EVENTS ARCHIVE 2008-2010

   
  arrowicon  CHOPIN AND BEETHOVEN  
 
 

In collaboration with the Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica

Concerto N.2 OP 21 by F.Chopin (version for piano and five string instruments) with CLAUDIA D'IPPOLITO Piano

L.V Beethoven: Quartetto OP.18 N.5 con
Marco Polizzi - Violin
Stefano Mengoli - Violin
Michele Maria Costantini - Viola
Sorayya Russo - Cello
Luigi Borgogno - Bass

Monday 17 May 2010 - 21.00 - Biblioteca  della Basilica di San Francesco, Piazza Malpighi 9

 
 
  arrowicon  ROSEMARY SULLIVAN  
 
 

Rosemary Sullivan talked about Narrating History and her book Villa Air-Bel: World War II, Escape and a house in Marseille. She was introduced by Carla Comellini of Bologna University.

Rosemary Sullivan writes poetry, short stories, biographies and literary criticism. She teaches English Literature at the Toronto University.

The talk was followed by a screening of the short The Road Out directed by Juan Opitz and produced and narrated by Rosemary Sullivan.

Wednesday 12 May 2010 - 18.00
Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica, Via Farini 35, Bologna

 
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  arrowicon  ENOCH BRATER ON ARTHUR MILLER  
 
 

Enoch Brater will give a lecture on "Arthur Miller's Last Four Plays"

Enoch Brater is Professor of English and Theater at the University of Michigan and author of Beyond Minimalism, The Drama in the Text e The Essential Samuel Beckett.

Wednesday 28 April 2010 - 17.30
Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica, Via Farini 35, Bologna

 
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  arrowicon  KEIR ELAM  
 
 

Kier Elam will give a lecture entitled "Shakespeare's pictures"

Keir Elam is Professor of English Literature and Director of the Department of Language and Modern Foreign Literatures at Bologna University. He is the author of The semiotics of theatre and drama (1980) and Shakespeare's universe of discourse: Language-games in the comedies (1984).

Prof. Elam has very kindly offered to substitute Prof. Gordon McMullan who cannot be with us because of the disruption caused to air traffic by the volcanic ash cloud.

Thursday 22 April 2010 - 17.30
Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica, Via Farini 35, Bologna

 
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  arrowicon MEET THE AUTHOR: HARRI PRITCHARD JONES  
 
 

Presentation of “I segni a margine” by Harri Pritchard Jones translated by Andrea Bianchi & Silvana Siviero (MOBYDICK).


Gino Scatasta of the University di Bologna will talk to the author about his work.

Wednesday 18 November 2009 at 17.30
Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica, Via Farini 35, Bologna

 
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  arrowicon FOLLOWING THE LEADER  
 
 

As part of the Impara l'Arte project, Jeremy Barnard will take children on a guided tour in English of the Museo Davia Bargellini

Sunday 25 October at 16.00 - Museo Davia Bargellini

This event has been organised in collaboration with the Musei Civici d'Arte Antica di Bologna.

 
 
 
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  arrowicon BEECHER ON SHAKESPEARE  
 
 

Talk by Donald Beecher entitled "Forgeries in the Name of Shakespeare "

Donald Beecher is Professor of English at Carleton University, Ottawa

He will be introducted by Maurizio Ascari of Bologna University

Wednesday 21 October 2009 at 17.30
Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica, Via Farini 35, Bologna

 
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  arrowicon EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM OP.45 DI JOHANNES BRAHMS  
 
 

In collaboration with the Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica, the Associazione AGLMUS and the Associazione A.M.I.C.I di L.Boccherini present

EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM OP.45 by Johannes Brahms
Soprano: Roberta Pozzer
Baritone: Giuseppe Guidi
Pianoforte a quattro mani: Raffella Zagni & Marina Marchese
Camerata Polifonica G.B.Martini with the participation of the soprano Scilla Cristiano

Conductor: Bruno Zagni

Monday 5 October 2009 at 21.00
Biblioteca Storica della Basilica di San Francesco, Piazza Malpighi 9, 40123 Bologna

 
 
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  arrowicon  I GRAFFITI DI UN TEMPO
 
 

An exhibition of the work of the artist Cesare Cesarini in collaboration with the Istituto di Studi Canadesi and Bologna University

From Friday 11 September 2009
Urban Center Bologna, Salaborsa - Piazza Nettuno, 3 Bologna

 
 
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  arrowicon MEET THE AUTHOR : BARRY CALLAGHAN  
 
 

Presentation of “Re delle Bettole” (Barrelhouse Kings) by Barry Callaghan (Cosmo Iannone Editore, 2009)

Giovanna Franci, Università di Bologna and Carla Plevano Pezzini will talk to the author about his work

This meeting has been organised in collaboration with the  Centro di Studi Canadesi Alfredo Rizzardi

Wednesday 13 Mayl 2009 at 18.00
Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica, Via Farini 35, Bologna

 
 
 
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  arrowicon  NICHOLAS BROWNLEES ON REPORTING AN ENGLISH DEFEAT  
 
 

Nicholas Brownlees will give a lecture entitled "Reporting England’s inglorious defeat at the Battle of Leghorn 1653: pamphlets, newsletters, avvisi and secret correspondence"

Nicholas Brownlees is Professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Florence

Wednesday 22 April 2009 at 17.30
Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica, Via Farini 35, Bologna

 
 
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  arrowicon FOLLOWING THE LEADER  
 
 

As part of the Impara l'Arte project, Jeremy Barnard will take children on a guided tour in English of the Collezioni Comunali d'Arte

Sunday 8 March at 16.00 - Collezioni Comunali d'Arte, P.zza Maggiore 6

This event has been organised in collaboration with the Musei Civici d'Arte Antica di Bologna.

 
 
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  arrowicon  ENOCH BRATER ON BECKETT  
 
 

Enoch Brater will give a lecture entitled "The Seated Figure on Beckett's Stage"

Enoch Brater is Professor of English and Theater at the University of Michigan and is the author of Beyond Minimalism, The Drama in the Text and The Essential Samuel Beckett.

Wednesday 11 March 2009 at 17.30
Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica, Via Farini 35, Bologna

 
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  arrowicon  GEOGRAFIE DELLA MEMORIA  
 
 

Silvia Albertazzi will give a lecture entitled Geografie della memoria: l'album di famiglia come atlante personale nella narrativa inglese contemporanea.

Silvia Albertazzi is Professor of English Literature at Bologna University

Wednesday 21 January 2009 at 17.30
Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica, Via Farini 35, Bologna

 
 
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  arrowicon  A SCANDALOUS GARDENER  
 
 

Conversation with Edgarda Pesci Battaglia on “Lady Sackville West: the life and opinions of a scandalous gardener”

Flower arrangements by Fiorella Falavigna De Leo and Elisabetta Galli Pincherle

This event has been organised in colaboration with Garden Club Malvasia

Wednesday 18 February 2009 - 17.30, at the Associazione Culturale Italo Britannica, Via Farini 35, Bologna

 
 
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  arrowicon

 TURNER AND ITALY

 
 
 

Alberta Gnugnoli will give a lecture entitled An Englishman in the Garden of Europe: J.M.W. Turner and Italy.

She will be introduced by Maurizio Ascari, Bologna University

Wednesday 3 December 2008 - ore 17.30
Aula Prodi, pz. San Giovanni in Monte, 2, Bologna

 
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