Santa Severa’s Castle

On stage a unique act by Dario Fo "I 3 bravi"
2018-05-07 08:00 - 2018-05-14 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
On May 12th and 13th, at 7:30 pm, at the Castle of Santa Severa, in the Sala del Nostromo a unique act written by Dario Fo, “I 3 Bravi” directed by Paolo Paoloni, will be staged. The staging is of the Association. Amateur Theater “I Semiseri” and the event is organized in collaboration with Regione Lazio, LAZIOcrea, MiBACT, Santa Marinella Municipality and Coopculture. The Castle of Santa Severa becomes more and more a cultural hub and continues its action of spreading culture, ranging from music, theater and historical re-enactments.
The pièce is a unique act by Dario Fo, the most authentic expression of his comic theater, so modern and actual but also linked to our most lively tradition. It is a theater that springs from an uncontrollable desire to make the audience laugh, but also by a sensitive, caustic mood firmly anchored to everyday life; a theater that has its roots in the commedia dell’arte and in the populous farce of the early 1900s, which captures elements of the Elizabethan and Expressionist theater; but, together, an unmistakable theater that is essentially Dario Fo.
Paolo Paoloni’s directorial notes reconstruct the story set in “An old castle, where an old castellan who is terrified by the ghosts that infest his home wants to hire a super-energetic forceful that is able to drive them out. They come in three (the three good) to compete in place. But are they really so brave as they claim to? And let us not forget the fundamental presence of the three spinster daughters of the castellan, who would be happy to take each one of the three “big men”. How will it end? Dario Fo builds here a pyrotechnic game of comic situations, with an ending that satisfies everyone (and “all”!) And what about ghosts? Were they real? Let the viewer to discover it!”
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From May 6th to 7th the 3rd edition of IOVINO
2018-05-06 - 2018-05-07
The event organized by the cultural association “IO VINO”, in collaboration with Regione Lazio, LAZIOcrea, MIBACT, Coopculture and the Municipality of Santa Marinella, will see the participation of over 60 producers and the holding of several seminars held by experts.

This year Marche and Campania will be protagonists, both facing the sea but on the opposite sides of the “Boot” (Italy, translator’s note). IO VINO 2018 will give the opportunity to learn more about these two magnificent lands, since the reflections of the environment and local culture can be traced even in the typical products of a place and wine is certainly one of the most important to understand the essence.
The two regions, despite being washed by the sea, have a different climate because Campania is subject to Mediterranean and Atlantic currents while Marche is lashed by those coming from the Balkans. This different geographical location therefore influences and diversifies the wine production that, for each region, takes on specific features that make it unique and inimitable. Precisely this difference will be the object of comparison during the two days on the Lazio coast.

The exhibitors will offer the public wines produced with autochthonous vines – strictly D.O.C. and D.O.C.G. – which can be tasted at the tasting tables.
During the event, on Sunday May 6th, two thematic seminars will be held on Greco and Pecorino:
At 3.00 pm at “Manica Corta”, Francesco Quercetti, enogastronomic critic and coordinator for Regione Marche of the Slow Wine guide, will conduct a seminar on Pecorino in the 2014 vintage.
At 5.00 pm at “Manica Corta”, Alessio Pietrobattista, journalist, collaborator and taster for the Gambero Rosso Italian wine guide, and Monica Coluccia freelance journalist, will conduct a seminar on Greco in the 2012 vintage.

May from 3rd to 6th the medieval fighting of the Battle of the Nations
2018-05-03 08:00 - 2018-05-10 23:30 (Europe/Rome)
From May 3rd to 6th, the Castle of Santa Severa hosted the world final of the “Battle of the nations” tournament. The international event was organized by Historical Martial Combat Italy Federation, C.S.E.N. (National Educational Sports Center) and HMBIA (Historical Medieval Battle International Association) in collaboration with Regione Lazio, LAZIOcrea, Mibact, Municipality of Santa Marinella and Coopculture.

