Finissage of “Counterpoints#01 Marco Fusinato/ Vettor Pisani”
Finissage of the exhibition “Counterpoints#01 Marco Fusinato/ Vettor Pisani. Guest speaker Dr Roberta Crisci-Richardson (Lecturer, Art History & Theory, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Federation University Australia, Ballarat). Crisci-Richardson studied the history of art in Rome, Paris, and Melbourne, specialising in French and Belgian art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Moving across prints, […]
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Special Event: For a Fistful of Dollars – Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2018
Presentation of a new, restored version by Ms Laura Napolitano, Director of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Melbourne The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to co-present with Palace Cinemas a new, completely restored version of a movie which inaugurated a new cinema genre, the ‘Western Italian-style’, or Spaghetti Western: For a Fistful of […]
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Amore e speranza – Italian Arias and Songs
A delightfull evening dedicated to Italian opera and music with a fine selection of arias and songs. Presented by Melba Opera Trust in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute. Performing artists: Cleo Lee-McGowan (soprano – Joseph Sambrook Opera Scholarship) Jessica Harper (soprano – Dame Nellie Melba Scholarship) Rhodri Clarke (pianist – Associate Artist) To […]
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Special Event: A Conversation on Elena Ferrante – Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2018
A Conversation on Elena Ferrante The IIC Melbourne is pleased to co-present with Palace Cinemas a double feature of the documentary Ferrante Fever by Giacomo Durzi [2017, 74′] and Troubling Love by Mario Martone [1995, 103′] along with a panel discussion between the screenings. The panel will featureMs Laura Napolitano (director of the IIC Melbourne), Dr Andrea Rizzi (Australian […]
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La Dolce Guitar
An exciting recital by Italian classical guitarist Gian Marco Ciampa, a marvellous young musician. On the occasion of the Melbourne International Guitar Festival (21-23 September 2018). Since he was very young Gian Marco has played concerts at important venues and festivals all over Italy and abroad. He has been regularly taking part in master classes […]
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Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2018
The 19th edition of the Lavazza Italian Film Festival comes back to Australia to showcase the best of the latest Italian cinematographic production. The Festival will take place in Melbourne between the 13th of September and the 7th of October at selected Palace Cinemas. The Festival will travel to all Australian capital cities, and will […]
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Opera Italia!
In celebration of the launch of the Richard Divall Emerging Opera Artists Program (named in memory of the late Australian conductor, composer and scholar), Melbourne Opera and the IIC Melbourne present an opera soirée featuring the next generation of artists singing Italian opera classics. Director Suzanne Chaundy Soprani Rebecca Rashleigh & Alison McIntosh Deszcz, mezzo-soprano […]
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CINECITTA’ BEATS – 70’s Italian Cinamatic Party
Cinecittà Beats is a party in honour of the 70’s Italo-Crime films inspired by an historical era distinguished by its mood, images and music. Come dressed in your best 70’s attire and enjoy an evening of live music with the soundtracks from Italo-Crime films performed by local Italian band Nanni Calandro’s Cinematic Band, followed with […]
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Crystallography and cultural heritage: science and passion
Our Institute is pleased to welcome Gilberto Artioli, professor of mineralogy and crystallography at the University of Padova (Italy), here in Melbourne on the occasion of the XXII Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association (13th – 17th August, 2018). The conference focuses on crystallography and materials science as fundamental tools for the characterization and understanding of […]
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Italian Mysteries – The new IIC Book Club starts with Italian Crime Novels
Reading has the power to carry us back to places we know or forward to those we can only dream of. Join the IIC Book Club and travel to Italy each month, on the words of some of Italy’s most popular writers. This year the IIC Book Club will be dedicated to Italian crime novels […]
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