A Dante Quartet – I Corinna Salvadori Lonergan – Dante, Florence and the Florin
“Bewitched by greed and blinded ‘neath its sway” a lecture by Professor Corinna Salvadori Lonergan From the opening of Dante’s Commedia, with the pilgrim’s ascent towards light blocked by a she-wolf, symbol of insatiable greed, the entire work can be read as one great condemnation of this powerful motivation of human action. In opposition to […]
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Spoglia di Sillabe
by Aurora Coppola The collection comprises poems from all the stages of Aurora’s life but it’s also an introspection of the life she lived in Ireland since she came to stay in Dublin back in 2006. The poems are inspired from memories, dreams, nightmares but are also take from existing poems made by Aurora’s favourite […]
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Qui, Ora
Compagnia Claudia Catarzi “The work is divided into three parts, dialectically marked by auditorystimuli that dictate the proxemics ad hoc. The extended time, thesilence, the rustle of a grey raincoat – which she slowly puts on – markthe rhythm of the micro scores of the actions: the impromptu brokengestures evoke a metaphysical puppet led by […]
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Ex-designer
As part of Irish Design 2015’s programme of events leading designers from Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain will give public lectures and hold masterclasses throughout 2015 organised by EUNIC Ireland. Instituto Cervantes Dublin and ID2015 are pleased to be presenting Spanish designer Martí Guixé in the second event in the EUNIC series.Ex-designer is a conference […]
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Love, Italian Style
Changing Customs and Ideas and Love and Marriage in Italy between 1945 and 1974 The idea of the ‘Latin lover’ is one of the most familiar images of Italians and Italian culture. This exhibition, curated by Dr Niamh Cullen (University College Dublin) aims to uncover the reality behind the stereotype, exploring how ideas about courtship, […]
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Year of Irish Design, jeweller designer Gisella Bianco
YEAR OF IRISH DESIGNEUNIC @ Irish Design 2015 European Contributions to the Year of Irish DesignAs part of the programme of the Year of Irish Design (ID2015) leading designers from Britain, German, Italy and Spain will give public lectures and hold masterclasses throughout 2015 organised by EUNIC Ireland. EUNIC, the network of European Union national […]
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On the pathways of the world – Irish monks in Europe and Italy
by Enzo Farinella The history of Irish monasticism, from St. Patrick to the “wanderers” for Christ is extremely interesting. We find Irish monks everywhere throughout the known world, in Britain, Scotland, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Slovakia, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, America. Their skills, above all their knowledge of reading and bookmaking, made of them counsellors in […]
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Stone Green
Selected Poems 1980-2010, by Alberto Toni Poetry by Alberto Toni, appearing for the first time in English, translated by Anamaría Crowe Serrano and Riccardo Duranti. These poems offer exquisite declarations of love, approached obliquely, through striking images. They ponder life’s mysteries and take us on a journey that questions the ultimate abyss.Introduction by Roberto Bertoni, […]
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Sapere di scrivere. Svevo e gli ordigni de La coscienza di Zeno
by Paolo Bartoloni “Ricordo tutto ma non intendo niente” (“I remember everything but understand nothing”), claims the leading character of Italo Svevo’s La coscienza di Zeno (Zeno’s Conscience) as he embarks on writing the autobiography of his life. What about us, the readers; can we make sense of it? La coscienza has been subjected to […]
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Hidden Heroes: The Genius of Everyday Things
We use them every day. They influence our lives. They number in the billions. They are so common that we rarely even think about them: the hidden heroes of everyday life. Be it a plaster, a tea bag or a zipper, these objects are classics. Typically based on an idea that was both simple and […]
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