online readings > Dante Daze
A series of readings from The Divine Comedy by the Italian Diplomatic network in the South West of the US to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death and the Supreme Poet. Avaialble weekly on the IIC Los Angeles Youtube Channel. Readings selected by Leonilde Callocchia, Cultural Attaché, IIC Los Angeles. In Italian. Calendar […]
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readings > Filming Itay LA: Dante 700
Well-known guest actors from the Filming Italy Los Angeles Festival, including William Baldwin, Salvatore Esposito, Claudia Gerini, Monica Guerritore, Danny Huston, and Michele Placido, will read from the Divine Comedy. Greetings from Gina Lollobrigida and introduction by Ambassador Armando Varricchio. Available on mymovies.it only on March 25, 2021 from 9 am PDT until 11:59 pm PDT
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e-book > Reading Dante: How, Why
On the occasion of the celebrations of the 7th centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri, it is possible to download the ebook Reading Dante: How, Why (Sinistesie), by Ambassador Raffaele Campanella, with a preface by the well-known Dante’s Mirko Tavoni. The work is designed and written to make it easier to read the Comedy also […]
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special event > Dantedì
Dantedì is the annual official day dedicated to Dante Alighieri in Italy and around the world. Among the many events scheduled, for Los Angeles there are Filming Italy LA: Dante 700, presented as part of Filming Italy Los Angeles 2021, with an exclusive section of Dante’s readings by special guests of the 2021 edition and […]
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screening > Filming Italy LA: L’Inferno (1911)
Online screening of L’Inferno (1911 71′) directed by Francesco Bertolini, Giuseppe de Liguoro and Adolfo Padovan, the first full-length Italian feature film, loosely adapted from the Divine Comedy’s first canticle. Introduction by Gianluca Farinelli, Director of the Cineteca di Bologna.
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exhibit > DRAWING DANTE. Uno, nessuno e centomila volti. Retrospective group exhibition by Dante Plus
Virtual tour of a collective exhibit organized in Ravenna, where the tomb of Dante Alighieri is, showcasing over 40 works by graphic artists focused on Dante’s portrait. Remarks by Consul General of Italy in Houston, Federico Ciattaglia. Featured artists:About Ponny, Ache77, Alberto Corradi, Andrea Dalla Barba, Andrea D’Ascanio, Andrea Ravo Mattoni, Andrea Rivola, Awer, Bibito, […]
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festival > Filming Italy Los Angeles 2021
The sixth edition of the Festival will take place in a digital format, with a very rich selection of both US film premieres and TV series focusing on important issues such as human rights, the enhancement of women in the work place, especially in cinema, and the environment. Many masterclasses with numerous Italian and international […]
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available online > Francesca da Rimini nelle arti
Ferruccio Farina, Director of the International Study Center Francesca da Rimini, presents his book Francesca Da Rimini Storia di un mito. Letteratura, arti visive e musica tra XIV E XXI secolo (Francesca Da Rimini History of a Myth. Literature, Visual Arts and Music between the 14th and the 21st centuries Maggioli Editore, 2019). Through literary […]
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meeting > IICLA BOOKCLUB Online
Readers of the IICLA bookclub will discuss the novel Un’altra giro di giosta. Viaggio nel male e nel bene del nostro tempo ((Longanesi, 2004) by Tiziano Terzani. If you are interested in participating, please read here first.
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special event > Worldwide Kisses | Baci dal Mondo
Francesca da Rimini’s ecumenical flash mob: a tribute to Dante Alighieri in the 7th Centenary of his death and to Francesca, worldwide heroine of the passion of love A truly global event will open the celebrations in Rimini and Gradara for the 700th Anniversary of Dante in 2021 with 21 universities from all over the […]
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