Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi Announces Fall 2016 Season with 34 Events

The Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi in Venice has unveiled its autumn 2016 cultural program, featuring 34 evenings through December—a 30% increase over last fall. Director Martin Bethenod emphasized continuity and novelty as guiding themes. The season kicked off with a sold-out screening of Alessandra Galletta's documentary 'Ossessione Vezzoli.' Highlights include exclusive screenings of Sigmar Polke's films (September 28-30), a talk by Haim Steinbach with Angela Vettese (October 11), and architecture talks by Frédéric Bonnet, Paul Andreu, and Jean-Michel Wilmotte. The documentary 'Amare Gio Ponti' by Francesca Molteni will screen November 23. The program also features 12 films from the Biennale de l'Image en Mouvement 2016 in Geneva, presented by their directors including Yuri Ancarani. A collaboration with Cineteca di Bologna will restore classic films. The conference 'L'immagine – cosa' in late October involves IUAV University, École Normale Supérieure de Paris, and Institut Français Italia. Music events include 'Sol LeWitt – musica e geometria' featuring composer Sébastien Roux inspired by LeWitt's Wall Drawing at Punta della Dogana, and the Helicotrema festival. Yona Friedman will present 'Montagne de Venise,' an installation of chestnut barrel rings, floating in the Venetian lagoon as part of a project curated by Chiara Bertola and Giuliano Sergio.