The ‘Italian Opera Embraces Africa’ lands in Pretoria
Pretoria hosts the exhibition entitled “Italian Opera Embraces Africa”, which showcases original sketches and costumes from the historical archives of Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, including works by Visconti, Zeffirelli and De Chirico. The event, which opened today at the Ditsong National Museum of Cultural History in Pretoria featuring a performance by the Tshwane University opera […]
Read moreUnited Arab Emirates: Italian Cultural Institute kicks off with the Italian Cinema Week
The activities of the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi kicked off with the Italian Cinema Week. The works of Italian contemporary masters and talented young directors will be screened in a dense billboard on programme at the Akil Cinema in Dubai and at the Manarat al Saadiyat Cinema in Abu Dhabi. The first screening will […]
Read moreVivo d’arte – arti performative
Prima edizione del concorso – premio “Vivo d’arte – arti performative”: prorogato alle ore 23.59 (ora italiana) del 15 aprile 2019 il termine per l’invio delle candidature. “Vivo d’Arte – arti performative” è un premio nelle discipline del teatro, della musica e della danza contemporanee, riservato ad artisti di nazionalità italiana, con meno di […]
Read moreVivo d’arte – Arti Performative Prize
First edition of the “Vivo d’arte – arti performative” Prize: the deadline for the submission of candidacies is postponed to 23:59 (CET) on 15 April 2019. “Vivo d’Arte – arti performative” is a prize awarded to theatre, music and contemporary dance performances, exclusively by Italian artists under 36 having resided abroad for at least […]
Read moreTunis: stages L’Isola Magica-Shakespeare in Dream
“L’Isola Magica-Shakespeare in Dream” by the ResExtensa DanzaTeatroDanza dance company kicked off the Week of World Theatre Day. The performance, organised with the sponsorship of the Italian Cultural Institute, puts together words, lights, music and the magic of aerial dancing. This is the magic that Elisa Barucchieri chose to explore in her Isola Magica-Shakespeare in […]
Read moreKampala: Italy organises a fashion show of Ugandan designers
To celebrate the Italian Design Day in the World, the Italian Embassy in Kampala, in cooperation with the CAIU (Cultural Association of Italians in Uganda), organised the third edition of the Italy-Uganda ‘(R)Evolution Fashion Show’ at Kampala’s Sheraton Hotel. The event showcased the creations of twenty young Ugandan fashion designers – selected by an independent […]
Read moreChengdu: Forum on River Basins on World Water Day
“Economic Development and Environmental and Ecological Protection of Large River Basins – Yangtze River” is the theme of the China Ecology and Environment Forum 2019, organised by ECOMONDO in Chengdu, with the support of the Italian Ministry of the Environment and the Italian Consulate General in Chongqing. It is a two-day event held on the […]
Read moreSanremo Giovani World Tour
Promoting the Italian culture and language and supporting our creative industry in the world The “Sanremo Giovani World Tour”, promoted by the Foreign Ministry in partnership with the Rai Communications Directorate, kicks off with the ambitious goal of taking on a tour of five continents the finalists of Sanremo Giovani 2018: Deschema, Einar, Federica Abbate, La Rua and Nyvinne. It is […]
Read moreLisbon: birth of Ipazia, the Association of Italian Scientists
The Italian Embassy in Lisbon hosted the birth of the Association of Italian Scientists and Researchers in Portugal, “Hipácia”, which is the Portuguese name of the scientist from Alexandria, Hypatia, a mathematician, philosopher and astronomer of ancient Greece. The founding members of the Association are fifteen, comprising Italian researchers, both men and women, who work […]
Read moreBratislava hosts event dedicated to Made in Garda
Lago di Garda and the surrounding area was presented as a tourist destination in Bratislava during a promotional event held at the residence of the Ambassador of Italy to Slovakia, Gabriele Meucci. The event, which was organised in conjunction with the Lago di Garda Lombardia Consortium and Agenzia Europe 3000, was attended by the Slovak authorities […]
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