Summer in Music at the Institute!
Three NIGHTS of great, FREE music thursday 29 january 2026 at 6.00pm Melologue “Hierarchy and Privilege”With original music Based on texts by Primo Levi on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day is honoured to host the artistic duo Diana Höbel (actress) and Federico Nicoletta (musician) for a moving and passionate musical reading […]
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Melologue “Hierarchy and Privilege” with original music Based on texts by Primo Levi on occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026
To commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026, the Italian Cultural Institute Sydney is honoured to host the artistic duo Diana Höbel (actress) and Federico Nicoletta (musician) for a moving and passionate musical reading based on writings by Primo Levi. The event offers an insider’s shockingly vivid perspective of life in the extermination camps. […]
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CINEMATIC RETROSPECTIVE – MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI: MODERNIST MASTER
We are proud to support and co-present this major cinematic retrospective in collaboration with Ritz Cinemas MICHELANGELO ANTONIONI: MODERNIST MASTER — From 5 February to 23 April 2026 a Thursday night retrospective celebrating a director who defined an era and continues to speak powerfully to our time. One of the most influential filmmakers of the […]
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Antenna Documentary Film Festival 2026 — Sydney
The Antenna Documentary Film Festival returns to Sydney from 5 to 15 February 2026, bringing to Australian audiences a selection of international auteur documentaries with strong narrative and visual impact. The festival celebrates the power of documentary cinema to tell authentic stories, explore collective memories, and engage with pressing social and cultural issues. The Italian […]
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DOCUMENTARY FILM “CARTAPESTA: CARNEVALE DI FANO – THE FILM”
The Italian Cultural Institute, on occasion of its support to the Antenna Doc Film Festival in Sydney, is pleased to invite you to the screening of the docufilm CARTAPESTA by Andrea Lodovichetti, to discover the heart of Italy’s oldest Carnival: memories, footage, and a powerful imagery rooted for centuries in a city: Fano. A tradition, that of […]
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Piano Duo Concert Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi
The Italian cultural Institute is pleased to present a special piano four-hands concert by the celebrated duo Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi. Internationally acclaimed as pioneers of four-hands jazz piano, Trick and Alderighi bring together impeccable technique, lyrical elegance, and contagious swing. Known for their inventive arrangements of stride, ragtime, boogie-woogie, and Swing Era classics, […]
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EATALIAN TALKS – “HOW ITALIAN DISCO MUSIC MADE US DANCE”
Discover the first event in the “Eatalian Talks” lunchtime series, focusing on dance music from the 1970s and 1990s. We’ll meet on Tuesday, February 17th from 12:30 to 1:05 pm at the Institute (125 York St., CBD) to retrace the history of Italian disco music from its beginnings to the late 1990s. You’ll discover unexpected tracks created by […]
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Italy at the Europa! Europa Film Festival 2026
19 February – 19 March 2026 The Europa! Europa Film Festival returns for its 5th edition, presenting a vibrant celebration of European cinema across Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Hobart and Auckland. From 19 February to 19 March, the festival brings 43 films from 22 European countries, showcasing a rich and diverse selection of contemporary European filmmaking. […]
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From words to images: dialects and varieties of Italian between spoken language and cinema
National Day of Dialect and of Local Languages From words to images: dialects and varieties of Italian between spoken language and cinema Thursday, 19 February 2026 – 6 pm – 8 pm Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 4/125 York Street – Sydney CBD On the occasion of National Day of Dialect and of Local Languages, the […]
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LUCA CIARLA – MEDITERRAMÌA
The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney is proud to present, together with Violipiano Music, the tour of violinist Luca Ciarla across Australia and New Zealand. Tour Dates: 26 february – Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Sydney, NSW, Australia 27 february – Brisbane Jazz Festival, Brisbane, Australia 28 february – Audio Foundation, Auckland, New Zealand […]
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