THE UNIVERSITY FOR FOREIGNERS OF PERUGIA, AMBASSADOR OF ITALY IN THE WORLD: 1921-2021
Presentation by Enrico Terrinoni, Full Professor of English Literature and President of the Master’s Degree Course in Translation and Interpreting at the University for Foreigners of Perugia.100 years ago the Italian University for Foreigners was born in Perugia, forge of the diffusion of our culture in the world, our oldest and most prestigious institution engaged […]
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SCREENING OF THE ANIMATED MOVIE “TRASH”
Commented projection of the animation film on ecology and sustainability, “Trash” (directed by Francesco Dafano and Luca Della Grotta, 2020), a tender and inspiring story of resilience and redemption that passes through the reuse of waste. Collateral educational activities – The screening is accompanied by a series of educational and training activities on environmental problems: […]
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ONLINE VIDEO PROJECT – “VISIONI – RAIY”
Italian language and the cultural dialogue between the two countries through a series of video meetings with 6 Italian-Ethiopian artists and creative producers, interviewed by the cultural curator Johanne Affricot. Liliana Mele tells of her debut in the world of acting, her academic career, the reverential love for theater that drives her to go in […]
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DANTE IN STREET ART – “DANTE 700” MURAL
DANTE SEEN BY ITALIAN AND ETHIOPIAN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS Inauguration of the mural “DANTE 700” (surface of the painting 170 square meters), created in Addis Ababa by Italian and Ethiopian artists: – Group “Addis Street Art” (Solomon Kifle, Gebreyesus Asmare, Saron Bogale, Lielt Lemlem Teferi), DANTE THE ETHIOPIAN – Van Orton Design – Marco and Stefano […]
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ITALIAN DANTE/DANTE GLOBAL
The XXI Week of the Italian Language in the World opens with the presentation of the first translation into Amharic language of two Dante’s passages, the sonnet “Tanto gentile e tanto onesta pare” and Canto I of “Inferno” (“The Divine Comedy”).Speakers: Prof. Enrico Terrinoni (University for Foreigners of Perugia), Prof. Andrea Manzo (University of Napoli […]
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XXI Week of the Italian Language in the World (18 – 24 October)
On the occasion of the XXI edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World (18-24 October), under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, which this year is dedicated to Dante Alighieri to celebrate the 700th anniversary of his death, the Italian Cultural Institute of Addis Ababa, in collaboration […]
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(Re)-Discovering “old” sites. New “La Sapienza” excavations in the Borana Zone, southern Ethiopia
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) assigns the annual financial contribution for four archaeological missions in Ethiopia organized and led by Italian universities.These archaeological campaigns are realized in coordination with the Ethiopian Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ARCCH), stressing the strong […]
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“From Italian, to the world”
The conference of the Turin International Book Fair dedicated to translators from Italian will be held online on 24 September 2021 from 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm. Registration on SalTo + https://saltopiu.salonelibro.it/ (with a free pass to access the Turin International Book Fair, from 14 to 18 October 2021). For information: dallitalianoalmondo@salonelibro.it
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Estate all’Italiana Festival 2021
The ‘Estate all’Italiana Festival’ is back for a second year, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with the Associazione ItaliaFestival, the association formed by some of the most prestigious Italian festivals. From 4 July to 21 September 2021, a tour of the biggest Italian festivals: a programme full of […]
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Italian Design Day 2021
The theme of the 2021 Italian Design Day – “Project and materials: new challenges for the sustainable recovery of the Made in Italy” – intends to reflect on the ability of Italian design to trace new scenarios for the relaunch of the country in the name of innovation and sustainability.
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