Mafiapoetics. Why Mafiosi write and how they impersonate literary theory
Mafiapoetics. Why Mafiosi write and how they impersonate literary theory 10 February 2023 | 1pm – 3pm Italian Institute of Culture, 82 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh Key speakers: Dr Ulrich van Loyen (University of Siegen) Dr Ulrich van Loyen explores why middle classes and the art world especially are obsessd with mafia – and how they […]
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Interview with Pasolini by Davide Toffolo
The famous cartoonist Davide Toffolo draws his imaginary interview with the great intellectual. As part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini, the international tour of Davide Toffolo’s ‘Interview with Pasolini’ exhibition stops at the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh from January to March 2023. Promoted by […]
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Londra anni venti by Marco Varvello
Marco Varvello presents his new book Londra Anni Venti (Bompiani) at the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh on Tuesday, 6th December at 6:00 pm, in conversation with Joseph Farrell, Emeritus Professor of Italian at Strathclyde University. The roaring twenties, full of expectations and hope were the nineteen twenties in Europe but what about our first twenty […]
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Farnesina Digital Art Experience @ Calton Hill
An extraordinary digital art show organised by the Italian Institute of Culture and the Consulate General of Italy, supported by The City of Edinburgh Council, will open to the public on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill to coincide with the Christmas Lights 2022. From December 2-4, the iconic National Monument of Scotland on Calton Hill will form […]
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The Last Summer – Falcone and Borsellino 30 Years Later
Thursday 24 November, 6.30 pm Assembly Theatre, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU The MET – Teatro Metastasio Stabile Pubblico della Toscana presents: L’ultima estate – Falcone e Borsellino 30 anni dopo The Last Summer – Falcone and Borsellino 30 Years Later In Italian, with English surtitles. A performance to mark the 30th anniversary of […]
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My Thoughts Are Silent | EUNIC for Ukraine – European film week
The Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh is delighted to participate in the EUNIC for Ukraine – European film week with a screening of My Thoughts Are Silent (Director: Antonio Lukich), the most successful independent film in Ukrainian cinema, on Tuesday, 22 November at 18:00. MY THOUGHTS ARE SILENT Synopsis Twenty-five-year-old Vadym works as a […]
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VII Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo | Simonetta Agnello Hornby in conversation with Victor Contini
We are delighted to welcome best-selling UK-based Italian author Simonetta Agnello Hornby, in conversation with Victor Contini, talking about her relationship with Sicilian culinary traditions and the important role that these traditions have played in her novels. Simonetta Agnello Hornby was born in Palermo, where in 1968 she obtained a law degree. She was a Fulbright […]
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VII Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo | A Cena con lo Chef Michele Di Bonito da Eusebi Deli
Eusebi Deli is partnering with: the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh, the Consulate General of Italy for Scotland and Northern Ireland and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the UK, Scotland Office, to celebrate la VII Settimana della Cucina nel Mondo, or the ‘World Week of Italian Cuisine’ – an initiative which celebrates Italian food abroad in […]
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Project Ganymede by Marco Palone
The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to invite you to the book presentation of Project Ganymede by Marco Palone on Thursday, 10th November at 6.00 pm. Project Ganymede (Elison Publishing) is the first volume of a trilogy set in a dystopian future in which humanity, having survived the catastrophe, seeks to be reborn from the ashes of […]
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Italian short film Nights | Summerhall
The Edinburgh Short Film Festival and the Italian Institute of Culture presents a night of curated Italian Short Film in collaboration with The Adriatic Film Festival and The Italian Short Film Center. From documentary to drama to award-winning animation, we’re exploring contemporary Italian life and society with some great films from all corners of Italy and […]
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