Battle of the Nations is hosted every year in a different country, for the 2018 edition it will be hosted in Italy and, after the qualifying semi-finals of the Italian teams, the location of the castle will be the setting for the world event. More than 700 fighters from different parts of the world will participate, such as New Zealand to mention the farthest and China to mention one whose history is very different from the European Middle Ages. The categories are the 1vs1 divided into 4 disciplines (long sword, sword and shield, sword and brocchiere and weapon in auction, both male and female) and group battles with 3vs3 female only and 5vs5 and 21vs21 male. Italy participates in the BotN since the second edition of 2011, when the countries concerned were only 7 compared to 37 today and is represented by 50 fighters and participates in all disciplines.
A medieval camp was built and a large tribune capable of accommodating 700 people seated in the area adjacent to the parking lot, on the square of the Fontanile a large “medieval” market arose where to see a real blacksmith at the field forge, try the weapons and the armor as well as engaging in simulated duels and archery followed by the masters of historical fencing weapons. On the Esplanade of the Lords a second arena was set up for the challenges 1vs1 and 2vs2. In addition, parades in period costumes, dances and medieval music have served as a side dish for the whole event.
Battle of the nations Programme

April 29th begins the concert season with the "Matinées at the Castle"
2018-04-29 08:00 - 2018-05-06 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
“Hommage à John Williams”
Sunday, April 29th at 11.30, the first concert of the five events with the great music in the picturesque setting of Santa Severa’s Castle

After the highly appreciated concert review “Castello Armonico”, completed last January, organized by the Massimo Freccia Association in collaboration with Regione Lazio, LAZIOcrea, MIBACT, Coopculture and the Municipality of Santa Marinella, the Massimo Freccia Youth Orchestra will kick off the “Matinées at the Castle“, a festival full of truly unmissable musical events, a kaleidoscope of cultural and artistic moments of great quality with proposals ranging from the Johann Sebastian Bach Concertos to the most important soundtracks by John Williams, from the Stabat Mater by Giavanni Battista Pergolesi at the Canti del Golfo di Napoli by Renzo Rossellini as well as a concert dedicated to the immortal Ouverture by Gioacchino Rossini and Giuseppe Verdi.
At the inaugural concert, the Massimo Freccia Youth Orchestra conducted by Massimo Bacci will pay homage to John Williams, one of the greatest and universally recognized composers of soundtracks; the full suite of Star Wars, ET, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter will be performed. The young OgMF Junior will also join.
“Stimulated by the excellent public response of the previous series of concerts – underlines the Artistic Director Massimo Bacci – with the Matinées at the Castle we propose a very varied billboard that I hope will catalyze the attention of the fans. This new concert festival is part of a targeted program that, in addition to the opportunity to live together the emotions that transmit the great masterpieces, gives the opportunity for further growth to many young concertists who make up the OgMF, an orchestral team that is always more affirming in the Italian music scene, an uncommon example of interaction between generations of musicians inspired and strongly desired by the great conductor Maestro Massimo Freccia“.

The next events: Sunday May 13th and May 20th, June 3rd and June 10th, at 11:30 am at the Castle of Santa Severa.

Scientific-popular conferences
2018-04-28 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Rome)
From February 10th to April 29th 2018 the Archaeological Group of the Cerite Territory proposes a series of scientific-popular conferences to deepen the knowledge of the historical-archaeological heritage of the ancient cerite territory.
Santa Severa’s Castle – Civic Museum, h. 17.00
Saturday, February 10th
Glauco Stracci
“Aquae Tauri of Civitavecchia. History of a Roman town hall”
Saturday, February 24th
Pierluigi Saladini
“The ancient fortresses of Civitavecchia”
Saturday, March 10th
Flavio Enei
“The necropolis of Cerveteri: history and archeology of the cult of the dead”
Saturday, March 31st
Renato Tiberti
“Qumran: the site, the caves and the mysterious scrolls”
Saturday, Aprile 14th
Angelo Ciofi Iannitelli
“State-Church relations from Pius IX to Mussolini. The Siccardi Law”
Saturday, April 28th
Stefano Giorgi, Fabio Papi
“On the ‘Steps’ of Hannibal. Mission Surus: investigation on the passage of an army in the Alps”
Free participation until seats are available

VIA|VIA CRUCIS VIA TERRA | VIA MARE | VIA CASA | VIA STORIA
2018-03-25 11:00 - 2018-04-25 18:30 (Europe/Rome)
From March 25th to April 15th 2018> the exhibition is extended until April 25th 2018
Inauguration March 25 h. 11

To Khaled al-Asaad, guardian of beauty

An exhibition-event that focuses on the theme of migration faced in terms of human emergency, before politics, seen from the eyes of those who suffer the need and absolves the duty that feels stronger: Must Go Away.

A work born from the synergy of Guido Orsini and Marcello Tagliente: the shots by Orsini reveal the different moments and conditions of a long journey ‘via’ the sea; the words of Tagliente tell the story of the forced navigators.

