Conference: “Making Stories in the Early Modern World” 1500-1700
Making Stories in the Early Modern World seeks to investigate how scholars try to recover, understand and retell stories from the early modern period. Inspired by the work of Elizabeth and Thomas Cohen, this three-day international conference brings together scholars to explore local and global developments in storytelling, narrativity, constructions of identity, community and alterity […]
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MM CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY returns to Chutzpah!
MM CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY returns to Chutzpah! GERSHWIN SUITES choreographed by Michele Merola SCHUBERT FRAMES choreographed by Enrico Morelli Canadian premieres 1-4 November VANCOUVER, Norman Rothstein Theatre, Chutzpah Festival – Gershwin Suite / Schubert Frames Fri, Nov 018:00pmNorman Rothstein Theatre Sat, Nov 028:00pmNorman Rothstein Theatre Sun, Nov 037:00pmNorman Rothstein Theatre Mon, Nov 048:00pmNorman Rothstein […]
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LECTURE “The Life of Plants” by EMANUELE COCCIA
The Italian philosopher, Emanuele Coccia, presents his much praised book, The Life of Plants: A Metaphysics of Mixture, where he presents a new way of thinking about the natural world and the need for humans to look to plants to learn about what it means to be alive. This event is a partnership with Istituto […]
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Helena Janeczek at the 40th Toronto International Festival of Authors
On the occasion of the 19th Edition of the Week of Italian Language in the World, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to support the presence of Helena Janeczek at the 40th Toronto International Festival of Authors. October 30 2019 – 7:30 PM LOCATION: Ralph Campbell Lounge, UofT Scarborough Campus 1265 Military TrailScarborough M1C […]
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European Book Club 2019: Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi
As part of the program of European Book Club, and In occasion of XIX Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo“L’Italiano sul Palcoscenico” Edizione 2019, the Istituto Italiano will host a discussion with Professor Franco Gallippi on the book: Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi.Milano: Feltrinelli, 1994 October 29 | 6.30pm Set in the summer of 1938 […]
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TIFA Reading & Interview: Helena Janeczek and Whitney Scharer
On the occasion of the 19th Edition of the Week of Italian Language in the World. Tuesday, October 29, 2019 – 6:00 PM Book Signing, Interview, Q & A, Reading: 40th Festival Edition | Festivals If a picture is worth a thousand words, a photographer’s story is boundless. Uncover the lives of two of France’s […]
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Lecture: “Laughter will Bury you All”: The Political Life and Work of Dario Fo and Franca Rame
On the occasion of the upcoming theatrical performances by Mario Pirovano of “Francis the Holy Jester”, celebrating the 19th Edition of the Week of Italian Language in the World, Prof. Donato Santeramo will present the lecture titled: “Laughter will Bury you All”: The Political Life and Work of Dario Fo and Franca Rame. Dario Fo […]
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TIFA Europe On Tour: Reading & Reception Helena Janeczek (The Girl with the Leica)
October 27 2019 – 7:00 PM On the occasion of the 19th Edition of the Week of Italian Language in the World. No passport needed to meet, hear and learn from the European Union’s leaders in contemporary literature at this special event. For the second year running, the Festival is thrilled to present this rare […]
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IT@CA DAY
The Embassy of Italy in Ottawa, Consulate General of Italy in Toronto, Italian Trade Agency (ICE), Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT), and the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario (ICCO) have invited Italy’s leading academic and industry leaders to Canada, in order to share their vision for the future of Italy […]
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Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi in concert
October 24, 2019 | 8:00 PM | Koerner Hall | Click here to buy tickets Banjo superstar, sublime vocalist, and critics’ darling, Giddens makes her Koerner Hall debut with intricate songs from Appalachia and the Deep South of America. She teams up with Italian jazz and early music pianist and percussionist Turrisi, and together they […]
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