Amour-montage: A talk on Pasolini by Davide Messina
In an exciting collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture, the Institut français d’Ecosse, and the University of Edinburgh, Dr Davide Messina will present his book Pasolini et son chant du signe: Écriture, cinéma, musique (L’Harmattan, 2018). With an introducction by Professor Marion Schmid (University of Edinburgh). The book delves into the poetics of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s […]
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2018 European Day of Languages
Come and celebrate the diversity of languages in Europe with tasters of French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish and more… Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe’s 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a […]
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Claudio Magris & Francis Spufford
The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to announce the participation of Claudio Magris at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018. LIFE IS A JOURNEY Wandering and wondering simultaneously, acclaimed cultural and literary philosopher Claudio Magris has drawn on countless voyages to write a collection of essays, Journeying. He’s joined by Francis Spufford whose novel […]
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Eileen Battersby & Nicola Lagioia
The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to announce the participation of Nicola Lagioia at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018. Eileen Battersby meets Nicola Lagioia. Ambitious literature meets page-turning thriller in this English Language debut. One is an award-winning Irish critic with a passion for literature in translation; the other is one of Italy’s […]
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Fringe | Capalbo / Falcone: Invisible Atlas
The collaboration between bassist and composer Ilaria Capalbo and pianist/composer Stefano Falcone is a project that has evolved over a few years since the pair met during studies and as their careers took shape. The duo works on original compositions and co-writing, a process that leads the tiny ensemble towards a distinctive, chamber-like sound rooted […]
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Charles Cumming & Nadia Dalbuono
The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to announce the participation of Nadia Dalbuono at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018. Charles Cumming is back with The Man Between, a thriller featuring Kit Carradine, a successful author who’s commissioned to silence an anti right-wing campaigner. In Nadia Dalbuono’s The Extremist, Islamic terrorists carry out attacks […]
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Book presentation | Mi chiamo Cristiano Ferrarese, ho 44 anni e mi sento una persona fortunata.
Cristiano Ferrarese in conversation with Isabella Lazzarini, will present his book Mi chiamo Cristiano Ferrarese, ho 44 anni e mi sento una persona fortunata. It is the evening of 19 August 2015; Ferrarese is cycling to his new work: night porter in a big, luxury Hotel in Bristol. He cycles and starts narrating… His departure […]
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Fringe | The Grey life – Mamonahi Theatre Dance Company
Open the window, take a breath – outside it’s grey. The world is polluted. We produce, we consume, we waste and we are never satisfied. How does our globalised world work? Why are we destroying it? Born as improvised immersive theatre dance with live music, The Grey Life has since been filmed as documentary-dance-theatre-film. With […]
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Fringe | Guitar Folías – Luca Villani
Kindly supported by Kohno Guitar Manufacturing. La Folía is possibly the oldest remembered European musical themes. The virtuosic Variations by underrated romantic guitarist Miguel Llobet is a breathless rapture of Fernando Sor rendition. Celebrating Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s 50th anniversary Luca interprets his happy and brilliant Tarantella. The Suite Popular Argentina, dedicated to Narciso Yepes, is a work […]
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Bandakadabra @ Jazz at Festival 2018 – European Championships Glasgow 2018
As parte of the celebrations for European Championships Glasgow 2018 in association with Glasgow Jazz Festival, we are delighted to present Bandakadabra @ the Jazz at Festival 2018! All the way from Turin, urban brass band Bandakadabra will kick off the night in style with their concert ENTOMOLOGY 2! Combining the energy of street bands with […]
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