So that visual histories alternate with the rhythm of the poems and describe the travail of a detachment and the supreme hope that accompanies it: to survive. Mourning is in the abandonment of affections, colors, arts and crafts, materials and tools; panoramas and landscapes built by generations of men. The abandonment of the roots of one’s own history, of the depths of a cult.
Of every beauty that belongs to the terrapropria (ownland, translator’s note).

That beauty that the duty of departure transforms into a mournful memory that waits for becoming sacred, while present, but divine, is the possibility of survival and instinct silently pronounces the most powerful of promises: Go Home.
The time of these deep emotions is in the photographic installations by Guido Orsini, in the words of Marcello Tagliente, in the sound of the waves of the Mare Nostrum. In the vivid memory of Khaled al-Asaad to whom this exhibition is dedicated.
GUIDO ORSINI
From 1967 to 1972 he attended the State Art Institute of Rome 2 and began his personal research in the field of graphic designing books, covers, symbols. From 1974 to 1994 he worked as a role teacher, architectural design and modeling, at the State Art Institute in Civitavecchia (from 1974 to 1985) and at the State Art Institute of Rome 2 (since 1985 to 1994). Since 1990 he began his research in the photographic field with experimentation and use of new techniques and alternative materials, positive films of large format, experimentation with toner and toning. From the beginning he is interested in exploring the relationship between photography, graphics and painting. His works are part of public and private collections.

MARCELLO TAGLIENTE
Coming from Puglia, he lives in Rome where he works as an archaeologist at the Directorate General of Museums of the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities and Tourism. He has promoted in Europe and in the world, with exhibitions and conferences, the knowledge of the ancient cultures of Italy and of the relationships with the other people settled in the Mediterranean basin. His poems are published in Italy, France and Belgium. In his professional and poetic experience he promoted initiatives in Europe, the Maghreb and Palestine that would promote, in the name of peace, dialogue between people of different cultures and religions.

EVENTS RELATED TO THE EXHIBITION

Sunday, March 25th h. 11.30
Performance of readings by Marcello Tagliente, taken from his latest book “I sogni dei bambini di Siria. Voci e storie del Mediterraneo”. Musical accompaniment by conductor Alessandro D’Alessandro.

Sunday, April 8th h. 11.30
Live performance by Stefano Saletti and Yasemin Sannino, songs and music of the Mediterranean tradition.

Friday, Aprile 13th h. 10
Luca Attanasio meets the students of the schools of the area.
On this day the children can give a toy to their secret friend who lives in Syria.
Sunday, Aprile 15th h. 11.30
Meeting with the author Luca Attanasio. Presentation of his book ‘Il Bagaglio”.
You can visit the exhibit
up to March 31st 2018 from Tuesdays to Fridays, from h. 9.30 to h. 16.00
Saturdays and Sundays from h. 10.30 to h. 17.00
since April 1st 2018 from Tuesdays to Fridays, from h. 9.00 to h. 18.00
Saturdays and Sundays from h. 10.oo to h. 19.00
with the Castle ticket entrance
full: €8,00 | reduced: €6,00

The harmonic castle - Vivaldiana
2018-01-14 00:00 - 2018-02-07 23:59 (Africa/Abidjan)
The Sala del Nostromo of Santa Severa’s Castle becomes the location of six classical music concerts by the youth orchestra Massimo Freccia. A calendar of ten events, which will make the Santa Severa’s Castle a cultural space also active during the winter season with concerts, multimedia performances and conferences that will be held on the first and third Sunday of each month.
Concerts h 18

Sunday, November 5th 2017
L’Opera
Brass quintet Orchestra Giovanile Massimo Freccia
Gioacchino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Vincenzo Bellini, Giacomo Puccini and Georges Bizet
Sunday, November 19th 2017
Chamber Ensemble
Ensemble Orchestra Giovanile Massimo Freccia
O. Respighi, Antiche Danze
E.Grieg, Holberg Suite
B.Bartok, Danze Rumen
Britten, Simple Synphony
Sunday, December 3rd 2017
Viva Mozart
Orchestra Giovanile Massimo Freccia
symphony no.35 Haffner
symphony no.41 Jupiter
Sunday, December 17th 2017
Historie du Suldat by Igor Stravinsky
Mediaensemble Orchestra Giovanile Massimo Freccia
Sunday, January 14th 2018
Vivaldiana
The Four Seasons
The Goldfinch
Concert for two cellos
Orchestra Giovanile Massimo Freccia and soloists
Sunday, January 28th 2018
The big chamber music
A.Dvorak – String Quartet no.12 op.96 “ Americano
F.Schubert – Quintet in C major for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos op.163
Quartet & Quintet Orchestra Giovanile Massimo Freccia and soloists

