“1001 Nights of Pasolini” (Re-run) by Alice Theatre Laboratory – In Cantonese
“Real cruelty comes from the matter per se. It is the essence of living that makes a person a terror.” – Pier Paolo PasoliniDeconstructing, reconstructing, and reinterpretation – a tribute to the controversial poet and film director Pier Paolo Pasolini.On November 2, 1975, the world renowned Italian film director, Pier Paolo Pasolini, was killed in […]
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Retrospective of Paolo & Vittorio Taviani
Over the last five decades, Vittorio Taviani (b. 1929) and his brother Paolo (b. 1931) have created films that explore but challenge their native Italy. The brothers have probed political commitments, class relations, emigration, family and fate in prize-winning features whose subjects range from 18th century aristocrats to their restaging of Shakespeare in a contemporary […]
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The Magic of Duo Pianos – Chan Man Ling and Lisi Liang Piano Duo Recital
Programme: Mozart, Casella, Boberg, Debussy, Berkeley, Ravel, DvorakLisi Liang learned to play piano at the age of 6 and has given live performance on the radio at the age of eight. While teaching new relents, she continued to study with Eleanor Wong, senior lecturer of the keyboard department of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing […]
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Miracle Fun: FireFly by Evolution Dance Theater (USA/Italy)
A stunning combination of dance and illusion. Evolution Dance Theater is an exciting dance theatre company created by ex-Momix dancer, Anthony Heinl. It is dedicated to producing innovative dance and illusion theatre for Italy and the world. In his three decades of experience in theatre and dance, Heinl has developed a unique theatrical sensibility, incorporating […]
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An Evening with Gino Strada
“An Evening with Gino Strada” is a fund raising event to benefit the Salam Cardiac Centre in Khartoum, Sudan, which is the only specialized and free hospital in Africa and it is the hub of the Regional Program for Pediatrics and Cardiac Surgery EMERGENCY is creating in Africa. Places are limited, so your urgent confirmation […]
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San Carlo Theatre, Naples – Viva Verdi
In 2013 the Hong Kong Arts Festival celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901). His legacy of great music, which has contributed to some of the most popular operas performed on the world’s stages, is replete with well-loved melodies and evocative dramatic expression. In Viva Verdi, European rising star Michele Mariotti […]
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Michele Benuzzi Harpsichord Recital – FREE EVENT
Michele Benuzzi studied the harpsichord with Ottavio Dantone and obtained the harpsichord Performing Diploma at the Royal College of Music in London. He also studied musicology at the University of Pavia.He attended master classes with Andreas Staier, Andrea Marcon, Bob van Asperen, Ketil Haugsand, Jaques Ogg, Jan Whillelm Jansen, Christine Whiffen, and Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini. […]
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San Carlo Theatre, Naples – La Traviata
From the 275-year-old San Carlo Theatre comes the treasured opera classic in celebration of the bicentenary of Verdi, who had colossal influence on the development of Italian opera. In this new staging of La Traviata, award-winning film director Ferzan Özpetek and triple Oscar-winning art director Dante Ferretti (Hugo, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet […]
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Italian Films at the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF)
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is one of Asia’s most reputable platforms for filmmakers, film professionals and filmgoers from all over the world to launch new works and experience outstanding films. Screening over 250 titles from all over the world every year, the annual HKIFF is upheld globally as one of the most […]
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Il Marito Disperato (The Desperate Husband)
When a possessive husband attempts to lock up his wife but runs into the exploits of their mischievous maid, explosive jokes abound. A high energy, highly praised and highly entertaining opera buffa (or comic opera) from its origin, Naples, by Neapolitan composer Domenico Cimarosa is now revitalised by comedian Paolo Rossi. A contemporary of Mozart, […]
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