September 16, 2015 – The 15th edition of the Global Italian Language Week (October 19-24) will be celebrated in Sydney with Luigi Pirandello: the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the University of the Australian city, is organizing a conference on the Nobel 1934 Laureate. The conference, held by Professor Sarah Zappulla Muscarà, will take place on Wednesday, October 21 at3pm at the University of Sydney, and will focus on Pirandello’s literary evolution, concentrating on his first major phase, the Sicilian one, during which he collaborated with director, screenwriter, poet and writer Nino Martoglio, and the likes of Giovanni Grasso and Angelo Musco. In these years, Pirandello matured and experienced his unique and revolutionary techniques on the theatrical stage, combining his island tradition with those of Europe. Professor Zappulla Muscarà will take part in another conference at the Italian Institute of Culture (the following day at 6pm) entitled “The partnership between Luigi and Stefano Pirandello”, centered on the relationship between the great writer and his eldest son. (PO / Red)
