October 2020
Dear friends, join us for a free talk on Zoom on 15 October 2020, at 6 pm, by clicking HERE. See the recorded webinar HERE. Sharon Tofler, visual arts educator at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, will talk about one of the greatest artists of all times, Raffaello Sanzio, also known in English as Raphael. See you then!
Read MoreSeptember 2020
Dear friends, join us for a free talk on Zoom on 17 September 2020, at 6 pm, by clicking HERE. Click HERE to see the webinar's recording. Associate Professor Giorgia Alù (University of Sydney) will talk about famous Italian writer Carlo Collodi, who gave life to "Pinocchio". Click here to see the webinar's leaflet. See you then!
Read MoreAugust 2020
Dear friends, join us for a free talk on Zoom on 20 August 2020, at 6 pm, by clicking HERE. Concetta Cirigliano Perna and Antonella Beconi will talk about the changing nature of the Italian language. See you then! To see the recorded webinar on our YouTube channel, please click HERE
Read MoreJune 2020
Dear friends and members of the Dante, we are happy to invite you to our free online talk on Dante's Divine Comedy, with Dr. Emma Barlow. On 23 June at 6 pm, simply click on this link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/97522122198. See you then!
Read MoreMarch 2020
POSTPONED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK 25 March 2020 will be the first DanteDì: a new national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, the "father" of the Italian language. Dr. Emma Barlow, a Researcher with a deep knowledge of Dante, will talk us through this great genius of the Middle Ages. To make a booking, please send us an email with your name and surname at enquiries@dantealighieri.com.au. We look forward to seeing you there!
Read MoreFebruary 2020
Join us for a free event on Giuliano Guareschi at the Italian Forum in Leichhardt: see the flyer by clicking HERE. To book your seat, email us at enquires@dantealighieri.com.au . To see the event's photos click HERE
Read MoreNovember 2019
Dear member and friends, we hope to see all of you on the 25th of November, for our end-of-the-year dinner! For more details, please see the invitation. Book as soon as possible with your name as a reference: see you then!
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Dear friends and members of the Dante, please join us on the 15th of November, 6:30 pm at St. Joseph's Church Hall (12 Albert Street, Edgecliff), for a talk that journalist Yvette Alberti Devlin will deliver on Aldo Giurgola, the well-known Italian academic and architect who designed the new Australian parliament building. To make a booking, please complete a $15 bank transfer: Dante Alighieri Society, BSB 062 032 – account no. 28020681 (reference: Devlin + your surname). We look forward…
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The Dante Alighieri Society Sydney is pleased to announce the 2019 Tommaso Favino Literary Competition ("Premio Letterario Tommaso Favino 2019"), whose deadline is the 1st of November at 5 pm. The winner of the 1st prize will be awarded with $600 and a certificate of achievement, the winner of the 2nd prize will receive $300 and a second-place certificate, while the winner of the 3d prize will receive $100 and a third-place certificate. To enter the competition, send us an…
Read MoreOctober 2019
Dear members and friends of the Dante, we are pleased to present a free event that will take place on the 23rd of October at the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney (6 pm), in collaboration with the Dante Alighieri Society Sydney. Prof. Rodney Lokaj will talk about the origins of Italian theatre, between the sacred and the profane. To book your seat, please click here. Wee look forward to seeing you there!
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