CULTURAL EVENTS JANUARY - JUNE 2019
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CULTURAL EVENTS
JANUARY - JUNE 2019
Science meets Art : How to shape the future of Humanity / The Third Paradise
Date: 21 & 22 January 2019
Venue: Nanyang Technological University (NTU), School of Art, Design and Media
Under the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Singapore, the art
installation "The Third Paradise - Il Terzo Paradiso" by Michelangelo
Pistoletto has been unveiled on the sloping grass roof of the School
of Art, Design and Media (ADM) at Nanyang Technological
University (NTU), on 21st January 2019.
In concjuntion with the inauguration, NTU also hosted a panel
dialogue on 22nd January, where Pistoletto and Prof. Ben Feringa,
2016 Nobel Laureate for Chemistry discussed the meeting of
science and art, and how it will help shape the future of humanity.
The discussion was moderated by Prof. Emerita Helga Nowotny,
former President of the European Research Council.
Film screening of "La vita è bella" (Life is Beautiful) by Roberto Benigni
Date: 27 January & 9 February 2019
Venue: cinema "The Projector"
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2019, the
Embassy of Italy and the Embassy of Israel co-presented the screening of the film
"La vita è bella" (Life is Beautiful) by Roberto Benigni at the cinema The Projector
(https://theprojector.sg).
Concert "Music in Times of Tragedy"
Date: 28 January 2019
Venue: Esplanade Recital Studio
On the occasion of the International Holocaust
Remembrance Day 2019, the Embassy of Italy and
the Embassy of Israel co-presented the concert
"Music in Times of Tragedy", led by Isreali
composer and pianist Amrit Weiner. The concert
was dedicated to the music that was written and
performed during the Holocaust. The live music,
performed by Maestro Weiner together with a
quartet composed of Singaporean musicians, was
interwoven with the personal stories and the
struggles of the musicians, some of them Italians,
all perished during the Holocaust.
Screening of the documentery "Superdesign", by Francesca Molteni
Date: 5 March 2019
Venue: National Design Centre
On the occasion of the Italian Design Day and Singapore
Design Week, the documentary "Superdesign" by Francesca
Molteni has been screened at the Singapore National Design
Centre. SuperDesign - Italian Radical Design 1965 - 1975
(produced in 2017) is about nineteen professionals of the
Italian Radical Movement. Through their words and their
stories, the film recalls the history and the heritage of the
movement.
"From City to Object: Utopian Vision and Radical attitude in design. The
Italian Version" - Talk by Franco Raggi
Date: 12 March 2019
Venue: National Design Centre
Franco Raggi, architect, designer and critic who belongs to the original
nucleus of the Italian radical architecture movement, delivered a Talk
dedicated to the evolution of the Italian design from 1920s with a focus on
the innovations introduced by the radical movement (between 1960s and
1970s) and the Movement's legacy in contemporary times. The Talk was a
part of the Singapore Design Week programme and the celbrations of the
Italian Design Day.
"Wearable Chairs" Performance
Date: 12 March 2019
Venue: National Design Centre
Franco Raggi's Talk has been accompanied by Gianni Pettena's
radical design performance "Wearable Chairs". The original
performance, carrid out at the Minneapolis College of Art and
Design in 1971, has been restaged and performed by "Lasalle
College of the Arts" dance students and alumni with
choreographic direction by Susan Sentler, using the original
Pettena's wearable chairs. On 12 March it has been perfomed for
the audience at the National Design Centre and days before, while
students were walking around the streets, it has been recorded.
The event was also a part of the Singapore Design Week
programme and the celbrations of the Italian Design Day.
" Art Meets Physics"
Date: 15 April 2019
Venue: Nanyang Technological University (NTU), School of Art, Design
and Media
On the occasion of the "Italian Research Day" and 500th anniversary of
Leonardo Da Vinci's death, the Embassy of Italy in collaboration with
LIBER, has organized the event entitled "Art Meets Physics. A tribute to
Leonardo Da Vinci" at the School of Art, Design and Media (ADM) of
Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Speakers: Dr Vania Virgili
(Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics, Italy - INFN) and Dr Agnieszka
Banas (Singapore Synchrotron Light Source); Moderator: Prof. Tim
White (School of Materials Science and Engineering, NTU). A new
portable technology "MACHINA" (Movable Accelerator for Cultural
Heritage In-situ Non-destructive Analysis) has also been introduced.
"Reflections on Design Sustainability" - Talk by Roberto Palomba
Date: 13 May 2019
Venue: Lasalle College of the Arts
Roberto Paloma, one of the most prolific architect-designers, creative soul of
Poltrona Frau, during his twelve-day Asia Tour, has delivered a Talk
"Reflections on Design Sustainability" organized by the Embassy of Italy at
"Lasalle College of the Arts". He shared his view on heritage, sustainability and
handing over the world to the digital-native generation.
"Notti Magiche" (Magical Nights) by Paolo Virzì at the "EU Film Festival 2019"
Date: 19 May 2019
Venue: National Gallery Singapore, The Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorim
The latest film "Notti Magiche" (Magical Nights) by Paolo Virzì, humorous and
daring tribute to the golden years of Italian cinema, was the closing film at the
29th edition of the EU Film Festival organized and coordinated by the EU
Delegation in Singapore. The screening has been presented by the Embassy of
Italy.
Italian Film Festival 2019 - Fare Cinema
Date: 22 May - 7 June 2019
Venue: cinemas The Projector & Golden Village Plaza
A selection of eleven contemporary films:
From 23 to 25 May, at The Projector - "Dogman" by Matteo Garrone,
"Il capitale umano" (Human Capital) by P.Virzì, "La storia di B. La
scomparsa di mia madre" (The Disappearnace of My Mother) by
Beniamino Barrese and "La ragazza nella nebbia" (The Girl in the Fog)
by Donato Carrisi
From 26 May to 7 June, at Golden Village Plaza - "Fortunata" by Sergio
Castellitto, "Benedetta follia" (Blessed Madness) by Carlo Verdone, "Il
primo re" (The First King) by Matteo Rovere, "Lo chiamavano Jeeg
Robot" (They Call Me Jeeg) by Gabriele Mainetti, "Come un gatto in
tangenziale" (Like a Cat on a Highway) by Riccardo Milani, "Smetto
quando voglio" (I Can Quit Whenevr I Want) by Sydney Sibilia and "La
terra dell'abbastanza" (Boys Cry) by Fabio & Damiano D'Innocenzo.
Casting Director Francesco Vedovati, was in attendance at the Opening of the Festival on 22 May at the National
Museum of Singapore, as well as at the screening of the film "Dogman" on 23 May at The Projector.
Vedovati was casting director of the films "Dogman", "Fortunata" and "They Call Me Jeeg" in the programme of
the Festival.
"How the Casting Process Works in Movies and TV Series" Lecture by Francesco Vedovati
Date: 24 May 2019
Venue: Ngee Ann Polytechnic, School of Film & Media
Studies
On the occasion of the Italian Film Festival 2019 and
the initiative "Fare Cinema" (Making Cinema),
promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foregin Affairs
and International Cooperation (MAECI), Francesco
Vedovati, Casting Director, held a lecture for the
students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of Film &
Media Studies, film makers and general public, on
what it is the casting and how it works.
EU @ Schools
Date: 23 May 2019
Venue: Tampines Meridian Junior College
As a part of the project EU@Schools organized by the EU
Delegation in Singapore to Singapore with objective to bring
the EU closer to young people and to raise curiosity about
the EU as well as the righ and diverse history and cultures of
Europe, the Embassy of Italy hold a Talk at Tampines
Meridian Junior College.
"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.
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