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Turin

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Marseille embraces the crisis. THE REGIONAL THEATER AT RISK CLOSURE FOR CUTS TO FUS, SINGLE FUND FOR THE SHOW, PROVIDED BY FINANCIAL. THURSDAY '13 NOVEMBER FOR ALL THE DAY THEATER OPEN TO CITIZENS AND FREE CONCERT FOR PROTESTS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.

After tomorrow, Thursday November 13, the workers of the Teatro Regio in Turin organizing an extraordinary theater to protest against the government's measures relating to the FUS (Fondo Unico for the Performing Arts) and project of transformation of Foundations.

The Royal will be open to public from 10.00 to 22.30 and at 21.00 there will be a short concert of the Choir and conductor of the Teatro Regio conducted by maestro Gianandrea Noseda.

The crisis strikes once again the world of entertainment, already affected by the continuing reduction of funds every year descends on cultural production in Italy, so that our country occupies the last position in Europe regarding the percentage of GDP (0 , 2%) to be devoted to culture.

The cuts required by law Finanziaria reduce drastically the funds to FUS in the three years 2009-20 11, which passes provided by the actual 1085 to 1641, divided nationally:

year 2009 provided € 567 million, paid 378 - 189
2010 provided € 563 million, paid 400 - 163
years 2011 provided € 511 million, paid 307 - 204

These cuts, however, one must also add that the municipality will, the Province and the Region.

"The Teatro Regio will have 24 million euros less in the three years 2009-2011 - said Piero Gabriele of 'SLC-CGIL - given that the institution of Turin, nationally, is one of several theaters' virtuous' with a cost Labor, which is about 45%, producing performances of high quality and a steady increase in subscribers, particularly among young people, students and pensioners. The cuts will erase the government's at least half of the approximately 10 thousand employees in Turin and the province in the field of cultural production. "

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