exhibition> Mario Cresci. The Gold of Time
What happens when photography turns its gaze on photography itself? In L’oro del tempo, legendary Italian experimenter Mario Cresci (Chiavari, 1942) engages with the vast photographic collection of Rome’s ICCD – the Central Institute for Cataloging and Documentation – transforming historical material into a dialogue between memory and the present. During his residency, Cresci examined […]
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Italian classes FALL 2025 – in person & online
Fall 2025 dates: September 29 – December 13 Calendar and schedule Per iscriversi telefonare a Ina Cohen 310-824-7408 For further information and to register please call Ina Cohen at (310) 824 -7408.
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cinema > San Diego Italian Film Festival feStivale 2025
The San Diego Italian Film Festival presents its 19th annual feStivale, a showcase of the best new Italian cinema with a series of premieres varying from dramas and comedies to documentaries. Theme of this year’s festival is Courage, the strength to speak up, break barriers, and imagine new futures. Through movies and shorts, this year’s […]
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conference> On Land and Across the Sea: Boccaccio’s Other Wor(l)ds. Junctions and Interweavings Conference
To mark 650 years since Boccaccio’s death, a conference on Boccaccio’s Other Wor(l)ds invites exploration of Boccaccio’s “Other Words” and “Other Worlds.” Boccaccio’s narratives—not limited to the Decameron—vividly depict cultural and intellectual exchanges, emphasizing human behavior, morality, and societal complexities across the Mediterranean and beyond, including Cathay. In the Decameron, the Levant serves as a crucial geographical and cultural […]
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theater performance >STORIES OF EGGS AND FLOUR IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO
In this original solo show by and with Gaia Mencagli, thanks to eggs, flour, and an apron, Rosa tastes one more time the scent of her life. She travels in time, and the space around her transforms. Between handfuls of flour, Rosa relives some of the most significant moments of her life, accompanied by music, […]
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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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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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musical > ITALIANI VERI with Arianna
A new show by Arianna (Bergamaschi), accompanied by Stefano May (keyboard). The playful musical cabaret, created and written by Arianna with Maurizio Monti, aims to explore and dispel many myths about Italians and is presented at the Festa Italiana organized every year by the Little Italy of Los Angeles Association in October, Italian-American Heritage Month. […]
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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 theme […]
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