Focused on cinematography with the exhibition “Fotogrammi di moda italiana” and the 12th annual MittelCinemaFest. Concert by Oscar winner Nicola Piovani
The Italian Cultural Institute (IKI) in Prague offers a program full of exceptional events for November 2024 with a special focus on the world of film – told through fashion and contemporary Italian film – and with the extraordinary participation of Oscar winner Nicola Piovani.
On Wednesday, November 13, the exhibition “Fotogrammi di moda italiana. Since the 1950s, Italy has dressed the world’s cinema”, an exhibition curated by Stefano Dominella, Honorary President of Maison Gattinoni, and organized by IKI to commemorate the fusion of film and fashion, which has always represented one of the most important aspects of Italian creation in the world. Original dresses worn by iconic actresses who dictated new styles, such as Lana Turner, Anita Ekberg, Audrey Hepburn, Anna Magnani, Sophia Loren, Monica Bellucci, Gina Lollobrigida, Fanny Ardant, Charlotte Rampling, Liz Taylor, Claudia Cardinale and Maria Callas. During this Prague stop of the exhibition, an exclusive tribute is also paid to the Czech top model and actress, naturalized Italian Eva Herzigová. Through 41 original dresses signed by famous tailors, stylists and ateliers such as Fernanda Gattinoni, Renato Balestra, Emilio Schuberth, Sartoria Peruzzi, Annamode Costumes, Irene Galitzine, Laura Biagiotti and Guillermo Mariotto, the “Fotogrammi di moda italiana” exhibition tells visitors a story beauty, elegance and creativity.
The exhibition will be open to the public free of charge until January 18, from Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
On November 14 at 7 p.m., it will be the turn of music with Nicola Piovani, winner of the Oscar for the soundtrack to the film “Life is Beautiful”, who will lead Maria Rita Combattelli (soprano), Oreste Valente (recitation voice) and the Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra in the Church of St. Šimon and Judy and in Prague performing “La Vita Nuova”, a cantata for recital voice, soprano and small orchestra, composed by Maestro Piovani, inspired by the famous work of Dante Alighieri: a musical work that explores Dante’s love for his beloved Beatrice in a journey full of narrative and musical beauty. The concert, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Prague, is free. You can choose and download tickets on the website of the event managed by Nachtigall Artists:https://www.nachtigallartists.cz/projekty/nicola-piovani-la-vita-nuova-2024
MittelCinemaFest, the Central European festival of contemporary Italian cinematography, which is being held in the Czech Republic for the twelfth time this year, will open again in the Lucerna cinema in Prague on November 28. Until December 4, eight full-length films in their original version with English and Czech subtitles will be premiered for the Prague audience, presenting a selection of the best of Italian productions in 2024. A detailed program of screenings will be published in the coming days and will also be available at: https://www.mittelcinemafest.cz/cs/uvod MittelCinemaFest is a project of Cinecittà and the Italian Ministry of Culture; it is organized by the Italian Cultural Institute and the Lucerna cinema in Prague under the auspices of the Italian Embassy in Prague, with the support of the capital city of Prague and in cooperation with a number of media partners, including the Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAMIC), the news magazine La Pagina, the magazine Progetto Repubblica Ceca, Radio 1.cz and ČSFD – Czech-Slovak film database.
As Marialuisa Pappalardo, director of the Prague IKI, emphasized: “We are proud to be able to share a truly exceptional program with our audience. We will immerse ourselves in the history of Italian fashion and its connection with world cinema, we will immerse ourselves in Dante’s poetry with the music of Oscar winner Piovani, together we will discover the news of contemporary Italian cinema and together we will experience the beauty and uniqueness of Italian culture!”.
In November, the Institute also offers other initiatives, including an exhibition dedicated to the art of Venetian glass “Paolo Venini and his workshop” at the Museum of Applied Arts in Prague; Luigi Zoja’s lecture “Paranoia, madness that makes history” in the Václav Havel Library; the presentation of Cristina Cassar Scalia’s book “Sabbia nera” as part of the Week of Italian Cuisine; Gaetano Donizetti’s opera “Don Pasquale” under the direction of maestro Marco Armiliato in Prague’s Municipal House. The complete program of the month is available at this link: https://iicpraga.voxmail.it/p/k41rc0/c-7750a436