miércoles, 3 de agosto de 2022

PATTI SMITH QUARTET -STRESA FESTIVAL 2022

Non sono mai stato un seguace del rock, anzi,…. ma a volte nella vita si viene costretti a cambiare idea….costretti non dall’esterno, ma da noi stessi, quando una situazione per anni rifuggita, d’improvviso affascina ed attrae! Ecco: Patty Smith a Verbania mi ha catturato !

La Sacerdotessa del Rock accompagnata dal figlio Jackson Smith alla chitarra, Tony Shanahan al basso e Seb Rochford alla batteria è negli anni divenuta icona e detentrice del più profondo cuore del Rock, attraversando situazioni esperienzali artistiche nei vari campi ed affinando quelle capacità conoscitive dell’essere, del pubblico, dell’Universo !

Patti Smith è un personaggio che ha suscitato sensibilità diverse e contrapposte, ma indubbiamente ha segnato un’epoca! E’ divenuta un mito, anticipando gli influencer di serie “B” di oggi.., ma lei è cantautrice e poetessa e non il ‘nulla cosmico’ che segna l’esistenza degli ‘influenzatori’  dell’ultima ora...di cui difficilmente comprendo la Missione se non il guadagno!

Le note dello Stresa Festival recitano: Nell’anno delle celebrazioni di Pier Paolo Pasolini, non poteva mancare un invito a una testimone dell’influenza che il grande intellettuale ha avuto trasversalmente sulla cultura musicale
Patti Smith si esibisce per la prima volta allo  Stresa Festival e per l’occasione è stata allestita una singolare 
location al Tecnoparco di Verbania, progettato all’inizio degli anni ’90, e ultima sua opera, dal celebre architetto Aldo Rossi.

L’ambientazione è decisamente pasoliniana: Patty sale sul palco ed è ovazione! I miti si contraddistinguono anche per questo! Ha segnato un’epoca...e da questo momento alla fine del concerto solo una parola: entusiasmo! Sono miracolosamente riapparse le atmosfere della Beat Generation  di Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrisson,  Bob Dylan, con la proposta di ideali di Pace, di Amore e Fratellanza!


La semplicità, il sorriso e l’amabile affabilità si sono autonomamente evidenziate e trovato conferma  nell’appuntamento del giorno dopo al Convention Center di Stresa! Qui ha parlato di Pasolini e del ‘Vangelo secondo Matteo’ film visto, rivisto ed amato per il messaggio di vita che seppur non religioso, contiene alti contenuti filosofici. E’ arduo riuscire a trasferire i messaggi di Patti Smith, ma si può con semplicità sottolineare la ricerca perpetua del buono e del bello rifuggendo quanto è cattivo e dannoso per l’umanità: NO alle guerre ed alle violenze e SI ai buoni sentimenti ed all’aiuto del prossimo! Ha dichiarato di amare i libri e la lettura e che il libro che ama di più è Pinocchio; ama le poesie e lei stessa scrive! Durante il concerto aveva letto alcune poesie, riprendendo poi il fil rouge all’intervista, evidenziando anche quanto sia necessario essere ‘attivisti’ per il bene comune, con le marce, la partecipazione e che in questi percorsi la Musica aiuta a vivere bene, ma che il raggiungimento della pace e della salvaguardia dell’Universo e dell’Umanità, necessita in ogni caso dell’intervento positivo dei potenti!

Insomma anche un melanomane come me ha ritrovato una parte di se stesso, scavando nelle emozioni degli anni giovanili e nella speranza che alimenta ancora la vita!

La Musica vince sempre

Renzo Bellardone

martes, 2 de agosto de 2022

"LA GRANDE BELLEZZA, L’ART À ROME AU XVIII° SIÈCLE,1700-1758". MUSEE-FESCH. DAJACCIO

24 juin -3 octobre 2022

De par l’importance de sa collection de peintures italiennes, le Palais Fesch-musée des Beaux-Arts s’est donné la mission d’approfondir les études sur des écoles italiennes du XVIIe siècle moins représentées dans les musées français, d’où les précédentes expositions consacrées à Florence, Milan et Venise. La Rome baroque est certainement mieux connue du public français et international, mais celle du XVIIIe siècle qui précède l’institutionnalisation du Grand Tour et l’éclosion du néoclassicisme reste encore un peu dans l’ombre. En France, c’est certainement le Palais Fesch qui conserve le plus grand nombre d’œuvres d’artistes de cette époque actifs à Rome, justifiant d’organiser pour la première fois une exposition sur le sujet. Il nous a paru opportun de nous concentrer sur la première partie du siècle, qui voit la transition d’un contexte essentiellement tardo-baroque marqué par les fortes personnalités de Gianlorenzo Bernini et de Carlo Maratti, à un environnement culturel contrasté et complexe, dans lequel l’héritage des maîtres du passé reste présent et déterminant, parallèlement aux importantes nouveautés introduites par des artistes venus d’autres régions ou de l’étranger.

