Symphonic State Band of Sao Paulo. Concert this Sunday!

Intelligent and creative alternative to the traditional circuit of classical music, the Banda Sinfônica do Estado de SP (Symphonic State Band of São Paulo) was founded in 1989 and nowadays is considered responsible for the contemporary creation in Brazil.
 
The Symphonic Band starts the Série Assinaturas 2010 concert with Scheherazade, of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, inspired by the Persian literary classic The Thousand and One Nights. The last concert of the series, which also has the Spanish Rafael Sanz-Espert and the Hungarian Laszlo Marosi, among others, is scheduled for November and plenty of good music will be played during next months!

[Camila Pompeu by B.Coolt]

Service
Where: Sala São Paulo, Praça Júlio Prestes, 16 - Centro
When: May 9th, at 5pm.
How much: R$ 20 [R$ 96 the whole package]
Website: http://www.salasaopaulo.art.br/

Walking tour introduces the Street art of SÃO PAULO. Come to enjoy it!

There are many stories behind the colorful walls around the city! It's necessary to get close to understand the poetry. Surely you would enjoy it!

Some people may say it is vandalism, but the vast majority faces as artistic expression. The Graffiti has already cemented its place as a urban culture, especially into São Paulo´s culture.

The Street Art Walk leads you to its colorful universe, recognized by many as one of the most important artistic expressions of the 21st century. It's possible to pass by incredible alleys and old school stores inside the neighborhood of Vila Madalena, and indulge in art, graffiti art, as if you were in a street museum.

This Street Art Walk organized by Soul Sampa was made for those interested in a different side of São Paulo and also for all graffiti & street art lovers.

Soul Sampa is offering through the insidesaopaulo, a special discount for this Saturday (May 8th): Street Art Walk for R$50 each (30% off)!

You can join the walk sending an email to streetart@soulsampa.com saying you’re an insidesaopaulo reader! It’s a great opportunity to get out of the online world and meet many other people. Come up!

Miss Kittin in Sao Paulo

The French DJ Miss Kittin will be in Sao Paulp this week, on May 7, for a single show at D-Edge club, located in western Sao Paulo. Miss Kittin has been in the city in 2008 with an event held at the club The Week

The last Kittin album, entitled Batbox, was released in 2008. But the last album with a partner The Hacker, Two, was launched in March last year. Influenced by the sound of electro and 80's, Miss Kittin began acting in the electronic scene in 1991, becoming one of the main protagonists of the so-called electroclash.

Service
Where: D-edge, Alameda Olga, 170 - São Paulo
When: May 7th
How Much: From R$ 100
Website: http://www.d-edge.com.br/

Introducing: Instituto Tomie Othake, new trends in art

The Tomie Ohtake Institute, building of one of the most important Latin American city, São Paulo, presents new trends in national and international art with references for the last 50 years, coinciding with the period of work of the artist who gives name to space, Tomie Ohtake. It has 7500 m2 for art, architecture and design exhibitions, specific rooms for workshops, seminars and documentation, restaurant, bookstore and gift shop and it is planning over 6500 m2 under construction for two theaters and a cinema.

Tomie Ohtake is considered the "queen of the Brazilian plastic arts " thanks to her careers, built over the last fifty years, and for her unique style to face work and life. The fame she achieved, since the Sixties, never changed her challenge: the eternal reinvent. You can find at the moment three interesting expositions, but keep yourself update on the website to follow the rich program for the next exhibitions.

Service
Where: Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 201 - São Paulo
When: From Tuesday to Sunday from 11 am to 8 pm
Website: www.institutotomieohtake.org.br

Dali exposition maybe in Sao Paulo!

São Paulo may get, between the end of this year and early next year, an exhibition of the Spanish artist Salvador Dali.

Who confirms the information is the spokesperson for the Instituto Tomie Othake. The premiere date is under negotiation, according to the entity. Let's wait for more informations.

[catraca livre]

The opera Tosca inside Sao Paulo

Teatro São Pedro has chosen "Tosca", the work of the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, to open its 2010 season last Thursday 29th.

In the theater until May 8, the group presents the story of Tosca, an opera singer in Rome who finds herself caught between obeying the chief of police or seeing her lover, the painter and revolutionary Mario Cavaradossi, who will be tortured and killed.

It is a good way for people who are not use to this kind of art, to get to know a bit more about Opera. While for lovers of Opera, this is a classic that can't be missed.

Service
When: April 29th to May 8th, Tuesday and Thurday at 8h30 pm, Saturday and Sunday at 5 pm
Where: Theatro Sao Pedro, Rua Barra Funda 171 - Sao Paulo
Website: www.apaacultural.org.br/saopedro/
Phone: 11 - 3667 0499

Exhibition about Anna Frank

The exhibition, organized by the Anne Frank House, has passed in 50 countries already since 1996 (among them Japan, Germany, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, New Zealand, Ecuador, Panama and the United States ). In Brazil, "Anne Frank, uma historia para hoje" is under the coordination of WZM Platforma Brasil Holanda, official representative of the Anne Frank House in Latin America.

It is composed of 30 panels with documents, texts, letters and photographs and is guiding the visitor through the Frank family ordeal under the Nazi dictature, reflecting especially the girl's life, Anna wrote a diary until being caught by the Gestapo, it was published in 1947 and let people know about the horrors perpetrated against Jews in World War II.

[catraca livre]

Service
Where: Hotel Feller Paulista, Rua São Carlos do Pinhal, 200 - Sao Paulo
When: from 9 am to 9 pm until May 5th
How much: For free