DESIGNED IN ITALY, MADE IN AUSTRALIA. The Australian work of Pier Luigi Nervi
Curated by Paolo Stracchi Pier Luigi Nervi (1891–1979) was a structural engineer but also a revolutionary Italian master builder, architect and artist, who forged, through the invention of the Sistema Nervi – Nervi System – a new structural aesthetic for modern architecture. In Australia, the Sistema Nervi was for the first time adopted with the […]
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A Cultural History of Italian Song
Meeting with Jacopo Tomatis The Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney is pleased to host Italian musician, musicologist and music journalist Jacopo Tomatis. On this occasion, Tomatis will present his latest work entitled Storia culturale della canzone italiana (A Cultural History of Italian Song), a monography published by Il Saggiatore in 2019. The book is the […]
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Concert Viti-Seccafieno at the Sydney Opera House
Concert Viti-Seccafieno at the Sydney Opera House MaeciTrumpet RhapsodyLuca Seccafieno, TrumpetFabrizio Viti, Piano Continuing on their world tour – from Carnegie Hall in New York to Renzo Piano’s Parco della Musica in Roma – Luca Seccafieno and Fabrizio Viti arrive for a one night only performance at the Sydney Opera House with a program focused […]
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How Trumpet Rhapsody was born
Concert-lecture with Fabrizio Viti and Luca Seccafieno The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to host a musical duo composed by pianist Fabrizio Viti and trumpeter Luca Seccafieno in a concert-lecture, during which they will present the concert Trumpet Rhapsody they will perform the following night in the Utzon Room of the Sydney Opera House. Sydney […]
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Balancing Act (Gli equilibristi)
Cinema Italia Life in a Time of Crisis – An Italian Perspective The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is proud to announce the launch of a collaboration with Palace Cinemas which will present a series of screenings as well as retrospectives dedicated to some of the most significant cultural and social aspects of Italian life as […]
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Concert by the “Accordi Disaccordi” Trio
Alessandro Di Virgilio, Dario Berlucchi, Elia Lasorsa Suono Italiano Sydney 2019. Yearly Music Program of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Sydney The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney continues with its series of concerts called Suono Italiano Sydney, a cycle made possible by the collaboration with CIDIM – Italian National Music Committee, an organization founded […]
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Bianca come il latte, rossa come il sangue (White as Milk, Red as Blood)
Of Love and Friendship The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is renewing in 2019 its fruitful collaboration with the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, proposing a new cycle of screenings called Of Love and Friendship, which will include movies produced in the last years which will touch upon themes that are certainly very familiar to the majority […]
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“Convergence” by Mezza / Ginsburg Ensemble
The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to present a concert by the Mezza / Ginsburg Ensemble, composed by famous Italian pianist Vittorio Mezza and South African saxophonist Mark Ginsburg, during which the artists will present their album Convergence. The artists will be accompanied by Karl Dunnicliff on bass and Tim Firth on drums. Mezza and Ginsburg […]
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The Entrepreneur (L’industriale)
Cinema Italia Life in a Time of Crisis – An Italian Perspective The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is proud to announce the launch of a collaboration with Palace Cinemas which will present a series of screenings as well as retrospectives dedicated to some of the most significant cultural and social aspects of Italian life as […]
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Ballerina
Vivid Sydney 2019 The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to present to the members, friends and supporters the Turin artist Angelo Bonello, who will participate with the Ballerina installation at the Vivid Sydney 2019 festival, which will be held this year between May 24th and June 15th on Sydney Harbor. The artwork will be […]
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