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Following Leonardo’s Florentine Steps
Power and Pathos Exhibit at Palazzo Strozzi
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Off the Beaten Path: Discovering Oltrarno
Visiting the French Riviera with Bus2Alps
April Greats EUGENIO GIANI
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In the classic Florentine song ‘Mattinata Fiorentina,’ April is personified as a gentlemanly heart-throb who steals the hearts of Florentine ladies at Cascine Park. It is not our intention, however, to steal the scene from this somewhat well-regarded ‘thief’, to whom we should actually apologize for the unmasking and instead release to continue pursuing his mission in the best way that he can. April marks the death of one of the great symbols of Florence: the artist who, together with Donatello
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IGNITING FLORENCE White Night on April 30 sparks a long series of summer evenings
Florence once again hosts its all-night, open-air festival this month that, come sunset, turns streets and squares into stages for live shows and concerts. Organized by the City of Florence, White Night (La Notte Bianca) takes place on April 30 with a series of art installations, film screenings, readings, tours and free nocturnal access to museums. The theme of this year’s White Night is ‘The City Continues,’ encouraging the idea of Florence as a city without boundaries, a
global meeting place, in contrast to the common perception of Florence as an insular museum city. It also plays with the twotone theme of black and white, focusing on live music drawn from African-American culture, such as blues, jazz, funk, gospel and reggae. Undoubtedly, a feeling of cultural vitality fills the streets of Florence during White Night. Restaurants and bars remain open until late, and children are catered for with a separate program that includes theater,
workshops and tours starting in the afternoon. The event sets the tone for a long Florentine summer: nights filled with a modern, inclusive and lively feel of multiculturalism and solidarity alongside art and music, amidst the usual arguments about the city’s too-loud nightlife scene. With White Night the city makes an effort to gather people together: those willing to share different cultures, histories and entertainment. Florence is ready to begin.
Liberation Month NATALIA PIOMBINO What’s the point of celebrating Liberation Day, the end of WWII and the Nazi occupation in Italy, today? In 2011, on the occasion of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Italian state, as many recalled the Risorgimento, the historical process that led to Italy’s unification, it became evident that the values of honor, sanctity, and family that inspired this nation-building movement could not be considered today as the foundation of Italians’ sense of belonging. Continued on Page 9
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