Giardini al CUBO
14 June – 13 September 2016
CUBO organises a series of shows with free admission on Tuesday and Thursday summer evenings in the hanging gardens of Porta Europa: concerts, meetings and events with national and international guests and artists.
Alfonsina y el mar. Stories of tango and passions
- Tuesday 14 June 2016 at 21:15
**Amanda Sandrelli** portrays the most evocative pages of some of the most famous poets in Argentine history accompanied by the most moving notes of modern music. An intense journey through the melancholic notes of the music of **Astor Piazzolla**, the poetic duels of **Jorge Luis Borges** and the heartbreaking passion of the songs of **Carlos Gardel**.
The tango is the sensual perfection of an instant; it is an evocation of eroticism and of glances cast miles apart;
music imbued with a lyrically minimalist physicality, which was born trafficking on the borders of illegality and thus became dirty, changed trajectory, scratched sound. Tango is all these things and more.
With **Amanda Sandrelli**, **Giampaolo Bandini** guitar, **Cesare Chiacchiaretta** bandoneon.
Musica nuda
- Thursday 16 June 2016 at 21:15
Born from the encounter between **Petra Magoni** and **Ferruccio Spinetti**, **Musica Nuda** only need voice and double bass to enchant Italian and international audiences.
On stage, they showcase their ability to rework both classics and lesser-known songs in a personal yet respectful way, accentuating the emotional aspect. A little jazz, a little songwriting, a little rock, a little punk and, finally, even classical music because when ‘music is naked’ there are no boundaries. Petra and Ferruccio's highly original sound infiltrates each composition and breathes new life into it, demonstrating a truly astonishing eclecticism.
The birth of modernity. ROME, the liberation
- Tuesday 21 June 2016 at 21:15
A journey between art and music with an exceptional ‘narrator’: **Philippe Daverio**, art historian but also author and host of successful programmes for RAI. The first stop is Rome at the end of the 17th century, at the splendid court of **Cristina of Sweden**, when arts and music flourished and the emancipation of the musician from the role of servant to a true protagonist of social and cultural life took place. As in the case of **Arcangelo Corelli**, **Bernardo Pasquini** and **Alessandro Scarlatti**, very successful members of the famous **Academia dell'Arcadia** and whose music we will hear performed by the musicians of the **Conservatorio ‘G.B. Martini’ in Bologna**
with **Philippe Daverio**, **Lucrezia Nappini** baroque violin, **Simone De Stasio** harpsichord, **Flora Giordani** harpsichord.
Heroes of sport. Awaiting the Rio de Janeiro Olympics
- Thursday 23 June 2016 at 21:15
Stories of successes and failures, of firsts and passions, of victories and defeats.
An exciting tale of heroes who gave us emotions and live on in myth. **Daniele Marchesini** historian of the contemporary age, deals with the history of costume and sport. **Matteo Marani** is the deputy director of Sky Sport and author of ‘Dallo scudetto ad Auschwitz’. **Nino Benvenuti** is the 1960 Olympic gold medalist boxer and multiple world champion. **Jury Chechi**, gymnast, is the Lord of the Rings who dominated the rings speciality in the 1990s, was Olympic gold medallist at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. **Gabriella Dorio**, Italian athlete, broke many records and won the gold medal in the 1500 metres flat at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Lungoviaggio. Pastis e Irene Grandi
- Tuesday 28 June 2016 at 21:15
The **Pastis** and **Irene Grandi** present Lungoviaggio: an interactive show-workshop in the field of musical video art, where sounds and images from everyday life merge into a single performance.
Irene met the Pastis at the release of the album she made with Stefano Bollani and began collaborating with them in 2013 on her solo album ‘Un vento senza nome’, released in 2015. So Irene realised that there could be a meeting with the Pastis in the field of video art, and from here their collaboration on a joint project began. During the performance, the Pastis videos will interact with the music played live, while on stage Irene will develop the various musical cues that the videos suggest, giving them continuity and accomplished form.
Roberto Vecchioni. Between lyrics and music
- Thursday 30 June 2016 at 21:15
**Roberto Vecchioni**, interviewed by **Franz Campi**, meets the audience in a dialogue that delves into the birth of a song or a novel, recounting little anecdotes and curiosities that lie behind the genesis of a lyric or a melody. An occasion to describe how the
novel ‘The Merchant of Light’, which gave its name to his latest tour, and how the great musical successes of his long artistic career came about.
