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Velocity is hardly a term called to mind by today's Italy, hobbled as it is by a stagnant economy, failing infrastructure and nonfunctioning government. So perhaps it makes sense that Rome's city council, eager to point out that stasis is not Italy's natural condition, is sponsoring an exhibition that showcases the fastest of the country's past glories. "The Legend of Speed: Art, Motorization and Society in 20th Century Italy" at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni takes visitors on a journey through a century of Italian art, design, fashion, cinema and technology to remind them of what global...
...interpretation departs from more traditional readings of the text and presents a modern visual interpretation that attempts to create something altogether new. In this new production, which will run at the A.R.T. until March 16, Nauzyciel modernizes the fight for democracy and political power in ancient Rome by allowing the audience to connect the themes of this 400-year-old play to issues facing our community and country today. Most significantly, Nauzyciel elevates Brutus’ servant Lucius from a small role to the focus of the production, transforming him into a deaf-mute boy who sees the play?...
...trust members of the old political guard, whose main interest has been to pass laws to increase their already conspicuous benefits. When elections approach, they try to shift blame for mishandling the political agenda away from themselves, amid endless cases of corruption, immoral behavior and wasting of public resources. Rome, it's time to change. Giulio Cicconi, Teramo, Italy...
...trust members of the old political guard, whose main interest has been to pass laws to increase their already conspicuous benefits. When elections approach, they try to shift blame for mishandling the political agenda away from themselves, amid endless cases of corruption, immoral behavior and wasting of public resources. Rome, it's time to change. Giulio Cicconi, TERAMO, ITALY
...than melody) that were the hallmark of her number one hit “All I Wanna Do.” But here, again, the subject matter has a deeper bottom. There’s an allusion to the “seven hills,” presumably of Rome; a couple stark rebukes to capitalist greed (“We celebrate the golden cow / Praise the bloated bank account”); and an invocation of Babylon, whose most salient historical bullet-point is that its walls came tumbling down. These references all paint a picture of an America that?...