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Marius Petipa’s“La Bayadère”One of Russian court cho-

reographer Petipa’s manymasterpieces, “La Bayadère”was fi rs t performed by theImperial Bal let in St .

Petersburg in 1877. It repre-sents an important connectionbetween the romantic and clas-sical eras of ballet. The story isset in Hindu India, an exoticsetting attractive to the roman-t ic audience of the t ime.However “La Bayadère” ismost famous for i ts "whiteact," commonly known as theKingdom of the Shades. It isone of the most celebratedexcerpts in all of classical bal-let. The act begins with 32 bal-lerinas in white, all makingtheir way down a ramp in uni-son. It is exquisite, and oftenperformed by itself. It is thisscene that inspired well knownBri t ish dance cr i t ic” CliveBarnes to write "If you don'tenjoy La Bayadère, you reallydon't enjoy ballet". With super-s tar bal ler ina Svet lanaZakharova in some performan-ces. From 19th to 26th Octoberat Teatro dell’Opera, Piazza B.Gigl i , te l . 06481601,www.operaroma.it

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Trisha Brown’s “Early Works”The programme, organised in conjunction with Romaeuropa Festival,

consists in a selection of some of Trisha Brown’s most significantearly works. Universally acclaimed today as one of the icons of contem-porary dance, these works belong to the years between ‘70 and ‘74, thesame period in which she founded her dance company. Misleadinglysimple in appearance, these works include a couple of Italian premieressuch as “Scallops” and “Leaning Duets” in which the relationship betwe-en equilibrium and imbalance is repeatedly composed and broken up.The programme also includes better known works such as “SpanishDance” danced to the strains of Bob Dylan’s song “Early Morning Rain”

as well as “Accumula-tion” with music by the“Grateful Dead”.“Sticks” and “Figure 8”are conceived as trueand proper architecturalstructures in which thedancers act as pillars andprops. On 18th, 19th and22nd October at Maxxi,Via Guido Reni 4. Info0639967350, www.fon-dazionemaxxi.it

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All-Star Quartet for Wayne ShorterStar saxophonist Wayne Shorter and his

jazz quartet set the stage for the upco-ming Rome Jazz Festival. Acclaimed as thegreatest living jazz composer, he is also oneof jazz history’s most influential saxopho-nists. In the early ‘60s he joined Miles Davisto complete the era’s definitive quintet withHerbie Hancock, Ron Carter and TonyWilliams, providing a host of classic compo-sitions. At the same time, Shorter recorded aseries of hugely influential albums for Bluenote, giving jazz a new harmonic vocabula-ry. Then he teamed up with keyboard geniusJoe Zawinul to form the pioneering fusiongroup Weather Report, thought by many tobe the most exciting electric band of all time.Over the ensuing decades Shorter has wor-ked in various settings, winning multiple Grammy awards along the way.In Rome he heads his current quartet with pianist Danilo Perez, bassistJohn Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade. Concert on Monday 17th atParco della Musica, tel. 892982, www.auditorium.com

JAZZ On 17th at Parco della Musica

From Tuesday 18th at Maxxi

Wayne Shorter; left a scene from “La Bayadère”

A scene from a ballet by Trisha Brown

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EXHIBITIONSH.H. LIMFor the 7th edition of “Contem-porary Art Day”, Rome’s Natio-nal Galler y of Modern Ar tshows an installation entitled“Hidden Treasures” by the Sino-Malaysian artist H.H. Lim. Thework features a large cage con-taining a suitcase, chained andfastened by several locks. Until23rd October at GNAM, Vialedelle Belle Ar ti 131, tel.0632298221. 8.30am -7.30pm. Monday closed.PIET MONDRIANThis is a major retrospectivethat aims to cover the over 30years of Piet Mondrian’s activi-ty. More than seventy oil pain-tings and drawings by the Dutchartist who is considered to beone of the founders of abstrac-

tionism, as well as an impor-tant representative of neo-pla-sticism, highlight the overall co-herence of an artist whose ca-pacity for renewal and artisticgrowth remained constantthroughout his career. Until29th January 2012 at Comples-so del Vittoriano, Via San Pietroin Carcere. For information tel.066780664. Open Monday toThursday 9.30am - 7.30pm; Fri-day and Saturday 9.30am -11.30pm; Sunday 9.30am -8.30pm.AEROIMPRESSIONISMOTaking part both in the “Year ofRussian Culture in Italy” and inRome’s international “FotoGra-fia” festival, this exhibition byRussian photographer Sergey Ya-strzhembskiy entitled “Aeroim-pressionism” comprises threechapters: Africa, Europe, and Si-

beria. The works are part of aseries of unique landscape ae-rial photographs. Their soft andaccurate composition likens theseries to abstract paintings. Un-til 24th October in the Foyer ofthe Auditorium Parco della Musi-ca, Viale P. de Coubertin, tel.06802411. 11am – 8pm. Sun-day 10am to 8pm. FILIPPINO LIPPI ANDSANDRO BOTTICELLI IN15TH CENTURY FLORENCEThis exhibition aims to shinethe light on the approximately34 years of Lippi's career. Lip-th

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Architecture in Helsinki

ROCK

The Melbourne-based elec-tro indie group which

made its debut in 2003 hasreleased a long-awaitedfourth studio album. Archi-tecture in Helsinki’s new fulllength, entitled “MomentBends”, was recorded overthe past two years in theband’s own studio and,according to band leaderCameron Bird, it reflectsAIH’s obsession with popmusic and “their desire toget lost in an album thatencapsulates all their fee-lings and emotions”. Concerton Monday 17th at Circolodegli Artisti, Via Casilina Vec-chia 42, info and ticketswww.circoloartisti.it

