Thursday, February 11, 2010
THE BEST CARNIVAL COSTUME CONTEST
Start time: 15:00
Place: Piazza San Marco
Partecipation costs: Free
Ballo Tiepolo
Start time: 20:30
Place: Pallazzo Pisani Moretta
Organizer: C.C.I.
A special and even richer edition of the official and most glamorous Ball of the Carnival of Venice. Enter in the magic world of the Venetian 18th Century. In the candle-lit setting of palazzo Pisani-Moretta, overlooking the Canal Grande and frescoed by Giovanbattista Tiepolo, mimes, singers and special performers will enjoy the guests during the cocktail and the superb Dinner. Two orchestras will play to accompany your dances ‘till early morning. Dress Code: historical costume.
Partecipation costs: Euro 490
Les Rois Dansent
Start time: 20:30
Place: Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista, San Polo 2454, Venezia
Organizer: Associatio Pro Ludo
Luis XIV: a man whose life has influenced the history of the entire Europe.
But how much was his life influenced by the women around him?
The regent his mother Anne of Austria
The young mistress Louise de la Valliere
The evil Montespan
The mature Maintenon
The proud wife Maria T. of Austria…
All of them make their appearance in the major turning points in the history of the Sun King …
But which Sun King?
The dancer,
the statesman,
the great patron of the arts
the warrior?
In a continuous turnaround of illusions and mirrors, and of real and fantastic characters, we will meet to revive a party of the court of Louis XIV for one night in the splendid halls of the seventeenth century Venice.
Dinner wit us at table, with live orchestra… and modern music as sunrise arrive
Follow us and then decide who you want to be for the night of
February 11th 2010.
The cost of the party is € 310,00 and includes:
appetizers buffet at the ground floor
table dinner, served by waiters in livery
after-dinner entertainment
historical dance hall and modern dance hall “modern” after dinner with open buffet and open bar.
the rent of a dress of the exact age that will be made available for that evening by Atelier Pietro Longhi.
Partecipation costs: Euro 310,00 costume incluso
La Dolce Vita, Homage to the Great Giacomo Casanova
Start time: 21:00
Place: Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, Calle della Racchetta, 3764 Canareggio, Water Door
Organizer: Incentive Harmony di Nicolas & Jeanne-Bénédicte Arnita
The Ball will be located in the authentic Venice, in a 14th century Palace, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, with its precious gothic facade & its elegant quadriform gothic windows overlooking the canal of the Misericordia. The palace will be illuminated entirely with candlelights to create a memorable atmosphere.
Giacomo Casanova was a Venetian adventurer and author. His main book Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), part autobiography and part memoir, is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century.
So famous a womanizer was he that his name remains synonymous with the art of seduction and he is sometimes called the world’s greatest lover.
21.00: Elegant cocktail with Baroque Quartet
21.45: Seated Gala Dinner wines included
23.00: Casanova’s show, presenting his most beautiful women……
Midnight: Live Music and dances
Dress Code: costume and mask
Cost: 230 € per person
Do not hesitate to consult us for the rent of costumes
Our Atelier will be under your disposal for costumes, masks and accessories.
The Palace is reachable by 5 minutes walk from Ca D’Oro vaporetto stop: Calle Racchetta, Cannaregio 3764. Reachable also by its water door (in front of the Church of the Misericordia).
For further informations, contact our office:
Tel: +39 041 5201855 +39 041 7793002, Fax: +39 041 52 85914, E-mail: ecgroup@tin.it, Web: www.incentiveharmony.com
Partecipation costs: Euro 230
