The Italian Art of the Keyboard: Domenico Scarlatti
THE SERIES With the Italian Art of the Keyboard the Institute endeavours to raise the interest of a broader audience in an extensive repertoire that, despite the kaleidoscopic richness of its tunes, harmonies and feelings, is mostly ignored by concert halls and performers, with the exception of a bunch of challenging tiny masterpieces audaciously revived […]
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Fellini: A Definitive Film Season
The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great film-maker Federico Fellini (1920-2020). The official programme will commemorate and disseminate Fellini’s genius and heritage with a series of events held both in Italy and abroad. The BFI rounds off a two-month centenary celebration of the renowned Italian filmmaker with a special […]
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The Sound Between – Rooms to Explore: Candle and Jar tour
The Sound Between is dedicated to the renowned Sardinian artist Pinuccio Sciola and to the relations between sculpture, shape and sound in his works. Developed by Indòru – Boutique del Suono in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in London, Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission and Fondazione Pinuccio Sciola and funded by Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, […]
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Inferno Mittelbau Dora
To mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Italian Cultural Institute will screen the documentary “Inferno Mittelbau Dora” (2016, 54 mins), by Mary Mirka Milo. In Italian with English Subtitles. Mittelbau Dora was the last and most ruthless concentration camp built by the Nazis. The prisoners worked tirelessly in its underground tunnels to produce V2 missiles, the […]
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The Italian Art of the Bow – Strings & Italian Opera
THE SERIES The Italian Art of the Bow is an opportunity to wander in the opulent and various repertoire for the string family created by Italian composers since the sixteenth century, to be dazzled by the acrobatic virtuosity of their fast-paced pieces, to be charmed by the enchanting, delicate sweetness of their immortal melodies, to […]
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Antonello Guerrera in conversation with James Blitz
Antonello Guerrera, UK and Ireland correspondent for Italian newspaper La Repubblica, talks to James Blitz, Whitehall Editor of the Financial Times, about Europe, the UK and Brexit, taking inspiration from his latest book “Il popolo contro il popolo: perche’ dopo Brexit la democrazia e l’Europa non saranno piu’ le stesse” (The People against the People: […]
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Leonardo 500 – Aby Warburg’s Leonardo Lectures: A Reconstruction
LEONARDO 500 A programme of events marking the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, organised by our Institute in collaboration with the Warburg Institute and curated by Katia Pizzi (Institute for Modern Languages Research), Ben Thomas (University of Kent) and Bill Sherman (Warburg Institute). Aby Warburg’s Leonardo Lectures: A Reconstruction A reading by Professor John Prag (Manchester […]
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Tutto Questo Sentire: Exercises on Displacement 5/5
Exercises on Displacement is a series of five events to be held in London over the course of 2019, in five different venues. The programme brings together more than 20 artists and ensembles: an international line-up of new commissions, performances and discussions around the theme of displacement. The events are staged through Tutto Questo Sentire […]
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The Sound Between: Italian Genius – From Leonardo da Vinci to Pinuccio Sciola
The Sound Between is dedicated to the renowned Sardinian artist Pinuccio Sciola and to the relations between sculpture, shape and sound in his works. Developed by Indòru – Boutique del Suono in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in London, Fondazione Sardegna Film Commission and Fondazione Pinuccio Sciola and funded by Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, […]
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Science for Society – The Lunar Renaissance
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, the Scientific Office of the Embassy of Italy in the UK and the Italian Cultural Institute in London in collaboration with AISUK present the third event in the series “Science for Society”. The Moon has always been a source of timeless fascination. Poets, writers […]
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