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ENTERTAINMENT
TEATRO FONDAMENTA NUOVE
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THEATRE, DANCE
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( 041 522 44 98;
www.teatrofondamentanuove.it
; Fondamenta Nuove 5013; tickets €2.50-15; Fondamenta
Nuove)
Expect the unexpected in Cannaregio's experimental corner: dances inspired by wa-
ter and arithmetic, new American cellists and long-lost Kyrgyz composers, Egyptian
performance-art premieres in collaboration with Palazzo Grassi, and a steady stream of ac-
claimed artists from Brazil to Finland playing to a full house of 200.
CASINÒ DI VENEZIA
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CASINO
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(Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi; 041 529 71 11;
www.casinovenezia.it
; Palazzo Vendramin- Calergi 2040; admission €5,
with €10 gaming-token purchase free; 11am-2.30am Sun-Thu, to 3am Fri & Sat; San Marcuola)
Fortunes
have been won and lost inside this palatial casino since the 16th century. Slots open at
11am; to take on gaming tables, arrive after 3.30pm wearing your jacket and poker face.
Ask your hotel concierge for free-admission coupons, and take the casino's free water-taxi
ride from Piazzale Roma - bargains, unless you count your losses. You must be at least 18
to enter the casino.
PARADISO PERDUTO
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LIVE MUSIC
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( 041 72 05 81; Fondamenta della Misericordia 2540; 6pm-1am Mon & Thu, 11am-1am Fri-Sun; Madonna
dell'Orto)
'Paradise Lost' is a find for anyone craving a cold beer canalside on a hot sum-
mer's night, with occasional live-music acts. Over the past 25 years, troubadour Vinicio
Capossela, Italian jazz great Massimo Urbani and Keith Richards have played the small
stage at the Paradiso. On Sunday, jam sessions hosted by two independent local labels al-
ternate with local art openings.
CINEMA GIORGIONE MOVIE D'ESSAI
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CINEMA
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( 041 522 62 98; Rio Terà di Franceschi 4612; adult/student €7.50/6; films from 5.30pm; ; Fondamenta
Nuove)
Screenings of international film-festival winners, recently restored classics and
family-friendly animation share top billing at this modern cinema in the heart of Venice.
There are two screens (one tiny) and two or three screenings a day (usually 5.30pm and
7.30pm, occasionally also 9.30pm), plus matinees on Sunday (usually at 3.30pm).
