#StayTunedOnIt #3
While we are closed to public, we would like to take you on a journey aimed to discover the best classics of Italian literature chosen from the audiobooks collection “Ad alta voce” broadcasted in Italian by Rai Radio3. Our third choice is “I promessi sposi” by Alessandro Manzoni, read by Piero Baldini, Alessandro Benvenuti, Anna […]
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#StayTunedOnIt #2
While we are closed to public, we would like to take you on a journey aimed to discover the best classics of Italian literature chosen from the audiobooks collection “Ad alta voce” broadcasted in Italian by Rai Radio3. Our second choice is “Il cavaliere inesistente” by Italo Calvino, read by Manuela Mandracchia. Italo Calvino was […]
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#StayTunedOnIt #1
While we are closed to public, we would like to take you on a journey aimed to discover the best classics of Italian literature chosen from the audiobooks collection “Ad alta voce“ broadcasted in Italian by Rai Radio3. Our first choice is “Le avventure di Pinocchio” by Carlo Collodi, a very famous novel for children. […]
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#Dantedì
The 25th of March has been identified by scholars as the date in which begins the journey described in Dante’s Divina Commedia. It’s for this reason that today we celebrate the first Dantedì, established by the Mibact (The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism). A series of online initiatives, readings, podcasts will be […]
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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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Pinocchio | DELC Festival of European Theatre
***This event has been cancelled*** Pinocchio Freely adapted and directed by Carlo Pirozzi Assistant Director: Simone Caffari Students from Italian Studies, University of Edinburgh, are delighted to present a new Italian Play inspired by The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Carlo Collodi (1826-1890). We invited students to develop their own versions of Pinocchio’s famous […]
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Filibus: The Mysterious Air Pirate | Hippodrome Silent Film Festival
The most exciting, witty, feminist, steampunk, cross-dressing aviatrix thriller you will ever see! Described in the New York Times recently as “the the spryest comic-book movie of the season” this light-hearted silent introduces us to Filibus… aka the Baroness Troixmond, aka the cross-dressing Count de la Brive. Flying high above the Italian Riviera in her […]
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Paradise by Davide Del Degan | Glasgow Film Festival
Doing the right thing carries risks and rewards in Paradise, a wonderfully melancholic fish out of water farce with a soulful performance from rising star Vincenzo Nemolato. Sicilian slushie vendor Calogero is enrolled in a witness protection programme after observing a Mafia killing. Now he is far from home as the sole resident of the […]
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