A bold and exciting programme ushers in the Teatro del Maggio Fiorentino. Tickets are being sold months in advance in Italy and the rest of Europe as well as in Asia, especially after the Maggio orchestras recent successful tour to Japan. The theme of the festival, Mito e Contemporaneit, traces
‘Mediterranean weaving—fabric as a dictionary of economic, cultural and social relations.’ This rather ponderous title introduces a fascinating exhibition at the Museo del Tessuto in Prato comparing the different textile ...