Karate workshop with Luigi Busà
The Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh, Shuzoku Wado-Kai Association with Dalry Karate Group are delighted to invite you to a karate workshop with Italian karateka Luigi Busà, first-ever gold medal in the men’s kumite 75 kg event at Tokyo 2020 Olympics, on Sunday, 14th May 2023 at the “Engage Sports Centre” campus of Edinburgh […]
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The 58th season of the INDA Foundation at the Greek Theatre in Siracusa
Four new productions, 200 artists on stage, a tour in the most prestigious Italian theatres. The 58th Season of the INDA Foundation at the Greek Theatre offers an ambitious program, with top names and an eye towards the future, thanks to a record-breaking edition of the International Youth Classical Theatre Festival in Palazzolo Acreide, involving […]
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A Walk with Alda Merini. Alda Merini in her own words
The Italian Institute of Culture and CETEC – Spazio Alda Merini are pleased to present A Walk with Alda Merini. Alda Merini in her own words on Thursday, 4 May 2023 at 6:00 pm at the Italian Institute of Culture (82 Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9EW). This storytelling-talk, with music and song, drawing on the […]
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Dante | Alessandro Barbero in conversation with Allan Cameron
Dante Alighieri, whose death arrived at its seventh centenary in 2021, is known in Italian as the Sommo Poeta or more simply as the Poeta, much as Shakespeare is referred to as the Bard, and of course he is famous for having written the Divine Comedy, a long narrative poem in three parts in which […]
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Il Corpo nel Suono 2023
Since 2015, the international conference Il Corpo nel Suono, dedicated to the synergy between music and dance, promoted by Accademia nazionale di Danza (National Dance Academy, AND) of Rome, has encouraged the culture of dance and the application of good practices to increase cooperation and exchange at an international level and create a platform for […]
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Fuelling the Future: The Promise of Plasma Fusion | Edinburgh Science Festival
The Italian Institute of Culture and the Consulate General of Italy in Edinbugh are delighted to be part of the Edinburgh Science Festival 2023. It has long been accepted that plasma fusion could be one of the best ways of tackling the challenge of net-zero electricity production, and major milestones achieved over the past 18 […]
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Corrado Augias narrates Tosca
CORVINO PRODUZIONI presents CORRADO AUGIAS NARRATES TOSCA by and with CORRADO AUGIAS Technical supervision and mise en éspace ANGELO GENERALI Monday, 27 March 2023 | 6:00 PM St Cecilia’s Concert Hall | 50 Niddry Street | Edinburgh EH1 1LG The Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh is delighted to invite you to St Cecilia’s Concert […]
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Women’s History Month 2023
The Genealogies of March 8th: the Political and Ritual Dimensions of International Women’s Day in Italy by Alessandra Gissi Thursday 23 March 2023, 5.30 pm Italian Institute of Culture, 82 Nicolson St, Edinburgh, EH8 9EW In 1910, Clara Zetkin put forward a proposal for a special day to celebrate women – International Women’s Day. In […]
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The Eight Mountains | Glasgow Film Festival
The Eight Mountains by Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch March 10th | Cineworld, Screen 1 | 20:00; March 11th | Cineworld, Screen 1 | 17:30. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, The Eight Mountains is a staggeringly beautiful, uplifting tale of lifelong friendship. One Summer, 12-year-old Pietro and his family leave Turin […]
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The March On Rome | Glasgow Film Festival
The March On Rome by Mark Cousins March 10th | GFT2 | 18:00; March 11th | GFT2 | 16:00. As far right politicians gain ground around the world, Mark Cousins examines the roots of European fascism in The March on Rome. His perceptive, provocative documentary offers a forensic scrutiny of A Noi/To Us, a film […]
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