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Society
The Brisbane branch of
the Dante Alighieri Society was founded 56 years ago. With branches
worldwide, our parent society in Rome, la sede centrale, was founded in
1889 on the inspiration of the great Nobel prize winning poet, Giosuč
Carducci. The Society's main objectives at that time are to maintain and to resuscitate the use of Italian
among Italians emigrants in foreign lands and also to diffuse the
Italian language and culture among non-Italians. These are the goals
that our Society all other branches still pursue today.
OUR ACTIVITIES
Monthly Cultural Events
Across the years these monthly
encounters have ranged from concerts, theatre outings, lectures on
Italy, past and present, Italian films (subtitled or not, according
to need), music, art, cooking and so on. Cultural meetings usually
take place in the 3rd. week of every month and are announced in the
Dante News. English and Italian feature as the languages of
presentation. We encourage initiatives from members outside the
management committee to suggest ideas and speakers for functions.
Language and Culture Courses
For the Brisbane Dante, these
represent the greatest expression of the Societys aims and our most
important commitment of time and effort. Courses for the most part
are year long in duration with an additional intake of new students
in Semester two. All levels of language are taught from Monday to
Thursday in the evenings and on some mornings. Children's classes
are also available. In addition, circoli di cultura are offered
fortnightly in Italian including, of course, un circolo dantesco |
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