{"id":32157,"date":"2020-06-11T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compagniadeifolli.it\/?p=32157"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:57:47","slug":"venice-carnival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compagniadeifolli.it\/en\/carnevale-di-venezia\/","title":{"rendered":"Venice Carnival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Venice Carnival has fascinated thousands of visitors for centuries thanks to the beauty of the city, the imagery of its famous names, and the atmosphere you can breathe. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Venice Carnival always opens with a grand event that keeps thousands of visitors with their eyes glued to the sky: The Flight of the Angel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event takes place at 12:00 on the first Sunday of Carnival, officially opening the celebrations and has its roots in the ancient maritime republic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The origins of the Flight of the Angel date back to the 16th century when a Turk crossed on a rope tied from the bell tower of St Mark's Square to a boat anchored at the pier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event caused a great stir and was repeated in subsequent years until the 18th century when an accident led to the descent of an artist being replaced by a wooden dove. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2001, thanks to the collaboration between Compagnia dei Folli and Venetian Theatre Productions<\/a>\u00a0by Alessandro Bressanello, after over 250 years, the tradition has been revived with a company artist who descended from the Campanile of Piazza San Marco on a steel wire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tradition still opens the Venice Carnival in front of a vast audience. Another medal in the thirty-year history of the Compagnia dei Folli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n