CARLA MARCIANO QUARTET AT AFROLECT INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
During the last week of April and on the occasion of International Jazz Day, the quartet formed by Carla Marciano (saxophone), Alessandro La Corte (piano), Aldo Vigorito (double bass) and Gaetano Fasano (drums) will perform at Afrolect International Jazz Festival. Carla Marciano is an Italian saxophonist and composer considered among the best talents in international […]
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Italian Design Day 2023
On the occasion of the Italian Design Day 2023, in collaboration with the University of Nairobi, we will hold the seminar on the theme “The quality that illuminates. The energy of design for people and the environment” at the University’s Department of Architecture on 10.3.2023 from 11.00 to 14.00. The speaker is Italian Architect Marco […]
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Jazz Concert with Giacomo Aula and Eddie Grey
Jazz concert of the duo formed by pianist Giacomo Aula and guitarist Eddie Grey, on Wednesday 8th March at 6.00pm in the auditorium of the Goethe-Institut. Giacomo Aula is an Italian pianist living in Germany. After studying classical piano at the conservatories in Matera and Potenza, he specialised in Siena with Franco D’Andrea, Stefano Battaglia […]
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“LOOKING BEYOND” EXHIBITION OF SATELLITE IMAGES
“Looking Beyond” is an exhibition of satellite images curated by Filippo Maggia in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency and Telespazio/e-GEOS. Through a series of images acquired by the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite constellation owned by ASI and the Italian Ministry of Defence, the project offers an opportunity to reflect on the contribution of satellite technologies […]
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Exhibition of satellite images “Looking Beyond”
“Looking Beyond” is an exhibition of satellite images curated by Filippo Maggia, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency and Telespazio/e-GEOS. Through a journey of images acquired by the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellite constellation owned by ASI and the Ministry of Defense, the project offers an opportunity to reflect on the contribution of […]
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ARTISTIC RESIDENCY AND TOUR OF GUITARIST MATTEO DI LEONARDO
From 10 to 26 February, guitarist Matteo Di Leonardo (www.matteodileonardo.com) returns to Kenya. He will be engaged in a tour that includes Nairobi, Malindi and Watamu. Matteo Di Leonardo (1993) is a jazz guitarist born and raised in Teramo (Italy). After starting his studies in Italy, he moved to Belgium, where he attended the Conservatory […]
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Screening of the movie “Terezin” by Gabriele Guidi
We wish to invite you to the screening of the movie “Terezin” directed by Gabriele Guidi (in English). “Terezin” tells the story of Antonio, an Italian clarinettist, and Martina, a Czechoslovak violinist, who fall in love with each other during the World War II. They will be deported to Terezin concentration camp where their love […]
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Co-lectures by Prof. Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco (UniSG)
Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco (Alessandria, 1983) is a researcher of cultural anthropology at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo. His research focuses on the theme of local development, with particular attention to issues related to know-how, entrepreneurship and sustainable development. He has carried out extensive researches in Kenya, particularly in relation to the production and […]
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Presentation of the book “Nairobi” and photographic exhibition
“Nairobi” is the book dedicated to the capital of Kenya published as part of the “Visible Cities” series by the OGzero publishing house. The work, curated by Freddie Del Curatolo and Leni Frau, tells the story of the city in a journey through urban spaces, unhinging the clichés of the Western imagination thanks to the […]
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Artistic residency: Giulia Carbonero and Giulio Pedretti
Giulio Pedretti and Giulia Carbonero are two videomakers committed to the preservation and promotion of Italian home movies through the “Superottimisti” Association (www.superottimisti.it), which manages a regional archive of home movies from the 1920s to the 1980s. From Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, the two videomakers are in Nairobi for a workshop on film production […]
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