Reading Dante at the IIC 2019 – 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 have done together through Inferno, Purgatorio and the […]
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Lunedì al Cinema – A cavallo della tigre
A remake of the 1961 classic by Luigi Comencini. Guido, a Milanese gambler who is in debt up to his ears, organizes a fake kidnapping to pay off the money he owes. His young girlfriend Antonella helps him. However, everything goes wrong and Guido is arrested while Antonella gets away with the ransom. Two and […]
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A Valentine’s Night Special: Puccini’s little women in love
A Valentine’s Night Special: Puccini’s little women in love An illustrated introduction to some of the most iconic heroines in Italian opera – and their lovers – from Anna and Roberto in Le Villi (1884) to Liù and Calaf in Turandot (1926). Written, produced and presented by George Fleeton on behalf of Lyric Opera Productions […]
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Exhibition “Irish in Italy” – Irish literature and politics in Italy in the first half of the 20th Century
The Irish in Italy exhibition aims to illustrate the progressive emergence of Ireland as an autonomous entity, both culturally and politically, in the Italian public consciousness, focusing on the role of pioneer publishers and translators. Irish in Italy displays several important documents such as letters by Pavese, Joyce, Montale, Yeats, Linati and first editions of […]
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CANCELED – Italian Folk Horror: Wyrd, Occulture, Psychedelia – lecture by Fabio Camilletti
***Please note this event has been canceled. We apologise for the inconvenience*** Coined by film director Piers Haggard, the term ‘folk horror’ has become ubiquitous in contemporary British culture, ending up to denote not only the aesthetics of films such as Haggard’s Blood on Satan’s Claw or Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man, but a […]
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Lunedì al Cinema / Holocaust Remembrance Day – 1938 Diversi
In 1938 Mussolini’s “Racial laws” entered into force, and the Italian people, who have not traditionally been anti-Semitic, were induced by fascist propaganda to accept the persecution of a minority that had been living peacefully in Italy for centuries.What made this possible? And how much do we know about that moment in history today?1938 – […]
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Exposing lives: Carla Cerati’s photographic exploration of Italy – with Giorgia Alù
Carla Cerati (1926-2016) is generally remembered for her contribution, along with photographer Gianni Berengo Gardin, to the book Morire di classe (1969) on the shocking enquiry into the condition of Italian mental institutions. Her artistic career, however, includes a vast production of photographs of Milan and other parts of Italy, and the publication of numerous […]
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Tenores di Neoneli – Gramsci: un’omine, una vida
The Coro a Tenores – Cultura Popolare di Neoneli, founded in 1976, is a group of canto a tenore, a style of polyphonic folk singing characteristic of the island of Sardinia. One of its founders, Tonino Cau, is still the leader of the group at this present day. The other members of the choir are […]
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NCH International Guitar Series – Marco Ramelli
The first in a series of six concerts focusing primarily on guitarist composers, curated by the National Concert Hall and Redmond O’Toole. This concert features the Milan-born guitarist and composer Marco Ramelli, professor of guitar at the DIT Conservatory of Music. The programme focuses on the expressive and exhilarating music of the mid-20th century South […]
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First Fortnight – Film screening: “Si può fare”
First Fortnight is an Irish charity that challenges mental health prejudice through arts and cultural action. 2019 will see a unique edition of the First Fortnight festival, as the organisers secured the right to host the Europe’s Mental Health festival in Ireland. This year’s festival will showcase the vibrancy and diversity of modern Ireland with […]
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