Monday 21 May 2012 – 7.00pm for 7.15pm start
"Berwick-upon-Tweed: Discovering the Italian engineers' medieval fortifications", a talk by Lorenza Casini.
Berwick-upon-Tweed fortifications are well known in the British history as well as being a popular current tourist attraction, but few are aware of the important role that Italian engineers played in their design. An engaging talk, by architect Lorenza Casini, will give an insight into this fascinating relationship between British architects and Italian engineers of the 15th and 16th century.
[Lorenza was born in Italy and moved to Manchester while still a teenager, today she is a qualified architect who continues to live and work in Manchester.]
"Alla scoperta degli ingegneri medievali italiani e le mura fortificate di Berwick-upon-tweed". Pochi sanno della collaborazione tra gli architetti Britannici e gli ingegneri Italiani per la progettazione e costruzione della mura fortificate di Berwick-upon-Tweed tra il 15esimo e 16esimo secolo. Lorenza Casini, architetto, ci accompagnerà in una piccola scoperta di questa affascinante opera dove l'ingegneria italiana, militare, aveva varcato confini già nel medievo.
[Lorenza Casini e` nata e cresciuta in Italia, trasferitasi in Inghilterra ad una giovane eta`, e` oggi architetto e continua a vivere e lavorare a Manchester.]
Venue: Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL
The presentation (in English) will be followed by a social gathering with drinks.
Members: Free Non members: £ 3.00
2-10 JUNE 2012 FESTA ITALIA
Keep your diary free from 2 to 10 June when Societa’ Dante Alighieri in Manchester will celebrate Italy with an array of events: Illustrated Talk on the Divina Commedia, Book Market stall, Lunch Piano Concert at the Cross Street Chapel, Italian section in the Manchester Day Parade. Check your mail near to the time!
Programme:
Saturday 2 June – 5.00pm to 7.00pm, The Portico Library & Gallery, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3HY www.theportico.org.uk
“20th Century Visual Dante”
An illustrated talk by Emma Marigliano
Emma Marigliano is Librarian of the Portico Library in Manchester which houses a 19th century collection amassed by the great and the good of the world’s first industrial city. Emma’s research on the illustrated Divine Comedy has focussed on the wealth of material that has emerged from the 20th century to date and, although Botticelli, Doré and Blake are the best known illustrators of Dante’s seminal work, she feels that the later artists have been unfettered by the restrictions imposed by political and religious demands and their imagination is almost as impressive as Dante’s own painted words.
The presentation is organised in cooperation with The Portico Library & Gallery and will be followed by a social gathering with drinks and nibbles. Booking is required.
"Berwick-upon-Tweed: Discovering the Italian engineers' medieval fortifications", a talk by Lorenza Casini.
Berwick-upon-Tweed fortifications are well known in the British history as well as being a popular current tourist attraction, but few are aware of the important role that Italian engineers played in their design. An engaging talk, by architect Lorenza Casini, will give an insight into this fascinating relationship between British architects and Italian engineers of the 15th and 16th century.
[Lorenza was born in Italy and moved to Manchester while still a teenager, today she is a qualified architect who continues to live and work in Manchester.]
"Alla scoperta degli ingegneri medievali italiani e le mura fortificate di Berwick-upon-tweed". Pochi sanno della collaborazione tra gli architetti Britannici e gli ingegneri Italiani per la progettazione e costruzione della mura fortificate di Berwick-upon-Tweed tra il 15esimo e 16esimo secolo. Lorenza Casini, architetto, ci accompagnerà in una piccola scoperta di questa affascinante opera dove l'ingegneria italiana, militare, aveva varcato confini già nel medievo.
[Lorenza Casini e` nata e cresciuta in Italia, trasferitasi in Inghilterra ad una giovane eta`, e` oggi architetto e continua a vivere e lavorare a Manchester.]
Venue: Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL
The presentation (in English) will be followed by a social gathering with drinks.
Members: Free Non members: £ 3.00
2-10 JUNE 2012 FESTA ITALIA
Keep your diary free from 2 to 10 June when Societa’ Dante Alighieri in Manchester will celebrate Italy with an array of events: Illustrated Talk on the Divina Commedia, Book Market stall, Lunch Piano Concert at the Cross Street Chapel, Italian section in the Manchester Day Parade. Check your mail near to the time!
Programme:
Saturday 2 June – 5.00pm to 7.00pm, The Portico Library & Gallery, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3HY www.theportico.org.uk
“20th Century Visual Dante”
An illustrated talk by Emma Marigliano
Emma Marigliano is Librarian of the Portico Library in Manchester which houses a 19th century collection amassed by the great and the good of the world’s first industrial city. Emma’s research on the illustrated Divine Comedy has focussed on the wealth of material that has emerged from the 20th century to date and, although Botticelli, Doré and Blake are the best known illustrators of Dante’s seminal work, she feels that the later artists have been unfettered by the restrictions imposed by political and religious demands and their imagination is almost as impressive as Dante’s own painted words.
