Summer with Sordi: I vitelloni
SUMMER WITH SORDI is an online comedy series celebrating the great actor Alberto Sordi (1920 – 2003) whose career spanned seven decades, establishing him as an icon in Italian cinema in both comedy and light drama. I vitelloni directed by Federico Fellini (1954, 108 min.) Five young men linger in a postadolescent limbo, dreaming of […]
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Summer with Sordi: An American in Rome
SUMMER WITH SORDI is an online comedy series celebrating the great actor Alberto Sordi (1920 – 2003) whose career spanned seven decades, establishing him as an icon in Italian cinema in both comedy and light drama. Un Americano a Roma (An American in Rome, directed by Steno, 1954, 94 min.) A post-war satire, highlighting the […]
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screening > 10 Shorts around the World 2021 Online
The series compiled by the Italian Short Film Center gives us an overview of contemporary Italian short production. Program Come un uovo nel radiatore Like an egg on the radiator 2020 – 10′ – Davide Maria Valsecchi The aspiring actor, Valentino, can’t wait to depart with his girlfriend Anna for their first trip together. Alas! […]
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La Fellinette by Francesca Fabbri Fellini
Attend the US premiere of the short film LA FELLINETTE by Francesca Fabbri Fellini, dedicated to her uncle Federico Fellini. “Fellinette” is a young girl drawn by Maestro Federico Fellini in his notebook in 1971. She is the protagonist of a fairy tale, set on the beach of Rimini on January 20, 2020, the centenary […]
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Italian Design Day 2021
Now in its 5th year, Italian Design Day (IDD) was established to celebrate Italian design and creativity around the world. On this occasion, the network of Italian Embassies, Consulates, and Cultural Institutes around the world organize a series of events. The Consulate General of Italy, the Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Cultural Institute in […]
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online performances > Vivere all’Italiana on Stage
Throughout the month we will highlight some theater, dance and new circus performances from the online series VIVERE ALL’ITALIANA (VIA) ON STAGE that focus on the following themes: Dante, Art, Fellini and Motion. Program: July 5 – DANTE ALIGHIERIDante and Marionettes by Associazione Grupporiani – TheaterGiovanni Alighieri, Del Fu Dante by Associazione Culturale Xenia- Theater/ […]
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Estate all’Italiana Festival 2021
Estate all’Italiana Festival 2021 July 4 – September 21 The second edition of “Estate all’Italiana Festival” promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with the Associazione ItaliaFestival, the association among some of the most prestigious Italian festivals. From July 4 to September 21, this virtual tour presents a selection of […]
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exhibit > Mario Giacomelli: Figure-Gound
Born into poverty and self-taught as a photographer, Mario Giacomelli (1925–2000) lived his entire life in Senigallia, along Italy’s Adriatic coast. Soon after purchasing his first camera in 1953, he began creating humanistic portrayals of people in their natural environments and dramatic abstractions of the landscapes. Rendered in high contrast black and white, his photographs […]
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exhibition > The Painters of Pompeii
Roman Frescoes from the National Archaeological Museum in Naples travel to North America for the first time. This historic presentation of painting in ancient Rome will be presented exclusively at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art before returning to Europe.
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jazz concert > Make Music Day: Danilo Rea
On the occasion of Make Music Day 2021, Enjoy an exclusive improvised performance by the internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Danilo Rea recorded inside a suggestive Benedictine Abbey near Rome. Improvised program that includes:Un giorno dopo l’altro | Luigi TencoHallelujah | Leonard CohenSenza fine | Gino PaoliIntermezzo cavalleria rusticana | Pietro MascagniIl pescatore | Francesco De […]
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