Rome blog for Bed & Breakfast Chaplin Hostel

This article was written for the guests of the Hostel Chaplin B&B and Little Italy Bed and Breakfast in Rome.

Roma Jazz Festival

Among the saxophone players performing during the “Metasax-festival ”, the 31st edition of the Roma Jazz Festival, there are both famous foreign (Joshua Redman, Lee Konitz) and italian (Stefano Di Battista. Maurizio Giammarco) names.

The opening concert, which took place on Sunday November 4th, was held by the PMJO (Parco della Musica Jazz Orchestra).

The program for the following days:

05 Nov Manu Dibango and his Soul Makossa Gang
06 Nov Joe Zawinul
07 Nov Stefano Di Battista
08 Nov Joshua Redman Trio
09 Nov Rosario Giuliani with Enrico Pierannunzi with a “Homage to Monk”
10 Nov Benny Golson and Johnny Griffin
11 Nov Francesco Bearzatti (ore 18); David S. Ware
12 Nov Lee Konitz
13 Nov Maceo Parker

To reach the Auditorium Parco della Musica from Bed and Breakfast Chaplin Hostel Roma and from hostel Little Italy B&B one needs to take bus “M” from the main railway station Rome Termini and stay on till the last stop.

From September 12th till 22nd in the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome a flamenco festival will take place.

During the 10 days the festival lasts the three caqtegories forming the soul of flamenco will be belicht: el cante (song), el toque (guitar music with rhytmic accompaniment of handclapping and footstamping) and el baile (dance).

The artists:

The festival begins September 12th with Estrella Morente (known from the soundtrack of Almodovar’s “Volver”) and ends September 22nd with a show by the guitarist Manolo Sanlucár.

There will also be exhibitions dedicated to the culture of flamenco, including samples of the andalusian kitchen.

For the complete program and for more information: http://www.auditorium.com/
You can get tickets by calling: 199109783.

To get to the Auditorium from the Rome Hostel Chaplin Bed and Breakfast you take the M bus from Rome Termini.

What will take place at the festival?

Starting tomorrow (August 30th 2007) the 14th edition of the Festival di Teatro Urbano will take place in the Giardino degli Aranci in Rome (Piazza Pietro d’Illiria). The organization is in the hands of Emilio Genazzini and the Roman group Abraxa.

The festival last 4 days, until September 2nd and comprises everything from Italian theatre to, for those who do not speak Italian, probably moer interesting, acrobats from Thailand (Thursday) and Kenya (de group Afro Jungle Jeggs, Saturday and Sunday). There will also be fire-eaters and clowns to be admired.

The organizers define the show as “Bioscena”, which gets further explained as“art and theatre in the life: social conscience the energy of the party”. (Really!) It is the intention of the festival to make people aware of social problems in the world while offering art and entertainment.

For information about the festival you can phone: 0665744441 or 066570040.

Directions from Bed and Breakfast Chaplin Hostel Rome

From Hostel Chaplin Bed and Breakfast Rome it is quickest to take the underground line B from Rome Termini to Circo Massimo. Walk along the Viale Circo Massimo till you come to Piazzale La Malfa, turn left into the Via Valle Murcia which changes names and becomes Via di S. Sabina. Walk on till you find Piazza Pietro d’Illiria on your right.

We recommend that you combine your visit of the festival with an evening out in the Trastevere area, which lies just across the river.