Il mare, nel racconto di una vita (The sea, in the story of a life), 6th Edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World
Showcasing Italy and the Italian taste in the world, the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World is a yearly initiative developed to promote Italian culinary traditions and food-and-wine connoisseurship as a distinctive trait of Italian identity and culture. The theme for the 6th edition (22-28 November 2021) is “Tradition and perspectives of Italian cuisine: […]
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MASCARPONE, Australian Premiere, Dir. Alessandro Guida, Matteo Pilati, Italy, with English subtitles
MASCARPONE Australian Premiere Dir – Alessandro Guida, Matteo Pilati, Italy, 2021, 101 mins Courtesy – Vision Distribution Italian with English subtitles Our 30-something protagonist Antonio’s main drive in life is to make the perfect tiramisu and be an even more perfect househusband. But unbeknownst to Antonio, a crisis is lurking just around the corner. Without […]
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Sixth Edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World
From 22 to 28 November, the sixth edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World will take place all over the world by the diplomatic, consular and cultural network of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The main theme of this edition is “Tradition and perspectives of Italian cuisine: awareness and […]
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Campiello Junior Prize 2022
The Campiello Foundation announces the 27th edition of the Campiello Junior Prize, a literary award reserved to young people aged between 15 and 22, residing in Italy and abroad, The finalists will receive a selection of books and an invitation to the Campiello Prize award ceremony. The winner, on the other hand, will be entitled […]
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Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2021 – Talk with Artistic Director Fiona Sweet
Exclusive talk with BIFB Artistic Director Fiona Sweet for the IIC Melbourne audience. She will present the 2021 edition of the Biennale that showcases work from local and international artists including Italian photographer Irene Fenara with her Australian Premiere Self Portrait from Surveillance Camera. This free event will be held online via Zoom […]
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Seven beauties: the films of Lina Wertmüller
Retrospective on Lina Wertmüller screening at Classic Cinemas. From the 6th of November to the 18th of December 2021. With the support of the IIC Melbourne.
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Play-Back#10 Jump!
PLAY-BACK 2021 Teatro contemporaneo italiano / Contemporary Italian Theatre Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Melbourne / Italian Cultural Institute Melbourne Cura di / Curated by Elvira Frosini e Daniele Timpano JUMP! Concept, coreography and direction Marta Bichisao and Vincenzo Schino Performer Samuel Nicola Fuscà, C.L. Grugher, Luca Piomponi, Simone Scibilia Sound Dario Salvagnini Administration […]
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The female face of the Commedia
Lecture by Bianca Garavelli: The female face of the Commedia As part of the Week of Italian Language in the World – XXI Edition Dante’s masterpiece introduces us to a few female figures, not numerous, but still capable of leaving a mark for their poignancy. Some of them forestall current tragic issues, such as feminicide […]
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Lectures about Dante Alighieri
Lectures about Dante Alighieri As part of the Week of the Italian Language in the World October 18 – From 6.30 PM to 7.30 PM Lecture by Roberto Rea: Amore e ragione nella ‘Vita nuova’ The purpose of this presentation is to emphasise how, in his autobiographical work Vita nuova, Dante bases his path to […]
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Wasteocene, Storie dal Global Dump
Lecture: Wasteocene, Stories from the Global Dump by Marco Armiero as part of the The Sustainable Development Festival Short bio Marco Armiero is an environmental historian, currently working as the Director of the KTH Environmental Humanities Laboratory in Stockholm. He is also Director of Researcher at the Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean, National Research […]
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