The presentation is organised in cooperation with The Portico Library & Gallery and will be followed by a social gathering with drinks and nibbles. Booking is required.
Friday 30 March 2012 – 7.00pm for 7.15pm start
AGM (Riunione Annuale Soci)
- Treasurer’s report 2011
- Election of the new executive committee
- Discussion and proposal for future events and activities
- PLIDA certificate news
Venue: Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL – room first floor
After the meeting, a few members of the current executive committee are planning to go out for a pizza. Anyone who would like to join us will be most welcome.
STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS
OUR APPLICATION TO TAKE PART IN MANCHESTER DAY PARADE 2012 HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
The theme of this year’s parade is ‘The Sky’s the limit… a celebration of heroic achievements’, inspiring a host of diverse and creative ideas. The Parade will celebrate men and women in the worlds of science and technology; in music, culture and the arts; in industry, in sport, in the natural world. Our Society will share with Manchester the outstanding achievement of Dante Alighieri, Italy’s “Sommo Poeta” and Father of the Italian language. His masterpiece “La Divina Commedia” has been a source of inspiration for many poets, playwrights and authors right into the 21st century.
If you would like to take part in the project, please send an email to dante@newfuture.org or call
0161 274 4168
OUR APPLICATION TO TAKE PART IN MANCHESTER DAY PARADE 2012 HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
The theme of this year’s parade is ‘The Sky’s the limit… a celebration of heroic achievements’, inspiring a host of diverse and creative ideas. The Parade will celebrate men and women in the worlds of science and technology; in music, culture and the arts; in industry, in sport, in the natural world. Our Society will share with Manchester the outstanding achievement of Dante Alighieri, Italy’s “Sommo Poeta” and Father of the Italian language. His masterpiece “La Divina Commedia” has been a source of inspiration for many poets, playwrights and authors right into the 21st century.
If you would like to take part in the project, please send an email to dante@newfuture.org or call
0161 274 4168
Wednesday 23 November 2011 - 7.00pm for 7.15pm
ANDARE A NASO: NON E' FACILE!
Andare a naso vuol dire seguire l'istinto. L'olfatto è senza dubbio il più complicato dei nostri sensi. Sebbene fino a tempi relativamente brevi sia stato sottovalutato, negli ultimi anni il suo ruolo nella vita di tutti i giorni ha assunto una grande importanza ad esempio nella valutazione dei prodotti alimentari. Un alimento può essere attrativo o no soltanto per le caratteristiche fisiche quali il colore e la consistenza ma anche per l'odore. Pensiamo alla frutta: è ben noto che quella appena colta ha un odore gradevole tutto particolare o ad un vino che può avere un bellissimo colore ma che puzza di tappo. Cosa dire del sottile piacere che proviamo davanti ad una tazza di caffè? Gli odori condizionano in maniera sottile ma determinante il nostro comportamento sin dalla nascita...un neonato riconosce la madre dall'odore!.
'Andare a naso' means follow your instinct. The olfactory system is, without doubt, the most complicated of our sensory systems. Until fairly recently, its importance was underestimated, but we now recognise that it plays a major role in everyday life. We like or dislike certain foods not only because of their physical characteristics (colour, texture), but also because of their smell. Take fruit, for example: everyone knows that a freshly picked apple has a very distinctive scent, or that a fine wine with a beautiful colour may have an unpleasant smell because it is corked. Then there is the pleasure we get from the smell of coffee or freshly baked bread. What we smell exerts a subtle but decisive influence on our behaviour from the moment we are born...a newborn baby recognises its mother from her smell!
Speaker: Dr Anna Maria Pisanelli - School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester.
(Anna Maria Pisanelli e' Ricercatrice presso la Scuola di Ingegneria Chimica e Scienze Analitiche dell'Universita' di Manchester. Da tempo immemorabile si occupa di olfatto sia biologico che artificiale. La sua ricerca attuale riguarda l'utilizzazione di sistemi olfattivi artificiali in campo medico, biologico ed ambientale).
The talk (in English) will be followed by a drinks reception.
Venue: Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL
Admission: members FREE non-members: £3.00
FRIDAY 9 DECEMBER 2011 - 7.00pm for 7.15pm
DOLCE PRESEPE
Tradizioni popolari italiane con dolci sorprese regionali.
Christmas: Italian folk traditions with regional 'sweet surprises'.
Come along and exchange the season's greetings over a glass of prosecco!
Venue: Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL.
Admission: £3.00 members - £4.00 non-members
Christmas: Italian folk traditions with regional 'sweet surprises'.
