Conference: Unite4Heritage – The Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Canada, is pleased to present the conference: The Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage and the Italian Task Force “Unite4Heritage” by Fabrizio Parrulli, General of the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage. The General will be […]
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“The Tragedy, the Beauty, the Book: the films of Luchino Visconti from Dostoevskij to D’Annunzio”. Lecture by Dr. Carlo Coen
Dr. Carlo Coen, lecturer of Italian Cinema at York University, will explore the relationship between Literature and Luchino Visconti’s filmography from The White Nights (1957) to The Innocent (1976). Dr. Coen will focus on several important films by the Milanese director: Rocco and His Brothers, The Leopard and the so-called “German Trilogy” (The Damned, Death […]
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Vesuvius Ensemble 2018/2019 Concert Series
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to present the launch of Vesuvius Ensemble 2018/2019 Concert Series. The group will entertain the audience with a delightful preview of some of the pieces included in their upcoming program. Vesuvius Ensemble is North America’s first traditional music group dedicated to the preservation and transmission of the enormous […]
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Italian movies at the TIFF 2018
Italian movies at the TIFF For the category SPECIAL PRESENTATION • DOGMAN by Matteo Garrone – Canadian Premier https://www.tiff.net/tiff/dogman/ September 6, 6 pm, Scotia Bank September 8, 3 pm, Scotia Bank For the category MASTERS • LORO – by Paolo Sorrentino – World Premier https://www.tiff.net/tiff/loro/ September 6, 9:15 pm, Elgin September 7, 9 […]
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Luca Ciarla Quartet Tour in Ontario
PLEASE NOTE: THE TORONTO CONCERT DATE HAS BEEN CANCELLED ! The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to present the Ontario tour of Luca Ciarla Quartet. Luca Ciarla Quartet, is one of the most original Italian jazz ensembles in recent years, the Luca Ciarla Quartet has performed everywhere at an international level, from Montreal […]
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Small World Music Festival Harbourfront Centre –Kalàscima in concert
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto is pleased to announce the performance of “Kalàscima” at: Ottawa-Cafe Dekcuf, August 15 at 7.30pm Toronto- Small World Music Festival Harbourfront Centre, on Saturday August 18 at 8pm. The Italian Band is one of the most innovative bands in the new landscape of Italian music. Theirs is an urban […]
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Laura Campisi “Italian Jazz” feat Michael and Roberto Occhipinti
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to host the concert “Italian Jazz” by Laura Campisi feat. Michael Occhipinti (guitar) and Roberto Occhipinti (bass) “Italian Jazz” is a musical project designed by Italian-born singer and songwriter Laura Campisi to share the rich patrimony of the Italian songbook with the North American audience and to provide […]
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“Between Realism And Melodrama: Luchino Visconti’s Early Films”- Lecture by Alberto Zambenedetti
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents a Lecture from professor Alberto Zambenedetti about Italian Neorealistic filmmaker Luchino Visconti: “This lecture will offer an overview of Luchino Visconti’s early films, from Ossessione (1943) to Senso (1954). Drawing from the materials on view at the Italian Cultural Institute, Professor Zambenedetti will discuss the director’s signature style, his […]
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Pellegrino Artusi’s world and contemporary food presented by Professor Andrea Segre’
Discover the Italian gastronomy from the perspective of its founder, Pellegrino Artusi: on the year of Italian food in the world, Associazione amarcord brings one of the foremost experts on Italian ‘cuisine‘ to Toronto to talk about Artusi’s philosophy and his perspective on Italian cooking: from its inception more than 100 years ago to the […]
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Melodramatic Realism
“Luchino Visconti’s early movies” The Istituto Italiano is pleased to present a photo exhibition, curated by Centro Cinema Città di Cesena and set by artist Mimmo Baronello, which will display photos taken on the sets of three of Visconti’s masterpieces: “Ossessione/Obsession”, “La Terra Trema/The Earth Trembles” and “Bellissima”. The first steps of Luchino Visconti and the […]
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