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#WeAreWithItaly // Christine Dwyer Hickey

Christine Dwyer Hickey sent us this wonderful narration of how she fell in love with Italy for #WeAreWithItaly. We are truly grateful for her solidarity and for all the kind messages we have been getting in the last few weeks. Click HERE or see below for a video (in English with Italian subtitles) of Christine in Milan talking about her novel Tatty, as well...

#WeAreWithItaly // Eric Haywood

We received this lovely contribution by Eric Haywood - a message of solidarity and a hilarious account of his experience...

RINVIATO - Irish-Italian stories on paintings and conservation

***Evento rinviato a data da destinarsi a causa delle recenti disposizioni sul contenimento del virus COVID19.***A painting tells and hides many stories: how was it conceived and created? But also: how was it neglected and eventually restored? This event focuses on the collaboration between the people and institutions without which the conservation of such essential...

RINVIATO - Screening religions in Italy: why religion still matters in Italian cinema - con Clodagh Brook

***Evento rinviato a data da destinarsi a causa delle recenti disposizioni sul contenimento del virus COVID19.***In Italia,...

POSTPONED - Battle of the Nations in Restoration London - A talk by Adrian Le Harivel

***We regret to inform you that this event has been cancelled due to the the developing COVID-19 outbreak situation. The...

ANNULLATO - Il filo infinito: viaggio alle radici d'Europa - in conversazione con Paolo Rumiz

***Vi informiamo che questo evento è stato rimandato a data da destinarsi. Ci scusiamo per l'inconveniente***.Paolo...

RINVIATO - LIFFE - Little Italian Film Festival

***Evento rinviato a data da destinarsi a causa delle recenti disposizioni sul contenimento del virus COVID19. I biglietti...

ANNULLATO - NCH International Guitar Series // SoloDuo

***The SoloDuo concert has now been cancelled. This is due to the artists being unable to travel due to travel restrictions for those travelling from Northern Italy. Ticket holders will be refunded by the NCH in the coming days.*** As SoloDuo, Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli have performed throughout Europe, Asia, the USA, Canada and Latin America, and have...

RINVIATO - Yes, we still drink coffee: stories of women human rights defenders - Presentazione del libro e letture

***Vi informiamo che questo evento è stato rinviato a data da destinarsi. Ci scusiamo per l'inconveniente***.Yes,...

Il Cinema dei Piccoli // Pipì, Pupù e Rosmarina in Il mistero delle note rapite

Pipì, Pupù e Rosmarina sono i tre cuccioli cercatori del Mapà, figura misteriosa un po' mamma e un po'...

Giornata Internazionale della Donna // Italian Renaissance (of) women

Secondo Ludovico Ariosto "Le donne sono venute in eccellenza / di ciascun'arte ov'hanno posto cura" (Orlando Furioso, XX,...

#WeAreWithItaly // Billy Ramsell

Billy Ramsell's poetic contribution to #WeAreWithItaly: Secure Serverfrom The Architect's Dream of Winter (2013), reproduced by kind permission of Dedalus Press Surface. Cleanse yourself. Dress.Before stepping into the rushhour traffic sit back.Connect yourself via the portsin your face to the system as your roomin this grudge-stubborn town(this town where...

#WeAreWithItaly // Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin

  Another cultural contribution to #WeAreWithItaly came from Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin, who talked about the Decameron from an Irish perspective and shared some compelling insights on Boccaccio and his work in the video linked above. The Decameron is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio. The book is structured...

#WeAreWithItaly // Paolo Bartoloni

Una bella riflessione inviataci da Paolo Bartoloni (docente di Italian Studies presso la National University of Ireland,...

#WeAreWithItaly // Michael Moore

«So at the beginning, no plague, absolutely not, by any count: the very utterance of the word was prohibited. Then came the “pestilential” fevers, admitting the idea indirectly, through an adjective. And then, not a real plague, well, yes, there was a plague, but only in a sense. Not a proper plague, mind you, but something for which there was...

#WeAreWithItaly // Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh

We are delighted to have received several wonderful contributions as Gaeilge for #WeAreWithItaly. Here's one of them - a...

#WeAreWithItaly // Eamonn Lynskey

The poet Eamonn Lynskey, who studies Italian with us at the IIC, read for us his poem April, London, translated into Italian by Anna Maria Robustelli.   EN: April, London In Mile End Park the daffodilsexplode again and he’s* beside me telling how they’re good as anyfringed the edge of Ullswater. He talks about the beautiful,the way it...

#WeAreWithItaly // Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin

The Irish poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin kindly sent us her translation of the poem Contro Scauro by Antonella...

#WeAreWithItaly // Louis de Paor

In his touching message of solidarity with Italy, Louis de Paor recalls the time he spent in Florence and reads the beautiful...

#WeAreWithItaly // Mícheál Mac Craith

This powerful message of hope was kindly sent to us by Fr. Mícheál Mac Craith. «Aifreann na Marbh (Messa...