‘The Mark of The Chemist: A Dialogue with Primo Levi’. A theatrical reading.
A theatrical reading in English of Primo Levi’s The Mark of The Chemist: A Dialogue with Primo Levi. Edited by Domenico Scarpa, featuringSteve Bastoni and Frank Lotito. Based on a concept of Elisa Ferrio, The Mark of The Chemist is written in the form of a fictional conversation, drawing from Levi’s books, interviews […]
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The Mysteries of Leonardo (Leonardo segreto)
The Art Historian Costantino D’Orazio reveals the hidden enigmas in the masterpieces of this genius. A talk in English. Painter, Sculptor, Inventor, Scientist, Musician, Architect. The eclectic Leonardo da Vinci is considered to be one of the greatest genius known to humankind, the creator of the world’s most famous painting, a precursor for many modern […]
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L’Italiano sul Palcoscenico. IV Conferenza nazionale per insegnanti australiani d’Italiano
XIX SETTIMANA DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA NEL MONDO Il tema di quest’anno è L’Italiano sul Palcoscenico. Sotto l’Alto Patronato del Presidente della Repubblica. La quarta conferenza nazionale d’insegnanti australiani d’Italiano è frutto della collaborazione tra l’Ambasciata d’Italia Canberra, l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura Melbourne e il Co.As.It Melbourne. Comitato organizzativo: Anna Rita Tamponi, Ambasciata d’Italia Canberra Laura […]
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‘Non tutti i ladri vengono per nuocere’ [The Virtuous Burglar]
‘Non tutti i ladri vengono per nuocere’ [The Virtuous Burglar], a one-act farce by Dario Fo performed by a group of students (Italian 6) from Melbourne University directed by Prof. Matthew Absalom. On the occasion of the XIX Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo – L’Italiano sul palcoscenico. In collaboration with the Embassy of Italy […]
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Dante’s Feisty Women: Undermining Medieval Misogyny
A talk presented by Prof. Rodney Lokaj, Associate Professor of Italian Philology, Università degli Studi di Enna, “Kore” (Sicily, Italy). Prof Lokaj will be looking at the position of absolute privilege Dante affords certain female figures in the Divine Comedy. It will be based on Paradiso III, a canto featuring Piccarda, a noblewoman of Florence, […]
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Poverty in exile: Dante’s Idea of St Francis in Paradiso
A talk presented by Prof. Rodney Lokaj, Associate Professor of Italian Philology, Università degli Studi di Enna, “Kore” (Sicily, Italy). Prof. Lokaj will guide the audience through some of the key passages in Paradiso XI, the canto in the Divine Comedy specifically dedicated by Dante to St Francis of Assisi. The audience will see what model […]
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The Conformist #LIFF 2019-Bertolucci Tribute
Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2019 On the occasion of the 20th Lavazza Italian Film Festival, which will start on the 19th of September in Melbourne, the IIC Melbourne, in collaboration with Palace Cinemas, wishes to commemorate the recent departure, in November 2018, of one of the undisputed masters of Italian cinema, Bernardo Bertolucci, with a […]
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Perception Integration
On the occasion of the ‘Giornata del Contemporaneo’, as a special ‘finissage’ event to conclude the exhibition “The Manifesto of Rural Futurism”, the IIC Melbourne presents Italian artist Chiara Costanza who will perform some new work, fruit of her continous study and experimentation with live electronic sounds using analog and digital synthesisers, drum machines, as […]
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Hybrid Forms: artistic exchange between translocal art practices of Australia and Italy
Artist talk – A conversation addressing an exchange residency between artists from Italy and Australia. In English. Participants: Regina Pilawuk Wilson (Ngan’gikurrungurr woman, artist and leader of the Aboriginal community of Peppimenarti), Steaphan Paton (Gunai and Monero Nations artist), Giuseppe Lana (Italian artist), and Kade McDonald (Director, Durrmu Arts). Chaired by: Miriam La Rosa (Curator and […]
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Hurried Steps by Dacia Maraini – Play Reading
Passi affrettati by Dacia Maraini in the English translation, ‘Hurried Steps’ by Sharon Wood. Performed by RedVentures Theatre Action Group, Brisbane. Click here to download the program of the evening. Hurried Steps tells a series of stories of women and girls from around the world who have experienced violence and persecution. The stories differ in their […]
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