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18 March 2013
HONG KONG – Asian showcase for italian cinema

The 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival, with its over 250 film screenings, encounters, exhibitions and workshops running through April 1st, will also offer a showcase for Italian cinema beginning on Monday 18 March, where director Claudio Giovannesi will be present for the screening of “Alìha gli occhi azzurri”. Read more, in Italian

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15 March 2013
BERLIN – 55th Venice Biennale presented at Italian Embassy

In a spirit of long-standing collaboration between the Embassy of Italy and the Venice International Biennale, its 55th edition was presented at the Italian mission in Berlin, with this year’s title “The Encyclopedic Palace”. The event was part of an international tour of press conferences to present the Biennale. Over 100 journalists from top daily […]

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15 March 2013
AFGHANISTAN – Italy on the forefront for Bamiyan

Italy is in the forefront in efforts to protect and enhance the Bamiyan historic site, having signed an agreement with the Afghan Ministry of Culture and UNESCO for a 1.2 million-dollar project for the conservation of the Shar-i-Gholgholah Islamic citadel, along with capacity-building activities aimed at the better administration of cultural patrimony and control of […]

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15 March 2013
USA – Caravaggio and followers on display in Connecticut

“Burst of Light: Caravaggio and his legacy” opened at Hartford Connecticut’s Wadsworth Atheneum, a major exhibition of 30 paintings by the great master and his followers on loan from Italian and European collections – including that in the museum’s own collection, “St. Francis in Ecstasy” – which has the support of the Consulate General in […]

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14 March 2013
NEW YORK – Successo per “Pinocchio” in tournee (in translation)

“Pinocchio” in tournee a New York e nel Connecticut: l’opera di Carlo Collodi é andata in scena nell’ambito del programma dell’Anno della Cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti. La rappresentazione ha riscosso un grande successo di pubblico nei vari spettacoli allestiti presso la Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, l’auditorium della Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi e la Central Connecticut […]

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14 March 2013
USA – Boston round table on rebuilding l’Aquila

Celebration of the Year of Italian Culture in the USA continues with a variety of events, including a tribute to Rita Levi Montalcini organised for International Women’s Day and a performance of “Pinocchio” by Finazzer Flory. Next event 21 March Consul General of Boston Giuseppe Pastorelli announced a round table discussion on the reconstruction of […]

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13 March 2013
SAUDI ARABIA – 80 years of relations with Italy, Jeddah exhibit

To celebrate 80 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Saudi Arabia the Italian Culture and Recreation Club in Jeddah mounted “Quo Vides, Totum”, an exhibition of the work of photographer Teresa Emanuela inspired by the thoughts of the philosopher Seneca. The artist will also offer photography workshops and guided tours to local schools. Read […]

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13 March 2013
BRATISLAVA – Italian baroque masters

Bratislava was the setting for a concert by the ancient music ensemble “Musica aeterna” of the Italian Baroque masters of Venice and Rome: Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Arcangelo Corelli, Giovanni Legrenzi and Domenico Scarlatti. The event was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Embassy of Bratislava in observance of the 300th anniversary of the […]

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13 March 2013
MOSCA – arriva il ritratto di Andrea Doria del Bronzino (in translation)

Riprendendo la tradizione avviata nel 2011, durante l’Anno della cultura e della lingua italiana in Russia, all’Ambasciata a Mosca riapre il ciclo dell’esposizione delle opere di grandi maestri dell’arte italiana. La prima opera ad essere esposta quest’anno, dal 18 al 24 marzo, sarà il “Ritratto di Andrea Doria in veste di Nettuno” (1545 – 1546) […]

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13 March 2013
MAPUTO – Italian film festival

Director Francesco Bruni’s “Scialla” will open the 5th annual Italian Film Festival in Maputo on 15 March. Following the success of past editions of the festival, the Italian Ambassador to Maputo reports, Italian cinema has returned to the theatres of Mozambique’s capital city. The festival runs through 22 March. Read more, in Italian.

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11 March 2013
SCHOOLS ABROAD – Award for italian learning institutions

The Union of Italian Chambers of Commerce announced the 7th annual “Schools, Creativity and Innovation” award, open to all the students of Italian upper secondary schools in Italy and abroad. Its aim is to encourage educational streams oriented toward building student awareness of issues concerning creativity, innovation, design and the protection of intellectual property. The […]

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11 March 2013
USA – An italian dinner, Bottura flies to New York

Within the context of the events for the Year of Italian Culture in the USA, prize-winning chef Massimo Bottura of Modena’s dell’Osteria Francescana planned and executed a menu entitled “Come to Italy with us” at the International Culinary Center in the Big Apple. Read more, in Italian.

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