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"The Dragon and the Lion" is dedicated to China, to her traditions and evolution until today. It is also dedicated to the way in which we have imagined this country in the course of time. We have read Marco Polo, Ariosto, Calvino, Terzani and Parise, comparing their writings with those of Confucius, with Chinese oral tradition and with contemporary novelists. The voyage of theatre exchange between the two cultures was begun by children at the Corderie of the Arsenale. Again at the Corderie, the artists of the London Jing Kun Opera will present the show called Jingmeng, the Extraordinary Dream. On the 24th and 25th, Sala Marceglia at the Arsenale, there will be the show Marco Polo and Kublai Khan, the Tale of the Invisible City; on the same days, at the Malibran Theatre, there will be the latest creation of the Jin Xing Dance Company, entitled Shanghai Tango (for the complete programme www.labiennale.org).
Riccardo Facco (translation of Maria Fasolo)
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02-21-2006 | The last Emperor | Teatro Malibran |
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| From the two-part dialogue between the Emperor of the orient and the Venetian merchant arises the imagined map of 55 cities, all having women's names, which is one of the most beautiful texts of contemporary literature. | ||||
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London Jing Kun Opera: Jingmeng (The extraordinary dream) | Arsenale di Venezia |
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Chinoiserie, namely the Chines cabinet | Arsenale di Venezia |
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02-23-2006 02-24-2006 |
Marco Polo, opera dell’invisibile viaggio | Teatro Piccolo Arsenale |
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02-23-2006 02-24-2006 02-25-2006 02-26-2006 02-27-2006 02-28-2006 |
Un Milione di letture - La sorella segreta di Marco Polo | Teatro Malibran |
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02-24-2006 02-25-2006 02-26-2006 |
Shangai Tango | Teatro Malibran |
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| Jin Xing Dance Company. Choreography Jin Xing. Shanghai Tango is the latest creation by Jin Xing (2003): inspired by a popular Chinese story, of a mother torn between husband and lover. | ||||
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02-24-2006 02-25-2006 |
Marco Polo e Kublai Khan, ovvero lo cunto delle città invisibili | Arsenale di Venezia |
Theatre |
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02-24-2006 | China through the eyes of da Calvino, Parise, Terzani, China through the eyes of da Calvino, Parise, Terzani, Ricci, Xianyong "Cara Cina" | Ateneo Veneto |
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Dal Catai a Parigi. Angelica alla Corte di Re Carlo | Teatro Piccolo Arsenale |
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| Prémiere. Directed by Mimmo Cuticchio. One of the most beautiful stories of the romances of knights traces an ideal bridge between east and west and sees China as a far-away and marvellous place. | ||||
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02-27-2006 | La China through the eyes of Calvino, Parise, Terzani, Ricci, Xianyong "Non solo le città invisibili" | Ateneo Veneto |
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02-27-2006 02-28-2006 |
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03-01-2006 | China through the eyes of Calvino, Parise, Terzani, Ricci, Xianyong "Matteo Ricci, il Drago bianco" | Telecom Italia Future Centre |
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