The Neapolitan headquarters of the Spanish institution committed to the diffusion of the Hispanic language and culture in the world, presents a series of initiatives between music, art and literature.
It starts on January 24th at 18:6 pm with the concert of the Antigona Ensemble for the inauguration of the seventh edition of the Neapolitan Baroque Festival. At the headquarters of the institute directed by Ana Navarro Ortega, in via Chiatamone XNUMXG, the ensemble composed of Emanuela de Rosa (mezzosoprano), Adrianalfonso Pappalardo (flute), Salvatore Scafarto (guitar) and Monia Massa (cello) will take to the stage, offering a musical journey to discover the linguistic and stylistic connections between Neapolitan and Iberian culture between the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries.
On Thursday 25 January at 15 pm, the presentation of the book published by the National Library of Spain, “Malos libros: la censura en la España moderna” is scheduled at the Instituto Cervantes.
Speakers include María José Vega of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Donatella Gagliardi of the University of Naples L'Orientale. This work, by various authors, offers the reader a reflection on censorship, its impact on the bibliographic heritage, culture and intellectual history of Europe. It traces the history of censorship, from the compilation of the first index of prohibited books, promulgated in Paris in 1544, to its definitive abolition as an instrument of coercion and control in 1790, up to the advent of freedom of the press.
On Saturday 27 January at 10 am, the exhibition by Spanish artist Lluis Lleó, curated by Maria Savarese, entitled “Painter in Ercolano”, opens at Villa Campolieto in Ercolano (Corso Resina, 283). This solo exhibition offers an exhaustive look at the most recent production of the artist originally from Barcelona and his mastery in the use of mixed techniques, developed in the thirty years spent in New York where he made the Mediterranean tradition of Romanesque fresco his own. A dialogue between European roots and American modernity that develops through 35 works, including canvases, paper, sculptures on stone and wood. The exhibition will remain open until 10 March 2024 and can be visited free of charge from Tuesday to Friday from 10 am to 18 pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 13 pm.
Among the activities planned for 2024 by the Instituto Cervantes, the project “Craftsmanship and Design” stands out, created in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples. On Wednesday, January 31 and Thursday, February 1, the Spanish designer and artist Candela Cort will hold a workshop and a conference at the Foqus Foundation (Via Portacarrese a Montecalvario, 69). Speakers will include Giuseppe Gaeta (director of the Academy of Fine Arts), Ana Navarro Ortega (director of the Instituto Cervantes), Enrica D'Aguanno (coordinator of the School of Artistic Design for Business) and Maddalena Marciano (coordinator of the Fashion Design Course and teacher of accessory design). Candela Cort has collaborated with important artists such as Eduardo Arroyo and has brought her work to the world of opera, with her creations for “O Corvo Branco” directed by Bob Wilson, music by Philip Glass. His creations have been exhibited at the Museo del Traje, the Reina Sofía and the Balenciaga Museum.
On Friday, February 2, the Instituto Cervantes will host at 16,45:2019 p.m. “The new frontiers of Spanish fiction”, a meeting with Cristina Morales. The writer from Granada will inaugurate the 2018th edition of the literary translation course for publishing, in dialogue with Hispanists Marco Ottaiano and Augusto Guarino (L'Orientale University). During the meeting, the writer will talk about her relationship with the text, the diffusion of her work abroad, her relationship with her translators and finally censorship in the publishing world in its many forms. Author of the novels Lectura fácil (XNUMX National Narrative Prize and XNUMX Herralde de Novela Prize), Terroristas modernos, Introducción a Teresa de Jesús and Los combatientes, Cristina Morales has worked as a playwright for Sol Picó, Sara Molina and the Teatro Nacional de Cataluña. She is also a member of the contemporary dance company Iniciativa Sexual Femenina and producer of the punk group At-Asko.
The Instituto Cervantes also offers a particularly rich educational offering, which includes various Spanish language courses for all levels, from beginners to advanced, which can be done both in person and online. There are also courses dedicated to children and adolescents, while the institute offers schools courses and workshops adapted to the specific needs of students, as well as preparation for the DELE certification.
Along with the usual courses on Spanish and Hispanic-American literature and conversation courses on current events in the Hispanic world, the special course “Mouth-watering!” – a gastronomic journey through Spain – and the practical dance workshop “Sevillanas” are also scheduled.
True to its mission of creating bridges between Hispanic and local culture, the Instituto Cervantes in Naples also offers a course on the Spanish imprint in Neapolitan society, with classes held in Italian and Neapolitan.
For further information and details, you can consult the training offer on the website https://napoles.cervantes.es.
The Instituto Cervantes is the institution created by the Spanish State in 1991 with the aim of promoting the teaching of the Spanish language, disseminating Spanish and Hispanic American culture and participating in the development of cultural exchanges throughout the world. It is based in Madrid and Alcalá de Henares, the birthplace of the writer Miguel de Cervantes. Present in 86 cities in 45 countries around the world, it has 4 locations in Italy: Rome, Milan, Palermo and Naples.
Article published on 22 January 2024 - 19:45
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