Pordenonelegge 2022
The 23rd edition of Pordenonelegge, one of the major Italian literary festivals, will take place from 14 to 18 September. The meetings of the festival are organized in many symbolic places of Pordenone, but also in other Friulian and international cities. At the link https://www.pordenonelegge.it/programma you can consult the entire program of 2022, which ranges […]
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DANTE IN CONTEMPORARY ART
The Italo-Ethiopian Art Street has landed, for the first time in Addis Ababa, with the creation – thanks to the kind collaboration of the Municipality of Addis Ababa and Bonobolabo of Ravenna – of a large mural “Dante 700”. The painting is located near Sar Bet Square, has an area of over 170 square meters, […]
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Contemporary Art Day and Cantica21 between Italy and Ethiopia: release of the book “Concerning Dante – Autonomous Cell” by Jacopo Valentini
An evocative journey through art, narration and landscapes in the “Dante” places, actually visited by the Supreme Poet and the imaginative ones described in the Divine Comedy. Concerning Dante – Autonomous Cell by Jacopo Valentini is a photographic project that won the Cantica21 public notice. Italian Contemporary Art Everywhere – Under 35 Section, jointly promoted […]
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The collective exhibition “Dante Plus 700. Addis Ababa Edition”
The collective exhibition “Dante Plus 700. Addis Ababa Edition”, open at the Italian Cultural Institute until December 31, which celebrates the Father of the Italian language and his “Comedy” through the works of 100 Italian contemporary artists. Among them Milo Manara, Tanino Liberatore, Emiliano Ponzi, Riccardo Guasco, Nicola Verlato, Carlo Stanga, Donato Sansone, Giulio Rincione, […]
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Italian-Ethiopian Conference “Human Evolution and Archeology. New research activities of the University of Rome La Sapienza in Ethiopia”
The Italo-Ethiopian conference is organized in collaboration with the ARCCH – Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Addis Ababa University, as part of the agreement between the ICC and the University of Rome La Sapienza, the first university for studies classics and the ancient world. Since 2016, the University of Rome La […]
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The Crossing – Enzo Favata, Melaku Belay and Friends
An evocative journey, proposed by brilliant Italian and Ethiopian artists, in the world of jazz, contemporary ethnic music and dance, under the sign of intense and sincere dialogue between our two cultures. The protagonists of the show “The Crossing” will create their own style according to their own experiences and researches through their cultures, with […]
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Centenary of the birth of the architect A. Mezzedimi, conference by Jacopo Galli: “Aspirations and Contradictions in Shaping a Cosmopolitan Africa: Arturo Mezzedimi in Imperial Ethiopia”
The conference is organized in the framework of the Cultural and Scientific Cooperation Agreement between the ICI in Addis Ababa and the Iuav University of Venice, and in collaboration with the EiABC – Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development (Addis Ababa University) to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the architect Arturo […]
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Italian-Ethiopian Conference “Between Artifacts and Manuscripts. The activities of the University of Naples L’Orientale in Ethiopia: work in progress and future prospects”
The Italian-Ethiopian conference is organized in cooperation with Addis Ababa University and in the framework of the Cooperation Agreement between the ICI in Addis Ababa and the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, the oldest school of Oriental Studies in Europe, which boasts a long and significant tradition of Ethiopian studies ranging from ancient, medieval and modern […]
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“Music for uncertain times” – Music Day 2022
On the occasion of Music Dayl, 21 June 2022, the Second Edition of the “Music for uncertain times” project will be released. the project consists of three exclusive, previously unreleased musical performances recorded by leading figures in contemporary Italian songwriting in places that represent the country’s cultural heritage: 1. “E invece”, performed by Samuel and Jeremiah Fraites […]
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“Pasolini’s visions. Secret fires”: international premiere of the new Artemis Danza show
The international premiere of the show “Pasolini’s Visions. Secret Fires” kicks off the celebrations of the centenary of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s birth, under the sign of the Italian-Ethiopian cultural dialogue! It is an ideal journey, with the brilliant company “Artemis Danza” directed by Monica Casadei, in the evocative Pasolini’s world through Contemporary Dance, Cinema and […]
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