TIRANA, Oct. 15- The 18th edition of the Italian Language around the World Week will take place on Oct. 15 through 21 to celebrate the Italian language and the long celebrated friendship between the two neighbourly countries, Albania and Italy.
This tradition started in 2001 in an agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Crusca Academy. It is an annual event that takes place on the third week of October with a theme around which a rich cultural program is organized to spread the Italian language. The theme for the 2018 edition is ‘’The Italian language and the web, networks for the Italian language.’’ The theme aims to explore the links and impacts that exist between the Italian language, the internet world, new information technologies and social communications, social media platforms included.
Part of the event will be the exhibition ‘’Borders Vision’’ at the Italian Embassy Residence on Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m., until Dec. 31. The exhibition will display paintings from Albanian artists that studied in Italy in the first half of 20th century. There will be a collection of known paintings exhibited in prestigious museums, but also unseen paintings from artists Simon Rrota, Zef Kolombi, Kristina Koljaka, Vangjush Mio, Abdulla Cangonji, and other brilliant brushes.
The exhibition is organized from the Italian Institute of Culture and curated by Artan Shabani. Paintings on graphics, oil, pastel, etc., which are dug out from private collections and families of the artists, will be displayed for the public in this celebratory tradition.
Since Albania and Italy are long known for their close cultural relationship, the Italian Language Week lasts until the end of October and brings other events organized by the Italian Institute of Culture, the Italian Embassy in Albania, the Office of Schools and the Vlore Consulate. The events are categorized into different topics, which are outlined below for the upcoming week Oct. 19-25.
Between Cinema and Literature
A film program inspired by Italian novels, brought by CineClub of Italian Institute of Culture in Tirana. All will take place at the library of the Institute in Tirana at 7 p.m.
Oct. 24- Il Conformista by Bernardo Bertolucci
Art and Poetry Marathon
A literature and poetry reading from students of schools that teach Italian as first and second language, to bring classic writers to a metropolitan context.
Oct. 24- 10:30 a.m. at the castle of Gjirokaster
Oct. 25- 10:30 a.m. at the castle of Berat
Oct. 26- 9 a.m. at Lungomare in Vlore
Puppet Theatre
‘’Three Piglets’’ show from director Paolo Comentale who has brought many other shows in collaboration with the National Puppet Theatre. The show will be in Italian.
Oct. 23-26- at 10:15 a.m. at the National Puppet Theatre in Tirana
‘’From house to house- reflections of Rome’’
A photography exhibition of portraits and places from the Italian capital by Joni Mjeshtri, an 21-year-old Albanian artist.
Oct. 12 until Nov. 12- at the Italian Consulate in Vlore
Open competition for media and journalism communications course
Oct. 21 until Nov. 30
An open competition for university students and recently employed in the information and mass media sector. 30 applicants will be selected to participate in lectures by Italian and Albanian professionals that will take place on January 2019, and will also practice in technical internships which aims to create independent news that will be able to fight fake news, and learn to spread international news. University students that study for journalism and recently employed professionals are welcomed to participate. Criteria is B1 level of Italian language knowledge.
