Florence turns blue for the Festival d’Europa

Florence, 11 February 2011 – Scores of events will turn Florence into the European capital for four days. It will occur thanks to the Festival d’Europa taking place from the 6th to the 10th of May 2011. The rich cultural calendar, still under development, planned by the European University Institute and coordinated the Municipality of Florence has been announced this morning in Palazzo Vecchio. Among the most interesting events of the Festival: the Notte Blu, a version of the Notte Bianca dedicated to Europe on the night between the 7th and the 8th of May, the Premio Galileo 2000 in the evening of the 9th of May at the Teatro della Pergola and the show “Voci e suoni d’Europa”, taking place on the night of the 6th of May at the Loggia dei Lanzi to celebrate the cultural identities of our continent. One of the protagonists of the Festival d’Europa will be also the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino with the production of Aida as a “concert for Europe” in the evening of the 7th of May. Appointment at the Teatro Comunale. The Festival cultural programme is enriched by the contribution of the main cultural institutions of Florence territory: over forty institutions and associations collaborate to the realization of a programme of absolute importance, whose main events, starting from the opening show, can be followed live through the “official portal of Tuscany”, www.intoscana.it, created and managed by the Fondazione Sistema Toscana, one of the Festival d’Europa media partners. The following pages display the provisional schedule of this cultural programme, which includes exhibitions – let us highlight the exhibition on the historical cartography of the European borders at the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale – meetings and debates – starting from the one promoted by the Fondazione Spadolini on the “role of Italy in European integration” – activities for children, such as those proposed by the Istituto degli Innocenti, and shows. The 18th edition of the festival Fabbrica Europa will exhibit some of the most interesting creations of the international contemporary scene at the Stazione Leopolda. The Festival Organizing Committee thanks all the partners of the following list.