Lecture: “Carlo Emilio Gadda, the obsessive search for truth”
University College Cork will host, on the 12th of October, a reading of various texts by Carlo Emilio Gadda for the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death entitled “Carlo Emilio Gadda, the obsessive search for truth”. In attendance will be Attilio De Gasperis, teacher in schools and universities in Italy and all over […]
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GIORNATE DEL CONTEMPORANEO (Italian Contemporary Art Day 2023) – FREE street art tours in Dublin
The Italian Institute of Culture in Dublin is proud to celebrate Italian Contemporary Art Day 2023, a globally recognised event taking place from October 7th to 13th, by showcasing Italian Street Art in Ireland. This celebration includes engaging street art tours in Dublin to launch the photographic exhibition titled ‘Vedo a Colori – Saluti dal […]
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LUNEDI AL CINEMA – SCREENING OF FILM “COSÌ PARLÒ BELLAVISTA” ITA SUB ENG
Monday 9 October 2023 at 6pm Italian Institute of Culture, Pavilion Hall For the third autumnal event of “Lunedì al Cinema” we will present the film “Così parlò Bellavista” (1984), a “philosophic” comedy by the Neopolitan author Luciano De Crescenzo which portrays, with unforgettable protagonists, the sterotypes found in Italy during the 80’s. It evolves […]
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TALK: DISCOVERING GIOVANNI BATTISTA CIPRIANI – (Florence, 1727 – London, 1785): Production, Reproduction, and Reputation.
Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Florence, 1727 – London, 1785): Production, Reproduction, and Reputation. Last May, an audience of some 400 million worldwide watched the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. An undisputed star of the event was the Gold State Coach whose painted panels are the work of an Italian artist who moved to […]
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FIILI – FESTIVAL OF ITALIAN AND IRISH LITERATURE IN IRELAND – 2023
On 7th and from 29th to 30th September 2023 at Istituto Italiano Di Cultura – Dublino We are proud to announce the first edition of ”Dublin Festival of Italian and Irish Literature in Ireland” that will be launched on the 7th September with a special event and it will then officially take place from 29th […]
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Duo “Sans Fil”: “Connessioni” Free Concert for Harp and Piano
“Sans fil” is a project born from Angela Tursi and Susanna Curci’s minds: a pianist and a harpist who founded upon a sound and extensive training in classical music a shared desire to experiment and make their musical experience flourish by embracing a range of different artistic and musical styles. Their collaboration started in 2018 […]
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CULTURE NIGHT 2023 – H20:30-21:05 – “Farnesina: Digital Art Experience – Micromapping” – Videoart & music show created by 14 Italian digital art studios
Farnesina Digital Art Experience is a project organized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with Bright Festival, for promoting and valuing Italian digital creativity in the world. Its first event was held on December 2019 in Rome, where fourteen among the best Italian digital art studios redesigned the Palazzo della Farnesina using […]
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CULTURE NIGHT 2023 – H19:00-19:40 – PIZZICA dance workshop with Eliana Valentini – Workshop of Folkdances from Southern Italy
Pizzica is a traditional Italian dance for couples from the South of Italy (Salento-Puglia region), although in recent times its solo performance is getting very common, especially on-stage during festivals and celebrations. It is an enjoyable and dynamic couple dance, but it is also a powerful solo performance dance, enriched by its myth and healing history […]
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CULTURE NIGHT 2023 – H18:00-18:40 – “Mandolino Italiano” – Concert for Italian Mandolin with musician Giulio “Julyo” D’Agostino
A journey across several Italian regions through the notes of some traditional Italian folk melodies skillfully played by Julyo and his mandolino CONCERT PROGRAMME 1. Schiarazula Marazula2. San Paolo, protettore delle tarantate (Saint Paul)3. Tarantella Taormina4. la Quadrighia5. Fenesta Vascia6. Michelemma’7. Fateve ‘Nnanze (‘Ndrezzata Dance)8. Tarantella Montemaranese9. La Luna (Calabria)10. La Veneziana (the Venetian Lady)11. […]
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CULTURE NIGHT 2023 – H17:00-17:40 – TAMMURRIATA dance workshop with Eliana Valentini – Workshop of Folkdances from Southern Italy
Tammurriata is a dance from Naples and the area around Vesuvio and takes its name from the drum known as the “tammorra”. This is a large round drum, in a wooden frame in which jagged metal strips are inserted and which vibrate and jangle when played. The dance has a strong and vital connection to the […]
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