REMEMBERING GIORGIO BASSANI
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, the IIC pays tribute to the great novelist, poet, essayist, editor, and intellectual, Giorgio Bassani and his book The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini). The novel chronicles the relationships between the narrator and the children of the Finzi-Continis, a Jewish family in Ferrara, […]
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIOACHINO ROSSINI!
A special birthday celebration for one of the greatest Italian opera composers with the presentation of the Rossini Opera Festival which is held every summer in Rossini’s hometown, Pesaro, located in the central region of Marche region. LA based soprano Elisabetta Russo who studied with ROF Artistic Director, Maestro Alberto Zedda at the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro, […]
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CICIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The California Interdisciplinary Consortium of Italian Studies was established in 2002 to bring together faculty, students, and independent scholars to foster interdisciplinary and transnational research related to Italian studies in California. Its 15th annual conference explores the many ways in which Italy has been made or imagined to be borderless, challenging what was or might […]
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LOS ANGELES, ITALIA: FILM, FASHION AND ART FEST
The 11th edition of the annual Festival will feature many world and US premieres of recent Italian movies as well as retrospectives, tributes and musical performances. Presented by Capri in the World Institute under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation together with the Consulate General of Italy in Los […]
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NEW MEXICO ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL & CULTURE FESTIVAL
Now in its 9th year, the NM Italian Film and Culture Festival is an annual week-long celebration showcasing the best of Italian cinema and the richness of Italian culture and tradition. While the centerpiece of the festival is film, surrounding events feature Italian art, food, wine, music and more. Proceeds from the event go to […]
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CARLO PONTI AND THE LOS ANGELES VISTUOSI ORCHESTRA: ORCHESTRAL MASTERWORKS
The concert includes the West Coast premieres of dramatic orchestral arrangements of Giuseppe Verdi’s and Claude Debussy’s String Quartets and W.A Mozart’s Piano Concert No. 9. www.theatreraymondkabbaz.com
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MASSIMILIANO GATTI: PASSAGES
Massimiliano Gatti’s photographs explore the history of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East not through reportage, but rather a careful, poetic, archeological description that transforms artifacts into metaphor and ancient objects into contemporary commentary. This event marks the opening of the “Protecting Our Heritage” program of the European Union National Institute of Culture (EUNIC). […]
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MEET THE ARTIST: RICCARDO MANNELLI
One of the most incisive and sharp pencils of Italy, since 1975 Riccardo Mannelli has been working with the leading Italian satirical and comic magazines as well as many newspapers and periodicals both in Italy and abroad, while also carrying out a personal painting research, presented over the years in numerous exhibitions and festivals. Introductory […]
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RICCARDO MANNELLI: NOTES FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF BEAUTY
One of the most incisive and sharp pencils of Italy, Riccardo Mannelli has been working since 1975 with the leading Italian satirical and comic magazines as well as many newspapers and periodicals both in Italy and abroad. He also continues his personal painting research which has been presented over the years in numerous exhibitions and festivals. Curated by […]
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Elena Manferdini: Building Portraits
Building Portraits is a suite of elevation studies developed by Atelier Manferdini during the past 2 years for the Art Institute of Chicago and Industry Gallery in Los Angeles. These drawings explore the potential of intricate scripted line work at the scale of building facades. The collection exist simultaneously as architectural research and […]
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