Cultural Events

Cultural Events are usually held on a Thursday evening at the end of each month, and include a variety of guest speakers and themed nights.  They are usually held at the Notaras Multicultural Centre following the first hour of conversation classes.

The Cultural program for 2010 is available: Dante Cultural Activities 2010.  It will give you an idea of the variety of topics covered. One such event was the Venetian Carnevale evening held in February 2008, where members where encouraged to make and wear their own maschere (masks), and were treated to a talk on the significance of the Carnevale in the Italian cultural calendar.

Conversation students model venetian masks for Venetian Carnevale evening

Laura Giovenco giving a talk on Italian cuisine

Cultural Events - 2010

Venue and time for all events -  8pm on 2nd floor Function Room, Notaras Multicultural Centre, Civic Square, London Circuit, CIVIC

February 25

• Celebrating Carnevale

March 25

• Galileo and his telescope(By David Wilson)
  

April 29

• Michelangelo (By Anne Brennan, Head of Art Theory, ANU's School of Art )
  

May 27

• The Image of Italy and Italian Identity (debate led by Professor Franco Papandrea)

24 June

• Italian music theme (By Alan Hicks, ANU School of Music)

29 July

• The Roman Empire and notorious Roman Emperors (By Paul Burton ANU's Classics Dept)

26 August

• 'Bella e bonza': Italo-Australian cultural connections - from the First Fleet to the present (by Jeff Brownrigg, Ass. Prof. of Cultural Heritage Studies, UC)
  

23 September

• Italian trivia night

21 October

• Italian cinema related to the theme of Italian Language Week - L'italiano nostro e l'italiano degli altri (by Gino Moliterno, Head of Cinema Studies, ANU)

26 November

• Cooking competition; Dante Musica Viva choir performance and general entertainment provided by members; ANU student awards; refreshments.