Riso amaro by Giuseppe De Santis @ The Folk Film Gathering
The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to be part of the Folk Film Gathering 2017 at Filmhouse with the screening of: Riso amaro by Giuseppe De Santis (1949). A potent, exhilarating brew of folk song, film noir, and Italian neorealism. On the run from the law, small-time thief Francesca hides amidst a group of female workers […]
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Fighting the World’s deadliest animal
Speaker Dr Francesco Baldini – University of Glasgow (Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine) In 2015, malaria killed 429 000 people, mainly children under the age of five. Controlling the mosquitoes that transmit the disease is the most practical and efficient way to prevent the infection. Indeed, the use of insecticides has […]
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Viva Picinisco 1017 – 2017
“Viva Picinisco” A gala dinner to be held at the Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh on 1 May 2017. This will be a major fundraising event organized by the Millennium Foundation, which was set up to raise funds to celebrate the Millennium of the ancestral village of Picinisco in Italy. There will be live music performed by Italian […]
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Meeting Gramsci
Speakers Gian Luigi Deiana and Gabriella Cuccu – Casa Museo di Antonio Gramsci, Ghilarza, Sardinia. Italian theorist and politician Antonio Gramsci was born in Ales, Sardinia in 1891. Historical figure of fundamental importance in 1920-1930’s Italy, his work – considered a seminal contribution to 20th century thought – is now studied by sociology, linguistics and […]
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Italia Moderna – Reload 017
An exhibition of art works from some of Italy’s most prominent contemporary artists, curated by In-Art. Italia Moderna was initiated by In-Art in 2011 as a programme of institutional promotion and marketing to increase awareness outside Italy of the contribution that the country’s artists are making to the international world of visual communication. Since […]
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Decline @ Dance International Glasgow
Decline is a dynamic relationship instantly and continuously transforming, told through the bodies of three distinct performers. This Scottish-Italian collaboration is a meditation on things that draw us together and those that fall away with time using the distinct voices of dance and live music. At its core are the movements of that which we […]
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Da Veronese a Tintoretto: Save Venice Inc. e la salvaguardia dell’arte veneziana
Relatore Dr Thomas Dalla Costa – Universita’ di Verona e Save Venice Inc. Sono passati cinquant’anni da quando, il 4 novembre 1966, un’alta marea eccezionale colpì Venezia facendo raggiungere al livello dell’acqua il picco devastante di 194 cm. I danni al patrimonio artistico e culturale, come noto, furono enormi. In seguito a quell’evento e nell’arco […]
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Adriano & Caterina Sangineto
Twin Musical Strings In a performance full of sparkling energy, Adriano and Caterina Sangineto will focus on a fusion of timeless ancient sonorities with modern rhythms. They will contrast traditional Italian tunes with fresh and original compositions retaining a Celtic flavour. The tones of the harp combine with bowed psaltery and two voices to make […]
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Il Divo by Director Paolo Sorrentino
As part of the Italian Film Series 2017, a Journey Through Modern Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to present Il Divo by Paolo Sorrentino Cannes Jury Prize-winner of 2008, Il Divo is Paolo Sorrentino’s gem about the iconic post-war figure of Giulio Andreotti. Prime Minister no less than seven times, the real Andreotti […]
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Technology, Mobility and Modernity in Italian and European Poetry and Cinema
The conference will explore the relationship between the sciences and the humanities which is an area of studies that is in need of further research in the face of the continuous advancement and expansion of technology and science and their influences on the ‘happiness’ of society over the last two hundred years. Technology has certainly […]
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