Il campione (The Champion)
A lieto fine – Happy ending 2021 marks the 7th consecutive year of the Italian Cultural Institute’s fruitful collaboration with the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, i.e. the cultural hub of the Liverpool City Council. A collaboration that is expressed with the organization of the screening of movies focussing on contemporary Italian productions. This year’s movie […]
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Dante Alighieri: The Supreme Poet
Celebrating the 700th anniversary of the passing of Dante Alighieri 2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the passing of Dante Alighieri, the great Italian poet and man of letters, author of the Divine Comedy and universally considered the father of the Italian language, who passed away on the night between the 13th and the 14th […]
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Dante’s Commedia: An audacious ‘cammin’
Webinar by Prof. Diana Glenn (Australian Catholic University) 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death As part of the events aimed at celebrating the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death (which took place on the night between 13 and 14 September 1321), the Department of Italian Studies of the University of Sydney, in collaboration with the […]
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Bologna’s Porticoes recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Webinar with Dr Kathleen Olive and Dr Michael Hill The Porticoes of Bologna have been recently included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney therefore intends to celebrate this important event with a webinar held by Dr Kathleen Olive and Dr Michael Hill, who will entertain a conversation about the […]
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Webinar: After the Pandemic. Italy’s Place in the World
Conversation with Dr. Gabriele Abbondanza (University of Sydney and IAI) The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the World in an unprecedented way. Italy was among the first Western countries to be severely impacted by it, although the situation is now close to being under control thanks to vaccines and specific policies. As a post-pandemic World slowly […]
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The Global Translation History of Dante’s Divina Commedia
Webinar by Ass. Prof. Jacob Blakesley, University of Leeds 700th Anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s Death As part of the events aimed at celebrating the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death (which took place on the night between 13 and 14 September 1321), the Department of Italian Studies of the University of Sydney, in collaboration with […]
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Literary Festival “Pordenonelegge”
Live streamed or pre-recorded The 12th edition of the Pordenonelegge Literary Festival will be held in Pordenone between 15 and 19 September 2021. The Festival Pordenonelegge.it – Festa del libro con gli autori, whose first edition dates back to 2000, is the result of the collaboration of a group of entities and people (Chamber of […]
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Il primo incarico (The First Assignment) (online)
A lieto fine – Happy ending 2021 marks the 7th consecutive year of the Italian Cultural Institute’s fruitful collaboration with the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, i.e. the cultural hub of the Liverpool City Council. A collaboration that is expressed with the organization of the screening of movies focussing on contemporary Italian productions. This year’s movie […]
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RecitaDante 2021 Competition
We are pleased to announce the names of the three winners of the RecitaDante 2021 competition: Student name University Prize 1. Antony Mark Salamone Sydney University $2,000 voucher 2. Matthew Cross Victoria University, Wellington $1,500 voucher 3. Jacqueline Michalopoulos Sydney University $1,000 voucher Given the effort made by all the participants, the judging panel […]
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Nessuno mi può giudicare (Escort in Love) (online)
A lieto fine – Happy ending 2021 marks the 7th consecutive year of the Italian Cultural Institute’s fruitful collaboration with the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, i.e. the cultural hub of the Liverpool City Council. A collaboration that is expressed with the organization of the screening of movies focussing on contemporary Italian productions. This year’s movie […]
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