Maw or Mamma? Mothers and Motherhood in the Italian-Scottish Community
An afternoon of talks, testimonials and discussion. Speakers include Mary Contini (of Valvona and Crolla and author of Dear Francesca: An Italian Journey of Recipes Recounted with Love and Dear Olivia: An Italian Journey of Love and Courage), Prof Margaret Rose (Milan State University), Laura Pasetti (Piccolo Teatro, Milan) and members of the Italian Scottish […]
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All Home, Bed and Church
Written by Dario Fo and Franca Rame Marina De Juli of The Fo Rame Theatre Company The show consists of a programme of comic-grotesque monologues on the condition of women.“A woman alone”: a woman who has everything in her house, who lives according to standards set by television, but who lacks the most important things […]
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Dictionary of Italian Collocations
By Paola Tiberii The term collocazione (collocation) refers to a familiar grouping of words, especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association. Some examples are ‘caffe forte’, (strong coffee) lanciare un appello (to launch an appeal),prestare attenzione (to pay attention),delusione amara (a bitter disappointment),vittoria netta(a clear victory), etc. The Dictionary is […]
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Saltbush Children’s Cheering Carpet
Imaginate Festival 2014 Saltbush is a collaboration between Italian, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australian artists and follows the journey of two Aboriginal friends as they cross Australia on foot. Children are invited to explore, play and dance with the performers as the landscape unfolds around them, providing a unique immersive experience where the audience can become […]
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17th meeting: Purgatorio, XXVI-XXIX
A Lectura Dantis (‘reading of Dante’) is a public reading and explanation of all 100 cantos of Dante’s Divine Comedy canto by canto. Each canto of the Commedia is discussed by a different scholar, and we have a wide range of expert speakers coming to St Andrews for each meeting of the Lectura Dantis Andreapolitana […]
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RSNO Chamber Series 13:14
Baroque Fireworks The perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon with music by the great composers. They called him “the Red Priest” – and Vivaldi’s inspiration was as fiery and as brilliant as his hair. A crack team of RSNO string players launch themselves headlong at some of the most dazzling music that the Baroque […]
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The Seasons in Chianti
The Italian Cultural Institute is very pleased to collaborate with Valvona & Crolla on the exhibition “Seasons in Chianti” by Franco Franceschi. Following the opening at the Ruspoli Berlingheri Farm in Lilliano, in the area where the images were shot, the exhibition successfully toured France and Slovenia. The research includes 65–70 images, showing Siena countryside […]
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The Great Beauty
Celebrating Paolo Sorrentino The Italian Cultural Institute cordially invites you to the screening of “The Great Beauty” directed by Paolo SorrentinoJep Gambardella, a 65-year-old journalist and once promising novelist, lives his easy life among Rome’s decadent high society in a swirl of rooftop parties and late-night soirees. But when he learns of the death of […]
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The Consequences of Love
Celebrating Paolo Sorrentino The Italian Cultural Institute cordially invites you to the screening of “The Consequences of Love” written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino.Titta (Toni Servillo) is a 50-year-old man living quietly in a Swiss hotel with no occupation except smoking and drinking at the bar. But an explosive incident reveals him to be a […]
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La Merda
In Cristian Ceresoli’s critically acclaimed play, Silvia Gallerano gives a captivating performance as a ‘young’, ‘ugly’ and literally naked woman who reveals her bulimic, revolting and public secrets. She struggles with obstinacy, resistance and courage for her own celebrity breakthrough in the society of Thighs and Liberty. An electrifying study on feminism, politics, and the […]
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