Valerio Magrelli in conversation with Clarissa Botsford
Valerio Magrelli in conversation with Clarissa BotsfordIntroduction by Roberto BertoniReadings in Italian and English from Nel condominio di carne (In the condominium of flesh) Valerio Magrelli is the author of six poetry collections, for which he has won the Mondello Prize, the Viareggio Prize for poetry, and the prestigious Montale Prize. In November 2003 the […]
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Culture Night 2015
Italian Opera Culture Night is an annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts. This year, it will take place on Friday 18th September 2015. On Culture Night, arts and cultural organisations and venues of all shapes and sizes, including the National Cultural Institutions, extend their opening hours to allow for increased […]
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Zibaldone
Launch of the second English edition of Giacomo Leopardi’s Zibaldone Published in the USA and UK – after seven years of work – the first complete translation in English of the Zibaldone, the personal notebook written by Giacomo Leopardi between 1817 and 1832. A team of English and American professional translators collaborated to the project […]
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Il giro del mondo in 80 pensieri
of Piergiorgio Odifreddi In Around the World in Eighty Days the French writer Jules Verne targeted a concept of travelling typical of an “English travel agency”: going around the globe as fast as possible, with no interest in what could be seen and trying to get back home as soon as possible. Not for the […]
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Churubusco
a graphic novel by Andrea Ferraris Churubusco tells the story of Rizzo, an Italian migrant who arrives in America in 1846 seeking fortune and dignity. There, he winds up fighting in the ranks of the United States army which has just invaded Mexico.For different reasons, some connected with his Sicilian childhood, at the end of […]
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Reading Dante at the IIC
Have you already read Dante’s Comedy? Would you like to read it again? Do you think the Italian text is too complex to be tackled withoutassistance? The Istituto Italiano di Cultura offers you the possibility to be accompanied in your journey through this splendid masterpiece. The person responsible for the project is the Director of […]
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Lost Between
Lost Between features a host of established and emerging writers from the immense literary landscape of both Ireland and Italy. From a father and son emigrating from Famine-stricken Ireland in search of a better life, to a donor looking for meaning in a lost relationship with his son, to Belfast in the turbulent year of […]
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Giulia Ballaré Concert
As part of the Guitar Festival of Ireland the Italian Institute of Culture is pleased to present the performance of international prize-winning Italian guitarist Giulia Ballaré.Hugh Lane Gallery,Charlemont House Parnell Square NorthDublin 1 Admission is free with donations at the door Giulia Ballaré was 11 years old when was admitted to the Conservatory of Novara. […]
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Italian Art & Medicine
Wednesday 24th June 3pm NUI GalwayRepublic of Ireland.The event is a small open symposium with three talks on interlinking aspects between Art and Medicine in Italy the 18th-20th Century. The event is not necessarily for specialists, and will be of interest to a wide audience. The talks will be followed by a short discussion and […]
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Jochen Eisenbrand about Exhibition Design and “Hidden Heroes”
Admission is free, registration essentialin English+35316786144hello@irishdesign2015.ieLecture and ExhibitionTalkAs 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 institutes for culture, have teamed up with ID2015 […]
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