CULTURAL EVENTS JULY - DECEMBER 2019

CULTURAL EVENTS
                                        JULY - DECEMBER 2019

"Disturbing Narratives" - Contermporary art exhibition
Date: 26 June 2019 - 8 February 2020
Venue: The Parkview Museum Singapore

The exhibition features works by more than thirty artist from
Europe, Asia, Africa and America who are working with
completely different visual languages and media. Among them,
four Italian artists (Guglielmo Castelli, Andrea Fogli, Daniele
Galliano and Paolo Grassino) whose artworks were created in situ,
were in attendance at the Opening ceremony on 26 June. The
exhibition is curated by Loran Hegyi, the Museum's art director.

                          "Pavarotti" by Ron Howard
                          Date: 20 August 2019
                          Venue: Shaw Lido

                          Special preview screening of the documentary "Pavarotti" by Academy Award
                          winning director Ron Howard, organized by the cinema Shaw Lido in collaboration
                          with the Embassy of Italy in Singapore. The screening has been preceeded by a
                          cocktail reception and Art Songs performed by New Opera Singapore's promising
                          Youth Opera singers as a tribute to one or the greatest tenors of all time.
                          The film has been released commercially on 22nd August 2019.

"Convergenze" - contemporary dance performance by E.sperimenti
GDO Dance Company
Date: 17 September 2019
Venue: Aliwal Arts Centre

"Convergenze", the dance show choreographed by Federica
Galimberti and performed by three dancers of E.sperimenti GDO
Dance Company talks about the soul split between rationality and
instinct in the meaning of wild, tribal, in harmony with nature.
Singapore show, presented by the Embassy of Italy, was a part of the
company's Asian tour.

"Everythyng is illuminated" - Photography exhibition
Date: 18 - 22 September 2019
Venue: The Arts House

On the occasion of Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, under the patronage of the
Embassy of Italy in Singapore, DZ Engineering and Dino Zoli Foundation
presented the photography exhibiton "Everything is Illuminated" at The Arts
House. It showcased the twelve historical and contemporary sites in Italy,
illuminated by DZ Engineering, through the works of six Italian photographers
(Alessandra Baldoni, Luca Gilli, Cosmo Laera, Luca Marianaccio, Lucrezia Roda
and Pio Tarantini) and additionally spotlighted on certain iconic landmarks in
Singapore, highlighting DZ Engineering's past lighting projects.

                                "Suoni Italiani" - Piano solo by Danilo Rea
                                Date: 24 September 2019
                                Venue: Esplanade Recital Studio

                                Piano solo concert by Danilo Rea, one of the most famous Italian pianists in the
                                international jazz scene, celebrated for his improvisatory imagination. The
                                concert program covered a wide range of musical genres, such as jazz, Italian
                                and international pop, opera arias and classical music.
                                Presented by the Embassy of Italy in Singapore

Study in Europe - Education Fair
Date: 28 settembre 2019
Venue: Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre

The Embassy of Italy has participated at the Fair with a
stand, to promote the Italian higher education. The
representatives from several universities (Bocconi
University, Politecnico di Milano and Universita' Cattolica
del Sacro Cuore) were in attendance. The information
material of more than twenty universities were at
display.
The Seminar "Study in Italy" provided more specific
details on study opportunities in Italy.
The Fair is organized annually by the EU Delegation in Singapore.

"Decameron. Stories for a time of Plague"
                            On the occasion of the Italian Language Week
                            Date: 21 October 2019
                            Venue: Overseas Family School

                            An evening of delight and diversion, inspired by Boccaccio's masterpiece
                            "Decameron", with comedy, masks, songs and improvised audience interactions.
                            Writte, directed, performed by Marco Luly of "I Luoghi dell'Arte" (Italy), storyteller
                            Roger Jenkins (Singapore) and Sabrina Zuber (Italy/Singapore). Presented by the
                            Embassy of Italy, on the occasion of the Italian Language Week.

"Italian Design Excellence" - Design Exhibition
Date: 13 - 16 November 2019
Venue: The Arts House

The exhibition showcased a selection of thirteen companies
which have been awarded Compasso d'Oro, ADI Design
Index or have been Honorably Mentioned by Compasso
d'Oro (Ducati Motor Holding, ZED Milano, Comelit Group,
Florim Ceramiche, Unical, Tubes Radiatori, Vibram,
Technogym, Linea Light Group, Kartell, La Cividina, Elica &
Ceramica Catalano). Presented by the Italian Chamber of
Commerce in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy and
with ADI Associazione per il Disegno Industriale; Supported
by the DesignSingapore Council and Singapore Furniture
Industry Council.
ADI Compasso d’Oro Award, established in 1954, is the oldest and most influential international design award.
The nearly three hundred products awarded in more than fifty years, along with the almost two thousand
products selected with the Honorable Mention, are collected and kept in the Historical Collection of the
Compasso d’Oro Award, whose management was given to ADI Foundation, created for this reason by ADI in
2001.

                                    Italian Cuisine Week
                                    Date: 4 November - 5 December 2019

                                    Events Calendar:

                                    4 - 8 Nov - Gelato making courses
                                    6 Nov - Wine Dinner
                                    12 Nov - "Journey into Italian Food" cooking class for helpers @ Casa
                                    Barilla
                                    14 Nov - "Wine Upon a Time"
                                    18 Nov - Thematic Banquest by the Italian Academy of Cuisine
                                    19 Nov - "Borsa Vini Italiani"
                                    24 Nov - "EATalian Pasta Lab" cooking class for kids
                                    5 Dec - Gala Dinner
                                    18 - 24 Nov - Special Menu @ "Ospitalità italiana" restaurants (Alba 1836 /
        Zafferano / Da Paolo).

"Wine Upon a Time"
On the occasion of the Italian Cuisine Week
Date: 14 November 2019
Venue: Asian Civilisations Museum, Ngee Ann Auditorium

A round table on the theme "What do we really know about ancient wine
and its millennial journey in the Mediterranean area? Greco-Roman
literature and archaelogy can provide evidence of ancient wine varietals
and wine trade. New technology in genetics may help to identify the DNA
signatures associated to specific known ancient cultuvars. All these
information may be combined and merged in a digital humanities open
access platform with GIS mapping". Speakers: Dr Riccardo Velasco
(Director of CREA Center for Viticulture and Enology, Italy), Assoc. Prof.
Mira Seo (Yale-NUS, Singapore), Assoc. Prof. Enrico Petretto (Duke-NUS
Medical School, Singapore). Q&A moderated by Dr. Trisha Craig (Vice
President (Engagement) of Yale-NUS College, Singapore). Presented by the
Embassy of Italy in collaboration with the Embassy of Greece, Yale NUS
College and Duke NUS Medical School).

"Italo" by Alessia Scarso @ FamilyFest by the Bay
Date: 7 dicembre 2019
Venue: Clifford Square

The screening of the film "Italo" by Alessia Scarsto at the
FamilyFest by the Bay, an outdoor family event with fun,
sports and art activities.

Luciano Maiani visits Singapore
Date: 4 - 7 December 2019
Venue: NTU, NUS, CREATE

Just days after Fabiola Gianotti, Italian particle physicist, has
been appointed CERN Director-General for her second term
for the period 2021-2025, Prof. Luciano Maiani (CERN ex
Director-General, from 1999 to 2003) visited Singapore upon
invitation by the Embassy of Italy. During his visit, Prof. Maiani
held a series of seminars and meetings with Singaporean
scientific community, numerous Italian researchers in
Singapore, at NTU (Nanyang Technological University), NUS
(National University of Singapore) and CREATE (Campus for
Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise).