2) “The Beautiful Things” (Le cose belle) – Rassegna “5 pezzi non tanto facili” sul documentario italiano contemporaneo.
“The Beautiful Things” (Le cose belle) [2013, 88’] by Agostino Ferrente and Giovanni Piperno “In Naples, time doesn’t exist. This is a popular belief, a superstition, a good luck charm, a trick, a song. In Naples, you spend your time waiting, and then, all of a sudden, you spend it just remembering. So will the […]
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Wine Appreciation Course
On the occasion of the III International Week of the Italian Cuisine (19th-25th November 2018) Introduction to the World of Wine. The Italian Cultural Institute presents this exciting 3 session course to learn the art of wine appreciation. In English. With Italian sommelier Marco Senia, President of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Sommeliers (ANZIS). […]
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1) “An Italian School” (Una scuola italiana) – “5 Pieces Not So Easy To Play”. Contemporary Italian Documentary Series.
“An Italian School” [Una scuola italiana, 2010, 75′] by Angelo Loy and Giulio Cederna opens the “5 Pieces Not So Easy To Play”. Contemporary Italian Documentary Series. A theatrical laboratory is taking place in a kindergarten. The teachers are telling the story of Dorothy’s adventures in the magical Land of Oz. The audience is composed […]
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5 Pieces Not So Easy To Play
The Italian Contemporary Documentary. The IIC Melbourne presents “5 Pieces Not So Easy To Play”, a documentary series inspired by controversial social and political issues past and present in Italy and abroad such as migration to and from Italy, the Italian Education system and women’s liberation movement. Individual and collective stories narrated by extraordinary Italian […]
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Rudolf Nureyev’s Don Quixote and Giselle. A Teatro alla Scala Production.
Italy’s illustrious Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company would come to Australia to perform only in Brisbane for the company’s first ever Australian visit in its 240-year history as part of the 2018 Queensland Performing Art Centre (QPAC) International Series from 7 to 18 November. Read more The 2018 event will feature an extensive program celebrating […]
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Mystical Love in the Heart of Medieval Italy (2): Jacopone da Todi: Polemic and Passion
18th Week of the Italian Language in the World (15th-21st October). Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy. The second lecture of “Mystical Love in the Heart of Medieval Italy: Jacopone da Todi: Polemic and Passion” is presented by Prof. Rodney John Lokaj, associate professor at Kore University of Enna, […]
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Swiss Festival 2018 – Do You Speak Swiss?! Celebrating Swiss Culture
Swiss Festival 2018. In collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, Alliance Française and the Goethe Institut. DO YOU SPEAK SWISS?…! PARLEZ-VOUS SUISSE? SPRICHST DU SCHWIIZERISCH? PARLI SVIZZERO? The Swiss Festival 2018 is a classic cultural event on the calendar of Melbourne and surrounds. Once a year Swiss expats, families with kids and friends of Swiss […]
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SENZA PAROLE! (SANS MOTS)
A mime and visual comedy show performed by Matteo Cionini and directed by Patrizia Besantini. Original musics by Alberto Mompellio. The show has been created in 2011 and starts from the great tradition of modern and contemporary mime to reach a new language blending physical theatre, clowning, and musical pantomime skills together with theatre sound […]
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Mystical Love in the Heart of Medieval Italy (1): St Francis and his Canticle of Brother Sun
18th Week of the Italian Language in the World (15th-21st October). Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy. The first lecture of “Mystical Love in the Heart of Medieval Italy: St Francis and his Canticle of Brother Sun” is presented by Prof. Rodney John Lokaj, associate professor at Kore University […]
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Playful raids into a ‘networked’ Italian
Lecture by Prof. Vera Gheno, Accademia della Crusca. 18th Week of the Italian Language in the World (15th-21st October). Under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy. On the occasion of the 18th Week of the Italian Language in the World, whose theme this year is “Italian and the network, networks […]
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