{"id":8824,"date":"2018-02-15T12:29:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T11:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ravennafestival.org\/?p=8824"},"modified":"2018-02-16T10:17:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T09:17:39","slug":"dante-the-city-of-mosaics-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ravennafestival.org\/en\/dante-the-city-of-mosaics-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Dante in the city of mosaics"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Visit to Ravenna in the Poet’s Footsteps<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ravenna, mosaics, and Dante: this precious triptych combines a welcoming land, the undiminished beauty of ancient marvels, and the most read and well-known author in the world, who spent his last years in Ravenna. Dante in the city of mosaics<\/em> weaves together art, history, literature, and performing arts in an extraordinary combination of tradition and modernity for a moving, unusual experience. It is a full immersion at the crossroad between Orient and Christianity, Middle Ages and Modern Age, Latin and Vulgar \u2013 the Italian language of which Dante is father. The light and the images of the Byzantine and Early-Christian mosaics, UNESCO World Heritage, live in Dante\u2019s Commedia<\/em>, especially in the verses on the Paradiso, where the indescribable is described.<\/p>\n

Since 1990 Ravenna Festival takes its programme to the heart of the city, featuring all artistic languages. Every year, from May to July, Ravenna turns into a stage, from the ancient basilicas shining with mosaics to the theatres, from the historic buildings to the pine grove and the urban landscape. The Festival contributes to keeping Dante\u2019s heritage alive with two daily events: while Young Artists for Dante<\/em> pays homage to the Poet in the Cloisters by his Tomb, the Vespers at San Vitale <\/em>present talents of sacred music in the most beautiful of the Byzantine basilicas. Featuring more than 130 events over 50 days, the 29th edition of the Festival will welcome world-renowned guest artists, from symphonic music (above all, Riccardo Muti) to dance, from avant-garde rock with David Byrne of the Talking Heads to Cole Porter\u2019s musical Kiss Me, Kate<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Since 1321 the Poet has been resting in Ravenna: looking forward to the celebrations of the seventh centenary, the tribute to Dante will continue in 2019 and 2021 with Purgatorio<\/em> and Paradiso<\/em>, respectively second and third part of the project commissioned by Ravenna Festival, a co-production with the Alighieri Theatre, Ravenna Teatro\/Teatro delle Albe.
\nFollowing the success of Inferno, the masterpiece which gave rise to the Italian language and literature will be transformed into a play by Marco Martinelli and Ermanna Montanari. This colossal project will involve the entire city, offering the visitor a unique and first-hand experience of the Commedia<\/em>.<\/p>\n


\nDante in the City of Mosaics<\/strong><\/span>
\n price per person starting from 155\u20ac*, including:
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