Come along and exchange the season's greetings over a glass of prosecco!
Venue: Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL.
Admission: £3.00 members - £4.00 non-members
Sunday 14 August 2011 – Domenica 14 agosto 2011 (1.00pm)
On occasion of the FERRAGOSTO join us for a
VISIT TO JODRELL BANK, near Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DL
Jodrell Bank is an observatory that hosts a number of radio telescopes and is part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at The University of Manchester.
Prof. Lucio Piccirillo, Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory, will guide us through the facilities.
Meeting point: Visitors' entrance at 1.00pm
Admission ticket at the entrance: adults £5.00 / concessions, children £4.00
After the visit we will have tea/coffee in the cafeteria and some conversation in Italian.
It will make it easier for us to organise things if we know the number of participants, so if you would like to come along, please contact us by phone or email by 11 August (dante@newfuture.org or 0161 2744168).
Directions: Jodrell Bank Observatory lies 20 miles south of Manchester on the A535 between Junctions 17 and 18 of the M6 motorway.
Visitors driving from Manchester should follow the A34 through Wilmslow, turning right on to the A535 just before Alderley Edge Railway station. The A535 is signposted Chelford and Holmes Chapel.
Visitors arriving along the M6 should leave the motorway at Junction 18, take the A54 into Holmes Chapel, and then the A535 (Signposted Chelford). Alternatively, if arriving from the South, follow the A50 from Newcastle-under-Lyme, turning right on to the A535 at Holmes Chapel.
There is no public transport to within walking distance of the observatory. The closest railway station is Goostrey which is on the Manchester-Crewe line.
Mobile Phones: Please note mobile phones must be switched off while on site as they interfere with radio observations
“Jodrell Bank Observatory is part of the University of Manchester School of Physics and Astronomy. The facility is located in the central Cheshire countryside and when the radio telescope stands vertically it dominates the landscape for many miles around as it has since the mid-20th century.
The observatory was established in 1945 by Sir Bernard Lovell, who wanted to investigate cosmic rays after his work on radar in the Second World War. When the 218ft diameter parabolic reflecting aerial was built, it was the largest radio telescope in the world. It has since played an important role in the research on meteors, quasars, pulsars, masers and gravitational lenses, and was heavily involved with the tracking of space probes at the start of the Space Age. The main telescope at the observatory is the Lovell Telescope, which is currently the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world”.
On occasion of the FERRAGOSTO join us for a
VISIT TO JODRELL BANK, near Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DL
Jodrell Bank is an observatory that hosts a number of radio telescopes and is part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at The University of Manchester.
Prof. Lucio Piccirillo, Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory, will guide us through the facilities.
Meeting point: Visitors' entrance at 1.00pm
Admission ticket at the entrance: adults £5.00 / concessions, children £4.00
After the visit we will have tea/coffee in the cafeteria and some conversation in Italian.
It will make it easier for us to organise things if we know the number of participants, so if you would like to come along, please contact us by phone or email by 11 August (dante@newfuture.org or 0161 2744168).
Directions: Jodrell Bank Observatory lies 20 miles south of Manchester on the A535 between Junctions 17 and 18 of the M6 motorway.
Visitors driving from Manchester should follow the A34 through Wilmslow, turning right on to the A535 just before Alderley Edge Railway station. The A535 is signposted Chelford and Holmes Chapel.
Visitors arriving along the M6 should leave the motorway at Junction 18, take the A54 into Holmes Chapel, and then the A535 (Signposted Chelford). Alternatively, if arriving from the South, follow the A50 from Newcastle-under-Lyme, turning right on to the A535 at Holmes Chapel.
There is no public transport to within walking distance of the observatory. The closest railway station is Goostrey which is on the Manchester-Crewe line.
Mobile Phones: Please note mobile phones must be switched off while on site as they interfere with radio observations
“Jodrell Bank Observatory is part of the University of Manchester School of Physics and Astronomy. The facility is located in the central Cheshire countryside and when the radio telescope stands vertically it dominates the landscape for many miles around as it has since the mid-20th century.
The observatory was established in 1945 by Sir Bernard Lovell, who wanted to investigate cosmic rays after his work on radar in the Second World War. When the 218ft diameter parabolic reflecting aerial was built, it was the largest radio telescope in the world. It has since played an important role in the research on meteors, quasars, pulsars, masers and gravitational lenses, and was heavily involved with the tracking of space probes at the start of the Space Age. The main telescope at the observatory is the Lovell Telescope, which is currently the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world”.
Saturday 2 July 2011 – 7.30pm
VIVA ITALIA – AN EVENING OF ITALIAN MUSIC IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR OF MANCHESTER
Puccini Messa di Gloria and Opera Choruses by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini
Venue: St Paul’s Church, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 4AW
Tickets:
Societa’ Dante Alighieri members – ticket £ 6.00
Non-members – £ 8.00
Students and children – £ 6.00
The tickets for Societa’ Dante Alighieri members at £ 6.00 can be booked in advance only through our Treasurer Roberto Mobili.
