Vannozza Cattanei, Mother of the Borgias
Narrated by Giovanna Conforto, Daniela Corradini with images by Gaetano Pezzella XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge A journey through the history, places and images of the Borgia, the most powerful family in Rome during the Fifteenth Century, narrated by Daniela Corradini. Vannozza Cattanei, born in Mantua in 1442 […]
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The Tradition of the actor-author in Italian Theatre
Edited by Donatella Fisher XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge The centrality of the actor-author constitutes a distinctive characteristic of Italian theatre which, historically, has been based primarily based on performance. It is this unique aspect of Italian theatre which distinguishes it sharply from other theatrical traditions. This broad-ranging […]
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Batik Paintings in Full Bloom
by Rosario Mastrocinque XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge An exhibition of paintings by Rosario Mastrocinque, an Italian-born artist based in Edinburgh since 1996, will be on view at the Institute. In his paintings, Rosario Mastrocinque explores the many intriguing and ever changing aspects of the batik medium. He […]
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Don’t walk WALK
Jacqueline Bulnes & PierGiuseppe DiTanno with Panini 2 Life XIII WORLD ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK – Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italy & Knowledge A railway station designed to stir our thoughts, historic buildings flooded with video projections of people being immersed in water, beautifully detailed drawings of mythological creatures lurking on the walls of medieval closes, and […]
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FESTIVAL
International & Fringe 2013 Photographic Exhibition by Roberto Ricciuti This great photographic exhibition by Roberto Ricciuti portrays the most important moments of the Italian companies at this year Edinburgh Festivals. For more information please refer to: http://www.robertoricciuti.com Free Admission
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The Seasons in Chianti / Le stagioni nel Chianti
Franco Franceschi The Italian Cultural Institute is very pleased to collaborate with Bangor Carnegie Library on this exhibition by Franco Franceschi. Following the opening of the Ruspoli Berlingheri Farm in Lilliano, in the area where the images were created and shot, the exhibition, The Seasons in Chiantishire successfully toured in France, Grenoble and Lille and […]
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Duo Alterno
Lunchtime concert The Reid Concert Hall and Italian Cultural Institute are pleased to bring Duo Alterno to the Scottish capital. The Duo Alterno, defined by The Washington Post “the duo with a big voice and a fine sense of comedic timing”, by La Repubblica in Rome “the duo that gives voice (and piano) to the […]
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The Great Beauty – La Grande Bellezza
In Paolo (The Consequences of Love, Il Divo) Sorrentino’s intoxicating cinematic fresco of contemporary Rome, Toni Servillo plays Jep Gambardella, a long-stalled writer and wealthy bon vivant whom we first meet turning 65 in grand style. A visit from the widower of an old girlfriend provokes memories of young love, and Jep’s dormant creative instincts […]
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Verdi Requiem
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Edinburgh International Festival 2013 The Festival’s Usher Hall concerts come to an epic conclusion with Verdi’s powerful Requiem, its theatricality and gripping emotions making it as suited to the opera house or concert hall as to any church. From music of hushed restraint and transcendent hope through to the thunderclap-like drums […]
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The Fejes Quartet and Marco Scolastra
Classical Musicians Scotland is delighted to present three concert dates featuring the renowned Fejes Quartet and Marco Scolastra, concert pianist and artistic director of Amici della Musica Foligno. Formed in 2006, the Fejes Quartet first came to know each other as members of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. A chance opportunity to work together as […]
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