An intense moment in which words give way to notes. A journey between words and music.
The birth of modernity. LONDON, the triumph
- Tuesday 5 July 2016 at 21:15
The second stage of the journey through the capitals of art and music touches on early 18th-century London: the city that welcomed the greatest musicians in history, from **Johann Christian Bach**, famous as **'the Bach of London'**, to **Georg Friedrich Händel**. Even a **Mozart** who was still a child was welcomed to London in 1764 and was inspired by it for the Londoner Skizzenbuch. It is precisely these ‘London notes’ that will resound on the harpsichord, alongside Sonata V from Opus 5 of ‘Bach of London’, while the voice of the mezzo-soprano will be entrusted with two much-loved Händelian arias, such as ‘Lascia ch'io pianga’ from the opera Rinaldo.
With **Philippe Daverio**, **Valeria Montanari** harpsichord, **Ewa Gubanska** mezzo-soprano.
Versatile concert. Antonella Ruggiero feat Mark Harris
- Thursday 7 July 2016 at 21:15
**Antonella Ruggiero** is the unforgettable voice that founded and made **Matia Bazar** famous worldwide and is universally considered one of the most intense and evocative Italian voices. Ruggiero, an artist with a versatile repertoire, is in fact distinguished by a very high vocal range that allows her to switch from the pop register to the lyrical register of a light soprano, ranging through sacred music, jazz, popular music, tango, choral and band music, classical and contemporary music. The artist will also perform songs of Italian songwriting along with her greatest hits, accompanied by the piano of **Mark Harris**, who boasts collaborations with: **Fabrizio De André, Giorgio Gaber, Mia Martini, Enzo Jannacci, Pino Daniele, Al Jarreau and Dee Dee Bridgewater.**
Marc Ribot & the Young Philadelphians Plus Strings
- Tuesday 12 July 2016 at 21:15
The project **The Young Philadelphians** is a double tribute, part to the free-funk world of 1980s **Ornette Coleman**, part to the soul feeling of 1970s Philadelphia. The line-up sees the volcanic American guitarist in the company of the original rhythm section of Ornette Coleman's ‘Prime Time’, with the addition of the young and talented **Mary Halvorson**, favourite student of **Anthony Braxton**. All enhanced by the counterpoint work of the string trio.
With **Marc Ribot** guitar, **Jamaaladeen Tacuma** electric bass, **Mary Halvorson** guitar, **Grant Calvin Weston** drums, **String Trio** violin, viola and cello.
James Carter Organ Trio
- Thursday 14 July 2016 at 21:15
**James Carter** has made a name for himself on the American scene from a very young age for his extraordinary technique applied to all kinds of wind instruments, thanks to which he is able to mould any jazz style to his liking while maintaining a very clear musical identity. His **Organ Trio**, complemented by other fine musicians from the **Detroit** scene, is rooted in 1960s soul jazz, producing a concert steeped in high-energy funky grooves.
With **James Carter** tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, **Gerard Gibbs** organ, **Alex White** drums.
The birth of modernity. PARIS, the softness
- Tuesday 19 July 2016 at 21:15
of enlightened absolutism that would lead to the creation of Versailles, where **Louis XIV** used to lead sumptuous
ceremonies that we find immortalised in the paintings of **Watteau**. Music reigns supreme at the court of France and, alongside the undisputed reign of the Italians, a typically indigenous school was nevertheless born, bearing first and foremost the names of **François Couperin** ‘the Great’, **Marin Marais** and **Antoine Forqueray*. The narration by **Philippe Daverio** will alternate with the notes of those composers that the Sun King himself listened to performed at court.
With **Philippe Daverio**, **Rosita Ippolito** viola da gamba, **Antonello Manzo** baroque cello, **Pedro Alcàcer** Doria theorbo.
Carla Bley “Trios”
- Thursday 21 July 2016 at 21:15
Thanks to the skilful arrangement of the celebrated pianist and composer **Carla Bley**, here supported by her lifelong companions **Steve Swallow** and **Andy Sheppard**, the ‘Trios’ project possesses an evocative power of enchantment, without mannerisms and with a prodigiously broad vision. What one perceives in Trios is chamber jazz in which neither a note nor a chord sounds out of proportion or beyond what is necessary and which, in its breaths and silences, savours the very essence of music.
