LA GUERRA SECONDO MICHELE: Book Launch by DANIELA SANZONE
“La guerra secondo Michele” is a novel, rich of historical details, based on the true story of Michele, who has been a prisoner of the German Army during the Second World War. The author Daniela Sanzone is a writer, a journalist, and a PhD candidate in Communication & Culture, joint program York/Ryerson Universities, in Toronto, […]
Read more
SOTTO UNA BUONA STELLA (UNDER A LUCKY STAR): CHEF ENRICO (CHICCO) CEREA. (SOLD OUT!)
Experience the exceptional cuisine of 3 Michelin-starred Chef Enrico Cerea, also known as Chicco, of the famous family-run restaurant“Da Vittorio” in Bergamo, as he collaborates with Toronto’s Chef Rob Gentile at Buca Yorkville for a 6-course dinner. Since 2009, when the prestigious Michelin guide awarded its top accolade to him and his brother Bobo, Chef […]
Read more
LINO TAGLIAPIETRA AT SANDRA AINSLEY GALLERY
Opening Reception: May 13 from 3:00 to 6:00pmRemarks: Susan Warner, Artistic Director, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA.The artist will be in attendance. Lino Tagliapietra’s career is defined by a dedication to workmanship, innovation and collaboration. Born in 1934 on the island of Murano, Italy, Tagliapietra began his apprenticeship at the age of 11 with Muranese […]
Read more
PAOLO BACILIERI: “FUN”
Art exhibitionToronto Comic Arts Festival 2017 The Istituto Italiano di Cultura and The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2017, present FUN an art exhibition by Italian comic artist Paolo Bacilieri. The exhibit features 30 original illustrations from his latest graphic novel, Fun published in English by SelfMadeHero, 10 original illustrations from La Magnifica Desolazione and 10 […]
Read more
EUNIC Panel Discussion at TCAF with PAOLO BACILIERI
Join us for a special panel discussion as part of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival! Along with some of our partners from the European Union National Institutes for Culture, we will be presenting italian artist Paolo Bacilieri in conversation with French guest, Marcelino Truong and German guest Martina Schradi. The discussion will be moderated by […]
Read more
Film Screening: “PEAK” by Hannes Lang
GOETHE FILMS: PEAK German DocsSeries co-presented by Hot Docs & POV North America’s biggest documentary film festival Hot Docs brings hundreds of films to Canadian audiences each spring. The Goethe-Institut is adding a coda with selected German documentaries that have won the Goethe Documentary Prize @ DOK Leipzig Festival in recent years. A conversation about […]
Read more
ITALIAN FILM “LET YOURSELF GO” AT THE 25th TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2017
An uptight psychologist gets more than just a physical workout when he signs up for personal training sessions with an attractive young instructor. Toni Servillo (The Great Beauty) is outstanding as Elia, a conservative psychiatrist who lives next door to his estranged wife with whom he is still secretly in love. When his doctor warns […]
Read more
ICFF JUNIOR FILM FESTIVAL 2017
ICFF Junior runs from May 8-13, 2017 at the prestigious TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, Cineplex Cinemas in Vaughan, Cineplex in Yorkdale and Silvercity in Richmond Hill. TICKETS: Students $8+hst | Adult $13+hst CLICK HERE TO VIEW PROGRAM ICFF Jr. is the annual film programme of ICFF that promotes film as an art form using […]
Read more
PRESENTING 17th CENTURY VENETIAN OPERA IN THE 21st CENTURY
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura, in collaboration with The Toronto Consort, presents guest speaker David Fallis and guest performer Bud Roach in a program exploring the complexities and opportunities with presenting 17th Century Venetian Opera in the 21st Century. CLICK HERE TO RSVP On May 12, 13 & 14 The Toronto Consort presents Helen of […]
Read more
MOZART MASS IN C MINOR: DIRECTED BY IVARS TAURINS AND ELISA CITTERIO, VIOLIN
“Mozart at his most inspired” – The New York Times Mozart’s transcendent Mass in C Minor, considered to be one of his greatest choral works, closes our 2016/17 season. A celebration of the composer’s marriage that was left unfinished for reasons we may never know, this piece contains an extraordinary range of style and depth […]
Read more