Mirrors with Griot company and Destino Dance company
Mirrors is a multidisciplinary artistic performance created for the 2019 “Italy, Cultures, Africa” programme with the aim of celebrating and enhancing the ties and the dialogue between Italy and Africa.The title, Mirrors, recalls an object which is part of our everyday life and that reflects our image, an image which holds our culture and identity, […]
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Screening of “Tutta colpa di Freud” by Paolo Genovese
Francesco is a psychologist who loves the theories of Sigmund Freud, who finds himself alone with three daughters: Martha, Sarah, and Emma. Francesco, who is an expert analysis of sex, begins to hate Freud, because it turns out that the daughters have problems: one is a lesbian, another still loves an old man over thirty […]
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Roberta Gentile in concert
Roberta Gentile and her band presenting the debut Album “Bring It On” and other international hits. It is a plaintive soulful vocal entwined into a groovy concoction of African, South American folk and Bluey’s native Mauritian Sega beats. Free Entrance and Refreshments.
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Screening of the movie “Gli ultimi saranno ultimi” by Massimiliano Bruno
Luciana lives in Anguillara, works in the factory and is married to Stefano, a unemployed man full of multi-million dollar ideas but reluctant to work under a boss. They have a desire to have kids, but when their dream comes true, Luciana’s work refuses to renew the “fixed-term” contract, given the pregnancy in progress. English […]
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Opening of the photo exhibition “How to build a temple, how to build the true” by Alessia Rollo
Alessia Rollo, our artist in residence, opens her photo exhibition “How to build a temple, how to build the true” concentrating on the story of Queen of Sheba and King Salomon integrating the personal connection she had with Ethiopia and her experience in the country.
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Screening of the movie “Quanto basta” by Francesco Falaschi
Arturo is a starred chef who has fell into disgrace because of his choleric temperament, which brought him an arrest for beatings and aggravated injuries. The alternative penalty he was given is to teach cooking to a small group of autistic children entrusted to social services and supervised by the beautiful psychologist Anna. In the […]
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Discovering Leonardo da Vinci
The Italian Cultural Institute organizes a conference open to the public on the occasion of the closing of the “Leonardo Opera Omnia” exhibition in the presence of the artist Eshetu Teruneh. The conference will be held in Amharic with brief speeches in English.
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Screening of the movie “Rimetti a noi i nostri debiti” by Antonio Morabito
Guido lives on as he can: an occasional job as a warehouse worker, a few glasses at the bar with Rina, the new bartender, and an old professor next door to talk to every now and then. And many debts on his shoulders. When he loses his job and suffers an assault commissioned by his […]
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The art of Leonardo
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Italian School, is a meeting with the students to discuss about the art of Leonardo da Vinci. This meeting will be presented by Prof. Maurzio Bottacin, who in addition to presenting the works of the great artist by also involving the students.
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Screening of the movie “Non c’è più religione” by Luca Miniero
Although it is only Easter, in the imaginary village of Porto Buio, preparations begin for the Living Nativity, for years a real attraction of the whole island (on which the village is located). Because of the very low birth rate, the only child living on the island, and designated to play the role of the […]
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