Lest we forget: remembering our past and present heroes. Meeting/screening on the fight against the mafia organized by Com.It.Es. Ireland
Com.it.es. Ireland, together with the Italian Institute of Culture, organizes an event to commemorate the main protagonists of the fight against the mafia that, thirty years ago in 1992, entered in a bloody historical period. Salvatore Borsellino (online), director and writer Pierfrancesco Diliberto (AKA Pif) and senator Laura Garavini, will animate a short debate, after […]
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“Introspections” concert for piano with pieces by Sibelius, Brahms, Busoni, Janacek, Rachmaninov. Solo pianist: Ida Pelliccioli
On June 22nd you are invited to an exceptional concert for piano: “Introspections”, interpreted by Italian pianist Ida Pelliccioli that will perform pieces by Sibelius, Brahms, Busoni, Janacek, Rachmaninov. A young musical prodigy, Pelliccioli specialized in Paris, France, where she started a promising international pianist career in Europe (Serbia, Luxembourg, Ireland and Romania) and in […]
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“Michele Esposito, a musician and composer in Dublin”: Presentation of the life and works of the composer by Annalisa Monticelli
Michele Esposito, born in 1855 close to Naples, was a composer, musical director and pianist. From 1882 he started teaching piano at the Music Academy in Dublin where, in 1889, he founded the Dublin Orchestral Society. He lived in Ireland until 1928, continuing to work as a composer, performer and conductor. He won several prestigious […]
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Launch of the Exhibition “Italian Fusion – A visual Art Show” with artists Giulio Vesprini and Shane O’ Driscoll for the series “L’Illustrazione italiana 2022″
Thursday 16th June at 6pm the Opening of the Exhibition “Fusion – A visual Art Show” will take place at the Italian Institute of Culture. The exhibition shows works by Giulio Vesprini and Shane O’ Driscoll, both street artists, art designers and urban art curators. The initiative, in cooperation with Radio Dublino and curated by […]
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Towards “Bloomsday 2022”: Book presentation of “The Book About Everything” with authors and scholars
Looking towards “Bloomsday 2022” – dedicated to the centenary of Joyce’s masterpiece – the Institute of Culture will host a pre-launch conversation about “The Book About Everything”, a collection of essays dedicated to “Ulysses” edited by Declan Kiberd, Enrico Terrinoni and Catherine Wilsdon. It will be an opportunity to reflect on the modernity of one […]
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“Fare Cinema” ONLINE events – Fifth edition
The fifth edition of Fare Cinema will be held from Monday 13 June. The festival was launched in 2018 and involves a series of events to promote the Italian film and film industry in the world, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation and the network of Italian Embassies, Consulates and Cultural […]
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Concert for soprano and piano with Jade Phoenix (soprano) in collaboration with Wexford Festival Opera
In collaboration with Wexford Festival Opera, the Italian Institute of Culture is glad to present the latest in a series of extraordinary concerts featuring artists from the renowned Irish opera festival. In the beautiful Sculpture Hall of Hugh Lane Gallery, Irish soprano Jade Phoenix will interpret opera classics and Irish songs: Puccini, Mozart, Strauss and […]
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Lunedì al cinema on MyMovies: Online screening of “Una relazione” (2021). ITA sub ENG
“Una relazione” (“A relationship”) is a 2021 movie directed by Stefano Sardo. Alice and Tommaso have been together for 15 years; he’s a musician and she’s an actress, they have no children. They invite their friends over for dinner to give an announcement. The friends think that they’ll announce their wedding, but they announce their […]
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“Seeking Unicorns”: Performance by and with Chiara Bersani – Carlow Arts Festival 2022
The Italian Institute of Culture launches a new collaboration with the Carlow Arts Festival participating to the staging of the performance “Seeking Unicorns” written by and starring Chiara Bersani. The Italian artist, 98cm tall and suffering from a congenital disability, brings to the scene a research on the myth, often unknown, of the Unicorn. The […]
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ITALY. Land of Wonders: An afternoon dedicated to the discovery of this videogame – UCD Festival 2022
Come and visit Italy, the land of wonders! Thanks to the collaboration with the section of Italian studies at UCD School of Languages, on Saturday 11th June you’ll be able to discover the secrets and potentials of the videogame “ITALY. Land of Wonders”. Six explicatory panels will show you how to play; there will also […]
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