La Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, organizes the fourth edition of the International Kids’ Carnival, titled Il Leon Musico/The Musical Lion. Experimentation, tradition and creativity. From Saturday 2 February to Tuesday 12 February 2013 in Venice at the Giardini (Central Pavilion, every day from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm) and at Ca’ Giustinian (exhibition 20 years of Masks and Costumes, from the collection of sketches from the ASAC, Portego, open 9:00 am to 8:00 pm), with free admission and activities, heated venues, Nursery, free transportation on the Biennale Vaporetto and Bus.

 

Participating on 15 January 2013 in the presentation of the 4th International Kids’ Carnival, The Musical Lion, in Venice in the headquarters of the Biennale at Ca’ Giustinian, were President Paolo Baratta and the Director of the Music Sector Ivan Fedele.

 

The International Kids’ Carnival is an important Educational project of la Biennale di Venezia, the purpose of which is to stimulate the creativity and the participation of young people with performances, exhibitions, workshops, mask and costume-making, encouraging the active engagement of the participants. All of the activities will be supervised by the Educational Team of the Biennale.

 

 “Yet another step forward – stated President Baratta. The 4th International Kids’ Carnival will become more articulated, more complex and more fun all at the same time. The Director of the Music Sector of la Biennale Ivan Fedele will personally take charge to lead the children to meet the Musical Lion, to play with him, to experiment, to use colors, musical notes and sounds to build the most stimulating of experiences. We confirm our special attention to the younger generations and the importance we place in familiarity with the arts on the one hand, and creativity as dedicated play on the other. Carnival is an initiative that will harness the combined energy of many institutions and academies throughout the city: so far 110 schools have joined and we wish to express our gratitude to them all”.

 

In the wake of the success of the previous editions (18,233 visitors, 5,244 students enrolled in the workshops, 121 schools involved in 2012) the International Kids’ Carnival of la Biennale presents an even richer programme of activities in 2013, opening to Music as it already has to Dance, featured in previous years.

 

Participation in the 4th International Kids’ Carnival, The Musical Lion, has been confirmed by Germany, Great Britain, Romania, the United States and, participating for the very first time, Argentina, Maldives and the Bahamas. The Carnival of the Biennale has become a great international workshop on experimentation and creativity, which seeks to foster a debate on the involvement of young people in the world of art.

The 4th International Kids’ Carnival of la Biennale, The Musical Lion, will feature:

 

· the exhibition 20 Years of Masks and Costumes featuring the collection of sketches from the Historical Archives of the Contemporary Arts – ASAC, to be inaugurated on Friday 1 February at 12:00 noon at Ca’ Giustinian (Portego).

 

· Music and Bubbles  workshops and concerts with the Music Section of the Biennale.

Variété by Mauricio Kagel: a concert performed by the Ensemble L’Arsenale, with the participation of the French mime Jo Bulitt (Giardini, Central Pavilion, 2-3-4 February).

 

(Giardini, Central Pavilion, 7-8 February)

 

Bubbles have a long history, from ancient art to the architecture of today, from mathematics to physics. Bubbles help to play, to understand, to perform, to be surprised. Led by Michele Emmer. We would like to thank the Istituto Veneto di Lettere, Scienze e Arti di Venezia.

 

A musical happening organized by Maestro Claudio Ambrosini.

 

A concert for soap bubbles by and with Michele Cafaggi. An eccentric conductor will lead you into the fragile spherical world of soap bubbles for a “concert” where the unexpected is always just around the corner!

Directed by Davide Fossati.

 

Giardini, Central Pavilion
Romania (daily)
Argentina (4 to 8 February)
Bahamas (7 and 8 February)
Germany (2 to 7 February)
Great Britain (2 to 4 February)
Maldives (9 and 10 February)
United States of America (2, 3, 9, 10 and 12 February)

 

23 groups of creative young people from Schools throughout Italy present their ideas in demonstrations, workshops and projects (Giardini, Central Pavilion).

 

· Benedetto Marcello Conservatory of Venice

Workshops for schools and families, interaction with young musicians, organized by the Department of Musical Education (Giardini, Central Pavilion, 2-3-4-5-6-9-10 February).

 

The Magic Piper, a musical workshop for schools and families focusing on children’s rights. (Giardini, Central Pavilion, 7-8 February)

 

Featuring the “humanitarian” game Freerice, an online quiz that, for every right answer, donates 10 grains of rice to the World Food Programme – United Nations Food Assistance Agency (Giardini, Central Pavilion, every day).

 

Workshops dedicated to music, tailoring, creativity, body and multimedia expression, led by the staff of the Educational Team of the Biennale di Venezia, in collaboration with the students from the Artistic High Schools and Technical Institutes. There will also be workshops for pre-schoolers. (Giardini, Central Pavilion, every day, reservation required).

 

SERVICES OFFERED by the Carnival at the Giardini every day (10 am – 6 pm):

· Workshops for schools (upon reservation) by the Educational Team of the Biennale

· Creative activities for all

 

GUIDED TOURS dedicated to schools, art schools and upper secondary schools, associations, libraries and groups of adults and families:

A special tour of the study, reading and research areas featuring focuses on the collections by the specialized library staff of the Historic Archives of the Contemporary Arts.

· Guided tours and creative play and activities at the exhibition “20 Years of Masks and Costumes” from the collection of sketches of the ASAC.

 

 

2-4-5-6-7-8 February

From the Railway Station or Tronchetto > Giardini della Biennale

From the Giardini della Biennale > the Railway Station or Tronchetto

From the Railway Station (Line 1 boarding) > Giardini della Biennale at 10 am and 2 pm

From the Giardini della Biennale > Railway Station at 3 pm and 6 pm

From P.le Roma – Actv vaporetto lines 1, 4.1, 5.1, 6

From Railway Station – Actv vaporetto lines 1, 4.1, 5.1

 

The daily programme is currently being finalized and may later be consulted on the website carnevale.labiennale.org

The programme may be modified at any time.

Some of the initiatives may have limited participation on a first-come first-served basis.

 

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