Archive for 'Culture'
Walking on the Clouds Posted by Geoff on Jul 19, 2013
The wind curves over the ridge tearing at shards of cloud and dragging them down towards Lago Santo which lies way below us in its natural amphitheatre. The ragged fragments of cloud dissolve amongst the pines and beeches. We are enveloped in a bigger cloud, visibility drops to a few meters. This draws our attention…
NUTS! Posted by Geoff on May 24, 2013
Today, our guest blogger Ambra Sancin writes abut idiomatic Italian expressions that use the word nuts. In case you missed Ambra’s previous blog ‘The Language of Coffee’, here’s a quick bio: Ambra is a Sydney-based arts project manager in the cultural/not-for-profit sector and specialise in communications, marketing and producing public programs for festivals and government…
The Death of a Great Italian Actress – Anna Proclemer Posted by Serena on May 2, 2013
On the 25th of April, Anna Proclemer, one of our greatest Italian stage actresses, died in Rome at the age of 90. Click on the image below to visit her official website . Born in Trento in 1923 Anna Proclemer began acting in the early 40’s. I first saw her many years ago at the…
Topalbano–The Italian Mouse Detective! Posted by Serena on Apr 16, 2013
Take two classic ingredients from Italian popular fiction … 1. Generations of Italians have grown up with Disney’s comics “Topolino” (Little Mouse), the Italian version of Mickey Mouse, whose hobby is playing the private detective. These comics are extremely popular here in Italy, and rather than being simply a translated version of the original they…
Figli di Annibale Posted by Geoff on Feb 28, 2013
Figli di Annibale (Hannibal’s Children) is the name of a song by the Neapolitan group Amalmegretta, whose music is a mix of reggae, dub, Neapolitan songs and Arabic chants. The song’s lyrics shouldn’t be viewed as factual, or as a history lesson, but rather as an allusion to Italy’s multi ethnic origins, which I’ll discuss…
Il cognome del marito? No, grazie Posted by Serena on Feb 19, 2013
“Il tour mondiale della signora Carter. Ma chi diavolo è, vi starete chiedendo se, come me, vi siete persi alcuni dettagli della vita privata di una delle popstar più famose a livello internazionale? Agli ignoranti (in materia) come me, basterà un solo nome: Beyoncé … Ma era proprio necessario farsi chiamare con il cognome del…
The Language of Coffee Posted by Geoff on Feb 1, 2013
Today, our guest blogger Ambra Sancin is going to tell us a bit about what il caffè means to her as an Italian who has grown up in Australia. But first, a quick bio: Ambra is a Sydney-based arts project manager in the cultural/not-for-profit sector and specialise in communications, marketing and producing public programs for…