“La Notte della Taranta” Popular Orchestra
The “La Notte della Taranta” Popular Orchestra, specialised in the popular music of the Salento area, will perform at the Olympic Games of Pyeongchang (South Korea) with a band of seven artists next 23 February. The performance will take place at the PyeongChang Olympic Festival Park, set up by the organizers of the Olympic games, […]
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“Italian Fashion” and “Shoes from Italy” in Tokyo
Italian style was in the limelight for three days in Tokyo. The 52nd edition of “Italian Fashion” and 62nd edition of “Shoes from Italy” took place at the BelleSalle Shibuya Garden in the centre of Tokyo between 6 and 9 February, with 147 companies presenting their clothes, fur, leather and shoe collections for the 2018-19 […]
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Fruit Logistica, CSO: statement by the Italian Ambassador in Germany
The event held at the Italian stand in Berlin’s Fruit Logistica revealed great consensus over the need for joint action on the part of Institutions, trade associations and professionals of the sector in order to promote Italy around the world. “Italy is Germany’s leading partner in the agro-food sector and its presence at Fruit […]
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The “Pompeii–The Infinite Life “ in 5 musei cinesi
Exhibits in terracotta, bronze and gold, statues, in addition to frescoes and furnishings from the area of the Vesuvius dating back to the Roman era, will be on display in five prestigious museums in China. The exhibits will be on show at the Archaeology Museum of Chengdu until 3 May, at the Qinshihuang Mausoleum Museum […]
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“Italy, Cultures, the Mediterranean” in Tunisia
The music of Eugenio Bennato and the Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, Goldoni in Milan’s Piccolo Teatro, the contemporary dance of Daniele Ninarello and Zappalà’s Company, ‘Ancient African Art’ at the Uffizi Gallery, the “Ulysses syndrome” by Massimo Torrigiani, “Classic Reloaded” of the MAXXI company at the Bardo Museum in Tunis, and even Great Italian Cinema: these are some of […]
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Stefano Battaglia Trio celebrates the cultural agreement between Italy and Slovakia
The Stefano Battaglia Trio will perform on 20 February at the Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio building in Bratislava, in Slovakia, in a concert organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. The concert by this excellent Italian jazz band, which has a long-dated experience performing on the international scene, is also the first event […]
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Italy-USA, Varricchio in Alabama to promote industrial cooperation
The Italian Ambassador to the United States, Armando Varricchio, paid a visit to the State of Alabama, where he met with the Governor, Ms Kay Ivey. The talks took place in the State’s capital Montgomery and focused on strengthening political, cultural, and economic relations with Alabama, and also on cooperating in the industrial sector. […]
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”Italy, Cultures, Mediterranean” presented in Amman
The director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo and area coordinator Paolo Sabbatini presented on 4 February in Amman the extensive programme of the event entitled “Italy, Cultures, Mediterranean” to take place throughout the current year. From Dante to Petra and passing through Matera, the event will encompass conferences, exhibitions, and ornamental fountains. The presentation […]
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EUNIC Project: an Italian-German joint headquarters opened in Strasburg
Within the context of the close cultural cooperation relations binding Italy and Germany, the Italian Cultural Institute in Strasburg has been hosting the offices of the local Goethe Institut on its premises for several months. It is a targeted pilot project that was finalized last March through the signing of a convention between the two […]
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Five performances of the Verdi Festival to take in Oslo
The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) will kick off the first of the five instalments of the Verdi Festival in Oslo on 7 February with the screening of the opera Rigoletto at the attendance of Ms Anna Maria Meo, Director General of the Fondazione Teatro Regio, who will present the 2018 Verdi Festival programme running from […]
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