“Leonardo’s Last Supper”: interactive show by DopoLavoro Teatrale (DLT)
“Leonardo’s Last Supper” (“L’ultima cena di Leonardo”), is a new interactive show created by internationally acclaimed theatre company DopoLavoro Teatrale (DLT). Performed at a secret and unexpected location in the Columbus Centre, “Leonardo’s Last Supper” is half-theatrical presentation and half-immersive dining experience inspired by the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci, in commemoration of the 500th […]
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Pianist and composer Arrigo Cappelletti and Juno award-winning vocalist Sienna Dahlen play at the Jazz Bistro
Italian pianist and composer Arrigo Cappelletti and Juno award-winning vocalist Sienna Dahlen play at the Jazz Bistro April 9 | 8pm 251 Victoria St, Toronto | Tickets at the door Inspired by John Lewis, Lennie Tristano, Bill Evans, Paul Bley, for several years Arrigo Cappelletti found the ideal dimension to express his free, intense, elegant jazz […]
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Arrigo Cappelletti in concert at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler – BC
Italian pianist and composer Arrigo Cappelletti plays at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler – BC April 6 | 9pm 4599 Chateau Blvd, Whistler, BC Inspired by John Lewis, Lennie Tristano, Bill Evans, Paul Bley, for several years Arrigo Cappelletti found the ideal dimension to express his free, intense, elegant jazz in a Trio with piano. […]
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Painting with Style: Italian Fashion through Art
lecture series – Sebastiano Bazzichetto Friday, March 29 | 10 am-12pm Friday, April 5 | 10am-12pm For many centuries, clothes have epitomized the social representation of power, wealth, knowledge and religious belief. Fashion is still one of the key elements of Italian culture worldwide. Sebastiano Bazzichetto presents a two-lecture series on Italian fashion throughout the […]
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European Book Club 2019: Dates and Titles
Book Club 2019: Dates and Titles The European Book Club aims to introduce Canadians to European books and authors by crossing over cultures and allowing readers to discover modern European authors and their works. March 28: Palomar by Italo Calvino, presented by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura at the Alliance Française Toronto (24 Spadina Rd.) […]
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Screening of “Shores of Light”
Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30pm Sala Caboto Ballroom, Villa Colombo Toronto 40 Playfair Avenue, Toronto – Free admission The untold story of warmth and compassion as seen in the Jewish refugee camps in Puglia, Italy from 1947-1947. Documentary screening followed by a conversation with interviewer Giorgio Tinelli, who was born and raised in Salento, […]
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TAKING CARE IN ARCHITECTURE – Lecture by Simone Sfriso – TAMassociati
“Taking Care”, is a vision of architecture in the service of the community presented by the Italian architect Simone Sfriso on the occasion of the Italian Design Day. Architecture concentrated on society can curb marginalization and exclusion and become a driving force for new visions, a powerful medium for communicating, an instrument through which many […]
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Screening of Verdi’s Nabucco- Orchestra staged by D.Abbadio directed By M.Mariotti
Opera production by Teatro Regio di Parma on the occasion of Festival Verdi. For the series of operas from ‘Festival Verdi’, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents NABUCCO , conducted by Michele Mariotti, staged by Daniele Abbado Nabucco: Verdi’s third opera, Nabucco, was not merely a success, it was an explosion. Its combination of almost […]
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At the movies with L’Altra Italia: screening of “The Name of Woman”
Movie Nina Martini, a single mother, gets a temporary job at the Barrata elderly residence. It is a relief for her to get this job and she enjoys the quietness of the place and the work shifts with thirty other women. But soon she discovers the well-kept secret of the manager, a well-established system of […]
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Concert: “In memoriam Silvio Palmieri,” with Silvia Mandolini
Concert – Canadian Music Center, 20 St Joseph St, Toronto Friday, March 1st – free admission Join us to “In memoriam Silvio Palmieri” a concert in memory of the Canadian composer. Musicians: Silvia Mandolini, violin, the Cobalt String Quartet, Francis P. Ubertelli, composer. Program: Palmieri – Roberto Cima’s L’Angelo di Klee Berio – Sequenza […]
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