L’arc chronologique retenu va du pontificat de Clément XI Albani (1700-1721) à celui de Benoît XIV Lambertini (1740-1758). Le projet est de présenter de manière claire et parlante les caractéristiques de l’« École romaine » à travers la production des maîtres, depuis la fin de l’activité d’un véritable chef d’école tel que Carlo Maratti, autour duquel s’épanouit et se forma toute une génération qui exporta son style hors de Rome, jusqu’à la première maturité de Pompeo Batoni, qui disputera la primauté européenne à Anton Raphaël Mengs.

Ainsi que l’écrivait Luigi Lanzi à la fin du siècle, l’école romaine – pour laquelle il proposa d’adopter le terme d’« université » de la peinture – se fonda sur l’étude de son très riche patrimoine classique et sur les maîtres du XVIe siècle, en tête desquels Raphaël. Le principal lieu d’élaboration de cette dynamique fut l’Accademia de San Luca, « refondée » par le pape Clément XI, aux côtés de l’Académie de France, installée alors au Palais Mancini sur la via del Corso. L’exposition se propose de présenter le dialogue entre les deux académies, à travers les épreuves des concours, les pièces de réception, et quelques œuvres particulièrement significatives de ses membres. Les œuvres exposées témoigneront toutefois de ce que le panorama artistique romain constitue un ensemble diversifié dépourvu d’homogénéité, par l’apport d’artistes de formation différente, tels que le Français Pierre Subleyras, ou qui,comme Marco Benefial, suivaient une direction orientée par des réflexions personnelles.

https://www.musee-fesch.com/actualite/images-dajaccio-29-avril-31-mai-2022-2-4711582

A CONDUCTOR WHO KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND A SCORE, AND A FARM . SANTTU-MATIAS ROUVALI, A CONTENDER FOR THE PODIUM AT THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC, SPENDS AS MUCH FREE TIME AS POSSIBLE AT HOME IN RURAL FINLAND.

By Joshua Barone

YLÖJÄRVI, Finland — “Here I grow peas,” the conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali said, gesturing to a plot of land the size of a small room. “Why? I just love fresh peas.”

That pea garden is a blip in the scale of Rouvali’s property here — a farm, dating back to the 16th century, on over 34 acres. It is among this place’s wildflowers, evergreens and moss-covered rocks that he feels most at ease, especially compared with where he’s more often seen: inside the world’s major concert halls, whether at the podium of his Philharmonia Orchestra in London or as a guest with ensembles like the New York Philharmonic, where he is a contender to become the next music director.

“I was never someone who wants to be famous,” said Rouvali, 36. “But of course, with this profession it comes automatically.”

Rouvali has structured his life so that he can spend as many weekends as possible on his farm, about 20 minutes outside Tampere, in the southwest of Finland. One morning this month, he was at the start of a welcome break between the Philharmonia’s performances not far away in Mikkeli and another to come in early August at the Edinburgh International Festival.

He and his wife, Elina, live in the property’s main house but make use of all the surrounding buildings. They include a sauna, a guesthouse with music and pole-dancing studios, and a garage with a room for Rouvali to slaughter and skin the game he hunts, like ducks and deer. He fishes in the nearby lake, where he was having a beach built (along with a waterfront sauna). They eat everything he kills and fill the table with dishes made from other local ingredients, such as foraged chanterelles or new potatoes from a neighbor.

“I need this,” Rouvali said, “to kind of rest and have a mental break and not really think about music.”


When he is at work, Rouvali has developed a reputation as a lively conductor, one who revels in experimentation and fluid interpretations, and who has a gift — befitting his background as a percussionist — for internal rhythms and harmonies. When he returns to the Philharmonic next season, for his third engagement there, it will be with a precious two weeks of the season’s real estate, in varied programs that include repertory mainstays and local premieres by Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Magnus Lindberg…………..

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/arts/music/santtu-matias-rouvali.html

THE 79TH ANNUAL VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD FROM 31 AUGUST TO 10 SEPTEMBER 2022


The 79th Venice International Film Festival is organised by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera. It will take place at Venice Lido from 31 August to 10 September 2022. The Festival is officially recognised by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Association).


