Refreshers Course for Teachers of Italian in India
On the occasion of the 16th edition of Italian Language Week in the World, we present to you the IIIrd edition of the refresher course for all the teachers of Italian in India in collaboration with Jamia Millia University, New Delhi. Prof. Simone Giusti will give a series of lectures and workshops on the topic […]
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A Whole New Life by Lucia Giovannini
Do you ever wish your life were different? Do you ever feel the need to have more time, to change your job, something in your relationships, or to move to another city? If, to make life a little better, you knew exactly what to change, would you go ahead and do it? Lucia will talk […]
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Heritage Goes Pop: Design and Culture in Contemporary Times
The Italian Embassy Cultural Centre joins the new Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Series ‘16-17, a monthly initiative that highlights both the heritage and the contemporary arts and culture movements. The inaugural program is titled, Heritage Goes Pop: Design and Culture in Contemporary Timesand brings together a dynamic tapestry of global voices in art history, museology, […]
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Lost in Laos at the University of Mumbai
Daniela and Paolo take a vacation in Vang Vieng in Laos, practicing tubing, rafting and having fun. After an impromptu rave on the river, followed by downhill tubing, the two get Lost in Laos. Having also lost their belongings, they begin to wander around a different Laos to the one they pictured. In Italy, the […]
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My Name is Maya at the 21st European Union Film Festival
In this emotional coming-of-age story, Niki and her sister Alice lose their mother in a car accident. Faced with separate foster care situations that will put them in different countries, the girls run away pursued by a caring social worker named Cecilia. Niki adopts the name Maya as the two siblings encounter a colourful cross-section of […]
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In Vino Veritas
Luca Bernardini gives a lecture on the history of wine with tasting of a wine prepared using an original Roman recipe and of Ippocrasso, a famous wine-based drink that was much appreciated at the Renaissance courts. Topics: Humanity discovers alcohol. From the Fertile Crescent to Ancient Egypt: beer or wine, what was the favourite drink? The […]
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Kalàscima — Psychedelic Trance Tarantella
Kalàscima is an infectious trance-folk experience of percussion, vocal, and electronic sound. As one of Italy’s most acclaimed contemporary musical collaborations, Kalàscima is unique in its energy and rhythm, a fusion of the ancient and modern in an all night revelation of sound. The explosive, energetic and captivating Kalàscima comprises six members, who share about […]
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Stefano Fardelli | Svarupa-Vyakta
Stefano Fardelli is a dancer, choreographer and teacher who got his degree at the M.A.S. Accademy under Susanna Beltrami’s artistic direction in Milan. Fardelli’s own solo Svarupa-vyakta was selected for international festivals such as Anticorpi XL 2014, Teatro Comunale in Ferrara 2014, Maidans Lorenskog Dance Festival 2015 in Norway, Exister 2015 in Milan, Huesca Theatre […]
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Claudio Filippini Trio in Goa
Claudio Filippini from Italy’s Abruzzo region has proven himself to be an enlightened, talented musician, among the greatest in new Italian jazz. As member of Fabrizio Bosso Quartet, he recorded a tribute to the music of Nino Rota with the London Symphony Orchestra.His collaborations include Winton Marsalis, Dee Bridgwater, Giovanni Tommaso, Mario Biondi. The empathy […]
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What a Tarantula eats — Dramatized tasting of typical products from Salento
Many people think that taste is the only really important sense when we eat and enjoy the pleasures of the table but actually that is not completely true. During the tasting, all the five senses are involved: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. The stage is made up of a series of tables for an […]
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