Cultural activities organized by the Italian Economic, Trade and Cultural Promotion Office – Taipei
2024
VISUAL ARTS
- 2024 Italian Design Day “Connecting Choices: Taiwanese Designers Meet Italian Design” (June 15 – July 21 2024)
At the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei, in collaboration with the Industrial Design Association and the Taiwan Design Research Institute.
MUSIC
As part of the Europe Festival at the Huashan Creative Park.
DANCE
- Performances of Parini Secondo – “Want to dance Festival” (April 20-21, 2024)
In collaboration with Shinehouse Theatre and NID Platform, Parini Secondo performs in Taipei as part of the Want to Dance Festival, now in its sixth edition.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Screening of the film “Dante” by Pupi Avati (January 16th, 2024)
The screening of the film “Dante” by Pupi Avati took place at the Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC) auditorium on January 16th.
The film traces the life of Dante Alighieri, whose 700th death anniversary was marked in 2021.
2023
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Screening of the documentary film “Kordon” by Alice Tomassini (February 24th, 2023)
On the anniversary of the Russian aggression of Ukraine at the Eslite bookstore auditorium in Xinyi.
MUSIC
- Concerts by Italian singer Giovanni Voneki and Italian duo “Il Mito” (May 6th-7th, 2023)
As part of the Europe Festival at the Huashan Creative Park.
- Concert by Classical Guitar Master Carlo Fierens (June 5th, 2023)
On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the establishment of the Italian Republic at the Eslite Performance Hall in Taipei.
- Concert by the jazz group SubconsciousTrio (August 7th, 2023)
Concert by the Subconscious Trio at the Wenshui Arts and Culture Center in Taipei.
- “Animal Tales and Songs” concert by Duo Alterno (November 14th, 2023)
VISUAL ARTS
- Illustrations: “Italian Excellence. The New Generation of Children’s Illustrators” Exhibition (January 31st – February 5th, 2023)
Exhibition of young Italian illustrators in the Italian pavilion at the Taipei International Book Exhibition.
- 2023 Italian Design Day (March 23rd – April 5th, 2023)
At the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei, in collaboration with the Industrial Design Association and the Taiwan Design Research Institute. Calendar of meetings of Italian and Taiwanese designers on current trends in industrial design in the medical, sports and mechanical industries. Exhibition of Italian products awarded with the Compasso d’Oro.
- Exhibition “Europe. Italian illustration recounts the Europe of peoples” (May 6th-15th, 2023)
As part of the celebrations for Europe Day at the National Taiwan University.
- Exhibition “Italian Ecellence Illustrations for Italo Calvino” (September 15th – October 15th 2023)
From 15 September to 15 October 2023, the exhibition “Italian Excellence: illustrations for Italo Calvino” dedicated to the great Italian writer whose centenary of birth occurs this year took place at the Art Space gallery in Taipei.
On October 15, the anniversary of Calvino’s birth, the journalist-writer Filippo Lubrano gave a lecture on the theme “Calvino and Artificial Intelligence”.
- “Looking Beyond” satellite imagery exhibition (December 11th, 2023)
As part of Italian National Space Day, an exhibition of satellite images was displayed at the headquarters of the semiconductor company StMicroelectronics in the Hsinchu Science Park.
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
- Conference: “Calvino and Artificial Intelligence” by Filippo Lubrano (October 15th 2023)
In the framework of the XXIII Week of Italian Language and Culture, the lecture “Calvino and Artificial Intelligence” by Filippo Lubrano at the Art Space.
2022
MUSIC
- Italian pop: concert (May 8th, 2022)
On the occasion of the Europe Festival (May 8th) musical performance by the Trieste actor and singer Giovanni Voneki who has enjoyed success in Taiwan since 2014, bringing Italian and Taiwanese pop closer together.
- Opera: performance by an Italian opera duo (October 26th, 2022)
The opera duo composed of Maestro Maurizio Colacicchi and soprano Emanuela Barazia performed on October 26th at the National University of Arts in Taipei with the musical program “Homage to Renata Tebaldi”.
VISUAL ARTS
- Italian Contemporary Day: Italian Street Art (October 8th – 14th, 2022)
On the occasion of the Contemporary Day, in collaboration with the Chen’s Art Gallery in Taipei, an exhibition by the street artist Marco Barbieri.
- Illustrations: “Italian Excellence. The New Generation of Children’s Illustrators” Exhibition (December 2022-January 2023)
At Lin Gallery (Hsinchu: December 2022) and Taipei International Book Exhibition (January 2023). Exhibition produced by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair with the MAECI dedicated to young Italian illustrators.
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
- Conferences: “Italian and young people. Sorry? I don’t follow you” (October 26th-27th, 2022)
In the framework of the XXII Week of Italian Language and Culture, lectures by the author Grazia Gotti at the National Taiwan University and the Fu Jen Catholic University.
2021
MUSIC
- Italian pop: concert (May 8th, 2021)
On the occasion of the European Festival (8 May) musical performance by the Italian singing duo “Il mito”.
VISUAL ARTS
- Comics: “Manga Made in Italy” exhibition (January – December 2021)
The exhibition, in a virtual format optimized for use on portable devices, was created in collaboration with Comicon and the Taipei International Book Exhibition, the main Taiwanese publishing fair, and presented some of the main Italian designers inspired by the Japanese graphic tradition.
- Comics: “Drawing Dante” exhibition (October 2021 – May 2022)
On the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death, Drawing Dante exhibited the interpretations of about twenty cartoonists of Dante’s work. The exhibition, in virtual format optimized for use on portable devices, was created in collaboration with Comicon and the Taipei International Book Exhibition.
- Italian Contemporary Day: Giancarlo Tognoni exhibition (December 11th, 2021)
At the Chen’s Art Gallery in Taipei, exhibition of works by the artist Giancarlo Tognoni, exponent of the Italian abstract school.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Retrospectives Liliana Cavani and Cecilia Mangini (October 15th-24th, 2021)
In the framework of the 28th edition of the “Women making waves” festival, which has been addressing the issues of gender diversity since 1993, retrospectives dedicated to Italian female cinematography were held (nine films by Italian documentary filmmaker Cecilia Mangini; one feature film by Liliana Cavani).
2020
MUSIC
- Italian pop: concert (October 15th, 2020)
On the occasion of the Yilan International Art Festival (October 15 -18) musical performance by the Italian singing duo “Il mito”.
VISUAL ARTS
- Illustrations: “Figures for Gianni Rodari. Italian excellences” Exhibition (October 2020- June 2021)
In 2020 was celebrated the centenary of the birth of Gianni Rodari, born on 23 October 1920. Rodari was one of the most innovative voices in Italian literature of the last century. The exhibition, in a virtual format optimized for use on portable devices, was created in collaboration with the Emilia-Romagna Region, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and the Taipei International Book Exhibition.
- Pellegrino Artusi retrospective exhibition (July – December 2020)
As part of the 5th Week of Italian Cuisine, at the GMT Italian restaurant in Grand Mayfull (July 31st – August 9th) and Taipei City Hall (November 30th – December 3rd). Exhibition produced by this Office, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Pellegrino Artusi, father of Italian cuisine.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Federico Fellini Retrospectives (24th July -13th August 2020)
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Federico Fellini’s birth, in collaboration with the Golden Horse Film Festival, retrospectives dedicated to the Italian director Federico Fellini were held (Golden Horse Classic Film Festival: Fellini 100) and an exhibition “Food in Federico’s drawings Felini”, created thanks to the Emilia-Romagna Region Culture Department.