The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote international cinema in all its forms as art, entertainment and as an industry, in a spirit of freedom and dialogue. The Festival also organises retrospectives and tributes to major figures as a contribution towards a better understanding of the history of cinema.



https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2022

PICASSO, MIRÓ, CHAGALL : 10 CHEFS-D’ŒUVRE INCONTOURNABLES DU MUSÉE D’ART MODERNE DE CÉRET


André Masson, Rue de Céret, 1919, huile sur toile, 92 x 65 cm / André Masson

Le musée d'art moderne de Céret est le fruit des passages et des séjours des plus grands artistes du XXe siècle dans la ville et ses alentours. Grâce à la richesse de ses collections, le musée s’impose comme un haut lieu de l’art moderne et de l’art contemporain.

Au terme de deux années de travaux, le musée d’art moderne de Céret rouvre ses portes agrandi et doté d’une nouvelle aile destinée aux expositions temporaires. Sa collection historique est le reflet de l’aventure artistique de la ville. Picasso, Braque, Herbin, Masson, Soutine, Loutreuil ou encore Dufy ont posé les yeux sur ces paysages baignés de lumière et en ont tiré une source d’inspiration tout au long du XXe siècle. L’institution s’est également ouverte à l’art contemporain, attentive notamment aux artistes catalans et aux mouvements artistiques du sud de la France. Découvrez 10 chefs-d’œuvre incontournables de ce musée créé en 1950 dans un ancien couvent des Carmes du XVIIe siècle………..

https://www.connaissancedesarts.com/arts-expositions/art-moderne/picasso-miro-chagall-10-chefs-doeuvre-incontournables-du-musee-dart-moderne-de-ceret-11172435/

THE CONDUCTOR TEODOR CURRENTZIS, APPEARING AT THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL THIS SUMMER, HAS BEEN DENOUNCED FOR HIS TIES TO RUSSIA AND HIS SILENCE ON ITS WAR IN UKRAINE.CREDIT...MARCO BORRELLI

By Javier C. Hernández

SALZBURG, Austria — Teodor Currentzis is revered as one of classical music’s most original voices, a rebellious conductor who can breathe fresh life into well-known works. In this European cultural capital, where artists, agents and impresarios gather each summer, he is omnipresent, his name emblazoned on banners and brochures. His fans travel from around the world to hear his performances.


The conductor Teodor Currentzis, appearing at the Salzburg Festival this summer, has been denounced for his ties to Russia and his silence on its war in Ukraine.Credit...Marco Borrelli

But this summer, it is not just his music that is the talk of the Salzburg Festival, one of classical music’s premier events. Currentzis — who is conducting a new double bill of Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” and Carl Orff’s “De Temporum Fine Comoedia” here beginning Tuesday — and his ensemble, MusicAeterna, are drawing attention for another reason: their ties to Russia.

Amid the war in Ukraine, Currentzis and MusicAeterna have been assailed for their reliance on VTB Bank, a state-owned Russian institution that has been sanctioned by the United States and other countries but remains the ensemble’s main sponsor. Currentzis and the ensemble have been denounced for their silence on the war and criticized for working with associates of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, including some who sit on the board of MusicAeterna’s foundation.

This scrutiny has complicated the career of Currentzis, one of the industry’s most in-demand stars. And it has rattled the 102-year-old Salzburg Festival, whose leaders have stood by MusicAeterna even as it has been shunned by other cultural groups.

“It’s not that I’m a coward; it’s so sensitive,” Markus Hinterhäuser, the festival’s artistic director, said in an interview. “We are not for Putin. There is absolutely nothing to discuss about that.”

Currentzis and his musicians are now at the center of a debate about how cultural groups should handle artists linked to Russian institutions. Many have cut ties with close associates of Putin, such as the conductor Valery Gergiev, a longtime friend and prominent supporter of the Russian president, who was once a fixture at the Salzburg Festival………….

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/arts/music/teodor-currentzis-musicaeterna.html

lunes, 1 de agosto de 2022

TITANIC EXHIBITION. TORQUAY MUSEUM


Date: 11 June 2022 - 3 September 2022

In this special exhibition created by Titanic Exhibitions view artefacts from the ship, explore Torquay's connection to the Titanic, learn about the people that travelled on board, and come face to face with items from the wreck site. Using large imagery and audio, you'll get to experience the Titanic like never before.

Discover items from the Titanic, including:

Playing cards and handkerchief owned by first class passenger Elsie Bowerman.

Titanic Stoker William James Major pocket watch

Items from the wreck site, including a small piece of the Titanic’s hull.

Chinaware and silverware used by first class passengers.

Items from the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, where the Titanic was built.

A free audio guide tells the tale of the Titanic and its passengers and crew with beautiful music, sound effects and actors. It’s completely free, and runs on your mobile phone. All you need is a pair of headphones and you’re good to go (please bring your own).

http://www.torquaymuseum.org/events/details/818/titanic-exhibition