The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
The July meeting of the Italian Book Club in Mumbai will be dedicated to The Shape of Water (1994) by Andrea Camilleri. It is the first novel in the famous series centred on the adventures of Inspector Montalbano. Set in the fictional town of Vigàta in Sicily, the novel begins with the discovery of the […]
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The Conformist (1970) by Bernardo Bertolucci
The Italian Cultural Institute in Mumbai, in collaboration with the Film Heritage Foundation, the Institut Français in India, and the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai, presents The Conformist (1970), by Bernardo Bertolucci, one of the most defining works of Italian political cinema. This special screening is part of Reel Europa, a quarterly showcase of the best […]
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Marco Alibrando conducts the SOI Chamber Orchestra with Tenor Angel Romero
The Italian Cultural Institute in Mumbai is pleased to support the concert organised by the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI). The Principal Conductor at the Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar and Music Director of VoceAllOpera, Marco Alibrando, conducts the SOI Chamber Orchestra. The evening opens with […]
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Divine Comedy: Inferno (Canto 5 and 33) by Dante Alighieri
The June meeting of the Italian Book Club of Mumbai will be dedicated to Inferno, the first canticle of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, with a special focus on two of the poem’s most powerful and memorable cantos: Canto V, which tells the tragic story of Paolo and Francesca, and Canto XXXIII, featuring the […]
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Suono Italiano: A Jazz Piano Concert by Claudio Filippini
The Italian Cultural Institute in Mumbai, in collaboration with the NCPA, Comitato Nazionale Italiano Musica (CIDIM) and the Suono Italiano project, presents a jazz piano concert by Claudio Filippini. Pianist Claudio Filippini presents a compelling piano recital shaped by a deep-rooted command of the jazz tradition. He has collaborated with distinguished artists such as Wynton […]
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Stoic Wisdom – Marco Aurelio on Serenity
We would like to highlight an event on the history and philosophy of Ancient Rome. New Acropolis Pune is organising a talk dedicated to the life and thought of Marcus Aurelius, a scholar, military leader, Roman Emperor, and one of the most influential Stoic philosophers of the 2nd century AD. Amid wars, political turmoil and […]
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Aperitivo Italiano feat. Ida Altrove
The Italian Cultural Institute in Mumbai, in collaboration with the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), presents a jazz concert by the Aperitivo Italiano trio featuring singer Ida Altrove. Aperitivo Italiano offers a captivating musical journey through Italian pop from the 1960s to today. Featuring Alessandro Vuono (piano), Marco Rossin (sax), and Francesco Clemente […]
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The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
The April meeting of the Italian Book Club of Mumbai will be dedicated to The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, one of the most fascinating and complex novels in contemporary Italian literature. Published in 1980, Eco’s debut novel and received major international recognition, including the Premio Strega in 1981 and the Prix Médicis […]
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Blow-Up (1966) by Michelangelo Antonioni
The Italian Cultural Institute in Mumbai, in collaboration with the Film Heritage Foundation, the Institut Français in India, and the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai, presents one of the most celebrated films by Michelangelo Antonioni, Blow-Up (1966), which was also his first English-language film. This special screening is part of Reel Europa, a quarterly showcase of […]
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EMBODIA: INDO-ITALIAN AI LAB FOR THE ARTS
The Mumbai phase of EMBODIA – an Indo-Italian scientific and artistic laboratory dedicated to human-AI co-creation in the performing arts – will take place in Mumbai in collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. The programme will begin with a movement workshop on 13 April, led by […]
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