by Penny | 9 May, 2013 | Architecture, Dancing, Exhibitions, Festival of San Giovanni, Music, News, Opera, theatre
Patronage and New Models for the Performing Arts in the Third Millennium 6-9 May Florence held this International Symposium as part of the 2013 Festival of Europe – A diverse group of expert speakers gave papers illustrating both the methods – and the...
by Penny | 9 Jan, 2013 | Dancing, Painting, Renaissance Art, Social History, theatre
Orlando furioso I first learnt about the poem Orlando Furiosoin Caroline P. Murphy’s excellent book Death of a Medici Princess. Wherein the unfortunate Medici Princess Isabella, daughter of Cosimo First Grand Duke of Tuscany – who remained in Florence...
by Penny | 5 Jan, 2012 | Dancing, News, Painting
5.1.12 Way back when I was a hopeful art student – I studied Fine Art at West Surrey School of Art and Design based in Farnham with artist Glynis Barnes Mellish . This photo was taken in 1980 on a holiday together on the west coast of the USA. A lot of painting...
by Penny | 30 May, 2011 | Dancing, Feature, News
Sunday 29th May 2011 – Festa a Firenze! This weekend the streets have been thronged with people – not only tourists out here enjoying the Italian sun over their long weekend – but also the Florentine’s themselves have been out visiting the Open...
