Raf Ferrari 4tet at the Jazz Bar
Raf Ferrari 4tet Raf Ferrari | piano Andrea Colella | dbass Vito Stano | cello Claudio Sbrolli | drums Raf Ferrari is a jazz-rock pianist who “thinks” like a classical composer. His musical universe is lyrical and inspired, elegant and sophisticated, made of contrasts and dualities through an original mix of melody, rhythm, and improvisation. He […]
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Italian Design Day 2024 at Paolozzi at 100
The Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh are delighted to celebrate the Italian Design Day 2024 in collaboration with the National Galleries of Scotland on the occasion of the “Paolozzi at 100” exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two). Celebrating 100 years since the birth of […]
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Non dimenticare gli angeli by Christopher Whyte
Non dimenticare gli angeli (Don’t Forget the Angels) is an anthology from 30 years of Gaelic poems by Christopher Whyte (Crìsdean MacIlleBhàin) with facing translations into Italian. It won the Premio Rilke 2023 and was launched at a prizegiving ceremony in Duino Castle on the last day of September. This is the first time ever […]
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The Well | Glasgow Film Festival 2024
The Well By Federico Zampaglione 09.03.2024 |18:05 |GFT 1 Supernatural chiller sees a budding art restorer find her life in danger from an evil curse after she travels to Rome to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory. Federico Zampaglione, the Italian Rob Zombie, director of Shadow, and Tulpa: Demon of Desire, returns […]
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Fashioning Italian Youth: young people’s identity and style in Italian popular culture, 1958 – 75
Join us on Thursday, 7th March 2024 at 6:00 pm at the Italian Institute for the presentation of the volume Fashioning Italian Youth: young people’s identity and style in Italian popular culture, 1958 – 75 with the author Cecilia Brioni (University of Aberdeen), in conversation with Prof Derek Duncan (University of St Andrews). Fashioning Italian […]
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Disco Boy | Glasgow Film Festival 2024
Disco Boy by Giacomo Abbruzzese 02.03.2024 | 18:30 | Cineworld Screen 2 03.03.2024 | 15:30 | Cineworld Screen 2 An undocumented immigrant who signs up to the Foreign Legion becomes increasingly psychologically troubled after a mission to the Niger Delta in this gripping and hallucinatory character study, starring Franz Rogowski. German star Franz Rogowski (Victoria, […]
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La Chimera | Glasgow Film Festival 2024
La Chimera by Alice Rohrwacher 01.03.2024 |20:00 |GFT 1 02.03.2024 |12:45 |GFT 1 The Crown’s Josh O’Connor stars as an adrift Englishman with an unusual talent in this playful drama centring on a gang of grave robbers on the hunt for ancient Etruscan relics. The Crown’s Josh O’Connor proves he’s just as good in Italian […]
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Io Capitano | Glasgow Film Festival 2024
Io Capitano by Matteo Garrone 29.02.2024 |17:55 | GFT 1 01.03.2024 |13:10 | GFT 1 Two cousins leave Senegal to pursue their dream of a new life in Europe in Matteo Garrone’s vibrant and powerful drama about the hopefulness, resilience and brutality of the migrant experience. Official Entry: Italy – Best International Feature – 96th […]
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“U Scantu”: A Disorderly Tale by Elisa Giardina Papa
Elisa Giardina Papa: U Scantu: A Disorderly Tale (2022) Friday 1 March – Sunday 19 May 2024. Preview: Thursday 29 February, 5.30-7.30pm Collective is pleased to announce the first exhibition of its 40th anniversary year: “U Scantu”: A Disorderly Tale (2022) by Sicilian artist Elisa Giardina Papa, supported by the Italian Institute of […]
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The Archives of Black Italy: Re-presenting Alessandro de’ Medici
As a tribute to Black History Month Florence, on Thursday, 22 February 2024 at 5:30 pm the Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews are delighted to present the talk The Archives of Black Italy: Re-presenting Alessandro de’ Medici by Dr Shelleen Greene (Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, […]
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