#StayTunedOnIt #12 | Masks and kinfolk in times of “viral” Commedia dell’Arte
Bottegavaga is a theatre company and association based in Venice, whose actors and members have a twenty-year experience in devising shows and teaching theatre techniques. Commedia dell’Arte is a seminal part of their poetics; the ancestral power of the mask digs into the deeper side of the actor who wears it, allowing the expression of […]
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#SalToEXTRA Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino
For the first time in its long and celebrated history – after thirty-two years – Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino, one of the most important publishing events in the world, cannot take place in May, due to the Covid-19 emergency. While waiting for the right conditions to hold the regular edition whenever possible, the […]
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#WeAreItaly #StayTunedOnIt
Parte la campagna #WeAreItaly #StayTunedOnIt lanciata dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale per promuovere nel mondo l’Italia più creativa e vitale della cultura nei giorni del Coronavirus. Per maggiori informazioni visita #WeAreItaly – Stay tuned on IT
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Fresh Renaissance – Florence, Edinburgh, and the Art of Phoebe Traquair.
****This event has been postponed to a date tbc**** Italian Studies, University of Edinburgh, is organising an event celebrating the historical twinning between Edinburgh and Florence: Fresh Renaissance – Florence, Edinburgh, and the Art of Phoebe Traquair. Introducing his new book Rinascere: Storie e maestri di un’idea italiana (2019), Professor Nicola Gardini (University of Oxford) […]
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AIRITalks, Where Science Meets People | GMO or OMG?!! Debunking false myths around genetically modified organisms
****This event has been postponed to a date tbc**** AIRItalks is back! In 2020 the collaboration between AIRIcerca, the Italian Istitute of Culture and the Consulate General of Italy in Edinburgh will bring you a new series of informal and informative talks, which will focus on the social and ethical impact of scientific research. In […]
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James Lind: Why do we need evidence?
Aim: To honour James Lind, a Scottish physician (born in Edinburgh) who conducted a controlled clinical trial in 1747 (to treat scurvy) and to discuss why evidence matters in decisions about treatments, interventions, vaccinations, and prevention. Speakers: Mr. Iain Milne, Sibbald Librarian at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh: “James Lind’s biography – evidence […]
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Learning by Singing
The show “Learning by singing” is the result of several workshops realized by the young students of the Italian Club at the Fernhill School in Glasgow. Through sound and music, children improved and deepened their knowledge of the Italian language, learning new words and idioms. The students will stage their linguistic and musical talent through […]
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Italian Traditional Games
Giochi italiani tradizionali [Italian Traditional Games] is a day dedicated to Italian families, organised to celebrate the Festa della Repubblica Italiana (Italy’s National Day). While sharing Italian history and traditions, kids and adults will take part in a remarkable afternoon of old and new games, from il salto con la corda (skipping rope) to tiro […]
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A Female Pastor in Italy – Women and Religion
Giuseppina Bagnato, Waldensian Pastor in Rimini, will offer an interesting insight into the role of women in religion in Italy. Starting from the issue of patriarchal society and female roles within it, Giuseppina Bagnato will outline the path of women through religions, from a state of invisibility to becoming preachers within the Waldensian Church.
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Memoria per l’Europa – An encounter with Paolo Rumiz
Contemporary European societies have been celebrating the centenary of the First World War from the standpoint of the demanding process of European integration: while only apparently freed from conflicting backlashes, contemporary memories of the wartime resonate with the ways national communities conceive themselves, re-tell their own history, and project their own image against the backdrop […]
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