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Thursday, May 24, 2007 - Sunday, June 10, 2007

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Melbourne Italian Festival 2007

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Melbourne Italian Festival 2007The Melbourne Italian Festival will kick off with a Launch by a notable Italian celebrity on the 17th May.
The Festival is rich with arts and culture. It includes a photographic exhibition of the Carnevale di Viareggio, held in Viareggio, Toscana every year, in the Atrium, Federation Square. To complement this an exhibition of works by Laura Boselli will be on show. Boselli is also the artist of this year’s Festival Poster.
For music and theatre lovers we have from Italy internationally renowned pianist Stefano Miceli in Concert at BMW Edge and performances by young emerging local talent.
Forming part of the Festival of Poetry in Motion and Translation comes The Theatre of Fo and Strehler performed in unfamiliar and unusual spaces. Workshops centred around these greats will also be conducted.
Cinema Nova is hosting a Zeffirelli Film Retrospective.
BMW Edge at Federation Square is the place to attend the popular Italian National Day Celebrations on the 3rd of June; events will include opera, theatre in the round, music, cinema in the open, dancing and culinary delights to tantalize anyone’s taste buds!
For a relaxing evening, come to the MIF Bar; the home of the Festival. This specially designed area will host different activities every night of the Festival. For the young and young at heart, talented puppeteers will be holding Italian Puppet-making Workshops.
And to celebrate Italian National Day a Mass will be held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on the 3rd June at 9.30am.
There are also additional events such as shows and activities at Federation Square, Piazza Italia and many other venues in and around Melbourne.
The full program will be available by the end of March.

For further information contact the Festival office on 9347 0855 or info@mifaus.com

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Information

Date: Thursday, May 24, 2007 - Sunday, June 10, 2007

Time: Various times

Venue: Various Venues

Organised by: Organising Committee Of The Italian National Day

In collaboration with: Italian Institute of Culture and Consulate General of Italy

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