With **Carla Bley** piano, **Steve Swallow** electric bass, **Andy Sheppard** tenor and soprano sax.
The Puppini Sisters in concert
- Tuesday 26 July 2016 at 21:15
**The Puppini Sisters** are synonymous with classy swing & pop. With a sextet consisting of three musicians and three charming singers, led by the leader **Marcella Puppini**, they are racking up sell-outs one after the other and in theatres all over the world. After their brilliant collaboration with **Michael Bublè**, The Puppini Sisters churned out hit radio singles, contributing to the revival of the vintage scene and hinting at the resurgent verve associated with the Burlesque movement. Lots of music, lots of style.
The birth of modernity. BERLIN, the Empire
- Thursday 28 July 2016 at 21:15
The story of **Philippe Daverio** and his journey around the Birth of Modernity finally lands in the German capital, where **Federich II of Prussia**, monarch and leader but also refined thinker, surrounded himself with the greatest musicians of the 18th century: from **Father Bach** to **CarI Philipp Emanuel Bach**, who not surprisingly went down in history as ‘the Bach of Berlin’. Daverio's words will allow us to approach different aspects of the figure of Frederick the Great: the patron, with the Sonatas composed at court by the ‘Bach of Berlin’, the composer and flautist, with the notes written for him by **Johann Joachim Quantz**, with whom the king loved to delight in musical duets.
With **Philippe Daverio**, **Daniele Salvatore** transverse flute, **Carlo Mazzoli** fortepiano.
La ballata delle acciughe. Dario Vergassola
- Tuesday 2 August 2016 at 21:15
‘La ballata delle acciughe’, the debut novel by the Ligurian comedian **Dario Vergassola**, is a vivid fresco full of affection, which behind the epic venture of Gino the clerk shows a personal search for memories, faces, stories: the wise anchovies tell the story of the bar, the author and those who, in any Italian province, have found a second family made up of funny and melancholic characters.
The evening therefore starts with this story and then takes the form of Vergassola's typical quirky and sassy interview. Some of Bologna's most high-profile chefs will be at the receiving end of this: to get back to talking about food after the **EXPO** binge, since it is in Bologna that Italy's largest agri-food centre, **FICO**, will open.
Mario meets jazz. Mario Venuti & Urban Fabula
- Thursday 4 August 2016 at 21:15
An interesting new live project for **Mario Venuti**. The singer-songwriter from Catania revisits live with a special ensemble, the **Urban Fabula**, classics of Italian and international songs and songs from his repertoire in a jazz style. ‘I am writing the songs for the new album and I am enjoying being a crooner at the moment, interpreting my songs with extraordinary jazz musicians,
but also pieces from the classical repertoire, Cole Porter songs such as ‘Night and Day’, Jobim's bossa nova or Italian classics such as Bindi', he said.
Joining Mario Venuti on stage is the all-Sicilian trio Urban Fabula, made up of accomplished musicians **Seby Burgio**, **Peppe Tringali** and **Alberto Fidone**.
Enrico Pieranunzi “My Songbook” feat Simona Severini
- Tuesday 23 August 2016 at 21:15
**Enrico Pieranunzi** on this occasion presents himself in the unusual role of songwriter, revealing yet another exciting facet of his varied musical universe. Adding further expressive force to the songs is the voice of **Simona Severini**, who proves to be the ideal communicative vehicle for the Capitoline maestro's original songs.
A collaboration, the Pieranunzi-Severini one – here assisted by one of Italy's best rhythmists – that reaches a splendid finale with **My Songbook**.
With **Enrico Pieranunzi** piano, **Simona Severini** voice, **Luca Bulgarelli** double bass, **Nicola Angelucci** drums
Musica maestro!
- Thursday 25 August 2016 at 21:15
Romagna land of fun and music.
In this new show **Paolo Cevoli** traces the history of Romagna and Italy through music and songs. Stories of orchestras, singers, dance clubs, impresarios and discos: a **'crazy'** music compilation from Raffaella Carrà via Whitney Houston and Diana Ross to Romagna mia and O Sole Mio.
