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Mezzo Forte‘s augmented concert is based on an ecological approach to audio augmented reality. The listening experience is enriched by a transparent use of electronics, in dialogue with the acoustic environment and musical instruments. The concert is an experience of live electronics perceived through bone conduction headphones and acoustic instruments projected by the loudspeakers. The …
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GlobalNews – Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada to help ongoing efforts at reconciliation with Indigenous peoples following shocking revelations of the Catholic church’s role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children, the Vatican said on Wednesday. In a brief statement, the Holy See’s press office said that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has invited …
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CNN – Flash flooding has turned roads into rivers in the port city of Catania, on the Italian island of Sicily. The situation is “very critical,” Giuseppa Maria Spampinato, a government official based in Catania, told CNN on Tuesday. From the view of her office’s window, Spampinato said the main street in the city — Via …
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ANSA – Il film di Sorrentino scelto per la selezione del film internazionale. Il regista: ‘Felice che il dolore oggi sia gioia’. È stato scelto tra i 18 di cui era stata proposta candidatura tra film distribuiti in Italia o in previsione di essere distribuiti tra il 1° gennaio 2021 e il 31 dicembre 2021. …
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Delve into an interactive live theatrical adventure inspired by Dante’s Inferno and Homer’s The Odyssey. Immerse yourself in an epic world that blurs the line between reality and fiction. The Spectators’ Odyssey – o dell’Inferno is an immersive, contemporary multimedia theatrical experience that takes the audience behind the scenes of two of Toronto’s most iconic buildings, making the audience …
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The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada is proud to launch Premio Venezia 2021, a prize which recognizes annually outstanding Canadian businesses, people and institutions that maintain or develop working or business relations with Italy. The 2021 edition is presented by RBC Royal Bank. Candidacy If you would like to be considered for a Premio Venezia in …
CNN – They’ve long dominated the food and fashion worlds, this year they’ve dominated sports, and now they’re aiming for the skies.Italy’s new national airline, ITA Airways, launched on Friday with a promise to bring pride back to its national flag carrier, after Alitalia, Italy’s legacy airline, went bankrupt and ceased operations a day earlier.Executives …
CTVNews – A new exhibit in the Old Port takes a look at the extraordinary encounter between two influential artists: Dante Alighieri and Salvador Dali. Written more than 700 years ago by Italian writer Dante Alighieri, the Divine Comedy is a story of reflection, confinement, and quite literally, going to hell and back. Seven centuries …
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Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. the presentation event of the 21st edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World will be held at the Farnesina. The event will be opened by Vice Minister Marina Sereni, and will be moderated by the journalist, Serena Bortone. It will be attended by the Secretary General of the …
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Dopo una forzata lunga assenza dovuta alla temporanea chiusura dell’ufficio a causa di Covid-19, Sabato 25 Settembre scorso l’Ordine Figli d’Italia ha ripreso a pieno ritmo le sue attività. L’organismo, che quest’anno ha celebrato il suo 25esimo anniversario, organizza annualmente 3 giorni dedicati alla cultura con attività gratuite e interattive offerte attraverso tutto il Quebec …
