Italian Language Week in Kenya: Events and Promotion

(ANSA) - NAIROBI, 16 OTT - The events celebrating “Italian Language Week Around the World” in Kenya—organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi and inaugurated with the exhibition “The Philosophers” by artist Hilario Isola, as part of “Contemporary Art Day,” which will remain open until this Sunday, October 18. Throughout the week—which was extended to include social media initiatives running throughout the month—a masterclass on writing was organized with poet and professor Elisa Biagini, titled “The Body Is a Page.” Biagini is also a guest at the Kistrech International Poetry Festival, one of Kenya’s leading international poetry festivals, bringing the voice of Italian poetry to the festival’s program. During the “Incontri Italiani” event—promoted by Comites Kenya and curated by the Malindikenya.net portal—the book by Trieste-based photographer and writer Riccardo Zennaro, titled “Africana, moments of perfection in Africa,” was also presented. The Italian Ambassador to Kenya, Vincenzo Del Monaco, in the spirit of the Mattei Plan for Africa—of which Kenya is one of the priority partners—noted that “learning Italian is a way to gain access to international business, new technological challenges, creativity, diplomacy, and world-class design.”
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