“Paris 1900”. The Petit Palais Collection of Paris

Marra Palace, in Barletta, hosts from March 1st to July 20th, an exhibition which comes from Brussels, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, Quebec. There are 130 works of art from the Petit Palais shown. Under an agreement between Apulia and Paris, there is the possibility of hosting in Paris, the 1st great exhibition of the impressionist of Barletta, Giuseppe de Nittis. Among the masterpieces shown, one can see “Le Portrait de Sarah Bernhardt”, work of George Clarin and Marthe dated 1876, “La Fleur aux cheveux” of Berte Morisot (1893), “Le sculture” of Aimé-Jules Dalou. Marra Palace, one of the most important and interesting places of all Apulia, is where you will find the Giuseppe de Nittis Gallery, with all his paintings.
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Exhibition of Iginio Iurulli “Works from 1979-2008”

The Provincial Gallery “Corrado Giaquinto” hosts an exhibition of Ignio Iurulli’s works of art. Set up May 17th, it will be open until September 28th. The artist presents marine sculptures using various materials , from salt to sand, from marble powder to terracotta(baked clay), up to pigments, bending the substances to the alto-relievo and basso-relievo techniques.
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Massimo Ruiu Exhibition “The enlightened words of the fish, from Ustica to Francesco Padre”

Paintings, installations, photos and drawings: Massimo Ruiu displays at the Vedetta in Giovinazzo, until August 31st. The exhibition, supervised by Lia De Venere and Nicolò Carminio, takes inspiration from the sea and from the denial of history. The aim is to make one reflect upon 2 tragedies in which the sea is the protagonist: the disaster of Ustica and the explosion that destroyed the Francesco Padre (a fishing boat) along the Montenegrin coast. Using as intellectuals guides Montale, Calvino, Conrad, Leopardi, Balzac and Yourcenar, Ruiu investigates these tragedies from a particular point of view, that of the fish, accidental witness and powerless of the adverse fate of those who, in those events, lost their lives.
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Historical Parade

On July 5th and 6th, in Palo del Colle, the Pro Loco organizes the XXIV Historical Parade in honor of Queen Bona Sforza , sovereign of Poland and duchess of the land of Bari. 150 minor figures, which represent the court, the people, the knights, the musicians and the falconers will recall the endowment of the feud of Auricarro , given to the inhabitants of Palo del Colle in March 19th, 1536. A voyage into the past, a return to the XVI century, a recollection of the ambience, the customs, the colors of the late Renaissance. A epoch of processions and voyages, of music and courts. All to relive in all its intensity.


Ludovico Einaudi in concert

Here’s something jazz lovers just can’t miss! Saturday, June 28th Ludovico Einaudi will be in Alberobello , the famous city of the trulli. In particular, in the most famous one called “Trullo Sovrano” , an UNESCO heritage. Here the outstanding pianist known worldwide will exhibit all of his repertoire, which cannot be confined in the rigid schematisms of only one kind. Ludovico Einaudi has become a spokesman of a new idea of music: chamber music, orchestra, theater music, and sound tracks, each time the improvisation becomes the artist’s imprint. Improvisation which rhymes with introspection: even if there is a blend of styles, even if there is a vague cue of each “piece” , up to the point that the notes burst out from the harshness of the traditional piece ,from the beginning to the end, the spectator takes the opportunity to meditate. In this way music makes you reflect, every note becomes averse, every piece is internalized. The outcome is guaranteed: the astonishment of the audience. INFO: CALL 080/4326030