The Grand Departure of the Tour de France from Italy, for the first time in history, on Saturday 29th from Florence, is the most awaited event of the last weekend of June. In the meantime, the Tuscan capital warms up the anticipation by dedicating the third event of “La Pergola in piazza” to the world of cycling, film screenings in the Manifattura Tabacchi and parties in the Limonaia of Villa Strozzi. For the occasion, in fact, the legendary “Bicycle Film Festival” arrives from New York.
CONCERTS
Willie Peyote in concert in Florence
Willie Peyote returns to concert in Florence on Friday 28th (9pm) at the Cascine Amphitheater as part of the Versus Festival. The Turin rapper and singer-songwriter, one of the most innovative artists in the Italian hip-hop world, known for being the voice of the Funk Shui Project group, presents live the songs from his latest album “Sulla Riva del Fiume” and those that have marked the his career. Tickets: 32.20 euros www.magellanoconcerti.it
Carmen Consoli sold out at the Roman Theater in Fiesole
Tickets sold out at the Roman Theater of Fiesole for “Terra ca nun senti”, the concert-event with which Carmen Consoli pays homage to the Sicilian musical tradition, Friday 28th (9.15 pm) as part of the Fiesolana Summer 2024.
The setlist is made up of traditional Sicilian songs as well as songs by artists such as Franco Battiato, Rosa Balistreri and Consoli herself. With her on stage: Gemino Calà on ethnic flutes, Valentina Ferraiuolo on frame drum and percussion, Marco Siniscalco on bass and double bass, Puccio Panettieri on drums, Adriano Murania on violin and acoustic guitar and the inseparable Massimo Roccaforte on guitars and mandolin. www.estatefiesolana.it
Homage to Morricone in the Cloister of Santa Maria Novella
Homage to Domenico Morricone, Sunday 30th (9pm) in the Great Cloister of Santa Maria Novella in Florence with the Florentine Chamber Orchestra conducted by Giuseppe Lanzetta. The concert, entitled “Music from the big screen”, will feature soundtracks by Morricone but also by Bacalov, Rota and Piovani. From “Mission” to “Once Upon a Time in the West”, from “Nuovo Cinema Paradiso” to “Once Upon a Time in America”. Soloists Fernando Diaz on piano and Marcello Nesi on trumpet. Tickets: 15/20 euros. www.orchestradacamerafiorentina.it
“Ethnic”: Tony Esposito in Vicchio del Mugello
In Vicchio del Mugello there is the “Etnica” festival until Sunday. Music is the protagonist, with Tony Esposito presenting on Friday 28th (10pm). The Voyage of Ulysses, a concert-story about the Mediterranean understood as a melting pot of cultures and stories inextricably united by music as a universal language. The protagonists of Saturday evening (10pm) are the Rumba de Bodas, with their fusion of ska, funk, Latin and Afro rhythms. Sunday (10pm) grand finale with Queen Omega. Entrance to the historic center with a symbolic ticket of 3 euros. www.eventimusicpool.it
THEATER
“Moby Dick – The Fall of Heaven” in the library in Sesto
Three characters on the deck of a ship, united by the same destiny, because in their internal ambitions they did not take Nature into consideration. They are the protagonists of Moby Dick – The Sky Falling, a show by Filippo Frittelli inspired by the novel by Herman Melville, which the UnderweARTheatre company presents on Friday 28th (9.15 pm) on the summer stage of the Accountants Library of Sesto Fiorentino, as part of the “A stage in the library” series. Ticket 10 euros. www.bibliosesto.it.
La Pergola in the square for the start of the Tour de France
Come back The Pergola in the SquareFriday 28th from 5pm to 8pm in Piazza dei Ciompi (loggia side and central garden), in Florence, with an appointment dedicated to Grand Depart of the Tour de France from the Tuscan capital. The program, on the eve of the highly anticipated event, includes among other things Rino Della Negra – Fragments of a life with Giulia Weber and Alessio Martinoli on a text by Charles Amson (6.30 pm); Orlando does not blow his horn: myth and legend by Ottavio Bottecchia with Jauris Casanova (7.15 pm).
Around, in the garden of Piazza dei Ciompi, the elements that have now become characteristic of the interventions of the Pergola in the squaregive her Poetic Consultations to the Ping Pong Poetry. www.teatrodellatoscana.it
Isolotto, narration shared between actors and citizens
Arca Azzurra at the Isolotto with Me.Mo. Stories of people and words, itinerary of theatrical events in all 5 neighborhoods of the city. Friday 28th (9pm) in the Ex Baracche Verdi space, in via degli Aceri 1 (District 4) in Florence the show “Isolotto, a shared memory – collective narrative with many voices”, edited by Dimitri Frosali. with the actors of Arca Azzurra and the citizens. A reading multi-voiced theater, with the actors of Arca Azzurra and the involvement of citizens. Repeat on Monday 1st (9pm) at Osteria Social Club, in via dell’Osteria 51, Florence (District 5). Free entry.
www.arca-azzurra.it.
