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Australian dinosaurs to delight Italians

The award-winning show Walking with Dinosaurs, based on the BBC programme of the same name, is coming to Italy in early 2010, with shows in Bologna, Turin and Milan. The technology behind the lifesize moving dinosaur models was created in Australia by The Creature Technology Company. The company’s application of modern film animation techniques (animatronics) to a live show has created what has been described as a triumph of stagecraft.

Among the Australians involved in the development of the dinosaur models and the stage show are Sonny Tilders (Creature Designer), Peter England (Set Design), and John Rayment (Lighting Designer).

When and Where:
Milan: 24-28 February, Mediolanum Forum
Bologna: 3-7 March, Futurshow Station
Turin: 10-14 March, Pala Olimpico

More information:
www.dinosaurs.it 
Company history 
Ticket information

 

Australian Colours
Australian Aboriginal Art

This unique exhibition is the result of cultural exchange with Australia. It is a collection of original, high-quality works which enable rare and precious contact with the contemporary art movement of Australian Aborigines.

The collection brings together the so-called "art of the desert", which since the start of the 70s has combined ancient beliefs and new interpretations, and a selection of "urban art" by young artists.

The exhibition, which enjoys the patronage of the Australian Embassy, includes works by leading artists from the communities of Balgo Hills, Nyoongar, Mowanjum, Papunya and Utopia.

When:
27 February – 21 March
from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Where:
Via Monsignor Eugenio Gilardelli, 10
Palazzo “Leone da Perego”
Legnano
Free entrance 

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International Exhibition on Childhood Illustration “Echi di mare lontani, fiabe dall’Oceania” (Distant echoes of the sea, fairy tales from Oceania)

Australian Aborigines are featured in an international exhibition on childhood illustrations, which focuses on cultures and peoples of Oceania.

The Exhibition includes stories of great heroes and spiteful gods, of seafaring and exploration, and can be seen at Palazzo dell’Arengario in Monza.

When:
28 February - 28 March

Where:
Palazzo dell’Arengario
Piazza Roma
Monza

For information and to book:
Ramona Brivio - mob. 339.7445310 - r.brivio@tramitecomunicazione.it
Silvia Lingiardi– mob. 366.1264935 - s.lingiardi@tramitecomunicazione.it

 

“Australia Today” – Aboriginal Art Exhibition

The National Gallery of Florence is presenting an Aboriginal Art exhibition in Rome, featuring 127 prominent artists such as Rover Thomas, Clifford Possum, Judy Watson Napangardi e Nancy Nungurrayi.

The exhibition, divided into five themes, is to be representative of the traditions of some of the more prominent and ancient tribes. The curators of the exhibition, Luca Faccenda and Marco Parri, have placed particular emphasis on the cultural roots of the nomadic Australian Aborigines and their conception of an infinite spiritual cycle called the "dreamtime” (Altjeringa) which is responsible for Creation and governs Aboriginal law.

Given Aboriginal culture and heritage is based on oral and visual traditions rather than written texts, the collection is sure to provide great insight into the lives of these ancient tribes.

Image: Judy Watson Napangardi. Mina Mina desert, 2008. Acrylic on canvas, 151cm x 112cm. Yuendumu, NT.

Where
Museo Di Palazzo Incontro
Via dei Prefetti, 22
00187 Roma
Press office: +39 338 7679338
National Gallery Firenze
Provincia di Roma

When
19 January 2010 – 25 April 2010
Tuesday to Sunday (Closed Monday)
1000 – 1900

 

DigitaLife
Jeffrey Shaw in Rome

The Australian artist Jeffrey Shaw presents his interactive installations in Rome at the exhibition DigitaLife. The exhibition, organised by Fondazione Romaeuropa, focusses on the contamination between technology, new media and contemporary artistic expressions.

Jeffrey was born in Australia and studied in Europe and Italy. In 2003 he was the co-founder of the Center of Interactive Cinema Research (iCinema) at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, of which he is presently the co-director. Since 2009 he has been Professor of Media Art and is Head of the School of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong.

Jeffrey’s creation Avie (Advanced Visual Interactive Environment) consists of a 360-degree visualisation and sound system developed by Jeffrey after years of research. Avie has the aim of using the most recent technologies for the purpose of artistic creations and visual experiments, exploring not only interactivity, but also more specifically the principle of public participation in artistic events.

When:
3 March – 2 May
Tues. – Friday 4pm-12pm
Sat. - Sunday: 12am-12pm

Where:
La Pelanda
MACRO Museum (former Mattatoio)
Piazza Orazio Giustiniani, 4
Rome

More information:
tel. 06 4555 3050
Info and tickets
Macro Museum

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