Amsterdam – Lo spettacolo teatrale di Nicola Russo (in translation)

Un progetto, due compagnie, tre lingue: si tratta di “Elettra: biografia di una persona comune”, spettacolo teatrale ‘ospite’ ad Amsterdam, dove dal 4 al 6 settembre verra’ rappresentato sia in inglese con Vera Kaye e Charles Halders che in italiano con Laura Mazzi e Nicola Russo presso il Teatro Selma Susanna. All’origine, c’e’ il progetto […]

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Buenos Aires – Exhibit on architectural avant-garde of Puppo

Opening on Thursday 4 September, the exhibition “The architectural avant-garde: Ernesto Puppo, from Italy to Rio de la Plata”, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute consisting of architectural drawings and designs for furniture for theatrical and industrial use, some of which will be included in the show. Read more, in Italian.

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Norway – Italy in forefront at Haugesund Film Festival

Italy made a strong showing at the 42nd Norwegian International Film Festival, held recently in the city of Haugesund. Thanks to the efforts of the Italian Cultural Institute of Oslo an entire section was dedicated to contemporary Italian cinema, and no less than three made it into the main competition programme. Read more, in Italian.

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Turkey – Debut exhibit for Franco Battiato

Franco Battiato, eclectic and complex artist, composer, and director, will present an exhibition of his paintings entitled “Quisque faber fortunae suae” in Istanbul on 9 September. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Embassy in Istanbul, in collaboration with the city administrations of Beyoglu and Catania and the patronage of the […]

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Canada – Mazzantini and Castellitto

Together in life, together in art: in conjunction with the 38th Festival des Film du Monde, held this year in Montreal, the Italian Cultural Institute hosted an encounter in Italian and open to the public with Margaret Mazzantini and Sergio Castellitto. Wife and husband as well as acclaimed filmmaking duo, they were on hand to […]

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Giro: La diplomazia dei Papi – due libri illuminanti (L’Huffington Post)

Giro: La diplomazia dei Papi – due libri illuminanti (L’Huffington Post)

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Ukraine: Mogherini and Klimkin speak, east situation on EU ministers’ agenda Friday in Milan

Today’s alarming news once again from Ukraine was the focus of a telephone meeting that Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini held today with her Ukraine colleague Pavel Klimkin. The chief Kiev diplomat voiced his concerns to Mogherini over developments on the ground, despite the hopes sparked for the launch of negotiations after the recent […]

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Libya: Mogherini says resolution confirms central UN role in stabilisation

According to Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, approval of the UN Security Council resolution on Libya confirms the central role that the United Nations must play in settling the crisis. “At this dramatic moment so decisive to the country’s destiny, the resolution once again urges all parties to engage in inclusive political dialogue and […]

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Athens – Greece and Magna Graecia in photos

“Grecia e Magna Grecia” is a photographic exhibition that explores the bonds of friendship and cultural exchange that unite our two countries, as told through the eyes and images of 13 Italian and Greek artists. The exhibit is curated by Iakovos Skiadas and consists of approximately 60 works. Read more, in Italian.

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Helsinki – Modernism and the avant-garde experts meet on Friday

The fourth edition of the international European Network for Avant-Garde and Modernism Studies (EAM) gets underway on Friday in Helsinki. One of the largest and most important multidisciplinary events regarding the avant-garde and modernism in Europe, scholars from all over the world will be participating in this years’ meeting, which falls under the title “Utopia”. […]

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Tokyo – Conference recalls Tsunenaga, first ambassador to Italy

The Italian Cultural Institiute of Tokyo will host a conference on September 1st entitled “Hasekura Tsunenaga, cittadino romano di Sendai”. The conference will focus on the facts surrounding the first Japanese diplomatic mission established in Italy 400 years ago by Hasekura, who has become a sort of icon for the ancient relations enjoyed by Italy […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Mozambique: “Italian Alliance for Ports”

Mozambique: “Italian Alliance for Ports”In coincidence with the Maputo International Trade Fair currently under way – and to which the nearly one hundred Italian firms participating were accompanied by Deputy Minister for Economic Development Calenda – the foreign ministry sponsored the launch of a work group mission to Mozambique, made up of representatives of companies […]

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