Toronto – Experimental music and sound art featuring S’odinonsuonare
The Italian collective S’odinonsuonare will be performing in Canada at the Electric Eclectic festival of experimental music and sound art in Meaford, in Ontario. Made up of Alessio Mazzaro, Valentina Zanon and Marco Campana, S’odinonsuonare was invited to take part by Gordon Monahan. The performances, on Friday 2 July and Sunday 2 August 2015, are […]
Read moreFruitful collaboration with Cantone has begun, says Della Vedova
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) has begun a “close and fruitful” collaboration with the president of the national anti-corruption authority (ANAC), Raffaele Cantone. Its aim is to make Italy a model in combating corruption. The point was made at the Farnesina today by Under-Secretary Benedetto Della Vedova, at the conference on […]
Read moreBrazil – EXPO – focus on investment opportunities
The Universal Exposition in Milan shines a spotlight on investment opportunities, market potential and government incentives in the engineering sector in Brazil. The event was a seminar organised by Brazil’s export and investment promotion agency (APEX), ICE-Italian Trade Agency, Promos–Milan Chamber of Commerce and the LIDE Italia business leaders’ group. The event also enjoys the […]
Read morePrague – Exhibition: “Aquileia, Crossroads of the Roman Empire”
Thetravelling exhibition “Aquileia, Crossroads of the Roman Empire” will be visiting Plzeň in the Czech Republic, the European Capital of Culture for 2015, from 25 to 31 July. The project, supported by the Province of Udine, TourismFVG and Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, offers visitors a journey through time and features mosaics, amber, jewels and carved […]
Read moreOttawa – Opera Lyra concert in Ambassador’s residence
The residence of the Italian Ambassador in Ottawa, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, provided a wonderful setting for the 20th edition of the “Opera Lyra” concert. Young singers from the Young Artist programme – Sean Clark, Benjamin Covey and Sasha Djihanian – performed in the residence garden accompanied by Jean Desmarais on piano. “Opera is a form […]
Read moreAlbania – Italian haute couture via our diplomatic network
High fashion by Giada Curti arrives in Albania thanks to the Italian diplomatic network. The designer was the special guest at Gala Italia 2015, an event organised for the 3rd year running by our Consulate General in Vlorë. On 7 July she presented her latest 3 collections – Portofino, Shukran and Sophia – at the […]
Read moreDei – China: from 11 to 18 Setember Cuisine Festival in Yangzhou
China: from 11 to 18 Setember Cuisine Festival in Yangzhou The “Silk Road Cities Cuisine Cultural Exchanges – Yangzhou Week” will take place from 11 to 18 September. The Festival, part of the celebrations for the city’s 2,500 year anniversary, will be dedicated to the culture of cuisine, and Italy has been invited as guest […]
Read moreLondon – Marco Delogu named Cultural Institute Director
Marco Delogu officially takes up his post tomorrow as new Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of London. The first photographer ever to direct an Italian Cultural Institute, Delogu has on many occasions stated his wish to introduce new formulas for the promotion of “classic and contemporary Italian culture”. “London will play a fundamental role […]
Read moreChicago – 5,000 of Italian emigration
The Italian Cultural Institute commemorates Italian emigration with the presentation next Tuesday of “Across the Oceans to the Land of Mines” by Pier Giorgio Ardeni: a compendium of 5,000 stories of Italians who left their villages in the Apennine Mountains at the start of the 20th century to seek work in America’s Midwest. Read more, […]
Read moreCosta Rica – European Film Festival returns
Costa Rica welcomes back the European Film Festival. From 23 July to 12 August the Magaly Cinema in San Jose will host the event in cooperation with the embassies of the European Union member countries. Italy’s diplomatic mission will be showing various films on 4 August – the day dedicated to Italian cinema -, and […]
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