CHENNAI: The DUO – Simone Gramaglia (Viola) | Luigi Attademo (Guitar)
Simone Gramaglia Viola – Luigi Attademo Guitar The Duo: Founded in 2012 from the two artists’ idea to unite the unique and fascinating sonorities of the viola and the guitar in an ensemble that could ennoble them both not only through the peculiarities of their timbre but also from the point of view of chamber […]
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CHENNAI: Italian Film Festival
Monday 10th April 2017 18.15 – Opening Ceremony 18.40 – When Italy ate in Black and White by Andrea Gropplero 20.00 – The Dinner by Ettore Scola Tuesday 11th April 2017 18.15 – Long live the lady! by Ermanno Olmi 20.25 – Wine Cliffs by Ermanno Olmi Wednesday 12th April 2017 18.15 – The Feast by Mimmo Calopresti […]
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FILM: The Children Know – Documentary | 2015
Cinema at the Insitute: Contemporary Italian THE CHILDREN KNOW Director: Walter Veltroni Year: 2015 | Duration: 113 min Cast: Martina Allori, Davide Arseni, Rania Badane In Italian with subtitles in English A childhood journey told through the eyes, the faces and the voices of children, to learn about their future plans, their dreams and their […]
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FILM: DOUBLE BILL – The Earth and The Wind – Drama, Romance | 2013 ; Short Films Collection
Cinema at the Institute: RIFF on Tour DOUBLE BILL -14.00- THE EARTH AND THE WIND In Italian with subtitles in English Director: Sebastian Maulucci Cast: Lorenzo Richelmy, Robin Mugnaini, Laura Gigante | Year: 2013 | Duration: 86 min Leonardo decides to quit school to devote himself to mountain-climbing rejecting his family and their rural life, […]
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Contemporary Art: Prof. Manuela Ciotti In conversation with Premjish
The Italian Embassy Cultural Centre presents the first in the series of talks and activities of 2017 organized by Future Collaborations, a curatorial initiative conceptualized by Premjish. Manuela Ciotti is Associate Professor of Global Studies, Aarhus University & Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, JNU. Re-making the contemporary – The art-architecture-archeology-heritage complex at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale […]
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FILM: SPAGHETTI STORY – Comedy | 2012
Cinema at the Institute: RIFF on Tour SPAGHETTI STORY Director: Ciro De Caro Year: 2012 | Duration: 83 min Cast: Valerio Di Benedetto, Cristian Di Sante, Sara Tosti In Italian with subtitles in English Four Italian young adults, long to change their life: Valerio and Scheggia, dreaming of their big break, yet they still rely […]
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DELHI: Orchestra da Camera di Mantova
Mantova Chamber Orchestra Since the first performance (1981) in the beautiful Bibiena Theatre – the ideal place for chamber music – Mantova Chamber Orchestra has been showing its qualifying features: technical brilliance, the constant search for sound quality and great attention to stylistic matters. Mantua Chamber Orchestra was awarded the “Franco Abbiati” prize by Italian […]
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KOLKATA: Orchestra da Camera di Mantova
Orchestra da Camera di Mantova Since the first performance (1981) in the beautiful Bibiena Theatre – the ideal place for chamber music – Mantova Chamber Orchestra has been showing its qualifying features: technical brilliance, the constant search for sound quality and great attention to stylistic matters. Mantova Chamber Orchestra was awarded the “Franco Abbiati” prize […]
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FILM: DAYDREAMING – Drama, Comedy | 2013
Incontri in biblioteca: RIFF on Tour DAYDREAMING Director: John Snellinberg, Patrizio Gioffredi Year: 2013 | Duration: 94 min Cast: Gabriele Pini, Xiuhong Zhang, Carlo Monni, Giorgio Colangeli In Italian with subtitles in English The movie is made up of two episodes. 1. Giulio, a thirty-year old worker on redundancy payment, is tired and embittered and […]
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FILM: MY NAME IS MAYA – Dramma | 2014
Cinema at the Institute: RIFF on Tour MY NAME IS MAYA Director: Tommaso Agnese Year: 2014 | Duration: 78 min Cast: Matilda Lutz, Melissa Monti, Carlotta Natoli, Valeria Solarino In Italian with subtitles in English After a tragic event, Niki, a 16 years old girl, decides to run away from home with her little 8 years […]
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