Nessuno può fermarmi by Caterina Soffici
Italian writer and journalist Caterina Soffici will present her book Nessuno può fermarmi (Feltrinelli, 2017), in conversation with Prof Federica Pedriali (Italian Department of the University of Edinburgh). Bartolomeo searches for the true story surrounding his grandfather Bart, supposedly killed on the front during World War II. Bartolomeo accidentally discovers the forgotten history of a […]
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The Truth and the Three Rings
What is the truth and can someone pretend to hold it exclusively? While religious tensions increase, traditional stories from the Jewish, Christian and Muslim religions highlight the connections between the three main monotheisms. With Giovanna Conforto, creative director of the Italian Storytelling Center and Enrico Bertoni director of Museo Interreligioso di Bertinoro. By eliciting images and […]
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Oltremanica – Overseas by Stefano Panzeri
We are delighted to present Oltremanica – Overseas, one-man show performed by Italian actor Stefano Panzeri at The Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast. Oltremanica – Overseas is based on Terra Matta, the autobiography of a Sicilian man named Vincenzo Rabito. Vincenzo was born in 1899and was a member of a heroic generation for Italy, being the […]
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The Art of Migration
The event will include the presentation of documentary ‘The Art of Migration’ by Matteo Fiorucci and Bernardo Angeletti, 2017 (28 minutes), followed by a panel discussion. The short film ‘The Art of Migration’ follows refugee image-makers from autumn 2016 until Spring 2017 in a workshop founded by artist and art therapist Virginia Ryan in […]
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Phantôme by Matteo Fiorucci
As part of the Art of Migration two exhibitions will run concurrently: ‘Phantome’ Photographic Essay from the migrant centre in Trevi, Umbria by Matteo Fiorucci 2016/2017 ‘Reciprocus’ Mixed media works on paper by Virginia Ryan and participant image-makers from ‘Make Art Not Walls/Italia’. The Phantôme project was born in winter 2016. In the city […]
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Reciprocus by Virginia Ryan and image-makers from ‘Make Art Not Walls/Italia’
As part of the Art of Migration two exhibitions will run concurrently: ‘Reciprocus’ Mixed media works on paper by Virginia Ryan and participant image-makers from ‘Make Art Not Walls/Italia’. ‘Phantome’ Photographic Essay from the migrant centre in Trevi, Umbria by Matteo Fiorucci 2016/2017 Reciprocus is a recent, on-going collaborative art work between artist/Edinburgh-trained art […]
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Europa’s Long Renaissance: Myth, Metamorphoses, Migrations
This open seminar in Italian Studies at the University of Edinburgh connects and celebrates three important anniversaries: the European Treaty of Rome (1957), Ovid’s bimillennium, and the first translation in print of Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Renaissance Italy (1497). The study of the early-modern interpretations, translations, and adaptations of the founding myth of Europa, as told […]
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Language of My Choosing by Anne Pia
Anne Pia will be talking about her newly published memoir which centres on her life growing up in the Italian-Scots community of post-World War Two Edinburgh. This candid memoir shares her struggle to bridge the gap between a traditional immigrant way of life and attaining her goal of becoming an independent-minded professional woman. Through her […]
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Canto pe’ Napule – Musiche classiche napoletane
Neapolitan classical song, deeply rooted in history and universally enjoyed, is widely recognized as the genuine and faithful expression of traditional Italian melodic music. Very important composers such as Di Giacomo, E.A. Mario, Russo, Capurro, De Curtis, to name a few, have executed these songs and illustrious past and present singers, from Caruso to Murolo […]
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European Day of Language
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 tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council […]
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