2013. TWELVE mONTHS OF GREAT EVENTS. IT’S QUITE TRUE, Torino NEVER STANDS STILL here there is always something interesting to see, to hear and to discover… Exhibitions, festivals, shows, concerts, fairs, revues, sporting events all come one after another! www.turismotorino.org/torino/en
Photos: Archivio Fotografico Città di Torino, Archivio Fotografico Turismo Torino e Provincia
events 01/01 - 31/12 Torino incontra la Francia
Torino dedicates 2013 to France, to celebrate the fine line that binds Piemonte to the transalpine territories.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.5221035 - www.torinocultura.it
10 - 14/04 Biennale Democrazia
The most influential voices in the international debate: workshops and educational. As part of “Torino incontra la Francia”, Marc Augé will speak on the theme “Future” and Daniel Buren on “Public Art”.
Various venues - T. (+39) 011.4424753 - biennaledemocrazia.it
26/04 - 01/05 Torino Jazz Festival
24 - 30/06 Estate Musicale. Festival Beethoven
Seven evenings of great music laid on for free: the RAI National Orchestra will be performing 9 Beethoven symphonies and the Torino Philarmonic Orchestra will be performing concerts for piano and orchestra and for violin and orchestra.
Piazza San Carlo T. (+39) 011.5221035 - www.comune.torino.it/torinoplus
June - July Oltre i limiti
National and international guests from the world of sport, art and culture to discuss and compare notes on the meanings that limits have for each of us and on the strategies we use to overcome them.
The best contemporary jazz, with international stars, young talents, the night festival Fringe, the France Focus, an artistic exchange with the Nantes Jazz Festival.
Cortile di Palazzo Carignano, Piazza Carignano T. (+39) 011.5221035 - www.torinoyoungcity.it
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.5221035 - www.torinojazzfestival.it
June - August ToYou. Torino Young City
16 - 20/05 Salone Internazionale del Libro The Torino Book Fair is a prestigious cultural festival, an essential point of reference for professionals in publishing and also a vibrant space dedicated to young readers. This year’s guest country is Chile.
Lingotto Fiere, Via Nizza 280 T. (+39) 011.5184268 • www.salonelibro.it
24/05 - 09/06 SMART CITY DAYS 2013
Exhibitions, conferences, fairs, workshops, artistic and cultural events on the subjects of Mobility, Inclusion, Life&Health and Energy, in order to display the many already “smart” situations and turn people into “smart citizens”, aware of the changes taking place in the city.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.4432580 - www.torinosmartcity.it
Season dedicated to new generations, to make youth the main actor of major events in the name of creativity, entertainment, sports, participation and experimentation!
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.5221035 • www.torinoyoungcity.it
13 - 14/07 KappaFuturFestival. Torino Summer Music
The performances by the best international musicians and artists to celebrate contemporary musical culture in the first daytime and open-air festival dedicated to electronic sounds.
Parco Dora • T. (+39) 011.3189580 • www.kappafuturfestival.com
From 1st August MUSEO EGIZIO. WORK IN PROGRESS
The ongoing overhaul of the New Egyptian Museum is resulting in major surprises from the exhibits: a new route will be opening on 1st August, a chance for discovering one of the most exceptional collections and to experience the transformation of a great museum.
Museo Egizio, Via Accademia delle Scienze 6 T. (+39) 011.5617776 - www.museoegizio.it
eventS 04 - 21/09 MITO Settembre Musica
15 - 18/10 View Conference and View Fest
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.4424777 - www.mitosettembremusica.it
Various venues T. (+39) 011.6680948 - www.viewconference.it - www.viewfest.it
A festival for all tastes: classical, contemporary, ethnic music, jazz and pop artists and orchestras from all around the world in the setting of the historic and architectural wonders of the city.
13/09 - 14/11 TorinoDanza Festival
A wide-ranging programme which enables the viewer to discover new generations and new characteristics of creation. Without forgetting the great masters.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.5169411 - www.torinodanzafestival.it
21 - 26/09 PRIX ITALIA
“The tree of ideas: 65 years of culture from the radio, television and web” is the title of this year’s presentation. A week of events with international guests and the best radio-television programmes from the world: a unique tale of 65 years of society and history.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.8104440 - www.prixitalia.rai.it
25 - 29/09 Torino Spiritualità
An event that offers discussion and exchange, individual growth and introspective intensity, a meeting of ideas, words and religions coming from every part of the world.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.4326827 - www.torinospiritualita.org
October Portici di carta
The world’s longest open-air book shop is beneath the colonnades in central Torino, an amble through culture.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.5184268 - www.porticidicarta.it
October MOVEMENT. TORINO MUSIC FESTIVAL
European cousin of the “Detroit Electronic Music Festival”, the world’s most important festival of dance music, the event in Torino hosts the performances of the best musicians and international DJs.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.3189580 - movement.it
View explores the boundary between real and virtual worlds through workshops, conferences, exhibitions, screenings involving animation cinema, visual art and videogame gurus from all over the world.
