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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Introductory Masterclass on Italian Diction led by Italian actress Diana Höbel
The lesson, free of charge, is open to all our students, members, and anyone curious about the Italian language. It is a concrete opportunity to improve language skills, offered to all our friends who are passionate about Italian. The lesson will be conducted in Italian. A minimum A-level knowledge of Italian is required. Program First […]
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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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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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