Sudan – Top Italian businesses target Sudan
Italy is ever closer to Sudan, with new trade and financial agreements in the pipeline. An important sign comes from the Khartoum International Fair, the Country’s leading trade show open to international companies interested in closing business and joint venture agreements with Sudanese companies. The red, green and white ribbon-cutting inaugural ceremony at the Italian […]
Read moreAlbania – Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio to perform in Tirana
The Orchestra of Piazza Vittorio Orchestra (OPV) will make its debut in Albania with a concert, hosted by the Cultural Centre of the Albanian capital’s Orthodox Church, and promoted by the Italian Cultural Centre in Tirana. The orchestra, whose 18 members come from 10 countries and speak nine different languages, will perform in Tirana on […]
Read moreMoscow – Yurij Bashmet and the “Moscow Soloists” open the Embassy’s cultural events season
The concert of Maestro Yurij Bashmet and the “Moscow Soloists” (the chamber orchestra he founded and directs which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary) opened on 20 January, the season of cultural events at the Italian Embassy in Moscow. Yurij Bashmet, one of the major contemporary violinists, performed in the double role of conductor and […]
Read more“Aperti per Voi” – The Farnesina joins the initiative of the Italian Touring Club
On Friday, 27 January, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will inaugurate its joining the “Aperti per voi” initiative of the Italian Touring Club and will open the doors of Palazzo della Farnesina. The project, launched in 2005 with the aim of getting the public acquainted with art or cultural locations that are usually closed […]
Read moreGermany – A new form of Italian migration to be discussed in Berlin
The Italian Embassy to Germany has organized a new series of events in Berlin to talk about the new Italian migration to Germany: after a meeting with a musical ensemble held on 14 December of last year, the Embassy will host an evening dedicated to Italian researchers on 24 January. The splendid palace overlooking the […]
Read moreUnited Arab Emirates – Enel brings ‘green’ energy to the Italian Embassy
A ‘green’ revolution has taken place at the Italian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates where the installation of two solar PV systems on the roof of the building hosting the Italian Embassy was completed recently. It was part of the “Green Embassies” project promoted by the Renewable Energy Division of Enel Green Power in […]
Read moreSingapore – The Italian Cultural Institute presents ‘the Elena Ferrante phenomenon’ in Singapore
‘The Elena Ferrante fever’ lands in Singapore: the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Singapore will organize a lecture by Jennifer Gargiulo, Ph.D., Lecturer at the Singapore Yale-Nus College, entitled “The Elena Ferrante Phenomenon: The Power of Translation and the Desire for Anonymity.” The event will take place at the Arts House in Singapore on 16 […]
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute in London to screen 1956 film “Together”
The Italian Cultural Institute in London will host the screening of the 1956 film “Together” by director Lorenza Mazzetti, during a special event, on Friday. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Robert Lumley, Cristina Massaccesi and Lorenza Mazzetti.Born in a Waldensian family, Ms Mazzetti spent her childhood in Tuscany with her aunt […]
Read moreSlovakia – “Smith & Wesson”, Baricco’s stage play in Slovakia
The Municipal Theatre of the city of Zilina, in Slovakia, will stage a theatre performance of Alessandro Baricco’s “Smith & Wesson” (translation of a Frantisek Hruska text, directed by Anton Sulik, and starring Brano Baco, Michal Tomsy, and Juliana Olhovad). The performance will take place thanks to a collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Bratislava on 21 January […]
Read moreItaly participates in Expo 2017 Astana International
The International Expo 2017 – taking place between two Universal Expos, in Milan (2015) and Dubai (2020) – will be held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, from 10 June to 10 September 2017 on the theme “Future Energy”. In the wake of the Paris Climate Agreement and of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for […]
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