White Night in Florence

After the huge success of last year’s “test edition” of the white night (notte bianca) in Florencewith late-night openings, performances, shows, installations, concerts, and exhibits involving more than 150,000 people, the City of Florence is gearing up for the 2011 edition.

The date has been chosen: April 30 2011. This year, the idea is to focus on what’s “contemporary”. The goal? help revive the vision of Florence, not as a faded tourist postcard of bygone or Renaissance years, but as a vibrant and rich city that lives in the present, and lives collectively during this visionary evening.

Amongst the principle events, there will be a multiethnic orchestra in the form of a street band that will depart from piazza del Cestello and work its way along the Lungarni providing music that is guaranteed to be open and contaminating! In the piazzale of the Uffizi there will be a marathon jazz event with young talented italians and international musicians; also, a special city-center session dedicated to experimental and international music.

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