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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Giuliana Soscia Trio
The concert by Giuliana Soscia Trio is dedicated to female jazz composers. A magnifying glass held to the female universe, the concert starts with pieces composed by da Giuliana Soscia, First Impression, Contemporary Tango, Sonata per luna crescente. These are followed by Olhos de gato by Carla Bley, well know American jazz composer, Choro Dancado […]
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Instabili Vaganti in Rags of Memory – The Ritual
An original and experimental composition, Rags of Memory – The ritual is a play based on physical and vocal actions, live music, and video-projections. The stage is set with three circles of light filled with symbolic elements: rice, soil, stones, water, fire. A timeless holy garden where a man and a woman, on stage or […]
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Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2016
Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2016 (FPRWI 2016) is a 10-day workshop conducted by Film Heritage Foundation in partnership with the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) and International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) at NFAI, Pune in association with George Eastman Museum, L’Immagine Ritrovata and The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project. FPRWI 2016 […]
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Operawala Tosti Tour of India
December 2016 marks the death centenary of Francesco Paolo Tosti. The Italian Embassy Cultural Centre – Mumbai Section and Operawala are joining hands to celebrate this creator of beautiful melodies with a tour of India in early March 2016. Operawala is looking forward to connect with new audiences on this tour, especially college students. Baritone […]
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