Sydney: Mezza and Ginsburg together to play jazz at the Italian Cultural Institute
The partnership between Italian pianist Vittorio Mezza and South African saxophonist Mark Ginsburg gave rise to the concert organised in Sydney by the Italian Cultural Institute. The two musicians, together with Karl Dunnicliff at the bass and Tim Firth at the drums, presented their latest album Convergence, which will also be performed at the Sydney Conservatorium International Jazz festival, […]
Read moreItalian National Sports Day 2019 is celebrated across the world
Following the agreement signed last year between the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) and the Farnesina, the National Sports Day will be celebrated, on 2nd June, also by Italian communities living abroad. There will be an active participation of Italian expats in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Canada, United States, Switzerland and Venezuela, where numerous sports […]
Read moreTeatro Verde’s Puppets in Tirana
Thanks to the Italian Institute of Culture, the puppets of the Rome-based theatre company Teatro Verde are in Tirana to participate in the International Puppet Festival. The show, “Bravo bravissimo!”, is a surreal theatrical piece combining memories, historical facts, cultural references and quotations with an all-Italian flavour. The show debuted in Moscow in 2008. Since then, it […]
Read moreItalian universities at NAFSA 2019 in Washington
Italy and its university and higher education system are once again at NAFSA, the most comprehensive international education conference and expo event. Italy is participating in the 2019 edition, held in Washington and attended by over 100 countries, with 35 institutions, public and private, from almost all of the country’s regions, to attest not only […]
Read moreBuenos Aires: the Pupi Siciliani on stage
The extraordinary adventures of the Paladins of France, the war epic engaging the Moors and the Christians in an endless conflict, the appearance of monsters and magicians, the magic spells, and the passionate and love blinding courageous knights, are told by the Pupi Siciliani (Sicilian Puppet Theatre) in Buenos Aires in ‘La pazzia di Orlando’. […]
Read moreAlgeria: Italy stages three performances at the European Festival
In participation to the 20th edition of the European Festival in Algeria, organised by the EU Delegation in coordination with the Embassies of the EU Member States and with the support of the Algerian Ministry of Culture, the Italian Embassy in Algiers and the Italian Cultural Institute proposed three evening shows: the “Magic Flute” ballet by the […]
Read moreMunich: the Voices of the Italian Literature Festival
ILfest – Italienisches Literaturfestival 2019 showcased the liveliness and wide variety of Italy’s latest literary production from 24 to 26 May. It attracted to Munich all the people linked through their love for reading and who share the pleasure of meeting to chat with Italian authors, both in Italian or in German. It is a […]
Read moreAshgabat: Italian-Turkmen Business Forum
The Italian Ambassador in Turkmenistan, Diego Ungaro, hosted in the Ambassador’s Residence the new edition of the informal Italian-Turkmen Business Forum. The Forum was attended by the Italian Foreign Trade Agency ICE and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, of the European Bank for Reconstruction and […]
Read more“Art of Leonardo – Opera Omnia” Exhibition closes in Beijing
The “The Art of Leonardo – Opera Omnia” exhibition, co-organised by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) and the CAFA Art Museum in Beijing, closed with great public acclaim. In only one month, the exhibition recorded almost 100,000 visitors, especially students and young people yearning to get to better know Leonardo Da Vinci and his story. […]
Read moreNew Delhi: ‘Casa Italia’ opens to issue business visas for Indians
The Italian Ambassador in New Delhi, Lorenzo Angeloni, opened in the Indian capital “Casa Italia”, a community centre for Indian businesses intending to travel to Italy. “’Casa Italia’ – said Ambassador Angeloni at the ribbon-cutting ceremony – is a space that processes applications for business visas to Italy and promotes the points of excellence of […]
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