Rumba de Bodas
The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival on its 40th anniversary sets out to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience for you. This year programme features the best of jazz and blues from all over the world and all over Scotland. Celebrating their tenth anniversary and a new album “Super Power” these Italian troubadours are back […]
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Beautiful Things by Giorgio Ferrero, Federico Biasin
The Italian Institute of Culture is pleased to support young Italian filmakers at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The many objects that we accumulate and that we believe to be essential begin their production journey in silent, secluded industrial and scientific sites. Beautiful Things describes this hidden mechanical liturgy within four different remote locations, where […]
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Happy Winter (Buon inverno) by Giovanni Totaro
The Italian Institute of Culture is pleased to support young Italian filmakers at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Every summer on Palermo’s Mondello beach, over one thousand cabins are built ready to host the many families who will spend the summer holidays there. For them, the beach huts provide the perfect position to hide behind […]
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Scotland’s Year of Young People – Voice to Choice
The Italian Institute of Culture is pleased to support Young Artists involved in Scottish – Italian projects. To celebrate Scotland’s Year of Young People (YOYP), the Scottish contribution includes an exploration of how young people in Scotland respond to the theme of the Biennale: Freespace. Daniele Sambo and Hannah Brackston have been commissioned by WAVEparticle […]
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T-his/T-hat con Fuora Dance Project
T-his /T-hat è una performance interattiva, della durata di circa 45 minuti, in cui i bambini sono invitati a svolgere un ruolo molto importante: dovranno interagire con i danzatori. Il pezzo proviene dal concetto della difficoltà di effettuare scelte e la possibilità di eventuali soluzioni. Questa performance divertente, si presenta con la storia di due […]
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Impariamo l’italiano!
Anche quest’anno i piccoli studenti dell’Italian Club della scuola Fernhill di Glasgow prenderanno parte ad uno spettacolo tutto in italiano, incentrato sul cibo, sulle abitudini alimentari e sul mondo degli animali. Seduti al tavolo dell’immaginario Ristorante Fernhill, i bambini hanno imparato ad ordinare, migliorando la loro conoscenza dell’italiano e memorizzando parole nuove ed espressioni idiomatiche. […]
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Fundamentals of Commedia dell’Arte
The Italian Cultural Institute and the Charioteer Theatre present “The Academy of Commedia dell’Arte” which will bring you closer to the fine art of the 16th Century Italian craft, which involves skills such as physical theatre, mime and improvisation. The third event will see the partecipation of the Artistic Director Olly Crick a with a […]
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Decostruttori Postmodernisti presents ‘In the Beginning was the Sound’
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Decostruttori Postmodernisti (DP) are four young Italian professional musicians who blend sharp technical skills with the verve of cabaret, presenting well known pieces in the most unlikely ways imaginable. The otherworldly sound of the Theremin is joined by piano, violin and cello alongside ukulele, melodica, kazoo, bird whistle and slide […]
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Dall’Italia alla Scozia…passando dal Malawi: Rita Milesi e Mamalita
Rita Milesi nasce a Erve in provincia di Bergamo, ultima di sedici fratelli. Dopo il diploma, lavora per circa dodici anni nelle strutture pubbliche di Bergamo e Milano come infermiera ed educatrice presso un asilo nido. Nel 1974 (e dopo un corso sulle malattie tropicali) decide di partire in missione e raggiunge l’ospedale in Malawi […]
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Food for Thought in Malawi
Join us for this conference to learn about MamaLita, a project set up by NGOs Italian Scotland, Alleluya Care Centre (Malawi), University of Edinburgh, Queen Margaret University (Edinburgh) and Mary’s Meals. The project involves running a school as well as setting up a college in Malawi. The event will be introduced by Professor Peter Mathieson, […]
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