special event > Tribute to Franco Nero
An evening in honor of Franco Nero, an icon of Italian cinema in the world, on the occasion of Filming Italy Los Angeles 2024. The program includes a screening of Giorni Felici by Simone Petralia (ITA 2023, 88′ inn Italian with English subtitles), followed by a conversation with Franco Nero moderated by Prof. Gian Maria […]
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film festival > Filming Italy Los Angeles 2024
The ninth edition of Filming Italy – Los Angeles, taking place February 26 -29 in Los Angeles and on Mymovies.it, will have among its stars prolific actor and director Franco Nero, who will receive the Filming Italy Los Angeles Lifetime Achievement Award. For the occasion, Filming Italy will screen some of his most popular […]
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concerts > Marco Fusi at UC San Diego
The University of California San Diego Department of Music and Qualcomm Institute have invited world-renowned violinist Marco Fusi for two concerts: on Feb. 21, he performs composer Professor Lei Liang‘s 60-minute piece “Six Seasons” on violin and viola d’amore. “Six Seasons” was inspired by Liang’s 6-year collaboration with scientists Joshua Jones and John Hildebrand of […]
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exhibition > FLORA
FLORA is a journey through the fantastical world created by Atelier Manferdini for the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles. The exhibition features design objects, physical models, sculptures and A.I. illustrations that re-interpret images of nature into contemporary design. In our current age of digital ephemera and computational imagery, nature appears familiar and at the same […]
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Italian classes WINTER 2024 – In person & online
Winter 2024 session: January 29 – April 6 Calendar and schedule For further information and to register please call Ina Cohen at (310) 824 -7408
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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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