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Coming soon in Canberra
| Renaissance: 15th and 16th century Italian paintings from the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
9 December 2011
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9 April 2012
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IIC on Media
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Antipodi News Australia's web-channel
in Italian News, opinions and reports about Australia and the Italo-Australian community Click here to listn to the latest Antipodi News! |
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IIC Language and Culture Courses
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Term 4: 10 October - 16 December PRIVATE/SEMI-PRIVATE TUITION IS AVAILABLE (Click here to download the brochure for Private Tuition)
For those who want to know Italian culture better and its unique lifestyle LEARN Italian, SPEAK Italian FEEL Italian: all levels offered in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference.
For further information visit our website or call 03 9866 5931
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to download the brochure for our courses.
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IIC Melbourne
Membership Benefits
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Discounts on events organised by the Institute
Discounts on some of the events with which the Institute is involved in either a supporting or collaborative capacity such as the Italian Film Festival and Melbourne City Opera
Frequent give aways such as cinema and concert tickets
Information regarding over 100 scholarships to Italy exclusively available to Institute members
Access and borrowing rights to the Institute library and resources including over 11,000 volumes, magazines, DVDs, CDs and videocassettes
$10.00 discount off
NGV membership 
Restaurant partners 10% discounts at:
- Café Latte (Toorak) 
- Ecco Restaurant (South Yarra) 
- Fleischer Cakes (Malvern) 
- Pizzette (South Yarra) 
- San Luca (South Yarra)
- Sotto e Sopra
(Melbourne) 
A free glass of wine upon purchase of a meal at:
-La Notte
(Carlton)
2 for 1 gelatos at:
-Tutto Bene
(Southgate) 
A free cup of coffee with a purchase of $3.00 or more at:
-Brunetti
(Camberwell)
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What's on in October 2011
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 Carmenta: Australian-Italian writers -cultural and geographical mind maps (In English and Italian)
3.00pm, Saturday, November 05, 2011 at the IIC
Carmenta is an exciting new literary initiative. It is a broadsheet of A4 size featuring writers of Italian background who are actively engaged in Australia's literature and theatre environments.
The project has been initiated by two Melbourne writers Flavia Coassin and Marisa Fazio in collaboration with the IIC, Melbourne. It has been named after Carmenta, goddess of childbirth and prophecy, associated with technological innovation. She was also said to have invented the Latin alphabet. The name Carmenta is derived from Latin carmen, meaning a magic spell, oracle or song.
Click here to download the invitation. For further enquiries about Carmenta please contact writingforcarmenta@hotmail.com
Free Admission
For bookings please contact 03 9866 5931 or bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
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 Billoba`
(In Italian)
7.00pm, Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the IIC
Aldo Lo Bianco presents a sneak preview of his book "Billobŕ" at the Italian Institute of Culture. Published this year by Edizioni Il Grappolo, it is part of the Radici series which focuses on Italian literary stories from abroad. The author will recite several of the most significant excerpts from the story alternating them with accounts of his experiences as a writer-worker....(click here to read more)
Free Admission
For bookings please contact 03 9866 5931 or bookings.iicmelbourne@esteri.it
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 Taste of Italy
(In English)
2.00-4.00pm, Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the IIC
Italian Villa Vacations would like to invite you to the event 'A Taste of Italy' where they will share with you their favourite flavours, festivals, wines and villas of 4 regions. Italian Villa Vacations specialise in unique Italian holiday accommodation. For more information please consult their website at www.italianvillavacations.com.au.
Please note this event is reserved for IIC and IVV Members only.
Free Admission
For bookings please contact T. 0402 552 607 -
E. jane@italianvillavacations.com.au.
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Livio Minafra
8.00pm on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Melbourne Recital Centre (31 Sturt Street, Southbank)
With a sound that blends old and new, energy and lyricism, pianist/accordionist Livio Minafra is creating a stir around the world with jazz compositions breathe the spirit of his Italian homeland. The son of famous jazz trumpeter, Pino, and harpsichordist Margherita Porfido, Livio Minfra has inherited his parents love of improvisation and Baroque-meets-modern music. Minafra blends these influences and more into a personal style that takes in everything from Free Jazz to the delicate impressionistic colours of Bill Evans.
