NICOLA LAGIOIA’S LITERATURE TOUR IN CANADA
Nicola Lagioia, Italy’s most critically acclaimed contemporary novelist, won the 2015 Strega Prize, Italy’s most prestigious literary award, with Ferocity. His novels have also won the Volponi, Straniero, and Viareggio literary awards. In 2010, he was named one of Italy’s best writers under 40. He is a jury member of the Venice Film Festival and […]
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Global Art50
Global Art50 is a special initiative for the University of Toronto Mississauga’s 50th anniversary featuring internationally-renowned Italian film actress, Nicoletta Braschi. This multi-day celebration recognizes the vibrancy and importance of the Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga with a series of events. NICOLETTA BRASCHI is an Italian actress and producer internationally […]
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THE LARK FARM (LA MASSERIA DELLE ALLODOLE) by PAOLO e VITTORIO TAVIANI
Film screening and Q&A A stirring and stunning story of an aristocratic family who is unexpectedly swept into the ravages of World War I and a forbidden passion that may be the family’s only hope. Friday, October 13, 2017 – 5pmMuzzo Family Alumni Hall 100 – 121 St. Joseph St. Screening followed by a panel […]
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L’ALTRA ITALIA ASSOCIATION: Screening of QUESTIONE DI KARMA (It’s All About Karma)
The L’Altra Italia association, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, presents the screening of QUESTIONE DI KARMA (It’s All About Karma), directed by: Edorardo Falcone. QUESTIONE DI KARMAItaly | 2017 | Comedy | Italian | English Subtitles | 90 min Cast: Fabio De Luigi, Elio Germano, Eros Pagni, Daniela VirgilioGiacomo is the heir […]
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OFFSTREAM: MINORITY AND POPULAR CULTURES
International Conference in Italian Studies 2017 – University of Toronto Presented by: Graduate Students’ Association of Italian Studies; Department of Italian Studies, University of Toronto; Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies; Department of Language Studies, UoT Mississauga With the support of: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto; Munk School of Global Affairs, European Studies. Keynote […]
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PIRANDELLO 150: “L’UOMO DAL FIORE IN BOCCA”
The Delia Social Cultural Centre, in collaboration with The Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies, University of Toronto, the Italian Cultural Institute, presents Luigi Pirandello’s L’uomo dal fiore in bocca, starring: Diego Giordano and Sebastiano Borzellino. October 12, 2017 at 8.00 pmMuzzo Family Alumni Hall 100 – 121 St. Joseph Street, Toronto Admission is Free–Please […]
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FASCIST EMPIRE CINEMA: FROM HISTORY TO FILM AND BACK AGAIN. Lecture
The Northrop Frye Centre proudly announces “Fascist Empire Cinema: From History to Film and Back Again” by Prof. Ruth Ben-Ghiat (New York University). EM119, Emmanuel College, 75 Queen’s Park CrescentThursday, October 12th at 5:00pm All are welcome, and there will be a reception to follow. Click here for more information and to RSVP. What are […]
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THE RESTORATION OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE: Conference in Ottawa
L’Ambasciata d’Italia a Ottawa, Canada, l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto e l’Assorestauro sono lieti di presentare: THE RESTORATION OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE: ADVANCED METHODS & TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENSURING CORRECT & EFFECTIVE WORK. Giovedì 12 ottobre 2017 – 9,00The Westin Ottawa – 11 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1N 9H4 Discorsi di apertura: CLAUDIO TAFFURI, Ambasciatore […]
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VESUVIUS ENSEMBLE: LE TARANTELLE
In the countrysides of Southern Italy, the Tarantella is much more than a purification dance – it is part of an entire medical and spiritual philosophy known as Tarantism. The musicians become healers charged with the task of finding just the right rhythm that will make the tarantata (bite victim) get up and dance away […]
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Proiezione di GIOVANNA D’ARCO di GIUSEPPE VERDI. Regia di Peter Greenaway e Saskia Boddeke
Opera prodotta dal Teatro Regio di Parma in occasione del Festival Verdi. In occasione della serie di opere del ‘Festival Verdi’, l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura presenta Giovanna d’Arco dei registi Peter Greenaway e Saskia Boddeke, e direttore d’orchestra Ramon Tebar. Storia dentro la storia. È il seicentesco Teatro Farnese di Parma, fantasia barocca intagliata nel […]
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