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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Canti e musiche di Sardegna – I Tenores di Neoneli
Cantu a tenòre (or canto a tenore in Italian) is a style of polyphonic folk singing characteristic of Sardinia. The word tenore, refers in this case to the actual style of folk singing, and not to the tenor as a singer. It is traditionally practised by groups of four male singers standing in a close […]
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Europe Day
The Italian Cultural Institute and the Italian Chamber UK will take part in the celebration of the European Day in George Square in Glasgow on 9 May 2018, event organized by The European Commission Representation in Scotland in collaboration with European Countries. Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, […]
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Lectura Dantis Andreapolitana
A Lectura Dantis (‘reading of Dante’) is a public reading and explanation of all 100 cantos of Dante’s Divine Comedy canto by canto. Each canto of the Commedia is discussed by a different scholar, and we have a wide range of expert speakers coming to St Andrews for each meeting of the Lectura Dantis Andreapolitana […]
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The Character Study: Voice & Physicality
The Italian Cultural Institute and the Charioteer Theatre present “The Academy of Commedia dell’Arte”. This event 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 first event will see the partecipation of actor and teacher Enrico Bonavera with […]
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Gabriella Dall’Olio @ Edinburgh International Harp Festival
Gabriella Dall’Olio ….Plenty of strings attached…and Pedals! Gabriella will transport us on the magical wings of a harp on a musical journey through Italy and beyond. Her programme will feature popular and less well known music including music by Gioacchino Rossini and the film composer Nino Rota, (known for The Godfather theme) from Donizetti to […]
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RSA John Kinross Exhibition
The Italian Cultural Institute is delighted to present an exhibition by the Royal Scottish Academy which will feature work by recent RSA John Kinross scholars, as well as selected works from the prestigious RSA Collections (officially recognised by the Scottish Government as a Collection of National Significance). This coincides with the annual RSA New Contemporaries […]
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Years of Lead Reloaded | 40 Years After Aldo Moro’s Kidnapping
Years of Lead are a decade of political terrorism that hit Italy in the 1970s, both from the far-right and far-left. On March 16th, 1978, Italian political terrorism reached the peak of its harshness. Aldo Moro, former prime minister and leader of the ruling Christian Democracy party was kidnapped and murdered by the far-left wing […]
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