Diplomazia Culturale

Interviews

4 July 2014

20th MedFilm Festival (la Repubblica Roma)

With the support of the President of the Republic within the Italian EU Presidency Held from 4 to 11 July in Rome’s House of Cinema and MAXXI Museum The MedFilm Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, confirming the appropriateness of an intuition to promote cultural dialogue among the countries along the Mediterranean Sea, starting […]

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3 July 2014

#Farnesina – Così Shanghai è entrata nel nostro “progetto artistico” (in translation)

Vincitori del premio Shanghai, fondato dall’Istituto italiano di cultura,sono tre giovaniartisti, Elisa Strinna, Chiara Principe eAlessandro Dandiniche spiegano qual è il loro “progetto artistico” ispirato alla complessità e alle opportunità della città di Shanghai. Inparticolare Strinna e Principeritengono che sia “unacittà affascinante, piena di stimoli e contrasti appassionati, che hanno contribuito in modo positivo a […]

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3 July 2014

Londra – Semestre italiano: parte da musica programma Ambasciata in Gb (in translation)

L’apertura del semestre italiano di Presidenza Ue sarà celebrata oggi a Londra con un concerto organizzato, su impulso dell’Ambasciatore d’Italia Pasquale Terracciano, nella chiesa di St.John in Smith Square, a Westminster, cuore politico del Regno Unito. Ad esibirsi davanti a personalità del mondo politico, del corpo diplomatico, della City, saranno i giovani musicisti del Conservatorio […]

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3 July 2014

Bratislava – Il pianista Cacciapaglia apre il Semestre Ue (in translation)

Il concerto di Roberto Cacciapaglia aprira’ in Slovacchia il Semestre italiano di presidenza del Consiglio dell’Unione europea. Tutto esaurito per l’esibizione del noto pianista italiano che si tiene giovedi’ 3 luglio a Bratislava, presso l’Auditorium della Radio Nazionale Slovacca. VII Festival italiano in Slovacchia L’evento, inserito nell’ambito del VII Festival italiano in Slovacchia “Dolce Vitaj”, […]

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2 July 2014

St. Petersburg – “Evaporations” and “I rinnovati” photography exhibitions now open

Two photography exhibitions – “Evaporations”, with works by John Randoph Pepper, and “I Rinnovati”, by Gabriele Lentini, have opened in St. Petersburg. “Evaporations” is part of the official programme of the Year of Italian-Russian Tourism. The shows were organised with support from the Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Consulate General in St. Petersburg. Read […]

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2 July 2014

Japan – Tour by pianist Giovanni Allevi attracts enthusiastic crowds

Italian pianist Giovanni Allevi has just completed a highly successful tour in western Japan, with performances in Kyoto, Kagoshima, Nagoya and Osaka. The tour enjoyed support from the Italian Cultural Institute and the rich network of contacts established by the Italian Consulate General. Read more, in Italian.

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1 July 2014

Culture – Italian films conquer Canada. Prize for Carlo Verdone

Italian cinema has been a box-office success in Canada, thanks to the Italian Contemporary Film Festival, now in its 3rd edition. The festival was staged in 5 Canadian cities: Toronto, Hamilton, Vaughan, Montreal and Quebec City. The event opened in Toronto, during the month dedicated to the Italian cultural heritage in Ontario. A guest of […]

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1 July 2014

Albania – Italian EU Presidency opens with concert in Tirana

In Tirana, where the Albanian and Italian youth orchestras will be performing together at the Theatre of Opera and Ballet, the Italian Presidency of the European Union is openingto the notes of the great composers. The concert, conducted by Guido Corti, is entitled “A Journey Towards Europe”. Coming just a few days after Albania was […]

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30 June 2014

Vienna – Presentation of 23rd edition of Mittelfest

The Italian Cultural Institute of Vienna presented the 23rd edition of Mittlefest, which will take place from 19 to 27 July in Cividale del Friuli, city on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and where this major summer festival has been held since 1991. Read more, in Italian.

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30 June 2014

Czech Republic – Italian exports soar: up14, 5%

Italian exports to the Czech Republic are soaring, thus confirming the strategic role Eastern Europe plays on the Italian trade panorama. As of April, Italian exports rose by 14.5% thanks, above all, to the automotive, machinery and general equipment and chemical products sector. Read more, in Italian.

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27 June 2014

Moscow – Exhibition on Giuseppe Verdi

The exhibition “Giuseppe Verdi. Musica e cultura” will run at the F.I. Chaliapin Museum from 1 to 30 July, and is part of the events for the Year of Italo-Russian Tourism. Its objective is to explain the life and works of the great Italian composer in relation to historic and political events in Italy. Read […]

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27 June 2014

Argentina – ‘Verano Italiano’ presents “Exodus”

Five Italian women artists, born between 1975 and 1980 – Sara Basta, Elena Belliantoni, Laura Cionci, Mariana Ferratto and Dunia Mauro – interpret the theme of the exodus in terms of encounter, identity, travel and family, through an exhibition entitled “Exodus” that will run in Buenos Aires from 10 July to 3 August. Read more, […]

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