Bringing the Serenissima home

Posted on | September 6, 2008 | No Comments

This Saturday afternoon, the 50-year-old Serenissima will be transferred from Burano back to its home in the Arsenale, just in time to perform its lead role in Sunday’s Regata Storica. In fact, a crew of 18 women will propel the craft for the first time in the festival’s history.

The amazing, expert, one-week restoration carried out by Cantiere Amadi of Burano was necessary after the craft was found submerged on June 2.

Category: Festivals and Events
Tags: Regata Storica

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The Project

The voga alla veneta is the unique rowing style - standing up, facing forward - that the Venetian gondolier employs to thread his craft through the city's narrow canals. This documentary project will explore the lifestyle and the culture that lies behind the voga: one that is as vital, as old, and as convoluted the Venetian rii themselves.