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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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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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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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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ROME IN ITALIAN CINEMA: from LA PRESA DI ROMA to LA GRANDE BELLEZZA
Lecture by Dr. Franco Gallippi. On the occasion of the program The European Union: Capitals & Cultures, presented by The European Union Delegation to Canada and the Diplomatic Missions of EU Member States to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial festivities on 11 June, the lecture Rome in Italian Cinema: From La presa di Roma to La grande […]
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THE APARTMENT and WAVES: TWO EXPERIMENTS by DLT
The creator of The Stranger (multiple worldwide sold out runs) and Off Limits Zone (Luminato Festival) brings you two initial experiments for a new interactive experience around the theme of immigration. The project is presented by DopoLavoro Teatrale (DLT) in partnership with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto and the Theatre Centre. First Experiment […]
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MEET ACTOR PAOLA CORTELLESI at the ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA – TORONTO
ICFF guests of honour. The Istituto Italiano di Cultura will host a press conference with ICFF guest of honour Paola Cortellesi. Paola Cortellesi stars in ICFF’s opening film Qualcosa di nuovo/Something New, a vibrant comedy directed by Cristina Comencini, Paola Cortellesi is an eclectic Italian actress, singer, voice actress and presenter, who has starred in […]
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