Istituto Di Cultura - Toronto

Starting from this Fall, the Accademia dei Ragazzi is introducing a new exciting way to learn and practice Italian language. Designed for young people aged 11 years and older, the new Lingua e Teatro: Corso di Recitazione will create a creative and interactive environment in which kids can practice the language skills acquired...

This sweeping exhibition, part of the global Imago Mundi project, creates a snapshot of contemporary art across the country today. Presented for the first time in Canada, it features 775 small-format works by 760 established and emerging artists and creators from across Canada, including Inuit and Indigenous artists from...

Childhood, dreaming and food are at the root of Fellini’s work. The drawings of the exhibition have returned food to the same extraordinary world. A memorable story by Tonino Guerra, published as the preface in “A tavola con Fellini – Ricette da Oscar della sorella Maddalena” (At table with Fellin...

World Premiere 3 WEEKS ONLY! DECEMBER 4 – 23, 2018 Created by internationally acclaimed theatre company DopoLavoro Teatrale (DLT), “If on a Christmas Night…” is an interactive and immersive theatrical experience presented by the Villa Charities and the Columbus Centre with the support of the ...

Rondine Ensemble and testimonies by students, young “enemies” from places of war who have chosen to live in Rondine to resolve their conflict and become peace leaders of their own countries December 14th 2018, 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. St Michaels College, Toronto The concert "Dissonanze in Accordo" is a jou...

Concert Sunday, December 16 | 3 pm901 Lawrence Ave W, North York | Click here to buy tickets Come and join this Sunday afternoon festive program will feature an array of Christmas themed pieces from Canada and the world and also a selection of Italian opera overtures and arias. Soprano Holly Chaplin and the Columbus Belle...

Concert There is no more moving way to celebrate the Messiah’s miraculous birth than through traditional folk songs accompanied by instruments typical of the Italian countryside. This magical evening will be made complete with a pastorale played on the zampogne, special bagpipes traditionally played by shepherds on Chris...

Directed by Elisa Citterio Created, scripted, and illustrated by Marco Cera Roberta Invernizzi, soprano Click here to buy tickets   Experience the intrigue, artistry, and commedia of this dazzling Roman soirée. Meet Pier Leone Ghezzi—caricaturist, painter, and host of some of 18th-century Rome&rs...

Talk Please join us for a talk by Elettra Stimilli, Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Stimilli will be presenting on her new book, Debt and Guilt - A Political Philosophy: a philosophical analysis of the prevalent European economic policies of recent years. The...

Movie A winter’s night. A car accident caused by heavy fog. There's a wrecked vehicle, but the driver unharmed - yet the police detain him anyway. Who's blood is on his car, if there's not a scratch on him? The driver is a policeman called Vogel, and every time there’s a big news story, his face is sure to a...

Festival Verdi For the series of operas from ‘Festival Verdi’, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents Verdi's 1850 opera“Stiffelio”. Andrea Battistoni conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Regio di Parma in this sweeping performance of Verdi’s rarely heard opera, led by Roberto ...

Screening. Monday, January 17 | 6:30 pm   He wanted to be Walt Disney and he became Alessandro Mendini. Creator of a parallel universe, ironic and tragic, intimate and able to speak to the world, in any language. Architecture, art, design, writing, and critique. A protagonist of the 20th and 21st centuries telling...

FROM A TO ZAVEN. A project by Maria Cristina Didero and Francesca Molteni ICC Istituto Italiano di Cultura – TorontoJanuary 22 – March 15 2019Opening night: January 22 | 6:30pm On the occasion of the “Design TO Festival” the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in collaboration with Studio Zaven and MUSE Fac...

Hot Docs Curious Minds Speaker Series. Led by Dr. Franco Gallippi. Tuesdays, January 22 - February 26, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema   You know Roma. You know Milano. But what about the Italian cities beyond the tourist guides? Join Italian Cultural Studies professor Dr. Franco Gallippi for a colou...