EXHIBITIONS
“Circinus. Proportion compasses from the 15th to the 18th century”
At the Galileo Museum from 28 June to 15 September the exhibition “Circinus. Proportional compasses from the 15th to the 18th century”, organized in collaboration with the Arithmeum of Bonn, which reconstructs the history of the proportional compass, one of the most significant achievements of Western practical mathematics, through hundreds of original instruments.
Opening: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9.30am/6pm; Tuesday 09.30/13 www.museogalileo.it
YŌKAI. Monsters, Spirits and other Anxieties in Japanese Prints
The exhibition is at the Museo degli Innocenti in Florence, until 3 November YŌKAI. Monsters, Spirits and other Anxieties in Japanese Prints. After the success in Monza and Bologna, it arrives with a new installation, hundreds of works never exhibited before and two new exceptional curators: Paola Scrolavezza, one of the greatest Japanese artists in Italy, director of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures of University of Bologna, and Eddy Wertheim, director of the Japanese Gallery Kensington in London.
Opening from Monday to Friday, 10am/7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 11am/8pm.
Tickets: full price €16.50; reduced €14; children from 6 to 12 years €5; free up to 6 years. Saturday 29th (4pm) Silvia Casini presents The Girl Who Loved Miyazaki” (Einaudi Ragazzi), an exciting story that teaches the importance of following one’s dreams, and The Enchanted Kitchen, a volume of tasty recipes taken from Hayao’s masterpieces Miyazakia (free entry, but to participate you must book by emailing [email protected]). www.mostrigiapponesi.it
Kiefer: Fallen Angels at Palazzo Strozzi
The exhibition “Anselm Kiefer. Fallen Angels”, at Palazzo Strozzi until July 21, has exceeded 100,000 visitors. The exhibition, curated by Arturo Galansino, Director General of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, allows visitors to come into direct contact with the great German master, famous for his profound and multi-layered research on the themes of memory, myth, history, literature and philosophy. A journey through historic works and new productions, including “Engelssturz” (Fall of the Angel), the new large work created in dialogue with the Renaissance courtyard. Opening hours: every day 10 am-8 pm; Thursday 10 am-11 pm www.palazzostrozzi.org
BICYCLE AND OTHER PASSIONS
Tour de France Grand Departure from Florence
For the first time in its history, the Tour de France starts from Italy, with three stages on the roads of Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont, before reaching France. First of these three stops, Saturday 29th, Florence.
The caravan will leave from the Villaggio alle Cascine (around 12pm) in non-competitive mode and will reach Piazza della Signoria for an institutional start in the presence of the authorities. The city route will continue, still with the timer off, passing under the most famous monuments and then heading towards Piazzale Michelangelo and from here continuing towards the Gavinana area, where the Tour will pay homage to Gino Bartali. The competitive race will begin just outside the city limits, in the Bagno a Ripoli area, where the official start will be given.
Bicyclethe Film Festivals in Florence
The legendary “Bicycle Film Festival” of New York returns to Florence on the occasion of the historic start of the Tour de France: on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th free screenings and parties between Manifattura Tabacchi and Limonaia di Villa Strozzi. Opening party Friday at 6.30 pm; always on Friday 29th, at 9.30 pm, the premiere of the film This is my moment directed by Lieven Corthouts, on the Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay who dreams of participating in the Tour de France 2024. Saturday 29th in Manifattura (9.30 pm) a selection of short films; at the Limonaia of Villa Strozzi, from 7.30pm to 2am the Velodromo Party.
www.bicyclefilmfestival.com
Collecting in Florence Artigianarte: market exhibition at Cartiere Carrara
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June (10am/7pm) in the car park of the Teatro Cartiere Carrara (ex Tuscany Hal, via Fabrizio De Andrè, 26), on the banks of the Arno, collectors and antiques enthusiasts will find what they are looking for with Collezionare in Florence Artigianarte., exhibition-market of small furniture, furnishing objects, vintage toys, coins, glass, crystal, iron, bronze and silver of both Italian and foreign origin. By wandering around it is possible to find the whole world of vintage with bags, glasses, scarves, American and Italian costume jewellery, clothes, shoes, big names. Next meeting in September.
