10 Shorts Around the World
For the fifth year in a row, the Centro Nazionale del Cortometraggio (National Short Film Centre), in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, promotes around the world, ten Italian short films, selected from the most special and representative works made in 2019. The selection, as every year, presents an overview of […]
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From Italy with Laughter: A Comedy Film Festival
The Italian Cultural Institute Los Angeles is happy to promote a series of Italian comedies premieres in the South West, with 2 movies playing online once each weekend, from July 31 until September 5, 2020. Sign up here to receive the screening invites IIC members and Lingua Viva Students receive exclusive early invites. Registration required. […]
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Raphael’s Music: From Urbino to Rome, a Webinar by Dr. Robert Kendrick
On April 6th, 1520, Raffaello Sanzio, one of the geniuses of the Renaissance, died in Rome. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of his death, while we wait for the houses of culture to reopen and to be able to see works of art live again, the network of Italian Cultural Institutes (IIC) in […]
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Meet the Author Online: Edoardo Albinati
Edoardo Albinati encourages us to read the influential American poet John Ashbery who inspires us to find freedom, openness and courage through the practice of writing and creativity. Born in Rome, after Albinati started his career as a translator, a script adaptor and as editor of the magazine Nuovi Argomenti. He made his debut as […]
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L’Istituto nazionale del dramma antico: 2020 per voci sole
Fondazione Inda nel Teatro Greco di Siracusa presents 2020 PER VOCI SOLE from July 17 to August 30 five of the six shows staged at the Greek Theater in Syracuse live and on delay free streaming. For the first time in a century, the National Institute of Ancient Drama will broadcast for free shows at […]
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Meet the Author Online: Melania Mazzucco
The acclaimed author Melania Mazzucco discusses from Rome her experience during the start of the pandemic and the influence the solitude will have on us. Melania Mazzucco was born in Rome and earned a degree in Italian literature from La Sapienza University as well a a degree in cinema from the Experimental Center for Cinematography. […]
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Raphael: The Making of a Master
Over the course of his short but unprecedented career, Raphael painted the image of the Virgin and Child many times and in different iterations. In this lecture Davide Gasparotto illustrates how Raphael was able to infuse new life into a traditional subject, exploring the artist’s creative process and his intense dialogue with contemporary painters, from […]
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Oursounds: Sesto Chigiana International Festival & Summer Academy
From July 5 to September 3, the festival will features 3 sections, 18 live events and 22 shows from the archives of the Accademia Chigiana, which will be broadcast for the first time for online fruition. Online from the Archive is the section of the digital Festival divided into two programming lines: Opera online, dedicated […]
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Progetto Sor – 20 guitarists online
CIDIM Italian Sound 2020 online project presents the Sor Project on its YouTube platform with the participation of 20 of the greatest Italian guitarists. The project conceived by M ° Giulio Tampalini and promoted in collaboration with the musical magazine Seicorde is dedicated to Fernando Sor’s 20 studies (in the Segovia selection) the cornerstone of […]
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Gran Virtual Tour: the wonders of Italy to see online
The Minsitry of Cultural Affairs and Tourism in Italy has launched the Gran virtual tour, a digital journey across the Peninsula to visit online theaters, archives, monumental libraries and museums. The work of promoting Italian cultural heritage by Mibact continues in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture, helping you discover the wonders of Italy online. […]
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