La giovinezza è felice perché ha la capacità di vedere la bellezza. Chiunque sia in grado di mantenere la capacità di vedere la bellezza non diventerà mai vecchio.
(Franz Kafka)
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On 21 May 2026 the Ravenna Festival will kick off. Titled Nacque al mondo un sole (A sun was born into the world), the festival presents a multidisciplinary lineup featuring symphonic concerts, opera, contemporary dance, jazz, and experimental theatre. The 37th edition centres its theme around St. Francis of Assisi.
I connected with Anil Singh – an accomplished sitar performer – after a recital that took place at the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre. A meditative and highly calming, mesmerising experience, which rekindled reminiscences of the time I spent in India.
What do award-winning artists like Halle Berry, Beyoncé, Brad Pitt, Sylvester Stallone, or Sharon Stone have in common? They all use the Chubbuck technique, renowned for its effectiveness in helping actors connect deeply with their characters and deliver exceptional performances. I spoke with American actor Adam Davenport, founder and artistic director of The International Acting Studio (TIAS), who will be conducting a workshop in Prague using this technique.
The Iron Prefect (Il prefetto di ferro, 1977), is a film that brings together the two most powerful taboos in modern Italy: fascism and the mafia. Benito Mussolini, the idolised dictator, could not tolerate that a region of Italy should be under the control of a violent rule which wasn’t his own. Therefore, in 1925 he asked his best head of police to sort it out. His name was Cesare Mori, otherwise known as the Iron Prefect.
A few days ago, I happened to be in Ireland’s second city, Cork. The opaque prospect of a routine work trip was brightened when a colleague, friend and host, Daragh, suggested we join the closing evening of the local Italian Film Festival. They were screening Giuseppe Tornatore’s Ennio, so, I happily joined in, and in the end we knew we had seen a great film about a great man.
Expectations behind House of Gucci were massive. Ridley Scott is not only a cult director; his recent experience at a rich-family saga with an Italian twist - All the Money in the World (2017) - was seen as a step towards this film. The cast could not be more charismatic: from Lady Gaga to Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jared Ledo and Jeremy Irons. The story could not be more enthralling: power, sex, greed and murder: all amongst the inner circle of one of the world’s most famous fashion brands. It felt like an inevitable success in waiting. But was it?
Italian-Australian actress Aliandra Calabrese was born and raised in the sunshine state of Queensland. From a young age, her exploration of her passion for music, acting and dancing grew into a love of performing arts. She talks with us about herself, her career, and new role in NBC Universal's Joe Exotic TV series.
As the first scenes of Drive My Car unravelled, I thought ‘Yes, this is definitely something Murakami would write about…’ and yet, it was not. What happened in the film opening, was a very original and welcomed ‘addition’ to Haruki Murakami’s short story that bears the same name.
Making good cartoons is a very serious job, and Luca is one of them. The full-length cartoon just launched worldwide by Pixar is directed by Italian cartoonist Enrico Casarosa and set in the Italian Riviera.
Writer, director, producer, actor and musician Justin Butcher is best known for his award-winning solo play Scaramouche Jones, starring Pete Postlethwaite and directed by Rupert Goold. For several years, he has also been involved in theatre activities in Italy, working in collaboration with J. Productions.
A few weeks ago, the Italian newspapers proudly reported the victory at the Golden Globes of the song Io Sì by Diane Warren, sung by Laura Pausini, winner in the Best Original Song category. A well-deserved victory, to which we wish all the best in the next round (the most difficult) of the night of the Oscars. Then in May it will be the turn of Italy, with the David di Donatello, and on that occasion it is possible that other supporting elements of the film A life ahead may also receive some recognition.
Heir to the first great violin schools born and flourished in Italy, Uto Ughi manifested his extraordinary talent from early childhood. At the age of twelve, critics wrote of him: "Uto Ughi must consider himself an artistically and technically mature concert performer".
