PARADISE THEATRE “ODD COUPLES” SERIES: A Special Day
Presented by the Paradise Theatre in partnership with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Monday, February 10 | 7:30pm Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni shine in this rarely screened and recently restored knockout of a film, in which sexual and party politics collide. While the residents of a tenement building are busy lining the streets to […]
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Viola da Gamba Soloist and Composer Vittorio Ghielmi and Tafelmusik Music Director Elisa Citterio in Conversation with IIC Director, Alessandro Ruggera
The world-renowned, multi-talented Italian composer and musician Vittorio Ghielmi and Elisa Citterio, music director of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, join Alessandro Ruggera, director of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, for a conversation about their wide-ranging musical passions and the history behind the enigmatic viola da gamba or viol, a cousin of the cello. […]
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Italian Cinema at the Victoria Film Festival
The 26th Edition of the Victoria Film Festival brings two Italian features to its audiences: The Disappearance of My Mother and The Traitor. The Istituto Italiano di Cultura and the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver renew their support of Italy’s presence at the festival. Presented by the Victoria Film Festival with the support of […]
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TIFF Screening: The Tree of Wooden Clogs by Ermanno Olmi (Angela Schanelec Carte Blanche)
Filmmaker Angela Schanelec introduces Ermanno Olmi’s 1978 pastoral epic about a family of farmers in late 19th-century Italy. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Ermanno Olmi’s neorealist epic became a surprise box-office hit in Europe and was greeted as a miracle by critics who had despaired of seeing a return to […]
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Concert: DREAMING JUPITER Vittorio Ghielmi, guest director & viola da gamba
Tafelmusik & The Istituto Italiano di Cultura present: DREAMING JUPITER Vittorio Ghielmi, guest director & viola da gamba Thursday, February 6 | 8pm Friday, February 7 | 8pm Saturday, February 8 | 8pm Sunday, February 9 | 3:30pm Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER FROM TAFELMUSIK FOR IIC […]
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Concert: Trumpet Rhapsody
Presented by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and Hugh’s Room. Luca Seccafieno and Fabrizio Viti present a program focused on rhapsodic style. The first part is dedicated to Arutiunian’s Armenia and the elegance of Charlier. The second part is a tribute to the city of New York, the energy of West Side Story, and the […]
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PROGRESS FESTIVAL: Affioramenti (Surfacing)
Acclaimed visual artist Antonella Bersani builds an immersive environment with the help of the audience. Organized by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and DopoLavoro Teatrale (DLT) in collaboration with The Theatre Centre and the Progress International Festival of Performance and Ideas. The Affioramenti experience is designed for six participants at a time, who have one-on-one […]
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Remembering Pier Giorgio Di Cicco
Toronto Poet Laureate Pier Giorgio Di CiccoJuly 5, 1949 – December 22, 2019 Join Al Moritz (Toronto’s Sixth Poet Laureate) for a celebration of the life and work of late Toronto Poet Laureate, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco. The event will feature readings and remembrances by Anne Michaels, Dennis Lee and others, with music performances by […]
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Book Presentation: “Possess the Air” by Taras Grescoe
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura will host a presentation for the new book by Taras Grescoe, “Possess the Air – Love, Heroism, and the Battle for the Soul of Mussolini’s Rome”. Description: Whoever you are, you are sure to be a severe critic of Fascism, and you must feel the servile shame. But even you […]
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“Lagrime di San Pietro” with Los Angeles Master Chorale staged by Peter Sellars
The MUST-SEE performance of the season! From the creative mind of acclaimed director Peter Sellars comes his very first a cappella staging and most personal work to date. Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of St. Peter) is a ground-breaking production of Renaissance master Orlando di Lasso’s final work, a collection of 27 madrigals sung […]
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