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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EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL (EUFF) Food Market
Wed October 23, 2019 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Co-presented by the European Union Film Festival CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the European Union Film Festival, this special event also launches the festival program with a celebration of European food and cinema at the Gardiner. Visitors will […]
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PRESENTATION “The Sicilian Legacy of Modern Europe” by Damiano Pietropaolo
On the occasion of the 19th Edition of the Week of Italian Language in the World. OCTOBER 22, 2019 | 6.30 – 8.30 PM On the occasion of Armando Rotoletti’s photography exhibition at Columbus Centre, Striking Piazzas of Sicily, and in collaboration with CIMS, the Canadian Institute for Mediterranean Studies, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura […]
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Lecture: “The Light Through: Handmade Paper and Watermarking from Fabriano”
The University of Toronto’s Book and Media Studies Program at St. Michael’s College and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto present a public lecture on a unique heritage shedding light on the Italian culture of craftsmanship: the paper-making tradition, developed in Fabriano, a little town of the Marche inland, since the 12th century. Fabriano […]
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Quartetto di Cremona Toronto Debut
Quartetto di Cremona, one of the most renowned Italian string quartets, will perform in Toronto for the very first time. Their inaugural Toronto concert will feature an exclusively Italian program dedicated to Boccherini, Verdi, Puccini and Respighi. Quartetto di Cremona Since its formation in 2000, the Quartetto di Cremona has established a reputation as one […]
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Exhibit: ROMA XL
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to host the exhibit ROMA XL “Sketches by Waterloo Architecture Rome Program graduates, including Alison Brooks, Howard Sutcliffe and Lisa Rapoport, seen alongside built work.” The opening reception is on Wednesday, October 16 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. CLICK HERE TO RSVP The exhibition is open to the […]
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Medieval Ethiopia: A Second Colloquium (11-12 October)
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to support the participation of Prof. Alessandro Bausi (University of Hamburg,) in the Second Colloquium MEDIEVAL ETHIOPIA. The Second Colloquium is co-hosted by the University of Toronto’s Centre for Medieval Studies and the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies together with the Art Gallery of Ontario and […]
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