November Club to club. International Festival of Music & Arts
One of the best liked and most eagerly awaited festivals of electronic music, art and culture, with artists from all over the world, extraordinary locations, national and international exclusives, innovative events, label showcase.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.8129566 - www.clubtoclub.it
November - January Contemporary Arts Torino Piemonte A combination of institutions, structures and spaces - such as the Merz and the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundations, the GAM Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rivoli Castle - events and players whose main focus of the schedule is in the autumn season.
Various venues T. (+39) 011.5221035 - www.contemporarytorinopiemonte.it
November - January Luci d’Artista
An outdoor itinerary of contemporary art that reinvents the streets and piazzas of the city, lighting them up with striking installations of great visual impact.
Various venues T. (+39) 011.5221035 - www.contemporarytorinopiemonte.it
eventS
GrEAT EXHIBITIONS
08 - 10/11 Artissima. Internazionale d’Arte Contemporanea
16/05 - 15/09 TRA CARAVAGGIO E LUCA GIORDANO. IL CAVALIERE CALABRESE MATTIA PRETI
Oval Lingotto, Via Nizza 230 • T. (+39) 011.19744106 - www.artissima.it
Venaria Reale - Reggia, Piazza della Repubblica T. (+39) 011.4992333 - www.lavenaria.it
Over the years, Artissima has become accredited internationally as an observatory on the best research in the field of visual arts and a cultural event not to be missed.
22/11 - 01/12 CioccolaTò. Chi lo fa vi aspetta A great opportunity for discovering the food of the gods, exploring Torino and Piemonte’s chocolatier tradition while enjoying all the entertainment.
Piazza San Carlo • T. (+39) 011.5221035 - www.cioccola-to.it
01/12 - 06/01 Natale con i fiocchi
Under the sky lit up by the Artist’s Lights installations, Creche by Emanuele Luzzati, the open-air shows, the traditional Christmas Market, the great New Year’s Eve party and many other surprises.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.5221035 - www.nataleatorino.it
GREAT EXHIBITIONS 09/03 - 07/07 Un Maestro del Rinascimento: Lorenzo Lotto nelle Marche
After the recent exhibition at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, the precious exhibition dedicated to Lorenzo Lotto arrives at the Royal Palace, one of the largest and most intense Renaissance performers.
Venaria Reale - Reggia, Piazza della Repubblica T. (+39) 011.4992333 - www.lavenaria.it
15/03 - 14/07 Robert Capa. Retrospettiva
A legend of 20th century photography, Capa created some of the historic photos of the period such as the series produced following the landing of the allied troops in Sicilia in 1943.
Palazzo Reale, Piazzetta Reale 1 T. (+39) 011.4361455 - www.piemonte.beniculturali.it
Organised by Vittorio Sgarbi, this exhibition offers some thirty masterpieces by one of Italy’s greatest artists of the 17th century, together with important paintings by Caravaggio and Luca Giordano.
07/06 - 13/10 IL COLLEZIONISTA DI MERAVIGLIE. L’ERMITAGE DI BASILEWSKY Thanks to the collaboration with the Hermitage of St Petersburg, a selection of sixty works and some of the greatest masterpieces in the field of decorative arts.
Palazzo Madama - Museo Civico d’Arte Antica, Piazza Castello T. (+39) 011.4433501 - www.palazzomadamatorino.it
13/06 - 15/09 SCORSESE
This exhibition, co-produced by the Museo Nazionale del Cinema and Deutsche Kinemathek of Berlin, is a celebration of the great Italo-American film director, displaying the screenplays, original costumes, storyboards and video installations to describe the very personal style and specific working method of the ‘Maestro’.
Museo Nazionale del Cinema - Mole Antonelliana, Via Montebello 20 T. (+39) 011.8138560 - www.museocinema.it
Autumn RENOIR
In collaboration with the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the greatest exhibition in Italy dedicated to this French Impressionist.
FESTIVALS OF CINEMA
FESTIVALS OF THEATRE
19 - 25/04 Da Sodoma a Hollywood. 28° GLBT Film Festival
01 - 21/06 FESTIVAL DELLE COLLINE TORINESI. LA MAGGIORE ETÀ
Multisala Cinema Massimo, Via Verdi 18 T. (+39) 011.8138850 - www.tglff.com
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.19740291 - www.festivaldellecolline.it
This festival, which has enabled Italians to discover major directors like François Ozon, Gus Van Sant, Derek Barman, Alain Guiraudie, is a chance to dialogue with the general public.
31/05 - 05/06 Cinemambiente. Environmental film Festival
A festival presenting the best environmental films of 2011/2012 and helps establish and develop cinema on the environmental theme by ongoing activities throughout the year.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.8138860 - www.cinemambiente.it
22 - 30/11 Torino Film Festival
The TFF, this year run by Paolo Virzì, is one of the most important events for promoting “new cinema”, also by putting films by established directors alongside other more experimental films.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.8138811 - www.torinofilmfest.org
December Sottodiciotto Film Festival
The festival hosts the masters of the seventh art, previews, new films and the works of video makers aged under 18
Various venues T. (+39) 011.538962 - www.sottodiciottofilmfestival.it
To celebrate its 18 years, the main theme of the festival is the crisis in the Western model. One of the artists performing is Motus; particularly interesting is the collaboration with French partners in “Torino incontra la Francia”, especially with Marseilles 2013.
