FABRIZIO OTTAVIUCCI IN CONCERT
In the past century, the innovative drives of musical art have followed two opposing paths: one that can be described as the way of sound, and the other as the way of ideas. In Italy, these two approaches found their respective champions in two great and contrasting masters: Luciano Berio and Giacinto Scelsi. While the […]
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VIOLECTRONIC 900 | VIOLA AND LIVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONCERT
DUE TO UNFORSEEN EVENTS, THE CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED “The viola is an instrument with a temper” Luciano Berio The Italian Cultural Institute presents a concert featuring artists Clara Belladone (viola) and Maurilio Cacciatore (live electronic music). An instrument with a temper, and extreme even in its melancholy; a distinctive voice, like the melodic themes […]
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“OTHER SEQUENCES – TRIBUTE TO LUCIANO BERIO” | SYNTAX ENSEMBLE
DUE TO UNFORSEEN EVENTS, THE CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED The Italian Cultural Institute presents a concert by the Syntax Ensemble, featuring Francesco D’Orazio (violin), Clara Belladone (viola), and Maurilio Cacciatore (electronics). On the centenary of the birth of Luciano Berio (1925–2025), Altre Sequenze is a program that aims to pay tribute to one of the […]
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VIDEO ART AND THE ARCHIVE: Possibilities for Art and Documentaries | Rä di Martino
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the BAC-Beirut Art Center, is organizing a talk by the artist Rä di Martino. This talk explores the ways in which Rä di Martino transforms archival footage and photographs into new narratives, remixing and reworking them to elicit fresh meanings. Through her practice, the archive becomes a vessel for storytelling—of […]
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“CHELLO ‘NCUOLLO (IMPURE)” | CABRIOLET FILM FESTIVAL
Renata lives in a country town where life follows the rhythm of rural activities. During the summer Renata gets her first period. A sense of upset arises within her when she realises that ancient folk beliefs surrounding menstruation influence the lives of the women in the community. “The title is a dialect expression used to […]
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“UNA STORIA D’AZIONE ITALIANA (AN ITALIAN ACTION STORY)” | CABRIOLET FILM FESTIVAL
After a bank robbery, three burglars: Il Belga, La Cieca and Fiammifero, are chased by the police. Fiammifero throws the loot from the moving car. Nick, a 17-year-old boy, is cycling home after school. He stumbles upon the bag containing the loot. Intrigued, he opens it and discovers that it contains a pile of money. […]
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“IN OUR HANDS” | CABRIOLET FILM FESTIVAL
In 1983, a Lieutenant in command at an early warning base receives an alarm from the satellite defense system. Five nuclear warheads are directed towards his territory. The attack is unexpected, but the data appears reliable. The protocol is clear: should he initiate a deadly retaliation? Based on a true story. LINK to the backstage […]
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LOVE AND CHEWING GUM | CABRIOLET FILM FESTIVAL
How am I supposed to manage? I’m thirteen, and the nutritionist has already told me, “Riccardo, you must go on a diet…” How, then, am I meant to kiss the most beautiful girl in school? More to the point—how could she ever fancy me, when the very first time I saw her, on the coach […]
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“IL BURATTINO E LA BALENA (THE PUPPET AND THE WHALE)” | CABRIOLET FILM FESTIVAL
The story of a puppet who does not become a child. In a carpenter’s shop, a puppet comes to life and begins to explore the surrounding world. Before long, however, he encounters a society that glorifies conformity, where the ominous presence of a whale rules. Perhaps the puppet prefers to remain made of wood… Every […]
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CABRIOLET FILM FESTIVAL – “DISOBEY”
Once again this year, the Italian Cultural Institute of Beirut is delighted to take part in one of the most eagerly awaited and esteemed cultural events on the Lebanese national scene, reaffirming its commitment to promoting high-quality Italian cinema. As part of the Cabriolet Festival, whose theme this year is “Disobey”, the selected Italian short […]
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