Past events
The expressions for ‘translate’ and ‘interpret’ in the European languages (work in progress)
Seminar
Presented as part of the Language Change Seminar Series The words for ‘translate’ and ‘interpret’ are interesting in two respects: 1. They show how concepts are formed 2. They demonstrate paths of cultural influence in Europe Not all European languages distinguish the two concepts. The Romance…
art forum VISTING ARTIST: Professor A GUUT ZZA MOT
Lecture
Evolutionary Shifts in Yi Ethnic Minority Painting, in South West China Outside of Yi cultural circles, the origins of Yi ethnic minority people in South West China is largely still unknown. Nonetheless, Yi people are believed to have originated from Zhaotong in present day Yunnan Province,…
Luciano Bellini
Concert
ANU School of Music, the Embassy of Italy and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Sydney presents Luciano Bellini - conductor, pianist and composer. Bellini has composed symphonic, sacred, vocal, chamber and electronic music; author also of pieces of music for cinema, theatre and ballet. His…
Tiny cuts: porous borders of the lower astronomy
Exhibition
VISITING ARTIST SYLVIE ROSENTHAL Reception: 29 April 2015 6:00pm As an artist, I negotiate between the inheritances of coming up through a trade and conceptual methodologies. I work to destabilize my own identity, activating risk while owning the site of production. Like the earliest mapmakers,…
Solquemia Esencial- A night of latin guitar & flamenco
Concert
Solquemia’s unique music is inspired by Latin jazz, flamenco and rumba, established in 2009 by Alejandro Florez as a means of experimenting with different sounds and instrumentation, both solo and in collaboration with other musicians. Now, with his longest guitar compadre, Juan Martinez, he…
Solquemia Esencial - A night of Latin guitar & flamenco
Concert
Solquemia’s unique music is inspired by Latin jazz, flamenco and rumba, established in 2009 by Alejandro Florez as a means of experimenting with different sounds and instrumentation, both solo and in collaboration with other musicians. Now, with his longest guitar compadre, Juan Martinez, he…
Egypt: Perspectives on writing, popular culture and resistance
Lecture
Documenting Defiance: Women Writers and Filmmakers in Tahrir Square In this lecture, May Telmissany will discuss her own body of work as well as writers such as Ahdaf Soueif and and filmmakers such as Nevine Noujaim and Mai Iskander who played an important role in documenting the changes in…