The Myth of the Phoenix – East and West
To mark the full re-opening of the reconstructed Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Teatro La Fenice Foundation and the Institute of Literature, Theatre and Opera at the Giorgio Cini Foundation have organised an exhibition to illustrate the origins, evolution and significance of the myth that gives the Venetian theatre its name, the phoenix – the fabulous bird that died and rose again from its own ashes.
The exhibition reconstructs this myth in both its Western and Eastern variations through the display of original and photographic images from all over the world. It has been curated by Francesco Zambon, director of the Foundation’s Institute of Literature, Theatre and Opera and Alessandro Grossato, professor of Islamic History and Culture at the University of Padua.
Venice, Teatro La Fenice
29 January ”“ 2 April 2005
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