MARIO BIONDI TOUR 2018
Italy’s soul and jazz sensation Mario Biondi will be performing in Malta on August 8 during a concert which is being held at the Piazza d’Armi at Fort St Elmo. Biondi, whose real name is Mario Ranno is Sicilian. Born in Catania, the stylish singer has built a solid reputation along the years as the […]
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La Scatola Magica: La lavorazione della pietra lavica
“La Scatola Magica” with Dott. Anna Porcheddu. This month Magic Box will let you discover an unsual topic, the processing of lava stone. Our guest, Armando Gelsomino, from Catania, will tell us about this very special material. Lava stone is an element which originates from rivers of incandescent lava and It has special qualities, such as […]
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A Broader Spectrum for Spectres: The Early Twentieth-Century Popular Fantastic in Italy
A public talk by Dott. Fabrizio Foni Event organized by the Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute and ADURIM Most of Fabrizio Foni’s published work aims to challenge the widespread denial of the existence of an Italian fantastic literature geared towards the broadest possible audience, which is analogous to the type of sensational fiction […]
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“Gioventu’, maturita’ di due vitigni che hanno fatto la storia del Friuli Moderno”
Within the initiative “Racconti nel bicchiere”. Event organized in collaboration with CLUB MALTA AIS. Friuli has a privileged geographic position. Sea, mountains and valleys create a unique environment that represented the cradle of Europe’s most important civilisations. Thanks to that, Friuli has always represented a bridge between Latin and Germanic cultures and its wines are […]
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La scatola magica: “Di tonni e tonnare. Tra Sicilia e Malta”
“La Scatola Magica” with Dott. Anna Porcheddu, at the Italian Cultural Institute “”Di tonni e tonnare. Tra Sicilia e Malta”” with Gaetano Malandrino This month our guest, Gaetano Malandrino, architect, lecturer of History of Art in Florence and writer, will talk about tuna fish, but also about the hard life of Sicilian and Maltese fishermen. This […]
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“Frontiere lontane. Il cinema western italiano.”
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, together with the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, will be launching worldwide the first edition of ‘Fare cinema’ (i.e. ‘Filmmaking’), a cultural film-related series of events which will be held in 100 cities, from 21 to 27 May 2018, through embassies and […]
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Screening of the film “Il padre d’Italia”
SCREENING OF ‘IL PADRE D’ITALIA’ (‘THERE IS A LIGHT’, 2017) IN THE PRESENCE OF DIRECTOR FABIO MOLLO The M.A. in ‘Film Studies’ and the M.A. in ‘Literary Tradition and Popular Culture’ within the Faculty of Arts of the University of Malta are proud to announce the screening of ‘Il padre d’Italia’ (‘There is a Light’, […]
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ALTOFEST MALTA (13 aprile – 13 maggio 2018)
‘Legendary People’ is the theme inspiring the events to be held in 11 towns and villages between 13 April and 13 May as part of Altofest Malta, in the frame of Valletta 2018 Cultural Programme. Residents host international artists in their houses, which then become venues that welcome audiences for diverse performances. These artistic creations […]
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Cheating at Caravaggio: Caravaggio and Cinema
The M.A. in Film Studies – University of Malta and the Department of Art and Art History – University of Malta, within the Faculty of Arts – University of Malta, are proud to announce the public lecture “Cheating at Caravaggio: Caravaggio and Cinema”, by the eminent British film scholar Professor Ian Christie. The lecture will […]
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La Scatola Magica: Il Giro d’Italia
La Scatola Magica with Dr. Anna Porcheddu “Il Giro d’Italia” with Efrem Noli Are you ready for a new exciting adventure at Magic Box? Well, this month our guest Efrem Noli, a former cyclist himself, will take us on a special tour called “Giro d’Italia”. It all started in 1909, with a huge popular […]
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