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Marcella just sent these pictures of Saturday night’s opening, where the combination of Antonello Veneri’s evocative photographs, the wild dancing of Marcella Bomba and her friend Simone, and Carlo Loria’s inspired introductory remarks provided a hefty crowd with yet another an unforgettable ICBIE cultural event.

Along with the mini-course in digital photography that we are offering this weekend, the ICBIE is also hosting a significant exposition of Antonello Veneri’s photographs.   The show is already attracting considerable attention from the local press–just look at these links! http://www.brasildiario.com/diversidades/cultura/exposicao+exibe+trabalho+do+fotografo+antonello+veneri/0055,0025017,index.html http://www.teiadenoticias.com.br/noticia/cidade/fotografo-italiano-ministra-minicurso-em-salvador http://www.atarde.com.br/cultura/noticia.jsf?id=5768555 Special thanks to Vanessa Costa for her great work on this…

This week’s ICBIE Cineforum continues this month’s theme regarding women with Federico Fellini’s early masterpiece, La Strada, with the director’s wife, Giulietta Mesina in the lead role (along with Anthony Quinn). O ICBIE, através do Prêmio Mais Cultura, gostaria de convidá-lo para as exibições de filmes do nosso Cineforum. Tema do mês: Mulheres Filme: A…

Well, here’s an interesting revelation about our beautiful old building on the bay in Ribeira:  for a time, it was the headquarters of the Bahia soccer club!  Pietro discovered this amazing fact when he was asked if a film troupe could come in and shoot an interview with a veteran Bahia fan in the front…

(English translation below) Quando sono partita per Salvador, per Ribeira, per l’Icbie, non sapevo assolutamente cosa mi avrebbe aspettato, cosa avrei trovato esattamente. Semplicemente sapevo che ci sarebbe stato da fare e questo non mi spaventava, anzi mi entusiasmava. Era la prima volta in Brasile, la prima volta fuori dall’Europa. Non parlavo e non capivo…

CIAO SILVIA, TORNA PRESTO!!!! (English translation below) Dopo l´allegria e la soddisfazione dello spettacolo “Cidade em perigo”, arriva l´amarezza della partenza e del distacco. Oggi, infatti, ritorna in Italia Silvia, definita da tutti, la luce e la forza motrice della Compagnia di Teatro per la realizzazione dello spettacolo. Con la sua sensibilitá accompagnata da una…

The most ambitious ICBIE theater production in recent memory delighted the audiences for three nights last week.  Here’s what Pietro had to say about it, followed by an introduction to the work and its plot. (English translation below) sì, gli spettacoli sono finiti e fino all’ultimo si è avuta suspence sul fatto di andare in…

Tonight is the big show.  We’re all curious to know how it will go, and so this reassuring note from Júlio Costa is a balm for our nerves.  He and Bigod have been in Rio for a month, and this is Júlio’s report of what he found upon his return to Ribeira. Ao voltar do…

As Franz Liszt said, “a theatre receives recognition through its initiative.”  To produce an operetta is a formidable task anywhere, but to pull it off in Ribeira requires an almost superhuman dose of initiative.  Fortunately, no one loves impossible challenges like Pietro Gallina, who, the moment he met Silvia Stoppani, our Italian volunteer pianist, saw…