conversazione > SLIM 23 / Calvino & Dance: Ashwini Ramaswamy’s Invisible Cities
Professors Robert Rushing and Cara Tovey (UCLA European Languages & Transcultural Studies) and choreographer and dancer Ashwini Ramaswamy will talk about the relationship between literature and dance in her multimedia dance adaptation of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. Date and time: Fri October 20 | 4:00 pm Venue: UCLA Royce 236 RSVP Ashwini Ramaswamy has spent […]
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Conversation > SLIM 23 / Calvino & Jazz: Lisa Mezzacappa’s Jazz Cosmicomics
Professors Robert Rushing and Tom Harrison (UCLA European Languages & Transcultural Studies) and bassist and composer Lisa Mezzacappa in conversation about the relationship of music and literature and her 2019 album inspired by Italo Calvino’s Cosmicomics. Date and time: Thurs Oct 19 | 4:00 pm Venue: UCLA Royce 236 RSVP Berkeley, CA-based composer, bassist, and producer […]
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performance > SLIM 2023 / HIT WEEK 2023 Gio Evan: Words and Music
Through songs, poems and theatrical monologues which are now a trademark of all his shows, multifaceted artist Gio Evan – a writer and poet, philosopher, humorist, performer, singer-songwriter and street artist – will take us on a journey through the history of Italian words which is also the history of our country, and explains how […]
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concert > SLIM 2023 / HIT WEEK Los Angeles 2023: Coma Cose + Liverpool Alligator Park
Italy’s indie elettro pop sensation COMA COSE will headline the Los Angeles edition of the 2023 HitWeek Music Festival, a unique showcase of the current Italian music scene. Opening act: Hit Week talent winners and rock and rollers LIVERPOOL ALLIGATOR PARK. Free tickets with RSVP. Date and time: Tuesday, October 17 | 7:00 pm Venue: […]
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lecture > SLIM 23 / Calvino and the Cold Warmth of Exactitude
On the occasion of the 23rd edition of the Week of Italian Language in the world, and of the Centennial Celebrations of writer Italo Calvino (1923 – 1985), a lecture by writer and poet Andrea Bajani on Calvino’s language. In English. In the fall of 1985 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐨 was to deliver a series of talks […]
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special event > 23rd Week of Italian Language in the World: SLIM 2023
The 23rd Week of Italian Language in the World, a yearly worldwide celebration of the Italian language and creativity taking place in the third week of October, will focus on the theme the Italian Language and Sustainability and the celebration for novelist Italo Calvino‘s centennial. Among the writers of contemporary Italian Literature, Italo Calvino (1923-1985) is […]
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screening > Genius & Recklessness (2019, 108′)
Screening of the documentary directed by Alessandra Galletta and written by Alessandra Galletta and Marco Senaldi: the recent history of Italy through the works of contemporary artists, from the 1950s to the year 2000. “Genius & Recklessness” is the Italian peculiarity to combine undoubtedly brilliant qualities to a notorious dislike for established rules. This documentary […]
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film series > Claudia Cardinale: the Indomitable
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston resumes a popular tradition this fall with an Italian film retrospective organized with Cinecittà in Rome. This year it’s a celebration of actress Claudia Cardinale (born in Tunisia in 1938), whose beauty and talent have made a strong impression in countless films. Selections include highlights from her early career, […]
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film series > Ennio Morricone: Essential Scores from a Movie Maestro
A jaunty electric guitar riff. A wailing harmonica. A powerful vocal crescendo. The unique elements of an effective film score make it instantly recognizable, sometimes even more so than a famous actor’s face. Such is the case for many of the over 500 original film and television scores written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone (1928–2020), […]
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festival > San Diego Italian Film Festival feStivale 2023
The 17th edition of the San Diego—The San Diego Italian Film Festival (SDIFF) feStivale returns to in-person screenings at the Museum of Photographic Arts at The San Diego Museum of Art, with eight films screened in person, and a big party and 13 virtual short film selections with a powerful theme: Forward. Check out the festival […]
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