Liberate Rame and the Voice of the Sirens
Liberate Rame and the Voice of the Sirens An evening with Adriana Cavarero and Filomena Campus Introduced by Katia Pizzi Italian philosopher Adriana Cavarero presents her talk The Voice of the Sirens, about the pleasure of singing and the uniqueness of the voice. Followed by Liberate Rame, a jazz theatre performance by Filomena Campus […]
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Pordenonelegge 2022 edition
14-18 September Pordenonelegge 2022 edition RIGENERAZIONE – A sheaf of wheat, symbol of regeneration, represents this year’s edition. Held in September in the quaint northeast city of Pordenone, sixty kilometres and an hour’s drive from Venice, pordenonelegge.it is one of Italy’s oldest, longest running and most prestigious literature festivals. Founded in 2000, the fest has […]
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Italian Masculinities: Young Creatives on Fashion and Identity
Tuesday 13 September, 6pm Matteo Augello in conversation with Marta Franceschini, Daniele Fummo, Nicola Neri and Marco Pavoni Italian Masculinities: Young Creatives on Fashion and Identity is a panel discussion which will investigate stereotypes of masculinity in Italian culture. Matteo Augello will host a conversation with four Italian professionals who have explored masculinity in both […]
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Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2022: Food RegenerAction
Monday 5 September, 6pm A press conference and food tasting with chef Carmelo Carnevale. On the occasion of the 14th edition of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto which will take place in Turin on 22-26 September: the largest and most important international event dedicated to food politics, sustainable agriculture and the environment, organised by Slow […]
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Leonardo Sciascia: The Man and the Writer
The celebration of the centenary of Leonardo Sciascia (1921-1989) continues in Edinburgh with the launch of Leonardo Sciascia: The Man and the Writer (2022) by Joseph FarrellJoseph Farrell will be in conversation with Davide Messina25 August 2022 | 18:00Italian Institute of Culture, 82 Nicolson Street Leonardo Sciascia remains best known outside Italy as novelist and writer of idiosyncratic […]
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Film Summer Nights – Medea by Pier Paolo Pasolini
Wednesday 24 August, at 6pm The screening will be in Italian with English subtitles Director: Pierpaolo Pasolini Writer: Pier Paolo Pasolini Cast: Maria Callas, Massimo Girotti, Laurent Terzieff Drama 1h 50 min I 1975 On the centenary of Pasolini’s birth, join us for a special screening of his masterpiece Medea. On a quest to retrieve […]
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Film Summer Nights – Profondo Rosso by Dario Argento
Wednesday 17 August, at 6pm The screening will be in Italian with English subtitles Director: Dario Argento Writers: Dario Argento and Bernardino Zapponi Cast: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia Thriller-Horror | 123 min | colour | 1975 When jazz musician Marc Daly (David Hemmings) witnesses the killing of a psychic who had sensed the […]
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Film Summer Nights – L’Eclisse by Michelangelo Antonioni
Wednesday 10 August, at 6pm The screening will be in Italian with English subtitles Director: Michelangelo Antonioni Writers: Michelangelo Antonioni e Tonino Guerra Cast: Monica Vitti, Alain Delon, Francisco Rabal Drama | 2 h 6min | b&w | 1962 We pay tribute to the icon Monica Vitti, who died earlier this year, with a screening […]
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The video game ‘ITALY. Land of Wonders’ lands on the web
The puzzle game launched by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) to show the beauties of Italy lands on the Internet with a dedicated page. The video game for mobile devices ‘ITALY. Land of Wonders’ (“ILOW”) is now enriched by a dedicated web page (https://ilow.esteri.it), where Internet users will be able […]
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Emerging Translator Mentorship 2022-23
Translators from Italian wanted ICI London is one of the supporters (for Italian) of the Emerging Translator Mentorship Programme of the National Centre for Writing in Norwich: once again this year, translators from several languages, including Italian, are invited to apply for this scheme, founded by Daniel Hahn in 2010, which aims at developing new […]
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