Carlo Pizzati at Tata Literature Live!
Carlo Pizzati has published two novels, a collection of short stories and a non-fiction book. He writes about culture and politics for the Italian national newspaper La Stampa and teaches post-graduate level communication theory courses in different continents. His works appear in Italian, English and Spanish. Born in Switzerland, he grew up near the Dolomites […]
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Across the Ocean
Across the Ocean . . . About the literary sensations of Elena Ferrante in the U.S. and Jhumpa Lahiri in Italy The Italian literary landscape has witnessed two very interesting cases in the last few years: the remarkable success in the U.S. of the four Neapolitan novels of the Italian author Elena Ferrante, L’amica geniale […]
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IN CONCERT – MARCELLO ALLULLI/GIOVANNI CECCARELLI/MATTEO FRABONI (Italy) – Live soundtrack performance to silent movie Cenere.
Cenere by Febo Mari (1917) is based on a short story by Grazie Deledda and stars Eleonora Duse, our greatest theater actress. Cenere is among the most vivid, profound, and successful examples of the meeting of cinema and literature. It is the only film featuring Duse, therefore is a priceless document of her great art. […]
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Franca: Chaos and Creation at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
Franca is a loving portrait of a woman and mother who eschewed traditional roles for women and fearlessly used issues of Vogue Italia to address issues of eating disorders, abuse, race, environmental pollution, plastic surgery and body image. With interviews from Karl Lagerfeld, Bruce Weber, Baz Luhrmann, Courtney Love and many others, Carrozzini gives us […]
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SOI Chamber Orchestra: Piotr Borkowski, Conductor, and Gian Vito Tannoia, Organ
Maestro Gian Vito Tannoia gives a concert with the SOI orchestra under the baton of Piotr Borkowski. Programme: Handel: Concerto Op. 4 No. 1 for Organ and StringsRespighi: Suite in G major for Organ and StringsBach: Fantasia super Komm, Heiliger Geist BWV 651Bach: Concerto in G BWV 592Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 661Max […]
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Soul City featuring Bruno Belissimo
Bruno Belissimo is a Dj/Producer and Multi-instrumentalist.One of the twin brothers born in an Italian immigrant family landed in Canada in the 70’s, Bruno spent his childhood in the suburbs of Toronto where his father owned a movie-rental business and was the director of independent sci-fi movies and his mother would manage a small cafè […]
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[en]counters16 – Bori Bunder @ Platform 8
[en]counters16 – Bori Bunder @ Platform 8 is curated, promoted and organized by ArtOxygen, in partnership with Art Together Ltd (Hong Kong), Avid Learning, Institute of Contemporary Indian Art – The Arts Trust, Palladium – Mumbai’s Premier Lifestyle Destination (India), TAG Contemporary (Italy) with the support of Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Italian Embassy Cultural […]
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A Journey on the Tabla
This documentary takes you on a fascinating journey through Italy and India to discover and explore the passionate spirit of Indian Master, Sanjay Kansa Banik. The film tells the story of Sanjay and how his deep understanding of music and his extraordinary skills together with his artistic maturity have contributed to spreading Indian culture and […]
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Film Festivals From Europe – Nel silenzio
A serious accident hits a family: the eldest son gets locked into a vegetative state for years. Mauro, the youngest son, is a reserved boy. He refuses the condition of his brother, who always represented an important reference for him. The relationship with his parents is troubled, and the difficulty in communicating separates them further […]
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Film Festivals from Europe – Tell Me What You Feel
After the funeral of a young man, Pietro and Adriano, two gravediggers, discuss among themselves, inquiring about his death. In a small town in the South of Italy, a circle of comments spreads about the tragic death of Claudio and offers a sharp vision about an issue of our time. Director: Paolo Strippoli 14 min., […]
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