Pleasure Body by Giorgia Nardin – rest as a tool for resistance
Pleasure Body – a lecture Pleasure Body is a space I have regularly been holding for almost two years that is dedicated to the celebration of womxn, femmes, queer, trans, non-binary, intersex, (gender) non-conforming, marginalized people (++) and their accomplices.Pleasure Body wants to be a space in which rest and pleasure are acknowledged as tools […]
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Italian Cultural Institute Book Club 2019
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 year the Italian Cultural Institute has chosen to make Italian women writers the theme of the 2019 bookclub. Many people, whether they are Italian enthusiasts or not, will have […]
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Italian Cine-scapes: The Widover by Dino Risi
Italian Cine-scapes #2: Urban Space and Architecture Portrayed in 9 Movies Palace Cinemas and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Melbourne, in collaboration with Istituto Luce Cinecittà, present the second edition of the successful series Italian Cine-scapes with a new exciting selection of movies that reveal the internal and external landscapes of a bygone and contemporary […]
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Articulating Gender and Questioning Global Sisterhood in Contemporary Italy
In this talk, Caterina Romeo will examine the cultural production of migrant and second-generation women authors in contemporary Italy and analyze the complex ways in which they disturb traditional patriarchal narratives but also question the very notion of a global sisterhood, central in the development of feminism in Italy and in Italian gender studies. Moderator […]
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Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana. The history of “Bella ciao”.
This event is FULLY BOOKED! Please join the waiting list. Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana are back to Australia in April-May 2019 on a tour called Argento (Silver) that aims at celebrating the group’s 25th anniversary. On the occasion of the 25th April Liberation Day that celebrates the end of the fascist regime and the end […]
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Improvising with Scelsi
Improvising with Scelsi. This exciting conference/show at the IIC Melbourne with Italian violinist Marco Fusi and Australian musicologist Ian Parsons aims to discuss the foundations of a creative performance practice of Scelsis music, questioning dogmas such as Werk-text-treue and composers intentionality. A creative approach will be justified through the investigation of Scelsi’s complex creative routine, […]
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Italian Cine-scapes #2: Urban Space and Architecture Portrayed in 9 Movies
The IIC Melbourne, in collaboration with Palace Cinemas and Istituto Luce Cinecittà, presents the second edition of the successful series Italian Cine-scapes started last year by the Italian Cultural Institute, with a new excting selection of movies that tell about inner and external landscape showing both a long gone and contemporary Italy. The first Sunday […]
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Federico Albanese – Piano Concert
Federico Albanese is a composer born in Milan, Italy in 1982. His musical versatility is a natural gift that pushes him to explore music in all its facets. Albanese’s compositions are airy and cinematic, blending classical music, pop and psychedelia. He started studying piano and clarinet as a child before becoming fascinated by rock music […]
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Vico Magistretti – Archivio in Viaggio / Travelling Archive – Opening at the IIC
Vico Magistretti – Archivio in Viaggio / Travelling Archive. This extraordinary exhibition moves from RMIT Design Archives to the Italian Cultural Institute in South Yarra (28th March-18th April 2019). VERNISSAGE Date: Thursday 28th March 2019Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmVenue: IIC Melbourne, Elm Tree House, 233 Domain Rd, South Yarra Guest of Honour from Italy, director of […]
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Floraleda Sacchi – Contemporary Harp Concert
Floraleda Sacchi is a musician, composer and producer who creates her own musical world blending acoustic harp and electronics, classical, minimal and pop.Trained as a classical musician, she won 16 prizes, a Latin Grammy, played at Carnegie Hall New York and in top venues all around the world as one of the most sought-after harpist […]
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