Eric SardinasEric Sardinas is described

as a true master of theslide guitar, one of the bestblues slide players currentlyrecording. His new album,“Sticks & Stones” is a collec-tion of mostly upbeat, blues-rock guitar wailing tunes.Playing alongside Sardinasfor the album, and also herefor his Rome gig, are old-time pals bassist Levell Priceand drummer Chris Frazierwho contribute to what pro-mises to be a remarkablejamboree of rocked-upblues. Live in cconcert onSaturday 15th at JailbreakLive Club, Via Tiburtina 870,tel. 0640815924, www.jail-breakliveclub.comEric Sardinas

“The Sound of Sunshine” is the seventh studio album fromFranti and The Spearhead, his old-time crew. He sites his

time spent recovering from a serious medical condition as theinspiration for many of Sunshine’s songs, and his “live for themoment, take care of the people around you” vibe, shinesthrough in both the up-tempo, pop/reggae beats and feel-goodlyrics. Franti showcases most of his musical influences in thisalbum; hip hop, rock, folk and reggae all make their appearances.Live in Concert on Tuesday 18th at Alpheus Club, Via del Commer-cio 36. Info tel. 0654220870, www.the-base.it

POPMichael Franti: “The Sound of Sunshine”

On Tuesday 18th at the Alpheus

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pi was an extremely prolific ar-tist and his work ranged frompanels, to frescoes, from dra-wings on coloured paper topaintings. The works on showare from leading internationalmuseums and private collec-tions. A selection of works by

Botticelli also provides the pu-blic with an oppor tunity forstylistic comparison with hismaster, his friend, and ultima-tely his rival. Until 15th Janua-r y at Scuderie del Quirinale,Via XXIV Maggio, tel.0639967500.GEORGIA O’KEEFFE

This retrospectivecurated by Barba-ra Buhler Lynesof the GeorgiaO ’ K e e f f eMuseum in SantaFe, shines thelight on the multi-faceted universeof the Americanartist who playeda par t in chan-ging the courseof modern historyof art. The exhibit

shows more than 60 works aswell as a selection of photo-graphs by famous American pho-tographers capturing momentsand places in the life of O’Keef-fe. Until 22nd January at Fonda-zione Roma Museo, PalazzoCipolla, Via del Corso 320, tel.0639967888. 10am to 8pm.Mondays closed. MAXXIRome’s Museum dedicated tothe Ar ts of the XXIst centuryinaugurates the season withtwo new exhibitions: “CampoBaeza. The Tree of Creation”and “Exhibiting the collection.Architectural Projects from theCollexion of MAXXI Architettura

1950-2010”. The former,which consists in a largeinstallation that recreates themental landscape of Alber toCampo Baeza represents thethird episode of the Museum’sNature cycle exploring newinterpretations of contempora-ry architectural research (Until30th October). The latter pre-sents a selection of over 70works by 18 architects, themajority of which are on showfor the first time while all aredrawn from the Museum ofArchitecture’s collections (until13th November). Museo Nazio-nale delle Arti del XXI Secolo,Via Guido Reni 4a, tel.063225178. 11am-7pm. Thur-sday and Saturday 11am-10pm. Monday closed.PORTRAITS. THE MANYFACES OF POWERMore than 150 precious ar ti-facts are on show, includingbas-reliefs, busts and statueson loan from major Europeanmuseums. The exhibition exa-mines the origins of Roman por-traiture, as well as the differenttechniques used by Romanartists ranging from the Repu-blican era to the late-ancientperiod. Until 23th October atthe Capitoline Museums, Piazzadel Campidoglio 1. Openinghours 9am to 8pm. Monday clo-sed. For information tel.060608.

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Two important exhibitions bring Russian art to Rome in this Year of Russian culture in Italy in which a num-ber of events, both in Italy and in Russia, highlight the cultural, political and diplomatic ties between the

nations. A retrospective dedicated to the eclectic artist Alexander Rodcenco (1891-1956) who expressed histalent in many fields - painting, design, theater, cinemaand especially graphic art and photography – highlightthe fact that he was one of the most important drivingforces behind a national outburst of intellectual creativi-ty, reflecting the spirit and the aura of the age. Theretrospective displays some 300 works, ranging from ori-ginal photographs to photomontages and period prints.The other exhibition, entitled “Socialist realisms. Sovietpainting 1920-1970”, tells the story of an extraordinarymovement in 20th century art in which the Soviet stateactively promoted realist painting and its developmentby supporting thousands of talented artists from allover its immense empire. It exalted the social role of artand the superiority of content over form, and encoura-ged the rediscovery of the practice of traditional crafts.Until 8th January at Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Via Nazio-nale 194. 10am-8pm. Fri and Sat 10am-10.30pm. Monclosed. Info tel. 0639967500.

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Rodcenko and Socialist Realisms

“Knigi” (Books), a 1925 advertisement of the RussianState Publishing House by Alexander Rodcenko

At Palazzo delle Esposizioni

Carmen LinaresOne of the stars of this year’s

Flamenco Festival in Rome,Carmen Linares has becomeone of the most internationallyrecognised ofall flamencosingers. Shemade herrecord labeldebut in 1970with guitaristJuan Habi-chuela and hassince gone onto record anumber of fla-menco’s keyworks. In thescenic projectshe presents inRome entitled “Ensayo flamen-co 2012”, Linares is accompa-nied by piano, guitars and per-cussion, and interprets verses bycontemporary Spanish poets.On Thursday 13th at Parco dellaMusica, Viale P. de Coubertin.Info tel. 0680241281,www.auditorium.com

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