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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COMPAGNIA BACCALÀ AT LUMINATO FESTIVAL 2017
Inspired by Chaplin, Keaton, and the stars of silent films, Compagnia Baccalà’s timeless performance of enthralling physicality and exquisite expression has been delighting audiences around the world since 2010. Duo Camilla Pessi and Simone Fassari met at the Teatro Dimitri School in Switzerland and then parted ways, performing in many circuses and cabarets in faraway […]
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TWO DYNAMIC PATHS ON A SHARED ROAD: CANADIAN-ITALIAN COOPERATION AT 150 AND 156
The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) is organizing an interdisciplinary conference “Two Dynamic Paths on a Shared Road: Canadian-Italian cooperation at 150 and 156”. in Toronto, June 17-18, 2017. The conference is organized on the occasion of Canada’s sesquicentennial by the Research Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA), with the support of the Consulate General […]
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CHRISTIAN DE SICA at the ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA – TORONTO
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura will host a press conference with ICFF guest of honour Christian De Sica. Italian box office celebrity Christian De Sica, son of iconic director Vittorio De Sica, will be receiving the ICFF’s Lifetime Achievement Award, whose previous recipients include screen legends such as Al Pacino, Academy Award® Winner Roberto Benigni […]
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ICFF LITERATURE: Screening of “IL FIUME HA SEMPRE RAGIONE” di SILVIO SOLDINI
The Italian Contemporary Film Festival, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario and the Associazione Culturale L’Altra Italia, presents the film Silvio Soldini‘s “Il fiume ha sempre ragione/The river is always right” in the section ICFF Literature. In Attendance: Corrado Paina (Italian-Canadian Poet), Rob Marra (Italian-Canadian Poet), […]
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