screening > BELOW THE CLOUDS by Gianfranco Rosi
Between Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples, the land quakes from time to time, and the fumaroles of the Phlegraean Fields taint the air. The ruins that lie below — Pompeii, Herculaneum, long-submerged Roman villas — tell of a future that was buried by time. From these traces of history, memories of the subterranean world, […]
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HitWeek LA 2025: JOAN THIELE + DJ SET CON LUCA DE GENNARO
Join us for a special performance by singer-songwriter and producer Joan Thiele, one of the breakout stars of the 2025 Sanremo Music Festival. Born in Italy to an Italian mother and a Swiss-Colombian father, she spent her childhood between Colombia and Italy. Her musical world blends R&B, soul, jazz influences, and an international flair, with a cinematic […]
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performance > Queen of Flowers and Pearls
On the occasion of the 25th annual Week of Italian Language in the World, experience a moving blend of storytelling and music from Ethiopian-Italian writer, performer, and musician Gabriella Ghermandi. The intimate yet powerful performance interweaves thems of identity, memory, and resiliance through spoken excerepts from her novel Regina di fiori e di perle (2007, […]
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cinema > La Grazia by Paolo Sorrentino at the SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Oscar®-winning director Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo, The Great Beauty, The Hand of God) once again finds his perfect collaborator in Toni Servillo, who plays Mariano de Santis, President of the Italian Republic. A widower and Catholic, de Santis has a daughter, Dorotea, who is a lawyer like him. As his term in office draws to […]
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lingua > Giornata della lingua italiana alla Chapman University
On the occasion of the 25th annual Week of Italian Language in the World, a celebration of Italofonia, the linguistic, cultural and social space of Italian beyond borders (lingua oltre i confini.) Keynote presentation bt Dr. Luciana Fellin (Duke University) and poster presentations by Italian Studies students. Part of the 25th annual Week of Italian […]
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opera performance > CANZONI E ARIE ITALIANE
A special evening of canzoni and arie by composers such as Bellini, Mozart, Gluck, Donizetti and Tosti, performed by students and recent alumni of the USC Thorton Vocal Arts Department under the musical direction of Dr. Lisa Sylvester, on the occasion of the 25th annual Week of Italian Language in the World. This year’s […]
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musical > ITALIANI VERI with Arianna
Little Italy of Los Angeles Association’s Street Festival Festa Italiana returns to San Pedro on Saturday, October 11, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM, bringing together the vibrant heart of Southern California’s largest Italian American community for an all-day cultural celebration to kick off Italian American Heritage Month. Amongst the highlights of this year’s […]
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happening > Eau de Eau. The art of the water crisis
An ineffable fragrance, a bottle shrouded in mystery. Eau de Eau is the art project by Max Papeschi and Arianna Bonucci, borrowing the language of perfumery to turn it into vision, desire, and story. Here, water becomes image, memory, and poetic tension: a vital element reimagined as a symbol of luxury, seduction, and intrigue. A […]
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festival> ITALIAN COMEDY FEST 2025
After the success of the last three editions, the Italian Comedy Festival, directed by actor Gianfranco Terrin, is back. It’s a unique event, created to bring Italian comedy to Hollywood, bringing together tradition and new voices. The patroness of the 2025 edition will be actress Marina Suma, who will be in Los Angeles to accompany […]
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Italian Language Week in the World > TEO BOK – COME MUSICA: THE POWER OF MUSIC IN EDUCATION
Come Musica – The Power of Music in Education is an initiative designed to promote the study of the Italian language through the universal language of music. The protagonist is Teo Bok, a young singer-songwriter born in Milan, who is embarking on a North American tour that is taking him to meet students and teachers […]
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