Tunisia – “Scheherazade, One Thousand and One Nights”
The “Scheherazade, One Thousand and One Nights” (“Shéhérazade, e le mille e una notte”) dance was performed at the prestigious Théâtre municipal de Tunis by the Il Balletto del Sud troupe as the grand finale of the local Italian Cultural Institute’s annual programme. Il Balletto del Sud, a troupe considered by critics to be “the best […]
Read morePortugal – Violin and piano recital by musical duo Francesca Dego and Francesca Leonardi
On Thursday, 14 December 2017, the director of the Lisbon Italian Cultural Institute, Luisa Violo, and the director of the National Museum of Music in Lisbon, Graça Mendes Pinto, will present a recital by musical duo violinist Francesca Dego and pianist Francesca Leonardi. The event is promoted by CIDIM (the Italian National Music Council), with support by SIAE (Italian Society of Authors and Publishers) as part of […]
Read moreItaly and Saudi Arabia meet to discuss economics
Italy and Saudi Arabia meet to discuss economics: the Business Forum and the Rome-Riyadh Joint Economic Committee met today at the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, and of the Undersecretary of State, Vincenzo Amendola. The Business Forum, which opened with remarks by Minister Alfano, aims to present […]
Read moreThe 3rd edition of Rome Med – Mediterranean dialogues kicks off A three-day meeting to build a positive agenda
The 3rd edition of Rome Med, the 3-day event for a positive agenda kicks off today Stabilising crises and working to build a positive agenda for the Mediterranean is at the heart of Rome Med-Mediterranean Dialogues which, for three days (30 November-2 December), will witness 45 heads of State, ministers and leaders of international […]
Read moreTunisia – ‘Beyond Borders’, Italian culture on show in Tunis
The aim of the research project “Transnationalizing Modern Languages. Mobility, Identity and Translation in Modern Italian Cultures (TML)” is to study the form and significance of the Italian language and culture through daily translation and identification processes. The Project will present the travelling exhibition ‘BEYOND BORDERS. Transnational Italy/OLTRE I CONFINI”. Italia Transnazionale” at the Italian […]
Read moreRUSSIA – Big success of the Italian Bazar in Moscow
The Italian Ambassador in Moscow, Cesare Maria Ragaglini, yesterday morning gave the Director of the “Dmitry Rogachev” Medical Research Centre in Moscow a check for more than 14 million roubles. It amounts to the proceeds from the biggest charity event by a diplomatic mission in the Russian capital in favour of the Country’s most advanced research […]
Read moreUnited Arab Emirates – Brand Italy is a big success at Expo 2020 Dubai
Brand Italy recorded a big success in Dubai. Italian company Rimond-Cimolai won a 60 million-euro contract to build the mega-dome of the Al Wasl Plaza, probably the Universal Expo’s most iconic landmark. In the plans of the Organising Committee, the Al Wasl Plaza is crowned by a dome 70 m tall and 150 m wide, […]
Read moreCroatia – The “Cameristi della Scala“ at Zagreb’s V. Lisinski Theatre
The “Cameristi della Scala“ staged an extraordinary performance at the V. Lisinski Theatre in Zagreb last 25 November. The concert was promoted and sponsored by this Cultural Institute in conjunction with the Italian Embassy in Zagreb. The ensemble, an absolute point of excellence on the Italian music scene, began its activity in 1982 and has […]
Read moreThailand – “Italian Interiors” by Massimo Listri
As part of the Italian Festival in Thailand 2017, the Italian Embassy in Bangkok organised the exhibition “Interni Italiani” (“Italian Interiors”) by the well-known Italian photographer Massimo Listri at the prestigious River City Bangkok Gallery. Massimo Listri portrays the interiors of Italian architectures, which are considered to be among the most beautiful in the world, […]
Read moreIDLO. The Assembly of the Parties 2017 hosted at the Farnesina
Concomitantly to the Assembly of the Parties 2017 of IDLO (International Development Law Organization), the Farnesina hosted the IDLO Partnership Forum “Sustaining peace, sustainable development: the contribution of the rule of law”. The Forum aimed to analyse the ways in which the rule of law and access to justice can favour sustainable development and contribute […]
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