Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ENTERTAINMENT
LA CASA DEL JAZZ
( 06 70 47 31;
www.casajazz.it
; Viale di Porta Ardeatina 55; admission €5-10; 7pm-midnight; Piramide)
In
the middle of a 2500-sq-metre park in the southern suburbs, the Casa del Jazz is housed in
a three-storey 1920s villa that once belonged to a Mafia boss. When he was caught, the
Comune di Roma (Rome Council) converted it into a jazz-fuelled complex, with a 150-seat
auditorium, rehearsal rooms, cafe and restaurant. Some events are free.
LIVE MUSIC
XS LIVE
( 06 5730 5102;
www.xsliveroma.com
;
Via Libetta 13; 11.30pm-4am Thu-Sun Sep-May; Garbatella)
The
former club-bar-restaurant complex Distillerie Clandestine has been reborn as a rocking
live music and club venue, hosting regular gigs. Big names playing here in recent times
range from Peter Doherty to Jefferson Starship, and club nights range from nostalgic
Beatles-themed trips to electro odysseys.
LIVE MUSIC
CAFFÈ LETTERARIO
ARTS CENTRE
( 340 3067460, 06 5730 2842;
www.caffeletterarioroma.it
; Via Ostiense 83, 95; varies; Via Ostiense)
Caffè Letterario is an intellectual hang-out housed in the funky converted, postindustrial
space of a former garage. It combines designer looks, a bookshop, gallery, performance
space and lounge bar. There are regular live gigs, ranging from Italian gypsy music to Indi-
an dance. Check the website for upcoming events.
TEATRO INDIA
( 06 8400 0311;
www.teatrodiroma.net
; Lungotevere dei Papareschi; tickets €10-30; Via Enrico Fermi)
Inaug-
urated in 1999 in the post-industrial landscape of Rome's southern suburbs, the India is the
younger sister of Teatro Argentina. It's a stark modern space in a converted industrial
building, a fitting setting for its cutting-edge programme, with a calendar of international
and Italian works.
THEATRE
