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Romantic music withJurowski and KissinTwo great

Russ i aninterpreterstackle the ro-mantic reper-tory in a va-riety of facets.For the sym-phonic seasonVladimir Ju-rowski con-ducts the Or-chestra ofSanta Cecilia in Brahms' “Tra-gic Overture” Op. 18, and inTchaikowsky's rarely performed“Polish” Symphony, the thirdof his six completed symphonicworks. The programme is com-pleted by Grieg's Piano Con-certo Op.16 starring formerchild prodigy pianist EugenyKissin. Concert on 4th, 6th and7th February at Parco della Mu-sica. Info tel. 068082058,www.santacecilia.it

“Equilibrio”, expressions of new danceIt's that exciting time of the year again for lovers of contemporary dance.

The annual “Equilibrio” Festival stages an interesting and wide-rangingprogramme of new dance, hosting internatinal artists under the enlightenedguidance of festival director Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. As per tradition, thefestival gives space to finalists of past editions of the Rome “Equilibrio”Prize for emerging protagonists of contemporary dance, but above alloffers the Roman public the chance to get to see cutting-edge artists whoalso participate in a programme of masterclasses and public talks andencounters. Look out for Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui who presents his new work,the Canadian Crystal Pite with her Kidd Pivot company, Serge-Aimé

Coulibay and his Compagnie Fasodanse theatre from Burkina Faso, theBelgian Ugo Dehaes' new work foreight women dancers, the JapaneseButoh dancer Ko Muroboshi with anew creation, an X-rated work byCanadian Dave St. Pierre. From 5thto 27th February at Parco dellaMusica, tel. 0680241281,www.auditorium.com. A scene from the show “Tezuka”by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, right Eugeny Kissin

Hilliard EnsembleThe Hilliard Ensemble is one of

the world's foremost male acapella ensembles. Their repertoryranges from the medieval to themodern. Based in the UK, the en-semble's historical contribution tothe recorded discography of earlymusic is substantial. This Romeconcert, entitled “Memoria Italiana”includes early and contemporarysettings of texts by Dante and Pe-trarch, Roger Marsh’s “Il Cor Tristo”,and a new work by Fabio Vacchi.Concert on Tuesday 7th at AulaMagna, Università La Sapienza, tel.063610051, www.concertiiuc.it

CLASSICAL MUSIC

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Coppélia, a mysterious dollCoppélia is a charming, funny

ballet full of humour and bal-let mime. It's based upon a storyby E.T.A. Hoffmann entitled "DerSandmann" and tells the story ofCoppélia who sits on her balconyall day reading, speaking to noone. Franz falls in love with herand wants to marry her, eventhough he is already engaged. Hisfiancée, Swanhilda, learns thatCoppelia is actually a doll thatbelongs to Doctor Coppelius, themad scientist. She decides toimpersonate the doll, in order towin the love of Franz. Chaosensues, but all is soon forgiven.Originally choreographed byArthur St. Léon in Paris in 1870, itwas restaged by Marius Petipa inSt. Petersburg and revised, again,by Lev Ivanov and Enrico

Cecchetti. The Rome production ischoreographed by Eric Vu-An,who is also dancing as DoctorCoppélius. From 3rd to 8thFebruary at Teatro dell'Opera,Piazza B. Gigli, tel. 06481601,www.operaroma.it

A scene from the ballet “Coppélia”

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EXHIBITIONSDAMIEN HIRSTTwo separate exhibitions inRome celebrate the work ofcutting edge contemporary ar-tist Damien Hirst. The first (atGagosian Gallery, Via F. Crispi16), is part of a larger exhibi-tion conceived to take placesimultaneously in each of Ga-gosian Gallery’s eleven loca-tions across the world. It fea-tures Hirst’s spot paintingswhich are considered to beamong the most distinctive incontemporary art. The secondexhibition (at Fondazione Pa-stificio Cerere, Via degli Ausoni7) is entitled “Postcard from…Damien Hirst” and features“Nucleohistone” a poster byHirst installed in the Fonda-zione’s cour tyard. For infowww.gagosian.com andwww.pastificiocerere.it. UntilMarch 10th.GUERCINO 1591-1666.MASTERPIECES FROM CENTOAND FROM ROMEOn display a selection of pre-cious works highlighting themilestones of the life and ca-reer of Francesco Barbieri,known as “Guercino”, born inthe city of Cento and one ofthe most significant protago-nists of 17th century Italianart. Until 29th April at PalazzoBarberini. Open from 9am to7pm. Closed on Mondays. Infoand booking tel. 0632810,www.mostraguercino.it

