For one month, from 29th April to 24th May 2009, the Uovo Performing Arts Festival aims to bring to Milan a new vanguard in performances of contemporary dance and it will present a new way of doing theatre, focusing our attention on several new projects.This seventh edition is filled with performances, installations, workshops and concerts that take place at different places in the city.

The artists, represent a multidisciplinary vision of the project and they come from all over Europe, including Mammalian Diving Reflex, Jérôme Bel, Francesca Grilli, Kinkaleri, Christina Kubisch, Lone Twin Theater, Roberto Paci Dalò / roof garden, etc.

It is an international exhibition of contemporary dance, electronic music, visual art, cinema, architecture and design that continues to find new developments each year. The theme of this year is the look: understood as a discovery or a point of view. The event starts the 29 of April with a performance of Italian artist Silvia Costa, her performance is made up of body images, and she converses with suggestions derived from the forms, places and events in order to create images that represent the entire complexity of her research work.

The various shows of Uovo will take place in: Teatro Versace, DiD studio, Teatro Franco Parenti, Teatro Out Off, the Triennale di Milano, Alcatraz, O’  and 3.14 Parruchieri. The event also counts on the return of artists that love the event such as Societas Raffaello Sanzio / Romeo Castellucci, that will present “Paradiso”, while for the first time in Italy there will be a British company Leon Twin Theatre, with the show “Daniel Hit by a Train”. “Haircuts by Children”aims to be very interesting and will be presented on 24th of May, in the 3.14 hairdressing salon, as the conclusion of the festival. It will be a very innovative performance, a project created by a Canadian company Mammalian Diving Reflex, are child hairstylists armed with scissors that will invite viewers to sit on chairs for a hair-cut.

An event of both research and innovation, the artists have focused mainly on two types of study; childhood and contemporary.

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Milan is celebrating once again its Week of Culture. This year will be the eleventh edition with an exceptionally rich events calendar held over nine days (from 18th to 26th) and coinciding with the festivities of April 25th. This Week aims to promote the knowledge of culture and art through a wide range of completely free events such as exhibitions, conferences, workshops, guided tours, concerts, performances and film screenings throughout the city.

The Culture Week is perfect for visiting Milan to enjoy a host of events, in addition to the permanent historical and cultural attractions of the city. The following exhibitions will be taking place: Eva Rothschild (Francesca Kaufmann Gallery), 49 years François Morellet in Milán (Art Studio Invernizzi), la exposición de “The naked light of the day”- Photography of Italian contemporary art, etc.

Many churches and monuments will be be open to the public for the occasion: the San Maurizio Church – San Maurizio Church in the Milan Monastery, Antiquarium Alda Levi, the Park of the Roman Amphitheatre, etc. In addition, there are a number of guided tours you can go on: Mappareto MAPP – Art Paolo Pini Museum, the Hall Park, and the Paolo Pini Psychiatric Hospital or the Bridense National library.

There will also be a number of music concerts to accompany your evenings and also cinema exhibitions such as: the music of the Baroque Orchestra at the Castello Sforzesco or the Violoncelles Vibrez concert – Verdi music hall at the Giuseppe Verdi Music Conservatory.

There will also be some conferences: “multimedia readings in Greek and in Latin” and “the honour to Rafael” at the Brera Palace, in the Passion Room.

And to round off the week there is also a book celebration that you can attend.Rent Apartments in Milan, a comfortable and cheap solution.

A heterogeneous and eclectic city, Milan is known throughout the world for its elegant fashion and its refined style. Continuously searching for new trends and ideas, tourists will witness spectacles of all kinds. Milan is a frenetic city: its streets are always full of people running here and there. That is precisely why it became the economic and financial centre of the “Bel Paese”, since it is a city that never sleeps and always works.

It is also a city of great fun and entertainment. Both young people and older ones love its great Milan nightlife. Nights are sparkling and exceptional. Usually people go out on the weekends, when all the bars and discotheques in the city are crowded with mostly young people who want to spend amazing nights in town.

The most exciting neigbourhoods can be found in the city center: the Brera district, the Navigli, the Ticinese. These are the areas with the highest concentration of bars. But in recent years other areas such as Porta Romana, Corso Lodi, Corso Buenos Aires, Corso Magenta, or Città Studi Fiera have seen an amazing increase of pubs, bars and other lively Milanese places.

Nights always begin with an “obligation”, ie a cocktail. In recent years this has become a social ritual for the Milanese people. Usually people meet their friends after work in bars in the area of Navigli and enjoy a cocktail while tasting delicious portions of food (usually on the house).

Every night the most famous nightclubs in Milan are filled with smartly dressed people, listening to hip-hop, house, RnB, Latino music and other famous hits from the 70’s -80’s and 90’s. The most popular ones in the city are: The Alcatraz, Anesthesia, Hollywood etc. Here you will find all sorts of audience: fashionable kids to men in elegant suits and ties. The discos are often divided into different areas, each one providing different kinds of music. This will allow you to dance to any sound you want.

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Milan is the economic capital of Italy and the main centre of Italian fashion. Each year the Milan catwalk shows the best designs of the most prestigious designers from all over the world.

But Milan is not just a shopping city; it has also a bustling nightlife, with a wide range of bars and clubs to enjoy. It is also a city of art, culture and history. Milan is the home of some of the most important monuments of the Lombard region, such as the Duomo and the Teatro La Scala.

You shouldn’t miss the Sforzesco Castle. This building dates back to the time of Francesco Sforza (Galeazzo Sforza), but it is much older. It was built in the fourteenth century under the command of Galeazzo Visconti. Today the castle, along with the Duomo, is the greatest symbol of the city. Highly appreciated by its citizens, it is a symbol of culture and preserves evidence of Lombard art, although in the past it represented oppression and the power of the Milan lords.

There are various museums inside the castle: the Ancient Art Museum, with the Assi room, which was painted by one of the greatest Italian artists, Leonardo da Vinci; the Furniture Museum; the Museum of Prehistory and the Egyptian Museum.

The castle is open to the public from Monday to Sunday from 7:00 to 18:00 in winter and until 19:00 in summer.

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