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Cineforum at Alliance Française
ICBIE apresenta vídeo da TRU MAC Quarta-feira, 17 de setembro de 2008. Enquanto aguardava o início da apresentação do documentário “TRU MAC”, na Aliança Francesa, aproveitei para ver o pôr-do-sol e degustar um crepe no barzinho existente na parte do fundo da instituição. O entardecer não foi um dos mais bonitos. Às 17 horas, o…
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Graffiti Gallery
Once again, the great photojournalism of our friend Paranaguá keeps us abreast of the latest news from the Bahia Grafita Street Art Week. Here is a chronicle of days three and four (with an English translation below) No segundo dia da pintura na Quadra 4, Conjunto Vivendas da Massaranduba, bairro da cidade baixa, foi a vez das…
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Graffiti Galore
Bahia Graffita is underway! On Saturday night, 30 artists from all over the world arrived in Ribeira for the First International Graffiti Meeting, organized by the ICBIE and Nova 10Ordem, Julio and Bigode’s crew. Thanks to our friend Paranaguá, fresh news and beautiful pictures have arrived, and there’s an English translation below. – – –…
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The Three Little Pigs
In the midst of the frenetic preparations for the International Graffiti Meeting, on Thursday evening the ICBIE hosted a theater production of The Three Little Pigs, providing a delightful distraction from all the pressure. The play grew out of Claire’s English classes and was truly a group project, with everyone contributing ideas for the story,…
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Bahia Graffita: International Meeting
The ICBIE’s largest cultural encounter is all organized, and it’s ready to start on Saturday. Planning only began about six weeks ago, and the groundwork was difficult, trying to reconcile the astounding response from hundreds of street artists all around the globe with the lethargic indifference of local institutions, sponsors and support organizations. This was…
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An Italian ICBIE Night on the Beach
To celebrate the opening of an ICBIE office in Rome, our Italian supporters, brilliantly led by Monica Bernardi, served up the biggest Roman ICBIE gathering ever seen. The venue was perfect: after a solid week of stiflingly hot weather, the choice of a Saturday night party on Capocotta beach was an irresistible attraction, and our…
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Photos of the Weekend Events
During the last weekend of August, two major events (announced in the previous post) kept everyone very busy. The two-day workshops of the Fundaçao Cultural do Estado da Bahia (FUNCEB) were serious affairs, dealing with the complex procedures that must be followed, in order to create and realize cultural projects. Using both the big front…
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A Very Busy ICBIE Weekend
All week, the ICBIE has been churning with activity, with Marlene’s Italian courses back in session, the graffiti meeting on Thursday, and the cineform rolling along. Saturday and Sunday promise to be the busiest of all, with several highly visible events that will form new and important ties with our local community. On both…
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ICBIE Presents the Program for the International Graffiti Meeting
ICBIE apresenta programa do Encontro Internacional de Grafite O Instituto Cultural Brasil Itália Europa (ICBIE) realizou na quarta-feira (dia 27), a primeira reunião com os grafiteiros do Projeto Salvador Grafita, para informar o programa do1º Encontro Internacional de Grafite/1º International Graffti Meeting, que acontece de 13 a 19 de setembro de 2008, em Salvador/Bahia. Na abertura do encontro,…
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The Brand New www.icbie.com!
It’s here at last! After years of talking, planning and arguing, the circumstances were finally right, and we were able to completely revamp our official website. Roy’s extended visit to Salvador coincided with the presence of two great Italian volunteers, Marcella and Giovanna, and the arrival of Guido, an expert web designer, so together with…