Luciano Chessa in concert | SETTE
Not to miss this unique concert by Luciano Chessa, composer, conductor, audiovisual and performance artist, and pianist, born in Sassari, Italy in 1971. He is the author of Luigi Russolo Futurist. Noise, Visual Arts, and the Occult (2012), the first monograph dedicated to Russolo and his “Art of Noise.” Program: 1. Luciano Chessa: ‘TomBoy’ Suite […]
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False Alphabet – The Ensemble “I Bassifondi” in concert
False Alphabet – When Letters Hide Something. The Ensemble I Bassifondi, founded and hand-picked by Simone Vallerotonda, aims at rediscovering and offering the audience, in chamber format, the 17th-18th century repertoire for a consort of lutes and sundry instruments. They will be featured during the Canberra International Music Festival and then come to Melbourne to present their last album […]
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From salami to art: an evening with Giorgio de Finis and Veronica Montanino.
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the School of Languages and Linguistics of The University of Melbourne organizes an evening of Q&A with Giorgio de Finis, the new director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome (MACRo), and Veronica Montanino, a Roman based artist with a practice that involves engaged public work with […]
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Hidden Treasures: Stunning Pieces of Art Outside the Grand Tour of Italy.
A series of 5 lectures conducted in English by Italian artist, art teacher and researcher Angela Viora who presents the artistic peculiarities of Torino (Piemonte), Sanremo (Liguria), Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna), Orvieto (Umbria), and Ragusa province (Sicilia). Cost: $30 single lecture; $ 130 the entire series 10% discount applies to IIC members ($27 single lecture; $117 the […]
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Italian Cine-scapes: Urban Space and Architecture Portrayed in 10 Movies
Palace Cinemas and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Melbourne are excited to present a selection of 10 classic and contemporary Italian movies that will take you on a cine-scape journey through a bygone and nowadays Italy. An aperitivo and film introduction will precede the screening on a Sunday evening at Palace Cinema Como each month. […]
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Balentes – The brave ones
The Italian Cultural Institute proudly presents a special event to celebrate the “wrap up” of BALENTES, an 80 minute provocative documentary directed by Lisa Camillo BALENTES that seeks accountability for the ruthless exploitation of Sardinia’s resources, environmental beauty and deep social customs and traditions. In collaboration with NOMIT (Italian Network of Melbourne) and the Sardinian […]
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Once Upon a Time There Was the Town of Fools, a film by Marco Turco
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the approval by the Italian Parliament of Law 180 on 13th May 1978 (known as Basaglia Law from the name of its promoter, Italian psychiatrist Franco Basaglia), the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) presents the screening […]
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Pontos by the Oi Dipnoi Trio
The Sicilian ethno-folk group Oi Dipnoi was born with the aim of revitalizing the new Italian folk through the use of traditional southern Italian instruments such as bagpipes and diatonic accordion. The project was launched by three Italian musicians who had been active on the international stage for over 10 years: Valerio Cairone (accordion, bagpipe […]
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In the House of Rossini
Maestro Diomenico Nordio (violin) and Massimo Scattolin (guitar) present ” In the House of Rossini” at the Melbourne Recital Centre in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute. Niccolò Paganini met Mauro Giuliani in Rome in 1818 at the Gioachino Rossini’s house and, once again in Rome, the three musicians established the so-called ‘musical triumvirate’. Niccolò […]
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The Eternal Set: a Cinematic Journey through Rome
NEW! A series of four weekly lectures at the IIC presented in English by Dr. Matteo Dutto (Monash University, School of Media, Film and Journalism). =========================================================================== From the early days of silent cinema, Rome, the Eternal City, has been the capital of Italian filmmaking and the set to countless memorable films. A city permeated […]
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