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Italian Jazz Concert: Piero delle Monache Quartet, Oct. 10 2013 @ Italian Institute of Culture – Westlands

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Date: October 10, 2013
Venue: Italian Institute of Culture, Westlands
Time: 7 pm (Doors open at 6.30pm.)
Entry: Free

The Quartet
Piero delle Monache – saxophone / Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano & keyboard / Tito Mangialajo Rantzer – double bass / Alessandro Marzi – drums

Tracklist
• Samar in Arabic means to narrate stories
• Ascolta se piove is the translation of the romantic name of a street of a small Norman town
• Aperol is the imaginary dialogue between the waiter of the café and a regular patron
• Rollin’ Years (Mr. Michael Blindlove) rolling years, which Piero Delle Monache experienced encountering and running into many adventures, between one relocation and another
• RW2 is the second track of a suite dedicated to the Rwandese war and the subsequent exodus
• Rue des Saisons is inspired by a street of the multi-ethnic university district of Brussels
• Sweetness is dedicated to the sweetness of life
• Ascolta se piove in a solo version is a sort of monologue
• Thunupa is the title track of the disc. It surprises us with the introduction of some voices recorded in the studio, suddenly phoning friends and colleagues and inviting them to repeat some sentences of a book
• Dreamers was composed thinking of the role of creators and dreamers

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Event sponsored by the Italian Government – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – DGSP [Directorate General for the Country Promotion (Economy, Culture & Science)]

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Film Screening: Magnifica Presenza (Magnificent Presence), Apr. 4 2013 @ Italian Institute of Culture

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Directed by: Ferzan Ozpetek

Cast:
· Elio Germano
· Paola Minaccioni
· Beppe Fiorello
· Margherita Buy
· Vittoria Puccini
· Cem Yilmaz
· Andrea Bosca

Duration: 105 minutes
Genre: Drama
Rating: General Exhibition

Synopsis:

Pietro’s only dream is to become a famous actor. 28 year-old Pietro is so obsessed with becoming an actor that he does not mind trying anything. He goes to Rome to work in a bakery while also trying to be an actor. At first he stays with his cousin but then he rents a house. Within a short time something strange happens at the house – as if the furniture moves by itself. He realizes that the house is haunted and the adventure begins.

Date: Thursday, April 04, 2013
Times: 6.30pm
Place: Italian Institute of Culture