PALIMPSESTS AND INTERFACES: ARCHITECTURE BY RENATO RIZZI AND CINO ZUCCHI
Italy under Construction series. The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to present the exhibition Palimpsests and Interfaces: Architecture by Renato Rizzi and Cino Zucchi Architects,the third exhibition in the series Italy Under Construction. Through original models, drawings and photographs of selected work from the two architects, the exhibition explores the ambition to design buildings […]
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DUO SCARLATTI
Duo Scarlatti consists of Nicola Pignatiello and Daniele Sardone, two of the youngest teachers of the Conservatorio S. Cecilia in Rome. They have been awarded first prizes at several international competitions. After graduating in Italy, studying with Domenico Ascione, they moved to Holland to study with Carlo Marchione at the Conservatorium Maastricht. They finished their […]
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CETA: A New Framework For International Trade or The Last of Its Kind?
The Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada was signed in October 2016 and on Jan. 24, 2017, the deal moved closer to reality after the European Parliament’s Trade Committee approved it. On Feb. 15, the European Parliament adopted the trade deal, which will lead to the provisional application of the […]
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SOTTO UNA BUONA STELLA (UNDER A LUCKY STAR): CHEF HEINZ BECK
After two successful years of oustanding dinner events featuring some of the best chefs from Italy, the sought-after Sotto una buona stella (Under a lucky star) dining series is back by popular demand for one more year. On Tuesday, March 21st experience the first dinner of an impressive 2017 program beginning with 3 Michelin-star Chef […]
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BLAXPLOITALIAN. 100 YEARS OF BLACKNESS IN ITALIAN CINEMA. Screnning and lecture by FRED KUWORNU
Blaxploitalian 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema” (2016), a diasporic, hybrid, critical, and cosmopolitan dimension documentary directed by italian-ghanaian filmmaker Fred Kuwornu that uncovers the careers of a population of entertainers seldom heard from before: Black actors in Italian cinema. BlaxploItalian cleverly discloses the personal struggles classic Afro-Italian and African diasporic actors faced, correlating […]
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MEDIEVAL ETHIOPIA: A COLLOQUIUM
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to support the participation of Prof. Gianfrancesco Lusini (University of Naples) in the colloquium MEDIEVAL ETHIOPIA. The colloquium is organized by The Centre for Medieval Studies, The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, The University of Saint Michael’s College. PROGRAM Friday 10 March 2017 Plenary lecture: 4:30-6:00 […]
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ICFF Year-Round Program:screening of VELOCE COME IL VENTO
L’Altra Italia/ICFF Association, with the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, presents the screening of “Veloce come il vento”, directed by Matteo Rovere. March 9, 20176:30 pm Reception8:00 pm ScreeningColossus Vaughan – 3555 Highway 7 West, Vaughan March 24, 20176:30 pm Reception at Maison Mercer – 15 Mercer St.8:30 pm Screening at Tiff Bell […]
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POETICA-3
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to invite the writers Gianna Patriarca, Terri Favro, M. Nourbese Philip, Margaret Christakos, and Irene Marques, to the third in a series of presentations which will feature local artists, writers, poets and who will share their latest works. Poetica is a […]
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ISAAC JULIEN: OTHER DESTINIES at ROM Lecture Series
The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to support the participation of Alberto Mallardo (Mediterranean Hope Operator from Lampedusa island, Italy) in the Program Migration: People, Places & Politics dedicated to Isaac Julien. Known for his poetic and visually encompassing narratives, renowned British contemporary artist Isaac Julien addresses issues of globalization, movements of peoples, displacement, and […]
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JAZZ.FM91’s SOUNDS OF ITALY PIANO SERIES: DINO RUBINO
The JAZZ.FM91 Italian Piano Series is proud to feature Dino Rubino, whose dedication to both the piano and trumpet has brought him numerous awards. Dino Rubino born in Catania in 1980. He started to study piano at eleven in the conservatory “Bellini” of Catania but three years later, after a concert of Tom Harrell, he […]
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