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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Cheese Workshop with Il Casaro - Saturday 23 August 2014

Cheese Workshop with Il Casaro

Saturday 23 August from 10.00am to 12am and form 1.00pm to 3.00pm

North Shore - 1/27 Ashfield Road 067

Get ready to put “le mani in pasta” (literally: put your hands in the dough)!

We are really pleased to present you a unique event this month:

a cheese workshop and degustation.

This is a unique opportunity to visit the laboratory of Il Casaro!
Massimiliano De Caro will show us how to make fresh cheese, his know-how,

his passion and his skills.

After the workshop Massimiliano will share with us some ideas on how to cook
a tasty brunch with fresh cheese, we will taste his special recipe with a glass of wine.

· 1^st group - 10.00am to 12.00am – 10 persons

· 2^nd group - 1.00pm to 3.00pm – 10 persons

The cost is $20.00 pp

Reservation is mandatory by the 15^th of August

Max 20 people

Booking: info@dante.org.nz

Monday, March 24, 2014

CineclubDante class - 26 March

Dear members,

we would like to remind you of our cineclub class. This month we celebrate the Oscar winning film "La grande bellezza" watching another great Italian movie that won three Oscars and broke the box-office record for profits by a foreign film in the American market: La vita è bella (Life is Beautiful) directed by Roberto Benigni in 1997. Wednesday 26th of March at 1.30pm - Dante's room - in Freeman's Bay Community Centre.

Roberto Benigni plays Guido, a Jewish book seller in the Tuscan city of Arezzo in 1939.

Whit the beginning of the World War II, he and his family have to cope with racial laws against Jews that Mussolini's regime had passed.

Soon the family are placed into a concentration camp and the mood of the film changes abruptly.

Roberto Benigni, as a kind of modern Chaplin, does something really special in this film:

to protect his son, he turns the horrors of the camp into a child's fable, a fabulous world of play, inhabited at least by one benign clown.

This is a language class, a fascinating way to improve your Italian watching and talking about the most beautiful movies of il Cinema Italiano.

There is no need to book for this class – just turn up to watch and discuss the film with Flavia Berucci.

CineclubDante class - 26 March - 1.30pm - Freeman's Bay Community Centre.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Italian language exercises: test your Italian!

Would you like to test your Italian with some exercises online? Click here! Six levels available.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

NZ Links to Italy Art Exhibition and a talk by Dr. (Prof.) Michael Dunn

The NZ Links to Italy Art exhibition is on at Kinder House until 13 October, and on Saturday 12 October, at 2 pm, there will be a special talk by Prof. Michael Dunn. Scroll down to read more.

The Italy and Auckland cultural art exhibition is a celebration of the art work link between NZ and Italian artists that showcases the historical links of art between landscapes and historic events of both Italy and Auckland.

The art works of Peter McIntyre, Nerli, John Kinder, Robyn Hughes, Kay de Lautour Scott and Geoff Tune are displayed illustrating the past historical connections to the contemporary art works of today. In portraits and landscapes both Italy and Auckland are displayed.

Date: until 13 October

Venue: Kinder House Gallery, 2 Ayr Street. Parnell 1022

A talk by Dr. (Prof.) Michael Dunn will illustrate the historical links of both areas in both the styles and locations of the art works, from water and coastal landscapes to the WWII images of the New Zealand soldiers of the 2nd NZ Expeditionary Force. Supporters and contributors to this exhibition are the Italy Star Association Auckland, ASB Community Trust and the Auckland Dante Society.

Date: 12 October
Time: 2 pm
Venue: Kinder House Gallery, 2 Ayr Street. Parnell 1022
Cost: FREE
Booking required: No

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