This year’s Carnival in Venice is going to be officially started in he evening of Saturday, February 6, 2010 with the performance Arlecchino, Servant of Two Masters, played by Ferruccio Soleri.
There will be ten days of theatre performances, exhibitions, lights, fireworks, and thousands of masks wandering around Venice, and its land counterpartner – Mestre.
Few hours before the performance Piazza San Marco is going to witness the grand opening of Carnevale addressed to the youngest ones.
Traditionally, there are many of events commenced around the St. Mark Square, but this year Carnevale edition brings dozens of events and performances spread all over the city.
The Carnival motto is Sensation ‘6 sensi per 6 sestieri’ meaning ‘6 senses for 6 historic districts of Venice’. Each small district sestriere is responsible for different sense, and so
Santa Croce means smell, taste rules in Cannaregio, sight in San Polo ,Castello brings touch, Dorsoduro hearing , and all sensess add the mind in the San Marco.
Here are highlights of most interesting Carnevale events :
SAN MARCO – Mind
Saturday 6
Piazza San Marco
14.00-17.00 Children Carnival opening
Sunday 14
Piazza San Marco
15.00 – 17.00 The final of the Best Mask Carnevale 2010 competitions.
20.30 – 22.00 Fireworks
Monday 15
Piazza San Marco
17.00 The presentation of Maria Carnevale 2010 winner.
SANTA CROCE – Smell
Thursday 11 – Tuesday 16
Campo San Giacomo dall’Orio
10.00-19.00 the stands dedicated to event ‘Oriental scents and chocolate’.
CANNAREGIO – Taste
Thursday 11 – Tuesday 16
Campo San Geremia
10.00 – 18.30 ‘Il Campo del Gusto’ the best restaurants chiefs from Veneto will present their masterpieces to try and taste.
SAN POLO – Sight
Thursday 11 – Sunday 14
Campo San Polo
14.30 – 18.30 Circus San Polo and street performers
CASTELLO – touch
Saturday 6 – Tuesday 16
Giardini della Biennale, Palazzo delle Esposizioni
10.00 – 18.30 expositions, and new edition of ‘Carnevale al Buio’
DORSODURO – hearing
Saturday 6 – Sunday 7
Campo Santa Margherita
from 21.00 DJ music, various artists
The full schedule is presented on the Carnival official web site:
http://www.carnevale.venezia.it/
[photo courtesy of pierrepaul43]
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