CEVOLI PIZZOCCHI GIACOBAZZI
Also this year the collaboration of the EuropAuditorium Theater with the Sequoie Music Park festival is renewed and presents Paolo Cevoli, Duilio Pizzocchi and Giuseppe Giacobazzi in the show “Cevoli Pizzocchi Giacobazzi”. Caserme Rosse Park in via di Corticella 147, 9.30 pm, entry 28.50-49 euros
HOVER
The second edition of “Librarsi: education about differences through books” presents “Invisible Bodies. An illustrated essay on invisibilized bodies from 1900 to today.” Speakers include Antonia Caruso, Caterina di Loreto and Teresa Carlon. Lavinia Fontana Garden, via del Piombo 5, 6pm, free entry
ANTIPOP» + FIVE THINGS WITH JACOPO FARINA
Third evening of SEMI. The Cinema alle Serre with the screening at 9pm of the film “Antipop” by Jacopo Farina (Italy, 2023) and at 10.30pm “Five things with Jacopo Farina”. The director, interviewed by the journalist Francesco Locane, tells his story in a new way through five things that represent him. Greenhouses of the Margherita Gardens, via Castiglione 134, free entry
IMPROVISATION WITH COLD FORMS
Theater of Anger presents “Improvisation with cold forms”, freely inspired by the life and work of Marguerite Duras. Dramaturgy and direction Francesca Migliore. Spazio99, via Curiel 15/2, 9pm, free admission (recommended 10 euros)
GEORGES SIMENON EVENING
Evening dedicated to all fans of the great Belgian author, on the occasion of the release of the new novel “La porta” (Adelphi). With Simona Mambrini and Valerio Varesi. Santa Margherita Convent – Franciscan Sisters, via Santa Margherita 12, 7pm, free entry
MEETINGS IN THE BOOKSTORE
Meeting with Davide Morosinotto entitled “Travelling beyond the unknown“. Libreria Nanni, via de’ Musei 8, 6pm free entry
FREE
At 8pm concert by the Jazz Ensemble (Aurora Capponi vocals, Iacopo Davoli keyboard, Paolo Siliberti trumpet and flugelhorn, Lucio Boni bass, Niksa Gurioli drums) and at 9pm presentation of Franco Nembrini’s book “The Adventure of Pinocchio. That is, reread Collodi and discover that he talks about everyone’s life” (Ed.Centocanti). Villa Pallavicini, Parco Villaggio della Speranza, via Marco Emilio Lepido 196, 8pm, free entry
BARDUCCI “RED BOWS. CHRONICLES OF CHINESE LIFE”
Ginevra Barducci presents her book “Fiocchi rossa. Chronicles of Chinese life“ (Augh! editions). Dialogue with the author Antonella Mascio. Frida in the Park, Parco della Montagnola, via Irnerio 2/3, 7.30 pm, free entry
BAD CHINA
The exhibition dedicated to the world of comics offers a meeting with Cristina Portolano. Albani Market, via Niccolò dall’Arca, 7.30 pm, free entry
CYRENAICA BUSKERS
The event dedicated to performances by street artists, juggling and magic presents a show and workshop with the Fucine Vulcaniche association. Scipione dal Ferro neighborhood house, via Sante Vincenzi 50, 6.30 pm, free entry
THE GREAT GAME OF RESOURCES
Meeting on the occasion of the presentation of the book “The great game of resources: the minerals of the future and the ecological curse” edited by Aurora Guainazzi (Edifir/ Lo spiegone). Aurora Guainazzi, Sara De Zolt and Viola Pacini talk. Amilcar Cabral Library, via S. Mamolo 24, 6pm, free admission
PAINTING AND GRAPHICS OF NINETEENTH CENTURY BOLOGNA
Conference “A look at nineteenth-century Bolognese painting and graphics in the collections of the National Art Gallery of Bologna” with Emanuela Fiori and Alessandro Zacchi. Pinacoteca Nazionale, via delle Belle Arti 56, 5pm, free entry with reservations required on the Pinacoteca website