05 - 21/07 TEATRO A CORTE. IL TEATRO EUROPEO NELLE DIMORE SABAUDE A spectacular vent that celebrates the meeting between contemporary creativity and the architectural and artistic heritage of the past, offering a preview of the best on the European scene characterised by the international languages of gesture, dance, circus and street art, visual theatre and puppetry.
Various venues • T. (+39) 011.5119409 - www.teatroacorte.it
concertS 09 - 10/03 Eros Ramazzotti. Noi World Tour 2013
PalaOlimpico, Corso Sebastopoli 123 T. (+39) 011.6164543 - www.palaolimpicotorino.it
30/04 Gianna Nannini. Inno Tour 2013 PalaOlimpico, Corso Sebastopoli 123 T. (+39) 011.6164543 - www.palaolimpicotorino.it
02/05 An evening with Mark Knopfler and Band PalaOlimpico, Corso Sebastopoli 123 T. (+39) 011.6164543 - www.palaolimpicotorino.it
concertS 03/05 Lana Del Rey
PalaOlimpico, Corso Sebastopoli 123 T. (+39) 011.6164543 - www.palaolimpicotorino.it
09-10 e 14-15/06 Vasco Live Kom 013
Stadio Olimpico, Via Filadelfia • www.ticketone.it
19/06 Alicia Keys. Girl on Fire Tour 2013 PalaOlimpico, Corso Sebastopoli 123 T. (+39) 011.6164543 - www.palaolimpicotorino.it
25/06 ZUCCHERO. LA SESIÓN CUBANA
sportS VERSIONE ORIZZONTALE
Torino has won its own competition: it will be the 2015 European Capital of Sport. And while waiting, a whole series of important events such as… C0.M100.Y100.K0 C0.M80.Y80.K0 C0.M0.Y0.K85 C0.M0.Y0.K10
22 - 24/03 Coppa del Mondo di Fioretto femminile
World class fencing returns to Torino, a unique opportunity to cheerthe Italian national team, gold medal at the London Olympics 2012.
PalaRuffini, Viale Burdin 10 T. (+39) 011.200750 - www.fencingcuptorino.com
PalaOlimpico, Corso Sebastopoli 123 T. (+39) 011.6164543 - www.palaolimpicotorino.it
21/04 Harlem Globetrotters
28 - 29/06 Muse in concerto
PalaRuffini, Viale Burdin 10 • www.ticketone.it
Stadio Olimpico, Via Filadelfia • www.ticketone.it
16/07 JOVANOTTI. BACKUP TOUR LORENZO NEGLI STADI 2013
The legendary basketball team. The tale becomes reality with the most popular basketball players on the planet!
08/06 Meeting Internazionale di Atletica Leggera. xiii Memorial Primo Nebiolo
Stadio Olimpico, Via Filadelfia • www.setuplive.com
The memorial is part of the calendar of the major events in Torino: the best athletes in the world are in the field to give the audience an unforgettable sporting moment.
23/07 SKUNK ANANSIE
Stadio Primo Nebiolo • Parco Ruffini, Viale Hugues 10 T. (+39) 011.3880307 - www.memorialprimonebiolo.org
Grugliasco - GruVillage, Via Crea 10 T. (+39) 011.7709657 - www.setuplive.com
SPORTS 09 and 14/06 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League
Tourist products WEEKEND A TORINO
The Italian volley ball team competes against Germany and Cuba as part of the event that takes the best national teams around the world every year.
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PalaRuffini, Viale Burdin 10 • www.fivb.org
Every weekend, coming to the province of Turin is like having a great vacation. Book now to get two nights (double occupancy), breakfast included, a 2-day Torino+Piemonte Card for each adult. Plus, a kid under 12 can stay in the parent’s room free of charge, while the second kid under 12 enjoys favourable rates. What’s more, if you decide to stay for three nights instead of two, it’s even more of a bargain. Book online at www.turismotorino.org/en/weekend
02 - 11/08 World Masters Games
Torino as the city of sport, together with locations in its glorious province, will be hosting the world summer games for sports players and fans of up to 100 years of age and more.
Various venues • www.torino2013wmg.org
October Gran Galà del Ghiaccio. Golden Skate Awards
The magic performances of the most important international champions of this fascinating sport, in an evening of music, lights and colours on a rink among the most beautiful in the world.
Palavela - Via Ventimiglia 145 • www.goldenskate.it
17/11 Turin Marathon
The runners will follow the Po River up to Moncalieri, then Nichelino and the Hunting Lodge of Stupinigi, Grugliasco, Collegno and back to Torino with the finishing post at the end of Via Roma.
Piazza San Carlo - Piazza Castello T. (+39) 011.4559959 - www.turinmarathon.it
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