concert > Zucchero: World Wild Tour 2022
Adelmo Fornaciari, better known to the world as Zucchero, a nickname given to him by one of his school teachers, is back on a worldwide tour that will take him to three cities in the US South West: Los Angeles (September 30 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills) and San Diego (October 1 at Balboa Theatre) […]
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language > K-12 Italian Language Video Contest 2022
In honor of the 22nd annual Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo (Week of the Italian Language in the World), Fondazione Italia, in collaboration with the Consulates General of Italy in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and the Italian Cultural Institutes of Los Angeles and San Francisco, invites K-12 students to participate in a video […]
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panel > Artificial Intelligence for Increased Equitability and Accessibility
First event of “Building a sustainable future,” a series of three outreach talks featuring prominent Italians from LA area universities and the tech industry. Dr. Marzia Polito (Google) and Prof. Giovanni Cacciamani (Keck School of Medicine of USC) will illustrate applications in the evolving fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning, ranging from enhancing surgery […]
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proiezione > TRAUM (2019) by Silvia Giambrone at Lady Filmmaker Film Festival 2022
The word Traum means dream in German, but in Italian and English it sounds like the word trauma. TRAUM reminds us of the dream-like reality that trauma can instigate.In the artist’s own words, “TRAUM addresses domestic violence from the perspective of a survivor who goes in and out of the trauma when telling their condition. Sometimes survivors (both children […]
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concerts > Luca Ciarla: solOrkestra
Violinist Luca Ciarla draws a new musical route in the Mediterranean with a loop pedal, his voice and a few toy instruments. He performs solo and strictly live the entire score, playing the violin also like a guitar, a cello or a percussion. In this imaginative musical landscape Luca sings, whistles, plays other instruments or adds new […]
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screening and conversation > Cy Dear
On the occasion of the exhibition Cy Twombly: Making Past Present presented by the J. Paul Getty Museum with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston at the Getty Center (August 2 – October 30), we are hosting a screening of the documentary “Cy Dear. A Journey through the life and works of Cy Twombly” (Italy 2019, […]
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special event > Hollywood Walk of Fame Star for Luciano Pavarotti
LUCIANO PAVAROTTI WILL HAVE HIS OWN STAR ON HOLLYWOOD’S WALK OF FAME The Star will be unveiled in Los Angeles on August 24, 2022 There will be a new Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame: that of the great Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who died in 2007 at the age of 71. As usual, the […]
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concert > A Midsummer Night’s Art Song in LA
The Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles (KCCLA) will present a special summer performance, “A Midsummer Night’s Art Song” featuring songs from both Korea and Italy, performed by some stellar members of LA Opera and LA Master Chorale together with a new generation of vocalists. Sunjoo Yeo a veteran vocalist and current member of LA Opera […]
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A Journey to Discover Italy with Geronimo Stilton > Kids’ Italian Beginner Class
Join Geronimo Stilton, his team and Fondazione Italia in a new adventure throughout the “Thousand Wonders” (Le Mille Meraviglie) of the regions of Italy! This online Italian language course is presented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles and is based on the book, “Viaggio alla Scoperta Dell’Italia.” This special edition of […]
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reading > Actor Jamie McShane Reads the Poetry by Gabriele Tinti at LACMA
The reading hosted by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA was conceived as a trip to the storage of the Los Angeles museum to rediscover and focus attention on the work of Giambattista Tiepolo Apollo and Phaeton, currently not on display due to the expansion of the spaces of the museum functional to […]
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