Mara La Wa7da
(Una donna tutta sola/A woman alone) A monologue written by Dario Fo & Franca Rame Solo actress: Kholoud Nasser Director: Chadi el Haber “Mara La Wa7da” (the Arabic adaptation of “A woman alone”) tackles issues of gender-based violence, exhibiting different kinds of abuse that a woman might face in a patriarchal society. The play is daring […]
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Beirut International Tango Festival
“La vida es un tango” The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the Beirut International Tango Festival, participates in “La vida es un tango” with the Italian couple Giampiero Canton and Francesca Del Buono, winners in the category Tango Escenario of the Italian Championships “Tango & Festivals» 2013, held at the Teatro Traiano of Terracina […]
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Workshop and Expo – “From Pyramids to Spacecraft”
Workshop: 25 April – 9 May”Design and construction of a structure – an energetically autonomous kinematic installation which interacts with the inputs from the external environment. This is an experimental project that explores the possibility of using currently available technologies such as Arduino, sensors and actuators, for the conception of a project that is able […]
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La cavalleria rusticana
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the National Higher Music Conservatory in Beirut, participates in “La cavalleria rusticana”, an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni, with the Italian soprano Lucia Tagliasacchi in the role of Lucia and the Italian stage director Alessio Pizzech.
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Music for Friendship
The Italian Cultural Institute, in cooperation with UNIFIL and the Greek-Catholic (Melkite) Archbishop of Tyre, participates with two concerts to Music for Friendship, an event which comes as part of the celebrations organized at the initiative of the Italian contingent in occasion of the 36 years of UNIFIL at the service of the South Lebanon […]
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“Vibrazioni Mediterranee”
The Italian Cultural Institute organizes a concert of the Italian group “Vibrazioni Mediterranee” on March 17th at the Aboukhater Amphitheatre of the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, in collaboration with the University itself as part of the activities it organized to celebrate the “Fête des Langues”.
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Preview of the film “The Great Beauty”
The Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with Cinemacity-Beirut Souks, Beirut organizes the preview of the film “The Great Beauty” by Paolo Sorrentino, which won the Oscar 2014 for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Concert of Sacred Music
The Italian Cultural Institute organize, in collaboration with the Notre Dame University de Louaize and Angelic-Constantinian Academy of Letters, Arts and Science, a concert of Sacred Music for Organ, performed by the students of the Master Class held by the Maestro Cosimo Prontera at the Convent of Notre Dame de Louaize of the Maronite Order […]
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Venezia Cinema in Beirut
The Italian Cultural Institute in Lebanon and the Metropolis Association, in partnership with the Venice Biennale are pleased to present for the first time in Lebanon Venezia Cinema. This event that will be held at Metropolis Empire Sofil between the 20th and the 25th of February 2014 and which will become a yearly event will […]
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“In nature’s Kingdom”
Al Bustan Festival The Italian Cultural Institute and the Al Bustan Festival inaugurate the 21st edition of the Al Bustan festival with the concert “ In nature’e kingdom” by the Tbilisi State Opera Orchestra, with the Italian soloist Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi (bandoneon), directed by the Maestro Gianluca Marciano. During the opening concert, the orchestra will […]
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