teatro la fenice di venezia - Carnival Ballo della Cavalchina
Carnival at La Fenice
17th February 2007
GRAND 'CAVALCHINA' BALL - The party-happening of Venice Carnival
600 guests
37 artists
56 musicians
8 shows on the stage
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Saturday 17th February 2007 the Gran Teatro La Fenice will host what is to be the most spectacular and exclusive event of the forthcoming Carnival season in Venice: the Grand "Cavalchina" Ball, the most famous traditional masked ball for Carnival in Venice.
The stalls in the theatre will all be removed, thus transforming the historical opera house into the most elegant and refined ballroom for just one night; international numbers - inspired by the galas hosted in the most famous theatre of Venice, Paris and London at the beginning of the XIX century- will go on stage while the buffet and open bar will be open all night long in the Foyer and the Apollinee Rooms.
Dressed in nineteenth-century costumes, the guests will be part of one of the most imaginative and enjoyable party-happenings of Carnival, dancing ancient and modern dances with the exceptional accompaniment of the Fenice's very own musicians, and watching the most enthralling performances. An event that will not be forgotten - a happening that is absolutely unique and a show that should certainly not be missed.
Invitation Evening with donation
Entrance to stalls: minimum donation € 480,00
Invitation includes admission, cloakroom use, buffet and open bar
Entrance for 2 people in a reserved box; minimum donation 1.200,00
Invitation includes admission for two people, reserved box, buffet and open bar
Entrance for 4 people in a reserved box; minimum donation € 2.200,00
Invitation includes admission for four people, reserved box, buffet and open bar
Legal entities may take advantage of tax deductions
Individuals may take advantage of the deductibility of 19% of the liberal cash expenditure made, for a sum that may not exceed 2% of the overall declared income, carried out in favour of Bodies and/or Institutions working in the field of the Performing arts (art. 15, paragraph 1, letter I, T.U.I.R.)
The Party Show
At 20.00 imaginary characters of the Venetian opera house will introduce the masked guests to the dances of a celebration at the beginning of the 1800s. The Fenice Orchestra Ensemble will play and the Sala Grande of the opera house will be transformed into a ballroom for the occasion. The guests will be led and guided by ballroom teachers and in the same moment will start, in the Sale Apollinee and in the Foyer, with a sequence of epoch's animations, plays and extravagant shows. At 21.30, on the Sala Grande stage, the first number of the evening is to begin. The second, completely different, will carry out at 23.30. Those performing on the stage include: David Larible ( Italy), regarded the most famous clown in the world, will be the unpredictable clown orchestra conductor with his shows from "La Danza" and "L'Opera"; the sensual Kazakh contortionist, Assiya (Mongolia); "Los Manduca" (Portugal) with their 1800s comic and acrobatic show; the four Pellegrini Brothers (France) with their fabulous and unique acrobatic show; Carla van Der Steen (Holland), with her odd and poetic show; Mario Luraschi & partner (France) with their great "pas de deux"; Sneagina (Bulgaria), the textile acrobat; the Dutch comedian-mimer-animator Arno Huibers, who will catch the guests in an enormous soap bubble; the Canton Duo Troupe in an operatic-acrobatic pas de duex.
At 22.15 dancing on the ballroom floor will recommence while the buffets will continue to be offered in the Sale Apollinee and in the Foyer. There, from 20 to 21.30 and to 22.15 to 23.30, the following will go on stage: the "Frattanti" comics (Holland), the soprano Francisco D'Andrea (Venezuela), the singers Luma (Brazil) and Giulia Renier, the piano players Lucas Christ (Germany) and Paolo Vianello, the belly dancer Ranira, the actor Marino Sartori, the charlatans Andrea Vitali and Colo de Fero, and also courtesans, noblemen, poets, painters, merchants and others wonders by "La Compagnia della Calza" the most famous group of the Venetian Carnival.
After midnight, at the end of the second show in the Sala Grande, traditional Venetian specialities will be brought to the buffets, the open bars will be opened and the guests will be able to dance to Latin-American rhythms until the end of the evening (02.00).
The event's general curator is Matteo Corvino. The artistic and theatrical curators are Roberto Bianchin & Antonio Giarola. The historical rebuilding is made by Luca Colferai.