May 3, 2022 - 2:26 pm in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Cover @en, Design @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Style @en“Black and White – a Matter of Principle”: the Artistic Concept of Qin Chong.
Have you ever wondered what effect the reduction of our national differences due the ceaseless pace of globalisation have had on our culture, art, philosophy and centuries-old traditions? Qin Chong,…
May 1, 2022 - 9:33 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Food for thought @en, Health @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @enArt is Good for Your Health
Dr. Flavio Lirussi unravels the links between cultural joys and longer life – and looks to the future. It has long been known that admiring art and beauty is not just a relief for…
The Art of the Aperitif
Veneto writer Sofia Cavalli delights in the socio-historical relevance of the institution that is the aperitif and shares with us her version of the popular spritz. Why is wine so cherished…
April 27, 2022 - 8:24 am in Art and Culture @en, Business, design, Design @en, Fashion @en, Health @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Nonno Panda tales @en, technology, Travel @en, Window of the soul @enGreen Revolution – How Cities Can Rise to the Challenge
Flavio Lirussi for DANTE explains how cities around the world are leading the charge against climate change in fascinating and innovative ways. The ‘100 Resilient Cities’ network defines urban…
October 27, 2021 - 12:18 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Home @en, massimo gava, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, Window of the soul @enBefore Halloween, the Filò
The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century. It represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All Hallows Even, the night before All Hallows (or All Saints) Day. By Massimo Gava Photos:…
Day of the Faithful Departed in Jujuy, Argentina
Mexico, has perhaps the most famous Day of the Dead celebrations. But similar syncretic traditions and remembrances can be found in other countries in Latin America, where pre-Columbian rites have…
November 3, 2020 - 12:46 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, book, Business, Film @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, Literature @en, massimo gava, Nonno Panda tales @en, Politics @en, riffi khan, TheatreThe Globe-localisation or Animal Farm of the 21st Century? A review of “The Zoo”
Humans love a good animal story. Across time and cultures we tend to anthropomorphise animals in order to better look at ourselves. But how if those stories were truly told from the animal point of…
May 12, 2020 - 6:57 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Food for thought @en, Home @en, interview, Literature @en, massimo gava, Nonno Panda tales @en, Politics @en, Travel @en, Window of the soul @enTHE LAST AFRICAN COLONY
The Spanish Empire was one of the first great colonial empires and one of the largest. Here Professor Alberto Maestre Fuentes talks about its former colony in Africa, The Spanish Sahara, which is…
April 17, 2020 - 9:30 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, book, Home @en, interview, Literature @en, Mens sana in corpore sano @en, TheatreArditti’s brilliance inspires us again with his new novel. The Anointed.
Massimo Gava interviews DANTE favourite, Michael Arditti, about his new novel, The Anointed. The Anointed is a beautiful, bold and imaginative retelling of the story of King David and his wives. The…
June 3, 2019 - 10:03 am in Art @en, Art and Culture @en, Business, design, Home @en, Uncategorized @enCelebrating the Display of Chen Li’s work at The British Museum
The Woodblock Prints of Chen Li Chen Li hails from China’s frontier Yunnan Province. Bordering Burma, Laos, Shangri-la, and close to Tibet, it is a place of spectacular landscapes…
