(June 1, 2016) Italy will also be participating in the 4th Edition of the European Literature Night taking place Saturday, June 4 in Lisbon. It is a literary journey to hear the works of ten contemporary European writers. The readings will take place between 19:00 and 00:00, in the presence of some authors who will be speaking for the occasion. The texts will be read in the author’s original language and translated in Portuguese by professional actors and students of the School of Theatre and Cinema of Lisbon (ESTC). All readings have free admission and last 10-15 minutes each and are repeated every half hour to allow the public to visit all areas of the literary path of the evening. The European Literature Night is organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Embassies that are part of Portugal EUNIC network, including the Italian Cultural Institute, the Camões – Instituto da Cooperação and Língua, the Austrian Embassy, the Embassy of the Czech Republic, the Greek Embassy, the Goethe-Institut, the Institut Français du Portugal, Instituto Cervantes, the Romanian Cultural Institute and the Ibero-American Institute of Finland – to which the Portuguese Representation to European Commission has adhered to. Italy will be represented by Filippo Tuena at the headquarters of the Academia de Amadores da Música, will excerpts in Itailan from his book “Memoirs on the Schumann case” published by Basic Books, while renowned actor Pedro Lima on Portuguese television reads the translations in Portuguese and while pianist Alessio Vellotti plays the Varations of Robert Schumann.
