special event > International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024
On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27), a special commemoration ceremony will include a theatrical reading of selected excerpts from the memoirs of three Italian women who survived imprisonment in the concentration camps. Selected readings performed by Kathy Barnes, Anne Leyden andDina Morrone, with a musical accompaniment by pianist Peter Walsh. In Italian […]
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panel > Italian Space Day 2023 in Los Angeles
The Italian National Space Day celebrates the launch of the first Italian satellite, the San Marco 1 (15 December 1964) and made Italy a player in the international space scene. This year, the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles, in collaboration with the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation (ISSNAF) participate to the call […]
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round table > QUO VADIMUS? Space Exploration
On the occasion of Italian Space Day 2023 (December 15), a round table discussion that examine the longstanding collaboration in the aerospace sector between the USA and Italy and the efforts, challenges, and activities that can contribute to sustainability and a better quality of life on Earth through innovation and technology. Registration Friday, December […]
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cinema > Dante (2022) directed by Pupi Avati
The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles presents the screening of “Dante” a movie directed by Pupi Avati. The movie tells the story of Dante Alighieri through the words of Giovanni Boccaccio who in 1350 embarks on a journey to find Antonia Alighieri, Dante’s daughter, to offer her a symbolic sum of money in reparation for […]
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concert > CHIARA CIVELLO Solo
In this special solo concert Roman multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter Chiara Civello will present some of the most iconic and famous Italian songs covered throughout her career – timeless pieces by Ennio Morricone, Vasco Rossi and Sergio Endrigo – together with more recent compositions from her own, unique repertoire. Registrazione Thursday, December 7 | 6:00 pm PDT 📍 Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles […]
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cinema > International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Thanks Michele by R. Errico
On the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3), the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles in collaboration with Leaps n Boundz present a screening of the short movie Thanks Michele (Grazie Michele, 2022) by Rosario Errico. Michele is a boy with Down syndrome who loves to […]
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film series > Italian Screens 2023
Italian cinema lands in Los Angeles thanks to Italian Screens with four screenings of four movies that were nominated for the David di Donatello 2023: La Siccità (Dry) by Paolo Virzì, Settembre (September) by Giulia Louise Steigerwalt, Ti mangio il Cuore (Burning Hearts) by Pippo Mezzapesa, and La Stranezza (Strangeness) by Roberto Andò. ITALIAN SCREENS – New Italian Cinema […]
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PANEL > SCIM 2023 | THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET, WELL-BEING AND SPORTS: UNDERSTANDING THE LINK TO LIVE BETTER
On the occasion of the eight annual Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, a panel discussion on the links among food, wellness, sports, and the Italian and Mediterranean diets. Panelists include Michelin star chef Luigi Fineo; Olympic medalist and Manager, Athlete Relations LA 28 Jason Richardson; UCLA scientist Dr. Amelia Palermo and Pepperdine University’s […]
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lecture > Calvino 100 | Serenella Iovino: Six Memos for the Anthropocene
On the occasion of the Centennial Celebrations of writer Italo Calvino (1923 – 1985), a lecture by Serenella Iovino, Professor of Italian Studies and Environmental Humanities at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In English. Wednesday, November 13 | 12:30 pm PST ZOOM The event is part of Six Memos for the Present 1923-2023, an […]
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SPECIAL EVENT > 8th ANNUAL EDITION OF THE WEEK OF ITALIAN CUISINE IN THE WORLD
A showcase for Italy and Italian taste in the world, the Week of Italian Cuisine in the world, is an annual initiative developed to promote Italian culinary traditions and food and wine knowledge as a distinctive trait of Italian identity and culture. This year’s edition is the eight one and it focus on the theme Dining […]
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