A show of music and cabaret with the common thread of the ‘pataccate’ and wacky speeches of the comedian who became famous in **Zelig** with the character of the Councillor and with the commercials with Valentino Rossi.
With **Paolo Cevoli**, **Andrea Poltronieri** voice and saxophone, **Roberto Ravaioli** voice guitar, clarinet, **Caterina Soldati** voice.
He wanted to be an artist. Homage to Domenico Modugno by Peppe Voltarelli
- Tuesday 30 August 2016 at 21:15
‘He wanted to be an artist’ is a theatrical show that reinterprets the repertoire of **Domenico Modugno** in a modern key, remembered in a way that is swet and light-hearted. A genuine tribute
to the great Apulian singer, successful actor and performer, man of the South but above all, all-round artist, author of memorable songs such as ‘Volare’.
Modugno's work becomes for **Peppe Voltarelli** the pretext for an autobiographical reflection
on the journey and the sense of uprooting and precariousness of every emigrant.
The songs are reinterpreted in the manner of a storyteller with guitar and accordion, alternating sung verses, narratives, anecdotes and fragments of life that lead back to the magical presence of the Apulian maestro, understood as an inspirer and guide.
Massimo Cacciari. Is it still possible to think in utopias?
- Thursday 1 September 2016 at 21:15
Does a utopia still exist in the twilight of Europe? A reflection on the personal, but also on political identity and responsibility that touches the heart of the current situation. Prophecy and utopia are two founding categories of the development of the modern West. Utopia can only come into being when the concept of change is affirmed and the possibility of designing an alternative society to the dominant one and fighting for its transformation into reality arises...
With **Massimo Cacciari**.
Serena Dandini. Quello che le donne non dicono
- Tuesday 6 September 2016 at 21:15
La “questione femminile” è da sempre al centro dell’interesse di **Serena Dandini**, autrice, scrittrice e conduttrice televisiva.
Scandagliare con lucidità e ironia le mille sfaccettature dell’universo donna è quindi un po’ il suo mestiere.
Le sue ospiti saranno la scrittrice **Silvia Avallone**, autrice di “Acciaio” e “Marina Bellezza” e **Chiara Cretella**, ricercatrice dell’Università di Bologna e membro del Csge, il Centro studi sul genere e sull’educazione del dipartimento di Scienze dell’educazione.
A loro Serena Dandini chiederà ancora una volta di andare oltre quello che il pubblico conosce, oltre le parole già dette, scritte, cantate, per raccontare altro, per mettere in luce un’altra ennesima sfumatura dei mille colori che compongono la complessità dell’altra metà del cielo.
Giorgio Comaschi. La farina va in amore
- Thursday 8 September 2016 at 21:15
La storia del pane dall’**Ultima Cena** in avanti, la guerra del pane a livello mondiale, il pane buono delle campagne, il pane ferrarese, i forni, i fornai, le notti a preparare gli impasti, l’odore dei bomboloni a mezzanotte. **Giorgio Comaschi**, in una scenografia tutta realizzata col pane, ripercorre e racconta la storia del pane fra giornalismo e teatro, fra risate e divertimento.
Le “esse” bolognesi con la mortadella, la “spoletta”, il “torinese”, il “toscano” e tutte le cose che ci fanno sorridere per la nostalgia o per il desiderio di mangiarne un pezzetto.
Sul palco insieme a Comaschi un vecchio fornaio che impasta e che spesso interviene con aneddoti e modi di dire.
Il tutto corredato dalle musiche, scritte appositamente per lo spettacolo, da **Mario Cuarnera**.
Luca Carboni. Tra parole e musica
- Tuesday 13 September 2016 at 21:15
**Franz Campi** intervista **Luca Carboni** che torna a Bologna dopo il successo di “Pop up” tour per incontrare il pubblico e raccontare il rapporto tra i luoghi della città e la sua musica. Un viaggio attraverso i ricordi: il primo gruppo, i Teobaldi Rock, le canzoni lasciate all’Osteria di Vito e lette dagli Stadio con cui inizia una proficua collaborazione, le oltre 700 mila copie vendute del terzo disco “Luca Carboni” che resta in testa alla classifica per oltre cinque mesi, i grandi successi musicali della sua lunga carriera.
Un momento divulgativo e performativo in cui le parole lasciano spazio alle note. Un viaggio tra parole e musica.
