the events of Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 January 2023
Here we are: a new weekend is upon us. There are those who will switch off without setting the alarm clock and living this weekend in the name of total relaxation and those who want to take advantage of the two days off to experience Rome, its monuments, its beauty, perhaps to visit a new exhibition, to go to the cinema or theatre.
If you are wondering what to do on the weekend of January 21st and 22nd in the Capital, inform yourself that there is no shortage of appointments. Exciting immersive experiences, exhibitions and guided tours arrive in the city, it is also the weekend of the Chinese New Year and there are various initiatives planned.
Here are RomaToday’s suggestions
Cacio & Pepe Festival
Until Sunday 22 January, the food temple of Eataly Rome is organizing an entire week dedicated to “Cacio e Pepe” in the large market and restaurants, which will culminate on the weekend with an unmissable and big party now in its fourth year edition: the Cacio & Pepe Festival, from 20 to 22 January, on the third floor of the largest Eataly store in the world. A selection of the best Roman realities will offer cacio e pepe in many versions. There will be dedicated show cooking, cooking lessons, musical entertainment and creative workshops for children. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
IKONO, new immersive experience in Rome
Located in a historic location in the heart of the capital, the new IKONO experience in Rome invites visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in exciting environments and highly interactive installations, to unleash their creativity, stimulate their senses and create unforgettable memories. The immersive journey, lasting an average of about 1 hour, develops through a series of unique breathtaking settings, able to replicate the thrill of traveling to different worlds, cultures and eras without ever having to leave the city. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
RomaSposa becomes “Urban”
From 20 to 22 January 2023, for the first time at the Prati Bus District, RomaSposa arrives, in a very “urban” version. The event dedicated to future spouses brings the proposals of the approximately 150 exhibitors present to the central Viale Angelico 52 with solutions for location, entertainment, decorations, favors, dresses, hairstyle, make-up, photos and honeymoons. A 360° journey into the world of marriage that inspires dreams and desires, with news and trends from all product categories. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The Palazzo delle Esposizioni turns 140 years old
The Palazzo delle Esposizioni blows out 140 candles. It was 21 January 1883 when, in the presence of the King and with a great ceremony, the Palace for the International Exhibition of Fine Arts was inaugurated, designed by the architect Pio Piacentini and immediately characterized as a research and experimentation laboratory. On 21 and 22 January it is celebrated with an entrance ticket at the special price of 8 euros. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Stefano Fresi, Toni Fornari and Emanuela Fresi in “Cetra una volta”
Do you know the Quartetto Cetra? if you ask a 20-year-old, he’ll shake his head with a sorry emoticon. But just hum “In the old farm …” that he with the bright eyes of those who return to childhood will answer “ia … ia … ò!”. Stefano Fresi, Toni Fornari and Emanuela Fresi bring “Cetra una volta” to the Ambra Jovinelli Theater, a show that retraces the magic of the Cetra, which is part of everyone’s life. Their musical legacy needs no recognition; it’s just there. A journey between past and present, between melancholy and laughter, in the magical wake of a quartet that has become a legend. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
“Up!”, the exhibition at Palazzo Merulana
On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, the “UP!” exhibition arrives at Palazzo Merulana. curated by Liliana Liao, scheduled until Sunday 22 January 2023. Seven Chinese artists who have chosen to train in Italy, at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, each with a different language and expressive way, tell with authenticity the constant search for an organic balance between East (China) and West (Italy). [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Chinese New Year special dinner with lucky dishes
The arrival of the Lunar New Year is just around the corner which, according to the Chinese calendar, will fall on January 22 this year. A celebration particularly felt in Asian countries and to celebrate it the Chinese restaurant Dao will organize a special dinner with lucky charm dishes accompanied by the suggestive performance of Gao Chuanyan, musician of guzheng, the traditional Chinese stringed instrument. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Chinese New Year, it’s “the year of the Rabbit”: all the initiatives scheduled in Rome
Real Bodies Leonardo’s Anatomy Exhibition
“Real Bodies Leonardo’s Anatomy Exhibition” is the exhibition-homage to the genius and his immense intellectual curiosity, which opened in Rome on 26 December. Visiting it you can admire the works that reproduce the anatomical studies that Leonardo da Vinci carried out on the basis of his personal experience in the field of autopsy practices: thus The famous Vitruvian Man and an incredible Embryological Study take shape revealing the very high level of anatomical knowledge and the extreme precision in drawing that Leonardo achieved. Walking through the sections of the exhibition, the viewer will be able to get to know and get to the heart of the studies that the great Florentine genius carried out and which were the backbone of his scientific and artistic production. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The largest Lego brick exhibition in Europe
The largest Lego exhibition in Europe has arrived on the first floor of the Leonardo shopping center in Fiumicino. Over 2,000 m2 of space and 100 spectacular models. The exhibition covers 1500 square meters. You will be able to admire many unique constructions, life-size figures, large buildings. From the world’s largest Lego Titanic to the Colosseum 188 meters long, 156 meters wide, with a circumference of 524 meters and a height of 48.5 meters. There will be superheroes, the village of the Smurfs, the space villages, Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece, alien cities and much more. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Casanova opera pop, the Musical by Red Canzian
There is time until Sunday to see “Casanova opera pop”, the musical by Red Canzian at the Brancaccio Theater. The musical theater blockbuster set in 18th century Venice and dedicated to one of the most famous Italian characters in the world, Giacomo Casanova, brings 21 performers on stage, 2 hours of music and 35 songs sung live, 120 costumes, 30 scene changes, immersive scenography and innovative stylistic choices. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
All round nut
Gabriele Pellegrini, aka Dado, returns to theaters throughout Italy with a new show: “Dado all round”. The show will be in Rome until 29 January 2023, at the Teatro Tirso De Molina, from Wednesday to Sunday. Dado’s new show will be a great showcase of comic emotions, which between monologues, songs and a great variety of characters, will exploit the language of cabaret and song-theatre to delight his audience and, at the same time, question the small and big questions of daily life, especially that of the Romans. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Martufello at the Teatro Golden
Until Sunday, at the Teatro Golden, there is Martufello with the show “Cocktail x 3”, together with Miriam Mesturino and Luca Negroni. This is how the 2023 season starts again at the theater in via Taranto. “Cocktail x 3” is an entertaining show that exposes some couple dynamics and, based on the concepts of fidelity, love, betrayal, manages to skillfully mix the movements of the characters making the comedy enjoyable and intelligent. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
Out of tune note at the Manzoni Theater
Saturday and Sunday the appointment, at the Teatro Manzoni, is with the show “Note stonate” by Israel Horovitz, with Gaia de Laurentiis and Pietro Longhi. Two lives that meet not by chance. He is an elderly sick professor, passionate about music, she is his new governess. Tormented souls bound by a dark past that slowly reveals itself. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
From Thursday 19 January to Sunday 12 February 2023, Ubik Produzioni and Teatro Stabile del Giallo present “The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” at the Teatro Ciak in Rome. A show by Robert Louis Stevenson, directed, translated and adapted by Matteo Tarasco and with Ruben Rigillo, Linda Manganelli, Giovanni Carta, Enrico Ottaviano, Amedeo D’Amico. [TUTTE LE INFORMAZIONI]