$40.00 - $30.00 (concession). For bookings please check the MRC website. |
Aeolian crossings to Australia.. Various Aeolian communities in Australia
10.00am-12.00pm workshop(In English) /4.30pm-6.30pm Conference(In English and Italian) on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at the IIC
The International Centre for Aeolian History and Culture (C.I.R.C.E.), with the support of the Sicilian Region, of the Municipalities of Lipari, Malfa and Santa Marina Salina, and of the Aeolian Societies in Sydney and Melbourne, has organized a cultural tour to meet Aeolian communities in Sydney and Melbourne from 8 to 22 November, 2011.
The program will focus on the theme of Aeolian migration to Australia featuring a number of events two of which will take place at the IIC, Melbourne, on Thursday November 17:
- 10.00am-12.00pm - Workshop to promote tourism from Australia to the Aeolian Islands with tasting plates of traditional Eolian recipes and the screening of a documentary on the Eolian Islands.
-16.30pm-18.30pm - Lecture on Aeolian archaeology with guest speaker Maria Clara Martinelli from the Museo Archeologico "L.Bernabo` Brea".
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GIA Melbourne Forum 2011 Saturday: activities and workshops at the IIC, Melbourne
9.00am-4.30pm on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the IIC
Giovani Italiani Australia (GIA) is Australia's Italian youth network that links groups and individuals together to share and grow their love for Italian language and culture.
The Forum is an annual event that brings together roughly 100 people from around the country. Forums are an opportunity to become better acquainted with the Italian community in their city and to challenge their ideas about what lies ahead for all things Italian in Australia. The Forum is open to all aged 18 - 35. While the Forum changes city on an annual basis to engage people from different States, the Forum is a national event with young people participating from all parts of Australia. Italian community leaders will be attending the Forum and will be seeking to engage with you on topical issues that will influence the future of the Italian community. For more information about the Saturday activities and workshops based at the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne please check the GIA's official website.
Admission: $30 (earlybird), $40 (late)
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 Musical Lounge
3.00-5.00pm on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at the IIC
An afternoon of Opera and Art Songs featuring the Melbourne soprano Susan Gamble - winner of the Nino Sanciolo Scholarship Prize 2010.
The Nino Sanciolo Scholarship Committee and the Italian Institute of Culture - Melbourne have much pleasure in inviting everyone interested in attending the closing event of the 2010 Nino Sanciolo Scholarship dedicated to the application of the Italian language into the professional output of the winner.
The afternoon, held in the relaxed atmosphere of the Institute Salon, will feature Susan Gamble, who has recently completed her language studies at Babilonia Centro di Studi Italiani in Taormina and a series of vocal Masterclasses in Sicily and Rome. She will present a wonderful selection of operatic arias accompanied by the talented young pianist Graham Morley.
Refreshments will be served.
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 Focus on Bertolucci
Until Tuesday, November 08, 2011 at ACMI Born in Italy in 1941, Bernardo Bertolucci is one of the most acclaimed auteurs in the history of cinema, fusing stylistic lyricism with provocative explorations of sexuality and ideology. Bertolucci moved confidently beyond the influence of his early mentors, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Jean-Luc Godard, to develop a distinctive voice, often best elaborated in partnership with his long-time cinematographer, Vittorio Storaro.
This retrospective offers a rare opportunity to view Bertolucci's work as it deserves to be seen, on magnificent new 35mm prints. Concession priced tickets are available to IIC Members.
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Between sea and sky: Songs of a voyage -
Paintings by Billy Doolan
Until Friday December 30, 2011 at the IIC
An absolute world first, this unique exhibition presents a series of paintings depicting the island of Sicily through the eyes of the Queensland indigenous artist Billy Doolan. The paintings, created using the indigenous iconography of the artists' homeland - far north Qld and Palm Island - express, with stunning lyricism, the impact that Sicily, its people, traditions and history have had on the artist...(Click here for further information)
Monday to Thursday: 9.00am-1.00pm and 2.00pm -6.00pm, Friday: 9.00am-1.00pm
Free Admission
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