Geometry, Simplicity, Play: The approach of Vico Magistretti – Book launch
MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK 12 – 22 MARCH 2020 The Istituto Italiano di Cultura, RMIT School of Architecture and Urban Design and Vico Magistretti Foundation present Geometry, Simplicity, Play: The approach of Vico Magistretti, a book to celebrate the centenary of the designer Vico Magistretti. Informed by conceptual simplicity, and often guided by re-interpretative investigations of […]
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Tarantella del Gargano dance workshop – EVENT CANCELLED
EVENT CANCELLED A dance workshop introducing participants to the basic steps and rhythms of traditional “tarantella del Gargano” with Tarantula Garganica’s wonderful dancer Carmela Taronna. Free Event, limited tickets. RSVP required. BOOKED OUT! This workshop is part of the Taranta Festival 2020 (11-15 March 2020). The Taranta Festival returns to Melbourne in 2020 with 5 […]
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Francesco Careri – Walking, Aesthetics, Architecture
How do people make sense of their space and place? How is the city developing, beside and beyond official planning? How do people’s practices transform the city? Where does the city ‘takes us’, when we freely walk? Can architecture and walking become a form of art? Francesco Careri is an architect and Research Professor at […]
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MARCH RE: DESIGNED – A SERIES OF EVENTS
Save the date for a series of special events in March dedicated to Design and Architecture! Talks and presentations will take place at the IIC Melbourne in South Yarra and other venues including NGV Australia in Fed Square on the occasion of the Melbourne Design Week (12 – 22 March) and the IDD (Italian Design Day […]
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Here are the dates for the Afternoon session of the 2020 Bookclub
*** The Bookclub is currrently being held online, until further notice. Italian Cultural Institute Book Club for 2020 – AFTERNOON SESSION! Each year American, Australian and British publishers choose just a handful of Italian novels for translation. The majority of those novels are written by men. This Book club aims to offer space and time […]
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The popular IIC bookclub is back for 2020!
*** The Bookclub is currently being held online, until further notice. If you love reading and you love Italy then this is the bookclub for you. With a glass of wine in hand, we chat about the book of the month, which can be read in Italian or in English. The theme for 2020 will […]
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Italian Composers on the Eve of World War I
World renowned concert pianist and recording artist Dr Donna Coleman presents a lecture-concert featuring the music of five Italian composers active during the second decade of the twentieth century: Ferruccio Busoni, who in 1915 wrote four pieces based upon Native American themes; Alfredo Casella, whose encounter with the premiere performance of Igor Stravinsky’s Le Sacre […]
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An introduction to Vittorio De Sica Retrospective (The Melbourne Cinémathèque)
A talk presented by Elisabetta Ferrari (Lecturer in Italian Studies at Melbourne University) on Vittorio De Sica organised in partnership with Melbourne Cinémathèque. The presentation serves as prelude to the Vittorio De Sica Retrospective between 12 and 26 February 2020. February 12-26VITTORIO DE SICA: CINEMA, ITALIAN STYLEVittorio De Sica (1902-1974) will forever be associated with neorealism, […]
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14th Brunswick Beethoven Festival
The 14th Brunswick Beethoven Festival will take place between 4 Feb to 10 Feb and 17 Feb and 22 February 2020 in Brunswick. The Brunswick Beethoven Festival brings together internationally acclaimed performers for a festival of the finest classical chamber music in Brunswick, inner Melbourne – and for the lowest prices so that everybody can […]
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Massimo Scattolin and Paolo Tagliamento in concert
Not to miss! Following their participation at the Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields 2020 – Festival of Fine Music, Italian musicians Paolo Tagliamento (violin) and Massimo Scattolin (guitar) will perform together in a unique concert in Melbourne at the Italian Cultural Institute. Paolo Tagliamento at RaiNews click here Massimo Scattolin performs “Asturias” by Isaac Albéniz click here Programme Niccolò Paganini: […]
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