The weekend, from the Winter Park to Niccolò Fabi

Saturday 3 the curtain rises on one of the most classic Genoese Christmas events: the largest Luna Park in Europe hosted in Piazzale Kennedy, its historic site for decades now, with 130 attractions for young and old. Attention, because the first thousand people to enter will receive a book of discounts worth 100 euros as a gift. Then, at 10.30pm, the day will end with a fireworks show. The Winter Park will be open until Sunday 8 January 2023, from 3pm to midnight on weekdays and from 10.30am to midnight on holidays.

Sunday 4 at 18.30 at the Luzzati Gardens in Genoa Niccolò Fabi on the occasion of his 25-year career presents his new recording project which collects new songs and some pieces proposed in the concert at the Arena di Verona on 2 October last. During the meeting unpublished videos will be screened and for the public there will be the possibility of talking directly with the singer-songwriter.

Among the novelties at the cinema I point out ‘Forever young’ where Valeria Bruni Tedeschihere director, goes back to the years of her youth where she trained as an actress at the school of the great Patrice Chereau.

These are some of the other events that our region offers this weekend

SATURDAY 3

GENOA

CINDERELLA – Last two performances at the Carlo Felice for Rossini’s opera obviously inspired by Perrault’s fable. The conductor is Riccardo Minasi, directed by Paolo Gavazzeni and Piero Maranghi while the sets and costumes are inspired by Emanuele Luzzati’s 1978 staging (15, also tomorrow always at 15)

THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS – At Apparizione, in via Valerio Bocciardo, two days of celebration: planned craft and food markets, food stands, Santa Claus runs, ravioli and delivery of panettone (from 3 pm, also on Sunday)

A CHRISTMAS THAT IS SUCH – Christmas is also celebrated in Castelletto, at the Pellizzari Gardens of San Nicola, with stalls, events and much more (starting from 9.30, also on Sundays)

CHRISTMAS MARKET 2022 – In Brignole an appointment that returns to the gardens in front of the station with a different shape than in the past. It will remain open until 24 December with 114 operators and seven stands dedicated to gastronomy

CHRISTMAS SHOP 2022 – Uphill s. Caterina the traditional Emergency market where you can find gift ideas and products from the countries where the NGO works. A space is reserved for handicraft products from Afghanistan, where the population continues to need international help (10am-7pm, even on Sundays)

OTHELLO – A great classic of world drama relives at the Modena Theater which deals with universal themes such as love, jealousy, passion, cultural diversity and racial prejudice (7.30pm, also on Sunday 16th)

THE NAZI HUNTER – Performed by Remo Girone, the story of Simon Wiesenthal who, after surviving five concentration camps, dedicated the rest of his life to hunting down those responsible for the Holocaust (Teatro Duse, 7.30pm. Also Sunday at 4pm)

JAPANESE FAIRY TALES – Chiara Guidi proposes at the Teatro di s. Agostino a show for adults and children centered on three tales of oriental folklore (8.30 pm, also on Sunday 6.30 pm)

DEAR MEDEA – Short monologue in which the controversial myth of the protagonist of the homonymous tragedy by Euripides is reinterpreted, who here becomes a 20th-century Chechen woman fleeing the war and her past (Duse Theater, 6.30pm)

THE TROJAN WAR, THE WAR AND THE MALE – At the Ivo Chiesa theater a ‘necessary re-vision’, as the author Marcela Serli defines it, of the tragedy of Euripides to reflect on patriarchal power and oppression (7.30 pm, also on Sunday 16)

LADY GRAY – Alice Giroldini is the protagonist of a monologue in which collective themes and intimate digressions alternate in a story that is above all the revelation of a human soul (Sala Mercato 7.30pm, also Sunday at 4pm)

NUDE, A SHOW WITHOUT COSTUMES – The Teatro di Stradanuova hosts the debut of the Genoese comedian Andrea Carlini in a stand-up comedy show where he talks about himself in an unprecedented way (21)

SIT DOWN COMEDY – Comic monologue for two voices with Enrico Pittaluga and Graziano Sirressi who question themselves on the contradictions of the contemporary world, from the desire for affirmation to the relationship with nature and spirituality and from the meaning of life to climate change (Teatro Garage, 21)

CAMALLOTHERAPY – ‘The pirates of the carruggi’ (Enrique Balbontin, Andrea Ceccon, Fabrizio Casalino and Alessandro Bianchi) are back at the Politeama with new gags, new songs and new characters to talk about the energy crisis and recession (21st, also Sunday at 4pm)

SABINE WEISS, THE POETRY OF THE INSTANT – An exhibition has opened at Palazzo Ducale on one of the most important voices of French humanist photography, the only post-war woman to have practiced this profession for so long and in all fields, from reportage to portraits of artists and from fashion to street shots (10-19)

THE COSTUMES OF ADELAIDE RISTORI – Palazzo Lomellino hosts an exhibition dedicated to the greatest Italian actress of the 19th century, one of the first stars of the whole world. She was the undisputed protagonist in the theatre, she also acted as a real engine of change in fashion. It is with her, in fact, that the stage dress goes from accessory to real co-protagonist, becoming an indispensable tool for the success of the artistic performance (10am-6pm, also on Sundays)

CAVES AND GARDENS IN THE TIME OF RUBENS – In 5 rooms of the Palazzo della Meridiana an “emotional” experience through projections that allow you to appreciate the architectural and decorative features of extraordinary places. Also on display are paintings and engravings from the 17th to 19th centuries which will help visitors put the splendid grottoes in context in the gardens (11am-6pm, also Sundays)

RUBENS IN GENOA – At Palazzo Ducale the great Flemish artist and his relationship with the city are told (10am-8pm, also Sunday 10am-7pm)

DISNEY, THE ART OF TELLING TIMELESS STORIES – Exhibition hosted in the portico of Palazzo Ducale which tells the story of the pioneer of the art of animation and the birth of the characters who made generations of adults and children dream (10am-7pm, also on Sundays)

SECRET CATHEDRAL BY NIGHT – Guided tour of S. Lorenzo which allows you to admire wonderful works of art through spaces that are not usually open to visitors. At the end, the ascent to the towers of the Cathedral for a magnificent view of the city from above (8.30 pm)

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ART AND FLAVORS – Inside the Arvigo Bocciodromo 20 exhibitors are the protagonists of this Christmas market with decorations, lights, typical and artisanal products (10am-6pm)

SUNDAY 4

GENOA

CHRISTMAS NOTES – Concert organized in the Consolazione church by the ’50&Più Genova’ association with pieces of classical music and the Christmas tradition (3.30 pm)

WHO IS SAINT KLAUS? – At the D’Albertis Castle, an appointment dedicated to children to discover the story of Santa Claus between legends and realities, from the origins linked to Greek myths, passing through the Turkey of San Nicola, up to northern Europe of Santa Klaus (15)

GENOA OF ALL LIFE – In the Sala Diana Fabrizio Lopresti, actor and director, journalist and interpreter of the famous sitcom Sensualità a corte, returns with a new show, where he recounts his childhood in Genoa, his love for Caproni’s poetry, his life in Milan and television (18)

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CHRISTMAS MARKETS – Over 60 exhibitor stands of all kinds, from artisans to local producers of agricultural and gastronomic specialties.
Throughout the day it will be possible to attend traveling shows, visit the nativity scenes on display and admire the illuminated medieval bridge