Verdi’s Requiem | Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater
The Edinburgh Royal Choral Union returns to the magnificiently restored McEwan Hall with a dramatic, colourful and moving programme, combining the splendour of Verdi’s Requiem – resounding amidst the bright colours of the newly gilded dome – with the more delicate sounds of Karol Szymanowski’s tender Stabat Mater. In an exciting collaboration, ERCU joins forces […]
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Visualising Shakespeare: From Page to Stage
Actor Marco Gambino ‘translates’ the visual to the texual and vice versa, using Italian contemporary Shakespeare comics and adaptations, together with Shakespeare’s First Folio. In dialogue with Gianni De Luca’s Shakespeare comics (introduced by Professor Laurence Grove), Gambino will present a recent translation of Othello by Italian award-winning playwrith Roberto Cavosi through a series of […]
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Richard Demarco: The Italian Connection – Launch Event
Richard Demarco in conversation with Dr Laura Leuzzi. Introduction by Prof. Elaine Shemilt. The Italo-Scot artist, cultural entrepreneur and educator Richard Demarco has been a key figure for the promotion of the European avant-garde in Scotland since the 1960s. Although some research and publications have been devoted to Demarco’s endeavours, little is known of the numerous cultural […]
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Parliamo di scenografia – A presentation by Nino Formica
As part of Fare Cinema 2018 – I mestieri del Cinema, the Italian Institute of Culture is thrilled to present Parliamo di scenografia – A presentation by Nino Formica. The audience will be captivated by renowned Italian production designer Nino Formica’s fascinating introduction to the different steps of production design. How does a design project […]
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Fare Cinema 2018 – Italian Film Festival
On the occasion of “Fare Cinema – Italian Film Festival” the Italian Institute of Culture is proud the present Scotland’s annual showcase of the best in Italian cinema with an exciting, wide-ranging selection from the past twelve months. Italian Film Festival includes new work from several generations of filmmakers, including established auteurs such as Paolo […]
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Divas, Despots and Dancing: Assunta Spina (1915)
Following Glasgow Film Festival’s premiere of this silent Italian drama with a new score by Southern Italian folk band The Badwills, this special roundtable discussion with film clips explores the film’s revival at a key moment when there is worldwide focus on gender politics and social justice. ASSUNTA SPINA stars Francesca Bertini, one of Italian […]
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Heritage as Citizenship: Challenges of the New Urban Agenda
A lecture by Dr Francesco Bandarin to mark the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage. From 2000 to 2010 Dr Bandarin was Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Secretary of the World Heritage Convention. From 2010 to 2014 he served as Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for Culture. He was re-appointed to this position […]
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Sessantotto: ’68 Italian Style
The Italian Institute of Culture is pleased to support Sessantotto: ’68 Italian Style presented by Edinburgh College of Art and Filmhouse. The exhibition is a collection of original poster designs to tie-in with Fare Cinema 2018 – Italian Film Festival. Sessantotto: ’68 Italian Style marks the 50th anniversary of a tumultuous twelve months of social and […]
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From Mask to Character
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 second event will see the partecipation of Venetian mask maker Renzo Antonello. Lecture – From […]
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Divas, Despots and Dancing: Assunta Spina with Live Score by The Badwills
Passion. Jealousy. Revenge. Join us for the world premiere of this silent Italian drama beautifully restored by Cineteca di Bologna with a new live Southern Italian score by seven-piece band The Badwills. Filmed on the streets of Napoli in 1915, ASSUNTA SPINA stars Francesca Bertini, one of Italian cinema’s greatest ‘silent diva’ actresses, smouldering on-screen […]
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