Culture
Culture
Art & Culture

Dancing with shadows - Tarantella in Old Calabria

The 2023 Segmento Tarantella Festival prompted valuable reflections on the historical origins and significance of the tarantella in Italian culture, particularly in Southern Italy.

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Raffaele Caputo

on

25/6/2024

Travel
Tourism & Places

Tropea - A city of many facets

Culinary delights, a rich cultural and artistic tapestry, and a breathtaking natural setting make Tropea an irresistible destination, even in winter when the city plays host to a festive Christmas market.

by

Editorial Staff

on

14/6/2024

Cinema & theatre
Art & Culture

A triumphant film about a clash of cultures

Director Vee Shi on his 2023 Multicultural Film Festival short movie

by

Isabella Vagnoni

on

31/5/2024

Culture
Art & Culture

The many faces of the puppet who wanted to be a real boy

Pinocchio might have been written for children and interpreted as a coming-of-age story, but it has always been a story about coming into being.

by

Martin Plowman

on

2/5/2024

Cinema & theatre
Art & Culture

Multicultural Film Festival

A celebration of Australia's diversity on the big screen. Segmento spoke with the Multicultural Film Festival’s Project Manager, Dr. Atalanti Dionysus, about the importance of multicultural representation in Australia.

Culture
Art & Culture

Opera and outreach

Musician Breana Stillman credits the Italian community in Victoria for inspiring her love of opera. A talk about a music festival in her adopted town of Todi (Umbria) and OperAffinity’s commitment to bridge cultural gaps

by

Federica Mancusi

on

22/2/2024

Music
Art & Culture

Innovation rooted in tradition

Segmento interviewed celebrated Italian singer-songwriter, musician, and theater actor Alfio Antico, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading interpreters of the tammorra and frame drum.

by

Nataša Ciabatti

on

30/1/2024

Culture
Art & Culture

Il coraggio di essere se stessi: for the love of art, education, and freedom

Segmento caught up with Maria Laura Chiaretti, author of "Il coraggio di essere se stessi", a new book exploring Pier Paolo Pasolini’s life through the lens of pedagogy.

by

Nataša Ciabatti

on

28/12/2023

design
Fashion & Design

Ettore Sottsass: the influence of a playful designer

Ettore Sottsass’ influence on architecture can be seen globally. He also left his mark on design more broadly, and his work continues to inspire and influence contemporary creators today.

by

Alexine Sammut

on

1/12/2023

Cinema & theatre
Art & Culture

A window onto the drawing room of Italy

Italian film director Giuseppe Piccioni chose to return to his roots and reconnect with his homeland in his latest masterpiece, The Shadow of the Day (L’ombra del Giorno), completely filmed in the city of Ascoli Piceno.

by

Carla Trigilia

on

18/10/2023

Food trends
Cuisine & Food

Quality of life in a piece of bread

Recently, Italian bakeries have been on a mission to improve bread quality. Superb raw materials mix with tradition and innovation, and new tasty products are born. Segmento took a mouthwatering tour to Rome’s best forni

Culture
Art & Culture

Connecting culture, inspiring harmony

Under The Cover, Issue XXXII - A new Era for Old traditions

by

Giovanni Butera

on

1/10/2023

Community and Social Engagement
Global & Social Engagement

New cultural routes between Sicily and indigenous Australia

Segmento meets Miriam La Rosa to talk about two organizations, Agency and FARM Cultural Park, committed to fostering connection to place in an authentic way.

by

Cristiano Capuano

on

4/8/2023

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

Cinema & theatre
Art & Culture

A spark of inspiration

The past and the future of Italian cinema according to Annalisa Insardà. From the vantage point of her career in dramatic arts, Calabrian actress Annalisa Insardà talks to us about Italy’s place in international cinema.

by

Innocenza Giannuzzi

on

18/6/2023

Cinema & theatre
Art & Culture

A journey through the history of immigration

The story of the false oasis of Bonegilla will now be told on the big screen in a Ultrafilms-Realworld Pictures coproduction, featuring Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts award-winning actor Vince Colosimo

by

Gabriel Arata

on

12/5/2023

Culture
Global & Social Engagement

Fare Cultura to create harmony

Segmento talked to Paolo Baracchi, cultural program manager at CO.AS.IT., about the importance of acknowledging and nurturing multiculturalism in promoting acceptance and unity.

by

Angela Viora

on

10/5/2023

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

Travel
Tourism & Places

The most romantic places in Calabria

Calabria is a land famous mostly for the sea, but full of hidden spots with outstanding scenery and legends about love and jealousy. Le Vie della Perla Tour Operator guides us through the most romantic places to discover

by

Valeria Bisciglia

on

1/5/2023

Culture
Art & Culture

"Bella Ciao"

The popular anti-fascist Italian song "Bella Ciao" is a symbol of resistance against any form of injustice. But what of its origins? How has it come to be considered a hymn for humanity in the fight for freedom?

by

Lucia Barbera

on

20/4/2023

Music
Art & Culture

Music, dance, and identity

To talk about music is to talk about culture, history, communication, evolution, revolution, thought, progress, and discovery. Innocenza Giannuzzi shares her view on the role of music in the context where it is generated

by

Innocenza Giannuzzi

on

17/4/2023

Culture
Art & Culture

Suspended between war and peace

30 years of Studio Ghibli's Porco Rosso. Porco Rosso is now considered a powerful anti-war film. But can an animated film about a man cursed with a pig’s head actually deal with politics in the real world?

by

Martin Plowman

on

3/4/2023

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

Community and Social Engagement
Global & Social Engagement

Segmento Tarantella Festival 2022

‍On Sunday 20 November 2022, the first Segmento Tarantella Festival was held in the beautiful park of Edwardes Lake, Reservoir, Melbourne.

by

Editorial Staff

on

6/2/2023

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

Travel
Tourism & Places

Stories and journeys off the beaten track

He stands for almost 2 hours as he recounts his escapades, and I am entranced. I can’t look away. He’s got me. This is Dario Castaldo.

by

Jenna Lo Bianco

on

1/2/2023

Cinema & theatre
Global & Social Engagement

“Un'ora per abbracciarsi e poi morire”

On the occasion of the Australian promotional tour of Little Tornadoes, Segmento meets director Aaron Wilson and actor Fabio Motta, who walk us through an intimate journey of film-making.

by

Gabriel Arata

on

23/1/2023

Culture
Art & Culture

The intangible beauty of Italian Opera Singing

Korean soprano Karah Son shares her infatuation with Italian opera, which led her to conquer the stages of many opera houses around the world.

by

Nataša Ciabatti

on

17/1/2023

Community and Social Engagement
Global & Social Engagement

The Road to Project Karma

A story of belonging. Fashion designer and social well-being advocate Lucy Laurita set off on an adventure; unknowingly, it was an opportunity to consider social identity and connection through people's stories.

by

Lucy Laurita

on

30/12/2022

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

Discovering a Literary Treasure

Lillo Guarneri, director of the Institute of Italian Culture (Sydney), tells Segmento about coming across amazing treasure found accidentally in preparing the program to mark the 700th anniversary of Dante's death.

by

on

17/2/2022

Literature
Art & Culture

Dante Day

Celebrating the Father of the Italian Language.

by

Hayley J. Egan

on

23/3/2021

News
Global & Social Engagement

VITA: the united voice for the Italo-Australian youth

Homemade lunch at Nonna's, Italian school on Saturdays, traditions of sauce making season, salami and olive. These are a few of the precious memories each founder and member of VITA share and hold dearly.

by

Natalie Di Pasquale

on

14/5/2018

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