International Women’s Day
Concert by the MC/BC Duo (Beatrice Colombis, violin & Mauro Colombis, piano) International Women’s Day (or International Women’s Rights Day) is an international event which is celebrated on 8 March every year and underlines the importance of the fight for women’s rights, in particular for their emancipation, remembering the social, economic and political achievements and […]
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Bangalow Film Festival 2024
From 7 to 16 March 2024, at the Bangalow A&I Hall, an international cinema program will be screened, with over 20 national premieres, 4 special events and 3 masterclasses focused on some of the most significant talents of the Northern Rivers.Italian cinema could not be overlooked by such a program, which presents indeed two Italian […]
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Legends of Italian Architecture. Italian Renaissance Theatres Unveiled: The Farnese Theatre in Parma
Lecture by Arch. Ivo Enrico Poluzzi Join us for another evening of architectural exploration with esteemed Italian Architect Ivo Enrico Poluzzi, focusing on the grand Teatro Farnese in Parma – one of Europe’s largest Baroque theatres. This cultural treasure, celebrated for its historical significance and stateliness, stands as a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture. Commissioned by […]
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Katthy Cavaliere: Sedia rossa
Exhibition curated by Daniel Mudie Cunningham IIC, 22 February-22 March 2024 Opening Event: Thursday 22 February, 6pm with guest speakers in conversation: Daniel Mudie Cunningham with Grace Burzese, artist and Cavaliere Estate executor Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney, Sedia Rossa is a focussed survey of artworks and archival videos by the Italian-born […]
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Europa!Europa Film Festival
Among the several collaborations with local cultural bodies that the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney has established, the one with Moving Story, an Australian company specialized in film distribution and entertainment, stands out. Moving Story operates in Melbourne with the Classic and Lido cinemas, and in Sydney with the Cinema Ritz in Randwick and offers, […]
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Antenna Documentary Film Festival
The Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney is pleased to confirm also for its 2024 edition the by-now consolidated collaboration with the Antenna Documentary Film Festival. The Festival returns this year with an extremely rich and varied programming that includes 52 compelling films that celebrate the life stories of famous artists, delve into the world’s most […]
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Motherland(s): ‘The tragic tale of Eugenia Falleni – A true story of adversity, tragedy, crime and courage’
A presentation by Mark Tedeschi AM KC The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to invite members and friends to the presentation of a very peculiar, and notorious, criminal case whose protagonist, Eugenia Falleni, lived in Sydney for decades as a man, getting married twice, before being charged in 1920 with the murder of his/her wife. […]
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International Remembrance Day 2024
Guitar Recital by Massimo Scattolin and Readings by Ass. Prof Avril Alba from the book Internee Number 6 With the bill n. 211 of the 2000, the Italian government established the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2022. Since then and every year, in Italy and abroad, all the actors of the Sistema Paese commemorate the victims […]
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The Enchanting Grandeur of Teatro Olimpico by Andrea Palladio in Vicenza
Legends of Italian Architecture: Italian Renaissance Theatres Unveiled Lecture by Arch. Ivo Enrico Poluzzi Embark on a captivating exploration of Italian Renaissance theatre with distinguished Italian architect Ivo Enrico Poluzzi. This exclusive lecture series promises to be a riveting journey through the historical and architectural wonders that defined an era of cultural and artistic renaissance. […]
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Italian language courses
Why study Italian at the Italian Cultural Institute? Students choose the Italian Cultural Institute, Sydney, because: Our Italian language courses are structured according to the Common European Framework of Reference; The IIC in Sydney also offers conversation courses at various levels; Lessons are held by professionally qualified, native language teachers; Students learn the language in a […]
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