Art
Travel
Tourism & Places

The road to paradise runs through Garbatella

Visiting the modern Roman suburb at the heart of Europe’s sacred geography

Art
Art & Culture

An unexpected encounter with art

One day, as I walked down via Cavour, in the center of Florence, I stumbled upon an art book sticking out from a wobbly stack of assorted second-hand books on a kiosk. It was an edition of I disegni di Giosetta Fioroni.

by

Gabriel Arata

on

10/7/2023

Art
Business & Innovation

Is AI promoting the renaissance of the arts?

Artificial Intelligence is having a significant impact on the cinema industry. Segmento meets film director Dale Crawford to discuss the role of AI in filmmaking.

by

Nataša Ciabatti

on

5/7/2023

Art
Fashion & Design

The only inhabited museum in the world

Home to 200 people, this abandoned factory on the outskirts of Rome is a treasure trove of beauty with more than 650 works of contemporary art.

Photography
Tourism & Places

Of pitchstone and reminiscence

Public art, industrial heritage, and urban regeneration in Sicily. Retracing the steps of FestiWall, Bitume Platform aims to prompt a conversation around the urban landscape and its industrial memory.

by

Cristiano Capuano

on

8/5/2023

Art
Art & Culture

La GRAnde Bellezza

The great, less-known beauty surrounding Rome. Join us on a tour of the capital’s secluded periphery through art from the bottom up. By Angela Viora & Mia Catalano

by

Angela Viora

on

7/3/2023

Travel
Tourism & Places

A whirl of ghosts and angels

Rione Sanità is one of the most ancient areas of Naples’ center. The neighborhood has become home to a large piece of the city’s street art heritage, which has played a major role in urban renewal and social inclusion.

by

Cristiano Capuano

on

26/2/2023

Art
Art & Culture

The Birth of Venus

Two of the most famous paintings from the Italian Renaissance feature women. One of them is the Mona Lisa. The other is The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli, currently held in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

by

Martin Plowman

on

6/2/2023

Music
Art & Culture

Balcony Tenor Maurizio Marchini

Singing for peace, harmony, and healing. From flash mob to balcony stardom, Maurizio sings in the hope of uplifting everyone's spirits.

by

Dr. Teresa De Fazio

on

15/12/2022

Literature
Art & Culture

Solace During Lockdown

Solace during lockdown for Ascolta Women.

by

Caroline Smith

on

21/5/2021

Literature
Art & Culture

Dante Day

Celebrating the Father of the Italian Language.

by

Hayley J. Egan

on

23/3/2021

Cinema & theatre
Art & Culture

IF LIFE IS JUST LIKE ONE BIG DREAM

This year Italy is celebrating Fellini who was born in Rimini on 20 January 1920

Literature
Art & Culture

JYTTE HOLMQVIST MEETS MARY MARCUCCIO, VICE PRESIDENT AT THE DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY

To honour Dante Alighieri on the 750th anniversary of his birth, 2020 sees celebrations worldwide of his life and great literary endeavours.

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

25/3/2020

Music
Art & Culture

THE TRANSCULTURAL VERSATILITY OF THE MANDOLIN

In conversation with Carlo Aonzo, leader of "Carlo Aonzo Trio" that will be performing at Co.As.It. on 7 February

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

28/1/2020

Music
Art & Culture

In conversation with Italian pianist Lucia Brighenti

Lucia Brighenti is a young and successful Italian pianist currently touring and traveling in Australia. She has garnered numerous awards and accolades both in her native territory and abroad.

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

19/12/2019

Culture
Fashion & Design

EVER HAD A BURNING CURIOSITY ABOUT ITALY?

We asked a group of Italian kids living in Australia if there was anything they wanted to know, and our Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne, Pierluigi Trombetta, was only too happy to answer their questions.

by

Hayley J. Egan

on

1/12/2019

Art
Art & Culture

Curator Miriam La Rosa talks about an exhcange artist residency between Sicily and Australia

Miriam La Rosa is currently involved in the cross-cultural and cross-regional artistic project "Preservation is an act of political warfare. An exchange artist residency between Sicily and Australia".

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

14/11/2019

Cinema & theatre
Art & Culture

JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - 60 FILMS FROM 23 COUNTRIES EXPLORE THE HUMAN CONDITION

The Jewish International Film Festival is in full swing and it is a fascinating time of the year for avid cinemagoers looking for films outside the mainstream, that challenge and engage all at once.

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

11/11/2019

Art
Art & Culture

Alfredo Malabello, “The voice of romance”, talks to Segmento

Alfredo Malabello, many thanks for taking time out to see me. You are a fascinating and impressive man with many strings to your bow and balls in the air.

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

21/10/2019

Music
Art & Culture

In conversation with Tango connoisseur and member of the Melbourne Tango Orchestra, Stephen Cuttriss

Stephen Cuttriss has been praised by the media as one of "Australia's heavyweight tango musicians" and a bandoneon player who "ignites the sonic soundscapes of Argentina on this unique instrument"

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

12/8/2019

Cinema & theatre
Art & Culture

The Giffoni Film Festival. Promotion and development of cinema for young people

Running for its 48th consecutive year, Giffoni Film Festival organised in the small town of Giffoni Valle Piana, near Salerno in Campania, attracts all the more people during this artistically vibrant time of the year.

by

Jytte Holmqvist

on

29/7/2019

Art
Art & Culture

Stefano Costabile: a head above the rest

To know Stefano Costabile's work is to know a mastermind in action. Likened to the Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll's imaginative world of Alice in Wonderland, Stefano is indeed mad about hats.

by

Jenna Lo Bianco

on

31/8/2017

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