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6 May 2013
TIRANA – Tandem events for new cultural institute

Preparations are under way for the opening of the new Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana. Tandem events will be held on 13 May: inside, the presentation of an exhibition of “Foods in the drawings of Fellini”, on the 20th anniversary of the great director’s death; and outside, the “Il Posto theatre company will offer a […]

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6 May 2013
Bulgaria – Mese all’insegna di musica e arte italiane (in translation)

Mese all’insegna della musica e arte italiane in Bulgaria, dove artisti tricolori hanno vivacizzato la scena culturale, spaziando dalla tradizione lirica alla musica leggera, dalla scenografia a Giotto fino alla fotografia. Tutto esaurito per il concerto del gruppo cameristico I musici di Roma che, al Centro Festival e Congressi di Varna, hanno presentato ‘L’Opera Italiana […]

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3 May 2013
HONG KONG – Italian chamber music meets with great success

The concert by the Solisti Veneti – one of the world’s most famous chamber orchestras – was a great success with the audience in Hong Kong. The event, organised by the Consulate General and the Italian Cultural Institute, was attended by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Michael McLeod, and the Executive Director […]

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3 May 2013
Tangiers – Italian school archives organised and catalogued

A group of volunteers has organised and catalogued the archive material from the Italian School in Tangiers, which for 30 years had been stored in the building housing the Italian institutions in the city. The material is expected to shed light on the history of the Italian community in Morocco from the period following the […]

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3 May 2013
USA – Italian film showcased at Newport Beach Film Festival

Italian film was showcased at Newport Beach Film Festival, in California, with a screening of “Immaturi – Il viaggio” (2012) by Paolo Genovese. The film was introduced by the Executive Director of the Festival, Gregg Schwenk, and the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, Alberto Di Mauro. They both underscored the strong link between the […]

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3 May 2013
BERLIN – Young Italian artists take centre stage in our Embassy

Emerging Italian artists took centre stage in Berlin with the finissage, or closing ceremony, of the “Embassy goes Contemporary – Young art from the Museion Collection” exhibition. The exhibition was opened in December 2012 in collaboration with Museion – the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bolzano, as part of a programme showcasing the […]

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2 May 2013
WASHINGTON – Oscar-winning costumes – a tribute to italian craftsmanship

Italy’s unique gift for creating Oscar-winning costumes and wigs is being showcased at the “Star Wigs – La Mano Italiana Crea” exhibition running at the Italian Embassy in Washington until 6 May 2013. On show will be costumes from Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola, Il Gattopardo by Visconti, Casanova by Fellini and Barbarella by Roger […]

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2 May 2013
BULGARIA  – Seuthes III’s sword restored with Italy’s help

The “Sword of Seuthes III” exhibition has opened to great acclaim in the splendid setting of the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia. The sword, which was in a very poor condition when found, was restored with Italian support: financial, from UniCredit Bulbank, and technical, from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence. The exhibition was […]

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2 May 2013
SPAIN – Scarpelli’s “Tormenti” cast a spell on Madrid

Italian film has once again been showcased in Spain, with a screening of “Tormenti – Film disegnato”, directed by Filiberto Scarpelli and written and drawn by Furio Scarpelli. As Carmelo Di Gennaro, the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, commented, “the audience was fascinated by the images and the story, which is set […]

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2 May 2013
ABU DHABI – Cesare Picco performing at the “Piano Calling” premiere

Italian pianist Cesare Picco is back in the United Arab Emirates for the premiere of “Piano Calling”, with a performance on 6 May 2013 at the Paris-Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi. The initiative was promoted by the Italian Embassy in the Emirates in collaboration with the University. As Ambassador Giorgio Starace commented, “Music is an […]

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30 April 2013
BEIRUT – Nanni Moretti ‘stars’ at the Italian Film Season

‘Contemporary Italian Cinema’, a film event organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Beirut and now in its 5th edition, will this year be “starring” Nanni Moretti. Other directors featured in the Italian film season, which runs until 3 May 2013, are Andrea Molaioli, Ermanno Olmi, Matteo Garrone, Ferzan Ozpetek, Francesco Bruni, Michelangelo Frammartino and […]

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