Italian Language and Culture in the world: a presentation by University for Foreigners of Perugia
The University for Foreigners of Perugia is the oldest and most prestigious Italian institution specialised in teaching, research and promotion of Italian language and culture. Since the 1990s it has been offering university and post-graduate courses to Italian and international students. In fact, the Human and Social Science Department now offers a wide, well-structured range […]
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La restanza by Alessandra Coppola
In Salento a group of friends does not give up on the difficulties and obstacles of the small town where they live (Castiglione d’Otranto) and instead of emigrating to the city they decide to stay and tie their lives to agricultural work and to invest in sharing. They cultivate ancient seeds, take care of biodiversity […]
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I villani by Daniele De Michele
The film follows the lives of four characters, from sunrise to sunset, from the start to the end of their working day. Four “peasants” talking about agriculture, fishing, farming, cheese-making and family cooking. In their daily lives, these four characters portray the countless forms of opposition to adopting the same culinary and cultural model worldwide. […]
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Masterclass with Antonio Cera
Antonio Cera graduates in Economics at the Bocconi University of Milan, goes to England to learn the language, is at a step away from pursuing a career in banking. He then returns to his Gargano to leave again – from childhood places, from ‘general headquarters of mother Lina, aunt Maria and aunt Tanella, from ‘Maria’s […]
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Week of Italian Cuisine 2023
The program of the Week of Italian Cuisine of the Italian Cultural Centre of New Delhi will address the concept of sustainability through a series of films and documentaries on the themes of eco-sustainable agriculture in its new forms, its impact on social life and communities and the deep relationship between peasant cultures and culinary […]
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La cena perfetta (The Perfect Dinner) by Davide Minnella
The Camorra, Michelin stars, love and memory are all key ingredients in Davide Minnella’s film, “La cena perfetta”, which sees a tender-hearted criminal and an ambitious female chef cross path, collide and then come together in an attempt to make their dreams come true and reinvigorate their respective lives. Carmine runs a restaurant to launder dirty […]
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Concert – Anatma | “Music Beyond Borders”
The IIC is excited to present the unique musical style of Anatma, a group that brings together the elements of modern Western music with those of traditional Indian music to create a unique sound. This musical journey starts in 2015 when drummer Daniele Di Pentima travels to India and meets sitarist Rohan Dasgupta with which […]
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International art salon PANORAMA EDITION
The third edition of the international art salon PANORAMA EDITIONS will explore the rich silence of the desert region in the 12th century Jaisalmer Fort Museum. This one-of-a-kind experience will feature a select group of sound art installations from renowned international artists installed in a room of the Fort Palace Museum dedicated to “listening”. The […]
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Lecture by Chiara Rostagno: “Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper”
Italian architect and restoration curator, Prof. Chiara Rostagno will deliver two lectures on Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper and on the Impact of Last Supper on Indian Contemporary Art at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art Chiara Rostagno: Chiara Rostagno is an Architect, PhD and specialized in the Restoration of Monuments who spearheaded a preservation project […]
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Talk by Prof. Mario Barenghi on Italian author Italo Calvino
In the framework of Italian Language Week, whose theme this year is “Italian and Sustainability” the Italian Cultural Centre is hosting a talk by Prof. Mario Barenghi (Prof. of contemporary literature at University of Milano-Bicocca) on renowned Italian author Italo Calvino, to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of his birth. The topic of the talk will […]
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