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18 November 2016

Rome to host an earthquake hazard workshop as part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Italian-Japanese diplomatic relations

Earthquake risk prevention: a very topical issue in Italy today in the light of the earthquakes that have struck Central Italy during the last few months. This will be the topic of debate with Japanese experts in an interactive workshop to be held in Rome as part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of […]

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18 November 2016

Ambassador Michele Valensise is appointed president of Associazione Villa Vigoni

Following a joint proposal of the Italian and German governments, Ambassador  Michele Valensise, former Secretary General of the Italian Foreign Ministry, was  appointed today president of the Associazione Villa Vigoni by the assembly of the members of the Italo-German association.  The Association  has its head office in Menaggio, on Lake of Como, and works on […]

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18 November 2016

Contemporary Art hosted at Casa Italia in Hanoi

A selection of the works of 19 contemporary Vietnamese artists will be exhibited at Casa Italia in Hanoi until 14 January. The exhibition, together with the presentation of a catalogue of photographs, is part of the AIA Vietnam Eye Project promoted by Vietnam Life Insurance Co Ltd (AIA), in cooperation with Parallel Contemporary Art and […]

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18 November 2016

Italy-Russia – Debate on ‘realism’ in 20th Century art and culture

The Conference “La Russia e l’Italia: i ‘realismi’ nell’arte e nella cultura del XXmo secolo” (“Russia and Italy: ‘realism’ in 20th Century art and culture”) will be held on Thursday, 24 November, in Moscow. The Conference is part of the cultural and educational programme promoted by the Department of History of the Lomonosov Moscow State […]

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17 November 2016

Sweden – Lund: Innovation, culture and enterprise: workshop dedicated to the founder of Giffoni

Lund is a Swedish city famous for its university, which is why it is called the “city of ideas”. Therefore, it is natural that a person who conceived a host of brilliant, innovative and winning ideas be celebrated precisely in the city of ideas. In fact, the great amount of ideas that went into the […]

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16 November 2016

Argentina – The play “L’Emigrante” on stage in La Plata

The play “L’emigrante” will be staged at the Teatro de Cámara of City Bell in Plata, Argentina, at 8:30 p.m. on 19 November. The play retraces the Italian emigration that mainly involved the small towns in the South of Italy in the years following World War II. The writer of the piece is Bentivoglio Zurzolo, […]

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16 November 2016

Colombia – Concert by violinist Francesco Manara to be held in Bogotà

On Friday 18 November, Italian violinist Francesco Manara, winner of the special prize at Moscow’s Tchaikovsky International Competition, will hold a concert at the Teatro Colon of Bogotá, in Colombia. The concert, with music by Johannes Brahms and Franz Schubert, will be directed by French conductor Olivier Grangean. Having received widespread international recognition, Francesco Manara […]

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16 November 2016

Cape Town – Italian Film Focus, an opportunity for Italian cinema in South Africa

The 16th edition of the Italian Film Focus (IFF) will be held in Cape Town from 22 to 27 November. The Festival is the fruit of a long-standing cooperation between the Italian Consulate and the Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria, the Associazione Controluce and the Labia Theatre. It aims to offer South African film-lovers and […]

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15 November 2016

South Africa – Emilia Romagna unveiled in Pretoria between food and music

“Cucina all’Opera – Musica e Cibo in Emilia Romagna” (“Cooking at the Opera – Music and Food in Emilia Romagna”) is the title of the book that will be presented on 23 November in Pretoria. For the first Week of Italian Cuisine in the World – which will kick off on the 21st and end on […]

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15 November 2016

France – Paris stages the event “Recounting Venice: Six Contemporary Writers Grapple with the ‘Serenissima’”

The event “Recounting Venice: Six Contemporary Writers Grapple with the ‘Serenissima’” will be held in Paris on Tuesday 22 November at the Italian Cultural Institute. Every year MEET (Maison des Écrivains Et Traducteurs) organizes the Saint-Nazaire International literary meeting, which invites two cities and their writers to talk about their towns. The literary director of […]

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14 November 2016

Australia – Viva Rossini! 2016 cycle of screenings of Gioachino Rossini’s Operas is back

The second season of the Viva Rossini! 2016 cycle, has come to its fifth and last 2016 screening. The initiative, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Sydney in conjunction with the Pesaro Rossini Opera Festival- ROF, presented a selection of movies of operas by the famous Italian composer from Pesaro. Matilde of Shabran, or Beauty and […]

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14 November 2016

Argentina – Photo-film exhibition on Vittorio Storaro

A photo-film exhibition on Vittorio Storaro, titled “Scrivere con la Luce. Doppie impressioni: tra Fotografia e Cinematografia” (“Writing with Light: Double Impressions, between Photography and Cinematography”) will open in Buenos Aires on 20 November with a view to telling a story in motion through the photographic lens.  Storaro’s photographic work, although completely incorporated into his film-making, is conceived […]

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