The Venice Arsenale comes to life during the 2014 Venice Carnival
The
2014 Venice Carnival has many new treats in store for us. In addition to exceptional visuals curated by the renowned Disney cartoonist
Giorgio Cavazzano, the star of this year's
Carnival will be one of
Venice's landmarks: the
Arsenale. The "Serenissima's" historic dockyard will be presented with a new theatrical backdrop, which will be created in collaboration with
Teatro la Fenice, and will be ready to greet the
Carnival masks every night of the festival week.
THE SHOW ON THE DOCK
For six nights during the
2014 Venice Carnival, playful lights and fountains, music and roving entertainment will be introduced by a show directed by
Davide Rampello commemorating the history of the Arsenale in a performance incorporating dance and narration that will be stage on the
Darsena Grande (the main dock).
FREE TRANSPORT SERVICE TO THE ARSENALE
A series of colourful boats further adorned by the presence of orchestras and street artists will set sail from the
San Marco area and transport the excited public to the
Venice Arsenale. The bank where everyone disembarks will be transformed into the
Bank of Wonders and the visitors will be greeted by food and wine stands and artists who will guide them towards the dock with their performances.
Every evening after 6 PM, once the afternoon mask parades in
Piazza San Marco have finished, a wondering marching band led by stage conductors will move along with artists on stilts towards the boarding area.
Other specially decorated boats will then leave from
Rialto and
Piazzale Roma to complete the special service, while the public transport service while also be enhance with the addition of a "Bacini" stop, which will allow the public to access the north part of the lagoon.
AFTER SHOW
At the end of the show created by Davide Rampello, which takes inspiration from the famous fire at the Arsenale in 1569 and the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, the festival will continue late into the night within three
Tese dell'
Arsenale (boathouses) that have been specially set up as a Lounge Bar, with internationally renowned DJs.
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