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(mostly in Italian), plus ballets and concerts. Don't be fooled by the huge modern Brutalist
bronze doors: this venerable theatre dates from 1622, and the jewel-box interior seats just
800.

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CINEMA

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( 041 241 72 74; Calle San Benedetto 3997a; adult/reduced €7.50/6, 3D films €10/9; shows Tue-Sun; ;
Rialto) Film buffs who miss the proverbial boat to the annual Venice Film Festival on the
Lido, rejoice: award-winning films and blockbusters screen year-round at the city's new-
est and largest cinema. Sala 1 is the largest of three screening rooms, with seating for 300
and excellent sound. Some films are screened in the original language, but most are
dubbed in Italian.

GALLERY-HOP SAN MARCO

For all its splendours of bygone eras, San Marco is not just a museum piece. Slip into the backstreets behind
Santa Maria del Giglio and you'll jump ahead of the art curve in galleries showcasing contemporary works ran-
ging from painting to video installation. Inspiration is abundant at the following exhibition spaces.

Galleria van der Koelen MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 041 520 74 15; www.galerie.vanderkoelen.de ; Ramo
Primo dei Calegheri 2566; 10am-12.30pm & 3.30-6.30pm Mon-Sat; Santa Maria del Giglio) Hidden be-
hind thundering Teatro La Fenice, this conceptual art gallery makes bold statements with Ai Weiwei's 'Fairytale',
a line-up of Qing dynasty chairs waiting for the next imperious politicians to fill them, and Lore Bert's heraldic
symbols made from ruffled plastic.

Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 041 520 78 59; www.caterinatognon.com ;
Palazzo da Ponte, Calle delle Dose 2746; 10am-1pm & 3-7.30pm Tue-Sat; Santa Maria del Giglio) Press
the brass doorbell for 'stART' on this 17th-century palace to be buzzed up to the 2nd-storey gallery, where guest
artists experiment with Venetian materials and ideas: Maurizio Donzelli tiled the floor with watery drawings,
while Maria Morganti covered the walls with high-watermark paintings in vivid colours.

Galleria Traghetto MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 041 522 11 88; www.galleriatraghetto.it ; Campo Santa Maria
del Giglio 2543; 3-7pm Mon-Sat; Santa Maria del Giglio) Gutsy shows of young Italian artists on the
brink of international breakthroughs, including Serafino Maiorano's blurred digital photographs with bleeding
reds evoking Carpaccio and Mirco Marchelli's tattered, patchworked Italian flag paintings.

Jarach Gallery MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 041 522 19 38; www.jarachgallery.com ; Campo San Fantin 1997;
10am-1pm & 2.30-7.30pm Tue-Sat; Santa Maria del Giglio) Contemporary photography and video art
waits in the wings near La Fenice, with the quiet drama of thoughtful shows inspired by the passage of time in
Venice and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon .