TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TIFF 2017: SIX ITALIAN TITLES SELECTED
World premiere of Rainbow-A Private Affair by the Taviani brothers, The Leisure Seeker by Virzi, films by Pallaoro, Carpignano and Guadagnino and a Short by Adriano Valerio. Six titles were invited to participate at the great North American event. Starting from the world premiere of Rainbow-A Private Affair by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani in the […]
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PAOLO VENTURA: THE LAST DAYS OF VACATION
Nicholas Metivier Gallery, with the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, is pleased to announce an art exhibition of works by Paolo Ventura: THE LAST DAYS OF VACATION. This is Ventura’s first solo exhibition at the gallery and in Canada. Artist Reception: Thursday, September 7, 6 – 8 PM The exhibition runs through September 30, […]
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ON THE VERGE OF: ART INSTALLATIONS by FRANCESCA VIVENZA
ON THE VERGE OF (2017; wood, marine paint; H250 x 98W x 225D cm.) by artist Francesca Vivenza is located in the garden of the Consulate General of Italy, 136 Beverley Street, Toronto, (on the North West corner of Beverley Street and Dundas Street-across from the AGO). The work mimics a catapult, or “mangonel”, a […]
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AN EVENING IN MEMORY OF ANTONINO MAZZA
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents an evening in memory of Antonino Mazza (1949-2017) award winning poet, translator and editor who recently passed away. The evening will feature some readings of Mazza’s poems by Italian-Canadian poets and writers: Joseph Maviglia, Gianna Patriarca, Corrado Paina, Damiano Pietropaolo and Lucio Iacobelli. Antonio Mazza received multiple awards during […]
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CINEMA ON CORSO ITALIA
RESTORED ITALIAN MASTERPIECES! 4 Italian classic masterpieces restored to their original beauty presented by Corso Italia BIA thanks to their partnership with The Associazione Amarcord Emilianoromagnoli dell’Ontario and Cineteca di Bologna. A free screening under the stars. Click here to reserve your seat. Program: SATURDAY JULY 8 6:00pm PANE E CIOCCOLATA DIRECTED BY FRANCO BRUSATI. […]
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IMAGO MUNDI – GREAT AND NORTH: Press Conference
759 Artists from Eastern and Western Canada, the Inuit and Indigenous Artists of North America. The Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto is honoured to host a press conference for Imago Mundi (www.imagomundiart.com), a unique artistic project featuring 759 artists from all over Canada (Eastern and Western Canada, Inuit from Arctic Canada, First Nations and […]
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MICHAEL OCCHIPINTI QUARTET FEATURING PILAR AT TD TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL
Ilaria Pilar Patassini in concert, with Michael Occhipinti (guitar), Roberto Occhipinti (bass), Louis Simao (accordion), and Mark Kelso (drums). Michael Occhipinti is a versatile, sound-scultping guitarist and composer/arranger, who has spent decades freely moving between jazz, chamber music, world music, r&b/funk, and anything involving modern guitar sounds. A nine-time JUNO Award nominee, Michael leads several […]
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HYPER+ at TD TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL and COASTAL JAZZ VANCOUVER
Hyper+ is a recent Italian jazz project interested in a research on timbres and sound, on new techniques of improvisation. In this “music lab” Nicola Fazzini (alto & soprano saxes, flute) and Alessandro Fedrigo (electric & acoustic bass guitars, effects) developed a creative vocabulary that they apply to both original pieces and standards. Hyper + […]
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IN CONVERSATION WITH ITALIAN ARCHITECT MASSIMILIANO FUKSAS
The Consulate General of Italy, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies, University of Toronto and Azure, in collaboration with L’Altra Italia and ISSNAF Ontario, proudly present ITALY INSPIRES CANADA– AZURE Talks featuring Massimiliano Fuksas. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. With a career spanning over 40 years, globally revered architect […]
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RINO NOTO: WAVE
ART EXHIBITION The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to present a solo exhibition of artist Rino Noto‘s Wave. Opening Reception on June 20 at 6:30pm@ IIC Gallery – Istituto Italiano di Cultura, 496 Huron St., Toronto The exhibit will run through Monday, September 11, 2017Gallery hours: Mon – Fri: 10:00am – 1:00pm; 2:30pm – […]
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