Music

Those who wish to sing will always find a song

MuSa, the acronym for “Music at Sapienza,” means playing, listening to and living music in Europe’s largest university. The MuSa Project, which began in 2006, now has the support of an ad hoc commission nominated by Sapienza Rector Eugenio Gaudio.

MuSa Orchestras include:

• MuSa Classica – orchestra and chamber ensembles play what is defined as a “classic” repertoire, directed by Maestro Francesco Vizioli;

• MuSa Jazz – big band and soloists play typical jazz standards by Ellington, Basie, Nestico and Hefti, as well as original arrangements of Italian, popular and international pop music, directed by Maestro Silverio Cortesi;

• MuSa Choir/Blues – vocal groups perform old and new polyphony and choir music, directed by Prof. Paolo Camiz and Maestro Giorgio Monari;

• EtnoMuSa – musicians and dancers perform traditional Italian music, coordinated by Letizia Aprile).

Participants range from music enthusiasts to conservatory students, but everyone must be motivated to invest time in performing together. The MuSa orchestras play at various Sapienza ceremonies and at public events in Rome.

Since 2011, the MuSa Classica Orchestra is a member of the dell’European Network of University Orchestras, which includes 110 orchestras from 16 European member states.

Anyone (students, teachers, staff) who wishes to participate in MuSa activities should contact us:

• Write to MuSa

• Go to the MuSa website

Theatron - Ancient Theatre at Sapienza

Project Theatron – Ancient Theatre at Sapienza, which was conceived and is coordinated by Anna Maria Belardinelli, Professor of Classical Philology at Sapienza University, has translated and staged ancient theatrical texts since 2010.

The project holds two workshops: a translation workshop (with students from the Masters Programme in Philology, Literature and History of the Ancient World) and a theatrical workshop (open to all Sapienza faculties).

The translation, which is based on rigorous literary criticism, exegesis and the dramaturgic reconstruction of the play, is staged by the theatrical workshop. The translation workshop adapts ancient texts for the students in the the theatrical workshop, who come from a wide range of backgrounds and studies and may not be familiar with ancient language and culture, as well as to a public audience.

The spirit of Theatron is based on communication and creates a strong synergy between the two workshops to revitalise the true nature of ancient theatre, where dramas were staged in a choral dimension for a collective, rather than elite, audience.

Theatron workshops are open to all Sapienza students, staff and personnel, who must apply. Participants for the translation workshop, which is directed by Prof. Anna Maria Belardinelli, are selected through interviews to evaluate their linguistic-philological skills. The theatrical workshop is directed by Adriano Evangelisti. Candidates are selected via auditions to evaluate their their level of experience with regard to performing, directing, set design, lighting, costume design, singing, dance, acrobatics and choreography. Students attending both workshops receive academic credits and a certificate of attendance.

Since Academic Year 2015-16, the theatrical workshop has also been open to candidates from high schools and Project Theatron is also part of the school-work programme that Sapienza organises for high schools in Rome and Lazio.

Theatron also promotes research through seminars organised to discuss issues related to the cultural and educational objectives of the project. The work carried out during Academic Years 2012-13 and 2013-14 has been collected in a volume entitled "Scienze dell'antichità, 2013-2014," which includes the translation of Agamemnon.

Project Theatron is held in collaboration with the Fondazione Roma Sapienza and is sponsored by the Department of Mathematics (Director Emanuele Caglioti) which provides its courtyard for the debut of each theatrical performance.

After Aeschylus’ Agamemnon (2013-14), Euripedes’ The Trojan Women (2014-15), Euripedes’ Hippolytus (2015-16), in 2016-17, he Thesmophoriazusae by Aristophanes (2016-2017), Theatron staged The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus.

Theatron also collaborated with MuSa (Music at Sapienza) to arrange the libretto of the "The Fair of Sinigaglia" by Carlo Goldoni with Music by Domenico Fischietti. Moreover, on January 24, 2017, Theatron collaborated with MuSa and the Choir of the “Angelo Sacerdoti” School of the Jewish Community in Rome to stage the children’s opera “Brundibar” for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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Playing sports at Sapienza

Sapienza offers 100 thousand square meters and exclusive services to practice many sports, from football to swimming, from yoga and fitness to martial arts, from archery to tennis, from athletics to team sports. The Tor di Quinto facilities and the Campi di via Osoppo managed by the Sapienza Sport Center offer a 33-meter swimming pool, an athletics track and soccer fields.

The aim of the University is to promote the culture of sport and to offer opportunities to broaden the practice of amateur sports activities for a large number of students and all members of the university community.

In the 100 thousand square meters of the Tor di Quinto facilities it is possible to practice different sports with the support of qualified technical staff: tennis, rugby, football, martial arts, basketball, archery and fitness. This wide offer is provided by an athletics track and a 33-meter swimming pool, reopened in 2019 after substantial maintenance work. From October to June it is possible to reach the center with a shuttle service from Piazzale Aldo Moro (free for students and university staff).

The brand new center in via Osoppo, one step away from the University City, offer the possibility of organizing soccer and football courses in the three green fields inaugurated in October 2018.

On the social media of Sapienza Sport and on those of the University it is possible to have continuous updates on new activities and on the coaches and trainers!

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Museums

Botanical Garden

The origins of the Botanical Garden of Rome can be traced back to the papacy of Nicolò III (1277-1280) with the establishment of a pomerium or verziere, progenitor of the long series of Vatican gardens within which the Botanical Garden developed .

In 1660 Pope Alexander VII did his utmost for the University to have its Botanical Garden, free from the Vatican Garden and the headquarters were established in an area behind the Pauline Fountain at the Janiculum.

Subsequently, in 1820, the seat of the Botanical Garden was moved to the garden of Palazzo Salviati alla Lungara, because it had suitable structures for the cultivation of plants and, in 1873, after the unification of Italy, in the garden of the former convent of San Lorenzo in via Panisperna, in order to bring together all the scientific institutes in the Viminale area.

Its definitive arrangement in the current seat of the garden of Palazzo Corsini dates back to 1883, when the property passed to the State, with the commitment to create the seat of the Accademia dei Lincei in the palace and that of the Botanical Garden in the garden.

The Botanical Garden, which develops in the archaeological area of ​​the Baths of Septimius Severus and his son Geta, is characterized by architectural presences of considerable historical and artistic interest and houses collections of plant species, cultivated in greenhouses and outdoors, of high value (rare or endangered species) and monumental trees.

More information and location: https://web.uniroma1.it/ortobotanico/

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Sapienza Store

University Clothing and Gadgets at the Sapienza Store

Sapienza merchandising goods promote the university brand and contribute to re-enforcing Sapienza's values, mission and image, as well as creating a sense of community amongst students, staff and personnel.

The Sapienza Store is located on campus by the Viale Regina Elena 334 entrance. Please check the websites for opening hours, products and special offers.

Support and promote Sapienza by purchasing clothing and gadgets from Europe's largest university.

For further information, please follow the link to the merchandising website.

Link: Merchandising - Sapienza Store