ARTE POVERARome's Gallery of Modern Artparticipates in a major multi-venue exhibition that involvesseveral Italian museums cele-brating Arte Povera: a contem-porary visual arts movementwhich made a major contributionto the world of art. Until 4thMarch at Galleria Nazionaled'Ar te Moderna, Viale delleBelle Ar ti 131, tel.0632298221. 8.30am to7.30pm. Mondays closed.I BORGHESE E L’ANTICOT anks to an exceptional colla-borative effort of the Louvre,the Borghese Gallery presentsthe exhibition “I Borghese el’Antico” which gathers 60 ma-sterpieces currently belongingto the Paris Museum. The worksin question were collected bythe Borghese family and espe-cially by Cardinal Scipione Bor-ghese from the 17th centuryon, and although most of theprecious collection remains in-tact and on display in Rome, asignificant sale of classical scul-pture was made under duressto the Louvre in 1807. UntilApril 2012 at the Borghese Gal-lery, Piazzale Scipione Borghese5. Booking is necessary tel.0632810, www.ticketeria.itDAYS OF THE DINOSAURA touring interactive exhibitionthat aims to provide visitorswith a first-hand experience ofthe world of the gigantic animalsthat owned Earth tens of mil-lions of years ago. The exhibition

features over fifty life sized di-nosaur robots, complete withmoving eyes, tongue and claws,as well as skeleton replicasand an interactive area wherechildren get to become palae-ontologists for one day. In ad-dition to the great thrill of wat-ching dinosaurs in motion, theexhibit provides related infor-mation throughout the entiretour. Until 5th February dailyfrom 10am at Nuova Fiera diRoma, Via Por tuense1645/1647. Reduced familytickets available. Tel.0665074200. For informationwww.daysofthedinosaur.itROME IN CARAVAGGIO’STIMET his exhibition explores the lifeand art of the Eternal City duringa particularly critical time follo-wing the political and socialupheavals of the Protestant Re-formation and the efforts of thepopes to restore the power andprestige of the Catholic Church.By bringing together some 140paintings from museums andgalleries around the world, theshow traces the influence of thetwo great artists at the turn ofthe XVII century, the classicalpainter Annibale Carracci fromBologna and the revolutionaryCaravaggio from Milan. Until Fe-bruary 5th, open 10am to 7pm,closed on Mondays, details andbookings on 06-32810.

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Motherzappa

ROCK FOLK

A tribute to Frank Zappaforesees three concerts

and a series of initiativescelebrating his music and hispersonality. The aim of themini festival is to nourish thememory of his genius and hisunique sense of humour. Thefirst band in programme isFast & Bulbous who has suc-cessfully been performingFrank Zappa music since1991. There are two moreconcert dates coming up inMarch and April. Meanwhile,Fast & Bulbous performs onSaturday 4th at Jailbreak LiveClub, Via Tiburtina 870, tel.0640801376, www.jailbreakli-veclub.com

Michael Wenston KingThe British protest singer

and songwriter MichaelWenston King is in Rome topresent his new album “I Did-n't Raise My Boy to Be a Sol-dier”. It's a mixture of brandnew songs, along with hisinterpretation and reworkingof some old ones, not justfrom the 1960's but somedating back as far as the1900's. As he points out “allof these songs have onething in common: they are asrelevant now as when theywere first written”. Concerton Thursday 2nd at BigMama, Vicolo San Francesco aRipa 18, tel. 065812551,www.bigmama.it Michael Wenston King

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