The Embassy of Italy is pleased to invite you to attend the events organized on the occasion of the XXV Week of the Italian Language in the World in Cyprus, aimed at exploring the Italian language as a privileged form of communication, which can bring people closer or farther away, but knows how to convey ideas and culture and is able to include gestures, movements, winks and bodily expressions in everyday life. using them as essential aids of language which allows speakers to reach even those who use different idioms but are part of the dense network of human relationships around us.
♦ Children Theater: “Seggioline: To Grow Up” by company the Teatro Telaio of Brescia. The show is mainly non-verbal and suitable for everyone, from 3 years of age. It is part of the program of the Mitsikouri International Performing Arts Festival for Children and Young People.
11/10, at 17:00 in the Melina Merkouri Hall, Nicosia
12/10, at 17:00 at Larnaka Municipal Theatre
⇒ film “Il Nibbio” (“The Negotiator”), in the original Italian version with English subtitles. Free admission. The film recounts the twenty-eight days leading up to the tragic events of March 4, 2005, when Nicola Calipari, director of the Italian Secret Services, sacrificed his life to save Giuliana Sgrena, a journalist kidnapped in Iraq by a terrorist cell.
13/10, 20:30 – At the Cinema Pantheon, Nicosia
♦ Theatrical performance: “Waiting for Godot”, by the Company ER T Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione. The performance, in Italian with Greek and English surtitles, is included in the programming of the Nicosia International Festival.
31/10, 20:30 and 01/11, 18:00 – at the Municipal Theatre of Nicosia.
On 1 November, at 16:30, a special lecture in Greek will precede the performance, offering an introduction to Samuel Beckett, his relationship with Italy, and insights into this extraordinary theatrical work.
〉 Parallel events promoted by Italian schools and organizations in Cyprus
03/10, 18:00. By the Dante Alighieri Society Presentation of the book A Volte Albero, a Volte Vento, by Giorgio Levedianos and Teresa Giulietti. Museum of Medicine, Karaoli & Demetriou 35, Larnaca. In Italian.
17/10, 11:00 a.m. – Terra Santa Institute, Nicosia. As part of the promotion of Italian cinema, the school will screen for its students the film in Italian with English subtitles: “The Right to Happiness”, produced by RAICOM and directed by Claudio Rossi Massimi.
In addition, the Terra Santa school will organize a series of educational and cultural activities related to the theme “Italian beyond borders”. The initiatives involve all classes of the school, from the sixth grade to high school, and include video viewings, research projects, theatrical performances and interactive games.
