18th Week of the Italian Language in the World – “Digital Graals” with Roberto Casati
Technologies have fascinated artists, educators, writers, communicators. Do they deliver on their promises? Is the new digital age an age of empowerment or of diminution? There is no uniform answer to these questions. But after a quarter of a century of fast changing landscapes, we can start looking at effective strategies for negotiating the technological […]
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Max Gazzè – La Favola di Adamo ed Eva 20th anniversary
In 1998 Max Gazzè, one of the most popular Italian storytellers, shared with the world his reimagined ironic fairytale about Adam and Eve, accompanied by a timeless sound marked by his bass as a perfect metronome. 20 years later, the artists wants to celebreate this milestone with all his fans across Europe and bring back […]
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18th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Surfing in Hell: Dante’s Social Media and Online Presence(s) – with Daragh O’ Connell
What if Dante had a Facebook account? Or a Twitter feed? What would be the nature of his WhatsApp chats? All this and more, will be explored in an investigation of Dante’s ubiquitous online presence, both real and imagined. Daragh O’Connell is a lecturer in the Department of Italian in UCC. Head of Research in […]
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Italian opera at Wexford Festival Opera
Join us at the Wexford Festival Opera to enjoy a series of classic Italian masterpieces. With a unique vision, outstanding production values and spectacular setting in a beautiful small town, Wexford Festival Opera is a remarkable success story that looks set to continue for many years to come. This year’s festival offers you a unique […]
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I colori della ragione – performance on architect Franca Helg
I colori della ragione (“The colours of reason”) is a theatrical performance dedicated to the architect Franca Helg, a great example of a free and empowered woman who made her way in a male-dominated field. Throughout the play, music, words and movement shape a dimensional space gradually framed by the actress with a red thread. […]
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MUSIC WITH THE IIC – Marco Del Greco
Winner of the Tokyo International Guitar Competition, Marco Del Greco is regarded as one of the leading classical guitar player of the new generation. Throughout his performance in Dublin, he will pay homage to the great Florentinian composer Marco Castelnuovo Tedesco, who passed away 50 years ago, by performing his Caprichos de Goya, a musical […]
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Lunedì al Cinema – L’abbuffata
In Diamante, a small town in Calabria, Southern Italy, three youngsters would like to shoot a movie. They decide to travel to Rome, where they meet Amelie, a French girl, who seems interested in their intent. She tells them she will mention it to Gerard, her fiancé, who actually turns out to be Gerard Depardieu, […]
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Lunedì al Cinema – Il sole dentro
Based on a true story, Il sole dentro is the story of two long journeys. Yaguine and Fodè, two Guinean teenagers, have written a letter addressed “To their Excellencies the members and leaders of Europe” on behalf of all children and young Africans. In the letter, the two boys ask for help for schools, food […]
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Those who from afar look like flies – a conversation with Luigi Ballerini and Beppe Cavatorta
Join us at the IIC for a conversation on contemporary Italian poetry. Edited by Luigi Ballerini and Beppe Cavatorta, Those Who From Afar Look Like Flies provides an organic profile of the evolution of Italian poetry after World War II, from Pasolini to the present days. This groundbreaking anthology of poems and essays is a […]
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Reading Dante at the IIC 2018 – Paradiso
The Italian Institute of Culture is delighted to announce the new season of the series “Reading Dante at the IIC”. Several times throughout the Commedia Dante addresses the lettore with the belief that he will be read by the futura gente – ourselves, and this we did from October to June, inspired by the poetry […]
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