Diplomazia Culturale

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28 July 2016

Athens – The Italian Short Film Festival hosted in Greece

‎Ten Italian short films will be screened over two days on the Greek island of Leros to promote Italian cinema within the Italian Short Film Festival hosted by the Artemis Association. The event was organised by the Italo-Hellenic Cultural Association (AIAL) in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Athens, and promoted by the […]

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28 July 2016

Lithuania – Tonino Guerra’s work on show in Vilnius Museum

‎The Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Film Museum in Vilnius will host an exhibition on Tonino Guerra entitled “La bellezza e’ gia’ una preghiera” (“Beauty is Already a Prayer”). The exhibition will be open till Sep. 30 and will feature watercolours, illustrations, hand-printed ancient tapestries, and works on other supports. Footage on Guerra’s life will also […]

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27 July 2016

Bansko – Alfina Scorza’s Mediterranean music arrives in Bulgaria

Salerno-born song-writer Alfina Scorza will soon travel abroad in the name of her love for music. Next 12 August she will hold a concert in Bansko, Bulgaria, near the city’s Nikola Vaptsarov Square. The concert is sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute in Sofia. Since she was a teenager, the song-writer has explored various aspects […]

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27 July 2016

Lisbon – Italian Cultural Institute celebrates the ‘Grande Torino’ football team

Italy’s world-famous journalist, Indro Montanelli, described the players of the historic ‘Grande Torino’ football team as heroes: “Heroes are always immortal in the eyes of those who believe in them. Therefore youths will believe that the Torino teams is not dead but only gone to play an ‘away match’.” The team had written one of […]

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27 July 2016

Tunis – Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra at the El Jem Festival

‎Next Saturday the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra conducted by Maestro Fabrizio Maria Carminati, will perform at the 31st International Symphonic Music Festival of El Jem, in Tunisia. The event, co-organized by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Embassy in Tunis and the Festival organizers, promotes peace at a time in which cultural diversity and […]

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26 July 2016

Chile – Course delves into the origins of contemporary art

A course entitled “Le radici dell’arte contemporanea: avanguardie storiche d’Europa e d’America Latina. Dialoghi, accordi e disaccordi” (“Roots of contemporary art: Historical avant-garde movements in Europe and Latin America. Dialogues, agreements and disagreements”) will be held from August 3 to October 19 in Santiago de Chile’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) in connection with the […]

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26 July 2016

La Valletta – National Historical Dance Company makes its debut at the 19th Century Grand Ball

A debut in an old-world spectacle is destined to leave its mark in a new geographical setting. The National Historical Dance Company, managed and directed by Nino Graziano Luca, made its debut at an extraordinary international event: “The 19th Century Grand Ball – The Italian Ball in Malta”, the fourth after the success in Astrakhan […]

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25 July 2016

Premio New York, offers a 6 month-stay in the Big Apple

The 14th edition of the Premio New York kicks off this year. For the first time this year, in addition to the Foreign Ministry, the Italian Cultural Institute in New York and the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America, it will also be co-sponsored by the General Directorate for Contemporary Art and Architecture and […]

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25 July 2016

Vlore – Fashion and music, big success for 4th Gala Italia

The 4th edition of “Gala Italia”, the event traditionally organized by the Italian Consulate General in Vlore and dedicated to Italian points of excellence in the world of music and fashion, was a big success. The event, which was recently held at the tourist marina of Orikum, is aimed at promoting Italian companies operating in […]

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25 July 2016

Lima – Italy takes part in Lima International Book Fair

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Lima will have its own stand at the 21st International Book Fair, organised by the Peruvian Chamber of Books. It will present “La Flor de la Canela” (The Cinnamon Flower), the first Peruvian recipe book published in Italy, written by Gloria Carpinelli D’Onofrio following her research work and travels […]

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25 July 2016

Berlin – Colours of Murano, Germany pays homage to the glass-blowing island

Sand and fire, hues and magic are the main features of the exhibition paying homage to Murano the Venetian island famous for its glass-blowing tradition: “Colours of Murano”, is hosted at the Bröhan Museum, in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district, from 14 July to 23 October. On show will be 220 glass objects, including several objects produced […]

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22 July 2016

Londra – Zingaretti in Gb con ‘Lighea’ di Tomasi di Lampedusa

“Sono felice di portare qui un capolavoro fantastico della letteratura italiana, che parla di amore, di amicizia e di vita”: lo ha detto, durante un evento all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Londra, l’attore romano Luca Zingaretti, che proprio nel Regno Unito, paese dove è famosissimo per la sua interpretazione del commissario Montalbano, ha deciso di […]

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