ClimateWakeUp!Quiz
The Italian Institute of Culture and the Italian Consulate General in Edinburgh, in collaboration with Heriot-Watt University, are pleased to promote in Scotland and beyond the online survey “ClimateWakeUp!Quiz” created by ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development). What do we know about climate change and how is it affecting our […]
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Grazia Deledda The Revolutionary by Cecilia Mangini and Paolo Pisanelli
150 Anniversario Nascita Grazia Deledda Grazia Deledda, The Revolutionary Directed by Cecilia Mangini and Paolo Pisanelli Italy, 2021, 53′ Italian with English subtitles REGISTER HERE A cinematic journey that brings to life the world of Sardinian writer and ethnographer, Grazia Deledda, through unpublished documents and manuscripts. The first Italian woman and writer to obtain […]
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Dall’Italiano al mondo (From Italian to the World)
Friday 24 September, 3pm UK time Dall’Italiano al mondo (From Italian to the World) The conference for all translators of Italian, first of its kind in Italy, organised by Turin International Book Fair, will take place online on the digital platform SalTo+. The event, conceived in view of Italy’s role as guest of honour at […]
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Togo | Dipinti e Incisioni
Togo’s art has been called Expressionist because of its vivid colours and its ability to press the figurative elements into following the dynamics of the composition; but I don’t think this definition is sufficient to express the force and beauty of his works. Expressionism arose in contraposition to a strict society, whose methods had become […]
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Pordenonelegge 2021 edition
15-19 SeptemberPordenonelegge 2021 edition Held in September in the quaint northeast city of Pordenone, sixty kilometres and an hour’s drive from Venice, pordenonelegge.it is one of Italy’s oldest, longest running and most prestigious literature festivals. Founded in 2000, the fest has ever since consolidated its reputation as a go-to cultural event within and beyond the […]
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Energy and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities towards Net-Zero
The main objective of the event is to discuss the ongoing energy transition from conventional fossil fuels to clean energy: the Scottish and Italian perspectives, ahead of COP26, which will take place in Glasgow under UK Presidency, in partnership with Italy. Talks will include market penetration of technologies of the future; current/future demand; link to […]
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Joyce DiDonato & Il Pomo d’Oro | Edinburgh International Festival
The Italian Institute of Culture and the Italian Consulate General in Edinbugh are delighetd to welcome Mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato and Italian period instrument ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro at the Edinburgh International Festival 2021. With her exuberant musical personality, her sunlit voice and her fierce advocacy of the arts’ role in society, it’s no surprise that the […]
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Chiara Avanzato on London One Radio
La Direttrice dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Edimburgo Chiara Avanzato in una intervista su London One Radio descrive le nuove iniziative culturali che promuoveranno l’Italia in Scozia e Irlanda del Nord.
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Pistols for Two, Coffee for One: Duelling in History and Fiction
Profs Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin and Martin McLaughlin will discuss with Joe Farrell his recent book, Honour and the Sword: The Culture of Duelling (Signal Books). No study of western history can be complete without some account of the duel and the code of honour. What made two men arrange an encounter on the ‘field of […]
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Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2021 | Jazz from around the world: Italy with Italian Music Export
The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to support Jazz from around the world: Italy pt. 2 in collaboration with Italian Music Export at Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival 2021. Italian Music Export brings us a triple bill of jazz. Italian double bass player Michelangelo Scandroglio is surely one of Italy’s young rising stars – […]
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