Italy Sponsors a Series of Events in 2011
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Italy & Vietnam: Culture and Enterprises
Y-Viet 2011
FROM: the Italian Embassy Hanoi
Project “Y-Viet” is a program of fourteen cultural events taking place during all of 2011 and containing various features of the culture and the image of Italy: music, dance, figurative arts, architecture, literature and cinema, that aims at fostering stronger connections between Italy and Viet Nam.
Ludovico Einaudi in concert
Pianist of international fame, Ludovico Einaudi comes to Vietnam for the first time in his brilliant and succesful carreer. Ludovico Einaudi`s concert, the first event in the Y-Viet 2011 series Ludovico Einaudi takes place on Sun 24 April at the Hanoi Opera House.
Below are the rest of the events in the series.
Exhibition: Saper fare, il Restauro
Restoration – an Italian excellence that brings together many different and interesting aspects: the artistic elements which are the subjects of the interventions, the knowledge of the people who operate them, and the technology – today the fondamental feature of a restoration process.
Paola Stafficci and Stefano Ragni in concert
For celebrating the Italian National Day – Festa della Repubblica, soprano Paola Stafficci and pianist Stefano Ragni will perform a concert at the Opera House in Hanoi, with a repertoire that will recall the most celebrated arias of Italian Opera`s history.
Documentary Film Festival
The Embassy of Italy will participate to the International Documentary Film Festival, an event that has reached the third edition thanks to the commitment of the delegations involved, and that will take place in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City at the same time.
Kien Truc review`s special issue on Italian Architecture
Published every month by the Association of Architrects of Vietnam, this Kien Truc`s special issue wants to be considered as an opportunity to illustrate the links between Italy and Vietnam in this field.
Italian Contemporary Cinema Review
Four movies for showing the history of Italian society in the last 150 years: although such a promise might seem hard to be fulfilled, this is exactly the purpose of this Cinema Review. There are few countries in the world that experienced so many dramatic changes in a relatively short time as Italy did since the Unification in 1861, and modifications of the society have followed these developments.
Vietnam-Europe Contemporary Dance Festival
After the success of other dance events, the Vietnam European Contemporary Dance Festival makes his debut this year on the stages of Hanoi. The Festival is organized by the cultural sectors of the delegations of Italy, Belgium and Germany, and will see the participation of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Gianluca Campagnolo in concert
Not just a musician but also an acclaimed teacher of his art, clarinetist Gianluca Campagnolo represents one of the best realities in the Italian musical landscape.
Vespa exhibition
Few words recall immediately the image of Italy as Vespa does. In fact, since its first appearances on Italian roads and throughout the following decades, it has become far more than just a motorbike.
Italy`s UNESCO World Heritage Sites Photo Exhibition
Imposing art cities and delightful small villages, ancient riunes and the splendours of the Renaissance, breathtaking seaside areas and magnificent mountains: there is no doubt that Italy`s most precious treasure is its artistic and natural heritage.
11th Week of the Italian Language in the World
This year, the Embassy of Italy in Hanoi is delighted to host two guests of high interest: journalist Beppe Severgnini, whose 2005 work “La testa degli Italiani” has been recently translated in Vietnamese (“Dau oc nguoi y”) and Lorenzo Fabbri, manager of “L`Espresso” editorial group and head of ilmiolibro.it website.
Italian Song Festival
The Embassy of Italy presents an event that will enable Vietnamese audiences to meet some of the most appreciated Italian singers.
Francesco Cafiso in concert
Aged 22, Francesco Cafiso from Vittoria, Sicily, is certainly one of the most precious talents in the history of Italian Jazz. The Embassy of Italy is proud to present this young artist to Vietnamese audiences, who will certainly appreciate his music.
Author Gianrico Carofiglio`s “Il passato e` una terra straniera” book presentation
Since his first novel “Testimone inconsapevole” was published in 2002, Gianrico Carofliglio has become one of the main protagonists on the international contemporary literature scene. His works have received large appreciation worldwide, selling more than three millions copies and being tranlsated into many languages.
