Lecture – “Manuscript Art from Late Antique Ethiopia”
On the occasion of the Summer School “Manuscript Heritage of Ethiopia: Theory and Practice”, Dr. Jacopo Gnisci will hold a free lecture entitled “Manuscript art from late Antique Ethiopia” dedicated to the history of manuscript illumination in Ethiopia during the Christian Aksumite period, with a particular focus on two dazzlingly illustrated Gospel books from the […]
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Movie – The Athlete (2009)
This is a documentary about a man who became a legend: Abebe Bikila, the Ethiopian marathon runner who won the Rome Olympics in 1960, running the whole race course without shoes and winning the first Olympic gold medal on the African continent. Become a national hero, he did not disappoint even four years later, when […]
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Movie – Patria (2014)
A closing factory in Turin and a worker who threatens to commit suicide from the tower of the same factory, because of the loss of his job: this is the starting point for the narration of “Patria”, a film based on the homonymous book by Enrico Deaglio. Another worker from that same factory, Giorgio, and […]
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Movie – Divorce Italian Style
SYNOPSIS a timeless and classic comedy when it comes to the Italian cinema with the great Marcello Mastroianni and the magnificent Stefania Sandrelli, which talks about the struggle of a man who seeks divorce to marry the woman of his dreams in a time where divorce was illegal leading him to trying to find alternative […]
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Screening of the film “Il Capitale Umano” by Paolo Virzì
“Il Capitale Umano” by Paolo Virzì, 2013 – 109 min. – English subtitles. The destinies of two families come together and clash tragically on Christmas Eve: a cyclist is involved in a car accident because of a Jeep with a mysterious man driving. Between splendor and misery, the story of an Italian province offers […]
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A Passage to Ethiopia and Eritrea, curated by Antonio Politano
“A Passage to Ethiopia and Eritrea”, a collective exhibition: photography and multimedia curated by Antonio Politano A visual story of a travel through two Countries, Ethiopia and Eritrea, seen through the eyes of photography students from different nationalities. 40 days of workshops of travel-photography and writing and training sessions in Addis Ababa and […]
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Jazz! with Stefano Carbonelli, Andrea Di Biase and Kaÿn Lab
An “ethio-jazz” evening that you cannot miss!The Italian guitarist Stefano Carbonelli, the double bass player Andrea Di Biase and the cool sound of Kaÿn Lab will give life to a jazz session with Ethio-Italian tones! Stefano Carbonelli – Among the names of the most interesting young talents of Italian jazz, that of the Roman […]
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Screening of the movie “Where I’ve Never Lived” by Paolo Franchi
“Where I’ve Never Lived” by Paolo Franchi, 2017 – 97 minutes – English subtitles. Francesca has moved to Paris for 20 years, after her mother’s death and a degree in architecture, against the wishes of her father, a famous egocentric and prevaricating architect. Back in Turin to visit him, he was involved by his […]
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K-POP FESTIVAL: Regional Preliminary Contest
Sing and Dance contest organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea.
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“In Search of Wisdom”, an art exhibition by Yonas Hailu
INAUGURATION ON THURSDAY 6th JUNE, 6.00 P.M. – Free Entrance and Refreshments_____Yonas Hailu is an Ethiopian versatile artist interested in painting, photography and digital media. He takes inspiration from Ethiopian traditional art combining it with his intellectual self-expression.
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