Arts & Culture
Arts & culture in the Marche Region of Italy.
Getting the Pointe
June 27, 2014 | Olivia Martzell
Professionalism is the rule at Italy’s local dance schools
CAGLI, Italy – It’s dance recital night in this small Italian mountain town, an event many American parents might think they can identify with. But the scene unfolding inside the Teatro … Read More
A Festival of Flowers
June 27, 2014 | Katrina Delene
Cagli residents paint their streets with flower art to celebrate Corpus Domini
CAGLI, Italy - On the Sunday morning celebrating Corpus Domini the procession that flowed from the Catholic found the streets in this historic Roman town awash in a sea … Read More
Life and Death in Urbino
June 27, 2014 | Landon Walker
Stepping inside the Oratorio Della Morte
Standing outside the cold metal gates, I can’t shake the feeling that I’m not supposed to be here. The street is abandoned, and the quiet is thick. My only company is the Madonna portrait … Read More
She Gives Leather an Afterlife
June 27, 2014 | Jazmin Sahagun
Designer Debora Uguccioni turns leather leftovers into fashionable bags
Six years ago as the work day was coming to an end, Debora Uguccioni found herself alone at a factory in Fano that made upholstery for boats. As all the other … Read More
The Monuments Man of Italy
June 26, 2014 | Kylie Donohoe
A perilous mission achieved in saving art
URBINO, Italy – On the night of October 19, 1943, as German soldiers entered the historic Palazzo dei Principi in Carpegna, a clandestine operation hung in the balance: hiding thousands of masterpieces from … Read More
A Saintly Obsession
June 26, 2014 | Susan Rogowski
Urbino’s celebration of its patron saint is a tradition shared by cities across Italy
URBINO, Italy – Like every June 1 in this picturesque Renaissance town, the 2014 edition found a crowd gathered with mounting anticipation in the piazza before … Read More
Modern Art in an Ancient City
June 26, 2014 | Mary Menchel
In the birthplace of Raphael, new artists try to work on the edge
Two peacocks stare down from their cage as the group gets out of the car at Cafe Molena. Gabrielle Arruzzo sits at the head of the table … Read More
Modern Day Da Vinci Code
June 25, 2014 | Olivia Condon
Pietro Barsotti retraces Leonardo Da Vinci’s steps to help bring Urban Trekking to Urbino
Scaling the walls of the 14th century Fortezza Albornoz in mid-June presents all kinds of challenges for a visitor unaccustomed to the Mediterranean sun. But self-taught … Read More
Urbania’s Threatened Tradition
June 25, 2014 | Begum Kilicci
Urbania’s majolica ceramics have been renowned since the Renaissance. Is that fame about to fade?
A ceramic plate decorated with a mythological angel sits on the mantelpiece in Ettore Benedetti’s and Claurisa Cosmi’s living room. The plate is 700 years … Read More
Cinema Nuova Luce
June 25, 2014 | Hailey Guyovich
Shining a new light on the old Italian tradition of serious filmmaking
URBINO, Italy – Tucked away on Via Federico Veterans, one of the cobblestone streets that wind through this hilltop city, lies a charming, one-room theater with the optimistic … Read More
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