Please send a cheque payable to the “Dante Alighieri Society” and a Self Addressed Envelope at the address below if you want the tickets beforehand. Alternatively you can collect the tickets on the night.
Please send your cheques as soon as possible to be received not later than 30 June to:
Roberto Mobili, 30 Brooklawn Drive, Didsbury, Manchester M20 3GZ
Tel. 0161 7189756
You can buy tickets at the door on the night of the concert but you will pay the full price of £ 8.00.
MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY YET TO VISIT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITION:
9 June until 30 June 2011 ‘ITALIA 150 – The Unification of Italy’
An exhibition describing the main stages and the protagonists that led to the political unification of Italy through books, documents, stamps, postcards and photos.
The Portico Library & Gallery, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester – Free admission
Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm – Thursday 9.30am to 7.30pm
VIVA ITALIA – AN EVENING OF ITALIAN MUSIC IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR OF MANCHESTER
Puccini Messa di Gloria and Opera Choruses by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini
Venue: St Paul’s Church, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 4AW
Tickets:
Societa’ Dante Alighieri members – ticket £ 6.00
Non-members – £ 8.00
Students and children – £ 6.00
The tickets for Societa’ Dante Alighieri members at £ 6.00 can be booked in advance only through our Treasurer Roberto Mobili.
Please send a cheque payable to the “Dante Alighieri Society” and a Self Addressed Envelope at the address below if you want the tickets beforehand. Alternatively you can collect the tickets on the night.
Please send your cheques as soon as possible to be received not later than 30 June to:
Roberto Mobili, 30 Brooklawn Drive, Didsbury, Manchester M20 3GZ
Tel. 0161 7189756
You can buy tickets at the door on the night of the concert but you will pay the full price of £ 8.00.
MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY YET TO VISIT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITION:
9 June until 30 June 2011 ‘ITALIA 150 – The Unification of Italy’
An exhibition describing the main stages and the protagonists that led to the political unification of Italy through books, documents, stamps, postcards and photos.
The Portico Library & Gallery, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester – Free admission
Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm – Thursday 9.30am to 7.30pm
Tuesday 24 May 2011 – 7.00pm
THE TOWN OF MARSALA WINE
Join us to discover Marsala, the ancient town where the expedition of the Thousands under Giuseppe Garibaldi’s leadership landed on 11 May 1860. We will learn about its historical multicultural origins and its famous Marsala wine.
Our Committee member Giacomo Fuschi will read a text regarding the ‘Risorgimento’ era accompanied by Paolo Fuschi’s music.
We will end the evening with a taste of different types of Marsala wine and home-made Sicilian biscuits.
Admittance: £3.50
Venue: Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL
For catering purposes please confirm your attendance before Sunday 22 May.
RSVP 0161 9720159 – dante@newfuture.org
THE TOWN OF MARSALA WINE
Join us to discover Marsala, the ancient town where the expedition of the Thousands under Giuseppe Garibaldi’s leadership landed on 11 May 1860. We will learn about its historical multicultural origins and its famous Marsala wine.
Our Committee member Giacomo Fuschi will read a text regarding the ‘Risorgimento’ era accompanied by Paolo Fuschi’s music.
We will end the evening with a taste of different types of Marsala wine and home-made Sicilian biscuits.
Admittance: £3.50
Venue: Cross Street Chapel, Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL
For catering purposes please confirm your attendance before Sunday 22 May.
RSVP 0161 9720159 – dante@newfuture.org
Tuesday 29 March 2011 – 7.00pm
21st Century Italian Society on Screen
Speaker: Dr William Hope – Lecturer in Italian Language and Cinema at the University of Salford
An overview of the key themes that have emerged in Italian cinema; the talk (in English) will examine the representation of women on screen, the depiction of Italy's different regions and the perspectives on other continents that have emerged in recent Italian films. Followed by a Q&A session (in English and Italian).
Venue: 9th floor, Italian Consulate, 111 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2HY – for security reasons the building entrance will be closed at 6.50pm.
The presentation will be followed by a social gathering with drinks.
Free admission
Wednesday 13 April 2011 – 7.00pm
Pane e Tulipani / Bread and Tulips
A lovely award-winning film by Silvio Soldini. Italian with English subtitles.
The film will be introduced by Silvana Serra, and more discussion at the end.
Venue: 9th floor, Italian Consulate, 111 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2HY – for security reasons the building entrance will be closed at 6.50pm.
The presentation will be followed by a social gathering with a glass of wine.
Members and students: Free Non-members: £ 2
