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22 October 2015
15th Italian Language in the World Week – Events of 21 October

Italian culture showcased at the Brazilian Parliament The Brazilian lower house opened its doors for the first time to a public reading in the Italian language. An occasion on which to promote our language within the institutional, cultural, university and journalistic spheres of that great Latin American nation. Members of Parliament belonging to the Italy-Brazil […]

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22 October 2015
Argentina – Tribute to Pasolini 40 years on from his death

Argentina recalled Pier Paolo Pasolini on the occasion on the 40th anniversary of his death, in a film review dedicated to the Italian director. Organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Rosario, in collaboration with El Cairo Cine Publico and the Ministerio de Innovacion y Cultura de la Provincia di Santa Fe, the event […]

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22 October 2015
Melbourne – 7-way challenge for the ‘Grande Olio d’Oliva’

Seven Italo-Australian virgin olive oil producers faced off in Melbourne for the “Grande Olio d’Oliva 2015” competition. All participants use Italian machinery to ensure the high quality of a product through which they seek to maintain their ties with Italy. The jury chose the Trovatello family, originally from the city of Nicastro in the province […]

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22 October 2015
Muscat – Spotlight on Italian opera

Italian opera took centre stage in Muscat is a concert entitled “Dal Deserto al Mar: the Universal Love of the Italian Opera”, held at the Al Bustan Auditorium in the capital city of Muscat and organised by the Embassy of Italy in Oman as part of the events for the 15th Italian Language in the […]

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21 October 2015
Israel celebrates Herbert Pagani, a many-faceted artist

Under the umbrella of the 15th Italian Language in the World Week, Israel celebrates the memory of Herbert Pagani, one of the Jewish community of Libya’s most talented Italian artists. The event, “Herbert Pagani: la Parola, il Segno, il Canto”, will take place on Saturday evening at the Peres Center for Peace in Jaffa with […]

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21 October 2015
Berlin – “Depicting a city”, Staino on the German capital

Sia Saino is one of Italy’s best known and loved satiric artists, whose most famous character – Bobo – has been known to the Italian public since the early 1970s as the artist’s alter-ego appeared for the first time on the pages of “Linus”. The artist will be a guest at the Italian Cultural Institute […]

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20 October 2015
Conference in Florence with Under-Secretary Giro on the value and dissemination of the Italian language in the world

Contemporary with the 15th Italian Language in the World Week, the conference “Riparliamone: la lingua ha valore” took place at Florence’s Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the impetus of Under-Secretary Mario Giro and in collaboration with the Florence city government. Participants included Under-Secretary Giro and Gabriele Toccafondi […]

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19 October 2015
15th Italian Language Week 

Opening Events   Giorgio Moroder, spokesman for Italian Language Week at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, receives Lifetime Achievement Award        Los Angeles entrusts its programming to Giorgio Moroder, acclaimed producer, composer and DJ, electronic music pioneer and winner of three Academy Awards (film score for Midnight Express and best song for Flashdance and Top […]

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19 October 2015
Lima – “Il tempo di alzare lo sguardo”

Gea Casolaro’s exhibition entitled “Il tempo di alzare lo sguardo” was especially designed for Peru, beginning with its title, taken from a song by Ce’sar Calvo and Chabuca Granda. The event will take place at the Galeria Mario Sironi from 23 to 27 November and has been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima. […]

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19 October 2015
Tokyo – From baroque to jazz, Italians in concert

Italian artists conquered the musical scene in Tokyo with 90 minutes of performances ranging from baroque to contemporary classical to pop and jazz music, hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute. The event concluded with an unplanned performance in which Danilo Rea offered a Japanese version of the Italian song “parole, parole”. Read more, in Italian

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19 October 2015
Moscow – “Studying in Italy” fair gets under way in Russia

The 4th edition of the “Studying in Italy” educational fair opens tomorrow in Russia at Moscow’s Ararat Park Hyatt Hotel. The event, which each year attracts over 2,500 visitors, moves on to St. Petersburg on Sunday and, for the first time ever, will make stops in Kazakhstan (20 October in Amaty and 21 October in […]

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