
Language
As a further development of Latin, it is considered the language with the greatest similarity to this “dead” language of all the Romance languages still in use today. From the 4th century onwards, Italian developed from the Latin language. However, it was mainly used as a written language and it was only when the national parliament convened in 1861 and proclaimed the unification of Italy that this changed. Until then, Italy had been made up of different dominions for centuries, each of which had its own regional language. At that time, however, only around ten percent of the population spoke this variant of the Tuscan language, which gained a high reputation among the Italian elite in the 13th century thanks to the literary works of the “Three Crowns” Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarca and Giovanni Boccaccio. It was only with the introduction of compulsory education and national military service and the spread of internal migration and mass media that today’s Italian was able to assert itself in the national territory Italian is spoken by over 85 million people worldwide. Around 1300 native speakers are living in Dresden.
Script
The Italian script is based on the Latin alphabet, which originated in ancient Rome. In the Middle Ages, the Gothic script was used in Italy before being replaced by the humanist cursive script, which emerged in the 15th century.
An important development in Italian writing was the introduction of Renaissance Antiqua in the 15th century. This typeface was characterized by its clear forms based on ancient Roman inscriptions and had a major influence on typography in Europe.
Dresden spricht …
Workshops, tours, writing and printing workshops under the motto “Dresden speaks many languages”

Period
03-12.2024
Porject coordination
Yvonn Spauschus (Projektleitung)
Yulia Vishnichenko · Moussa Mbarek · Nadine Wölk · Rosa Brockelt · Yuliya Firsova · Martin Mannig (workshop leader)
Rosa Brockelt · Rosa Hauch · Falk Goernert · Birthe Mühlhoff (moderation, documentation)
Adina Rieckmann · Lydia Hänsel (tourguides)
Inge · Mahsa · Karin (voluntary help)
Cooperation partners
JugendKunstschule Dresden – Standort Passage, Omse e.V., Nachbarschaftshilfeverein, Stadtteilverein Johannstadt e.V., Malteser Hilfsdienste e.V., Jugendhaus LILA as well as Chinesisch-Deutsches Zentrum e.V., Lebenshilfe Dresden e.V., GEH8 Kunstraum und Ateliers e.V., Umweltzentrum Dresden – ABC Tische and many more
Supported by
The project is funded by the State Ministry for Social Affairs and Social Cohesion. This measure is co-financed with tax funds on the basis of the budget passed by the Saxon state parliament within the framework of the state programme Integrative Maßnahmen.
