 |  |  | | | The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio is an award-winning Italian film that chronicles the realization of an ambitious dream -- to create a unique, multi-ethnic orchestra that would fuse cultures, traditions and sounds from around the world. The film will screen in four US cities (NY, SF, Santa Cruz & LA) for one-night-only "cineconcerts" [screenings + live performances by the orchestra] in promotion of the national DVD release on Oct. 23rd.
But the story of this journey started long ago, right after 9/11 in Rome, in a climate of government anti-immigrant sentiment.
The director (Agostino Ferrente) and orchestra leader (Mario Tronco) both hail from Piazza Vittorio, the heart of the historical neighborhood, the Esquilino, known for becoming the most multiethnic area in Rome with no less than sixty ethnicities. |
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