From June 5 to October 20: Music, Dance, Theater and History
Celebrate a quarter century of the Ravenna Festival, the event that, from June to October, offers a series of cultural events dedicated to classical and contemporary music, dance, theater, opera, film and even history. In fact, the theme of this year is "1914: The Year that Changed the World," a title linked to the celebrations for the 100...
Il web per l’internazionalizzazione e l’export
Sono stati svelati - alla presenza del On. Maurizio Martina, Ministro delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali, e di Stefano Firpo, Capo della Segreteria Tecnica del Ministro dello Sviluppo Economico - i nomi dei vincitori delle 104 borse di studio, bandite da Google insieme a Unioncamere, con l'obiettivo di digitalizzare le imprese del Made...
Napoli sotterranea: discovering the heart of Naples through its ancient underground city
An unexplored world once connected with the one above: Napoli sotterranea, the underground city, is a hundred-thirty feet underneath the sea level and used to have all the features of today's one. With its lively and noisy streets, it was considered the heart of Naples, which dates back to 2400 years ago. For all this time, the city has be...
Francesca Alderisi torna a RAI Italia con "Cara Francesca..."
Francesca Alderisi, popolare conduttrice televisiva per anni alla guida di "Sportello Italia", il programma di servizio di Rai Italia dedicato alle comunità italiane all'estero, torna nelle case degli italiani nel mondo dopo tre anni con un nuovo programma a loro dedicato dal titolo "Cara Francesca". Ogni giorno si racconterà attraverso un collegam...
10 Reasons Why You Should Learn to Speak Italian
Are you considering learning a new language, but you're not sure which one to choose? For many people, the hardest step in learning a foreign language is actually choosing which language to learn. We'll make it easy for you—choose Italian! Italian is a romance language spoken by over 60 million people around the world. Not only is it...
Lidia Bastianich: la Star della cucina regionale italiana negli Stati Uniti d’America, in un incontro al Padiglione USA di Expo Milano 2015
di Antonio Galluzzo "Ho cominciato a cucinare quando ho capito che non avrei più rivisto la mia casa in Istria" Lidia Bastianich racconta la sua vita e carriera con parole semplici e intense. Simbolo della cucina regionale italiana negli USA, chef e star della televisione americana, martedì 7 luglio è stata ospite del Padiglione USA di Expo Milano...
A new generation of architects aims for the global market
by Alessia Tripodi Gone are the days when Italian architecture overseas was only represented by Renzo Piano and Massimiliano Fuksas: today, exported Italian design has many faces, including those of designers younger than 40 and 50 whom are known in Europe and throughout the world. Among successful designers, Fabrizio Barozzi shou...
Zanardi looks to add new chapter to Paralympic story
Italy's Alex Zanardi emerged as one of the biggest stars of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, as his two gold medals from those Games made him one to watch ahead of Rio 2016, which is drawing closer to the one-year mark on Monday (7 September). The overall experience at London 2012 left a lasting impression on Zanardi, but he expects Rio 2...
8 Italian sporting icons who will go down in history
With the Azzurri set to lock horns with Joe Schmidt's Ireland on Sunday evening in a crucial Pool D encounter at London's Olympic stadium, we take a look at some of Italy's greatest sporting names. And no, Mario Balotelli is not one of them... 1. Valentino Rossi The 36-year-old multiple MotoGP World Champion is responsible for a marked sur...
Book Review: Italian Style – Fashion since 1945
By Alan Behr One of the mysteries that Italy presents to the world is how style seems to come so naturally and happen so easily in the nation's disparate regions and within all walks of life. It is as if elegant design in clothing, shoes, accessories (and just about everything else) grows naturally in the surroundings, like grapes in a tru...
After reaching €2 billion revenues mark, Italy’s Calzedonia aims at US expansion
"I'm more impressed than anyone else, especially if I convert the sum in the former Italian currency: we are talking about more than 4,000 billion lire. If someone would have told me ten years ago I don't know if I'd believe it. After all we have been 'fast runners': constant and constantly growing, even during the crisis." The founder and preside...
Gianfranco Rosi’s “Fire at Sea”: A Searing Portrait of the Migrant Crisis
Fire and sea. Life and death. Everyday routine and permanent state of emergency: the oxymoron is powerful, so is the way these elements are used to build the story in Fuocoammare - Fire at Sea, Gianfranco Rosi's latest documentary. After the big Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, the feature is Italy's Foreign Language Entry at the 89th...