In Kansalaistori, in the heart of Helsinki, from 17 to 18 May, the Ciao Ciao Festival, the most important event of Italian culture in Finland, will be held, promoted by the Italian Embassy in Helsinki with the support of the City of Helsinki and the Italian Institute of Culture.
Born from the desire to create a bridge between Italy and Finland, the festival offers
two days of events. Italian artists living in Finland and guests directly from Italy will take turns on stage, with performances of tarantella, Neapolitan tales and opera. Inside the central Oodi library, there will be a space dedicated to culture with a digital photo exhibition, a pop-up library of Italian books, and reading and music workshops for children.
This year's event will open with the screening of two great Italian film classics by Pier Paolo Pasolini: The Decameron and The Gospel according to St. Matthew, curated by critic and director Olaf Möller. This year's theme, the sea, will also be narrated through director Lorenzo Scaraggi's documentary filmed on the coast of Apulia. On 17 May, there will also be a conference on the Italian language, organised by the Association of Italian Language Teachers in Finland. The speaker will be Irene Lami, a PhD student in Italian linguistics at Lund University, specialising in morphology, grammar and word formation. On Sunday 18, at Maijansali (Oodi), there will then be a meeting dedicated to Christina of Sweden, a symbol of freedom and modernity in 1600s Rome. Annarosa Mattei, author of the book 'The queen who loved freedom. History of Christina of Sweden from Northern Europe to Baroque Rome'. The presentation of the biography will be an opportunity to delve into the reasons behind the Queen of Sweden's choices and travels that created a strong link between Northern Europe and Baroque papal Rome, fostering a constant dialogue between the arts and all forms of knowledge. The presentation will be introduced by the Italian Ambassador to Finland, Nicola Todaro Marescotti.
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