Italian Abroad: Culture in Translation

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Ivan Dalia full profile / Piano / 1 musician

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Italian Abroad: Culture in Translation is a performance about openness, curiosity, and the art of cultural exchange. It invites the audience to experience culture not as something fixed or nostalgic, but as a living, flexible language—one that changes as it travels.

Through stories, personal anecdotes, and songs drawn from the rich diversity of Italian life, the show explores what happens when traditions are translated rather than preserved, adapted rather than protected. Humor, music, and reflection come together to reveal how identity evolves when viewed through a different cultural lens—turning heritage into a creative tool for connection rather than a boundary.