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Vogliamo anche le rose – “We Want Roses Too”
Thursday, December 06, 2018
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Italian Institute of Culture – Melbourne
233 Domain Rd, South Yarra
Entrance free but RSVP essential.
E: iicmelbourne@esteri.it; T: (03) 9866 5931
This film portrays the deep change brought on by the sexual revolution and the feminist movement in Italy during the 1960s and 1970s. It looks again at recent events from a female point of view, through the first-hand accounts provided by the diaries of three women. Anita, Teresa and Valentina come from different Italian regions and different social backgrounds, but share the same feelings: they no longer feel part of a society based on the patriarchal family, on the power of “husbands” and on the supremacy of males, which requires them to be efficient mothers, obedient wives and virtuous daughters. More...
The Leopard: Sicily, Italy and the Supranational Cultural Imaginary
Free Public Lecture by Simonetta Agnello-Hornby
Monday, 12 November, 2018
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Forum Theatre
Arts West, Parkville Campus
University of Melbourne
In this lecture, Simonetta Agnello-Hornby gives her perspective on The Leopard, its author Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa and the role the novel has played in representing Sicily and its culture in Europe and beyond. She addresses three key questions: Have Italians, or some of them, or other Europeans changed their view and approach towards Sicily and Sicilians? Has the success of Visconti’s 1963 film had a greater effect on the image of Sicily abroad and in Sicily itself, than the book? More...
Of bonfires, births and the solstice
An evening of traditional folk songs starting with the 16th January – when the Fòcara (the Bonfire) is set alight, leading through to the traditional beginning of the winter solstice – 11th November, then the Christmas/New Year celebrations,and ending with Epiphany – 6th January (the Twelfth Night).
Throughout these festivities, a group of singers would visit the houses and homesteads scattered in the countryside and ask for food and drink in exchange for the performance of the songs. Let’s travel to some little town in Italy; sharing our world with friends – eating, drinking and singing … and be ready to dance to unforgettable folk tunes! More...
Castagne e Vin Brule’ 2018
Australia Donna fundraising event: 29th April 2018 at Sinclair Gully Winery.
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Language and Legacy project launch
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The project Exploring the legacy of the Italian language across generations of women of Italian origin was presented on Sunday 11 February 2018 in the beautiful setting of the Migration Museum in Adelaide, South Australia, a museum that collects important documents and testimonies of emigration in South Australia.
During the event there were speeches from Mandy Paul, Director of the Migration Museum; Daniela Costa, President and Editor of Australia Donna; Dr. Roberta Ronzitti, Consul of Italy in South Australia, and the Honorable Grace Portolesi, President of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission who officially launched the project. More...