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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lecture > Calvino 100 | Gian Maria Tosatti: Toledo
On the occasion of the Centennial Celebrations of writer Italo Calvino (1923 – 1985), a lecture by visual artist Gian Maria Tosatti. In English, on Zoom. Wednesday, November 1 | 12:30 pm PST ZOOM The event is part of Six Memos for the Present 1923-2023, an interdisciplinary lecture series celebrating Italo Calvino’s centennial, curated by USC Professor Gian […]
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book presentation > Amir Issaa on Tour in San Diego
Born and raised in Rome to an Italian mother and an Egyptian father, Amir Issaa is an internationally renowned hip-hop artist as well as a social activist and an educator who regularly holds rap writing workshops in schools, prisons, and colleges across the world. In 2017, Amir published his first book Vivo per questo (This is what […]
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workshop> Italian Genealogy: understanding the basic requirements to obtain the citizenship
Geared towards novice to intermediate genealogists, this hands-on workshop in two parts covers methods on how to utilize immigration records, government archives and church documents to build a family tree. Part 1 is a two-hour in-class workshop about how to acquire the documents relevant to families that emigrated from Southern Italy to the U.S. Part […]
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film festival > Italian cinema at AFI FEST 2023
AFI FEST showcases the best films from across the globe, fiction and nonfiction features and shorts, along with panels and conversations featuring both master filmmakers and new cinematic voices. This year Italy will be represented by Matteo Garrone’s Me Captain (Io capitano), Italy’s official selection for the Academy Award® Best International Film category, Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera, and Marco Bellocchio’s Kidnapped (Rapito). […]
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book signing and performance > When Things Happen by Angelo Cannavacciuolo
Author Angelo Cannavacciuolo will talk about When Things Happen (RUP 2023), the English-language version of his Neapolitan novel Le cose accadono (Cairo 2008), in conversation with UCLA Prof. Thomas Harrison. The event includes a performance by Tim Dekay and Alessia Patregnani, directed by Cedering Fox, and a book signing. Date and time: October 24, 2023 | 6:00 pm Venue: William Turner Gallery 2525 Michigan Avenue […]
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conversazione > SLIM 23 / Calvino & Dance: Ashwini Ramaswamy’s Invisible Cities
Professors Robert Rushing and Cara Tovey (UCLA European Languages & Transcultural Studies) and choreographer and dancer Ashwini Ramaswamy will talk about the relationship between literature and dance in her multimedia dance adaptation of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. Date and time: Fri October 20 | 4:00 pm Venue: UCLA Royce 236 RSVP Ashwini Ramaswamy has spent […]
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