How ho participate
concert 10,00 euros
Free for children aged up to 12 years
Info and boking: +39.06.39967999

Giapponizzati. Racconti di un viaggio di moda
2017-10-26 09:30 - 2018-02-01 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
“Giapponizzati. Racconti di un viaggio di moda” (“Japanized. Stories of a fashion journey”, translator’s note) for the first time an important exhibition traces the influence that Japanese culture hadon Italian fashion and more. The exhibition-event, under the aegis of Regione Lazio and the President Nicola Zingaretti, LAZIOcrea and with the contribution of the Department of Education, Research, School, University and Tourism led by Vice President Massimiliano Smeriglio, will be hosted from October 26th 2017 to January 15th 2018 at the prestigious rooms, just restored, of Santa Severa’s Castle, a few steps from Rome.
The union between the theme of the exhibition and the Castle – today the Museum – is revealed with the force of evidence, by creating the ideal scenography. The exhibition, curated by Stefano Dominella, narrates not only the complex phenomenon that has been the “japanization”, but also the interweaving of different cultures that have given rise to socio-economic, political and cultural phenomena.
“Giapponizzati. Racconti di un viaggio di moda” is based on the journey of Hasekura Tsunenaga, the first Japanese samurai-ambassador, emblematic figure and vassal converted to Christianity who, in 1615, arrived in Italy wearing sumptuous Indian drapes and Roman hats, symbolizing how fashion manages to cross any border. The ambassador was housed in the castle of Santa Severa, a short distance from the Roman port of Civitavecchia, an important theatre for cultural exchanges. Hasekura Tsunenaga left Ishinomaki (Japan) in 1613 and was sent to Rome to meet Pope Paul V. This journey represents the only diplomatic and political response, during the years of the great navigations, of East Asia to the West. The diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan, which arose out of necessity of a commercial nature, then continued positively in the following decades and had enviable cultural consequences. Fashion tells history, contamination, culture. The story is read on the dressed body. Japanese exoticism has been a topic of great inspiration in literature, music, theatre, art and fashion. In the early 1900s a widespread passion for Japan and its culture broke out in Europe and in Italy, japanism was born. Female fashion changed drastically, preferring larger garments with a strong oriental imprint, volumes, rigid fabrics, overlays, made of different fabrics and colors, but harmonious, reflecting the seasons and moods: creations inspired by kimonos. At the same time, after a period of great closure, Japan was inspired by the West, to such an extent that even women began to wear, as an alternative to the kimono, European dresses and be called moga (modern girls). A bilateral contamination where the tradition of a culture becomes the transgression of the other without compromising its elegance. Following the rhythm of the story, “Giapponizzati. Racconti di un viaggio di moda” retraces the sequence of styles and different periods, between revival and contemporary. The exhibit shows garments created by well-known designers, emerging designers, tailors and international guests who have interpreted the theme of Japan in various ways. Here on display, set up as works of art, ancient Japanese kimonos, obi, hakama, coming from important private collections.
Among the 40 present creations: Antonio Marras, Gattinoni, Comme des Garçons, Maurizio Galante, Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto. Among the young designers: Tiziano Guardini (winner of the Green Carpet Awards), Italo Marseglia, Ivan Donev, Santo Costanzo, Alessandra Giannetti, Silvia Giovanardi, Tommaso Fux. In addition, also brands between art and fashion like NOH (Anna Rotella in collaboration with the artists Marco Carac and Fabio Truffa) and Dedalus Art (the artist Marco Carac in collaboration with the designer Anna Rotella). A tribute to the great theatre with astonishing costumes from the historical archives of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and Annamode. The setting of the exhibition, in addition to authentic rugs and fabrics of the Land of the Rising Sun, will be enriched by the sculptures inspired by the Manga created by the artist Federico Paris.

Free entrance inauguration
The exhibition is open from Tuesdays to Fridays from 9.30 to 16
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10.30 to 17 hours
with the entrance ticket of the Castle: full: € 8.00 reduced: € 6.00
the ticket office closes an hour earlier
