Torneranno i Prati
Centenary of the First World War Movie screening The Italian Centenary of the First World War, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute are pleased to present the premiere of Torneranno i Prati, a movie by Ermanno Olmi produced by Cinema Undici and Ipotesi Cinema with Rai Cinema. On the same day – […]
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Morality and Beauty: Marco Bellocchio
At National Portrait Gallery – McEvoy Auditorium Marco Bellocchio is probably best known in North America for his singular early works like Fists in the Pocket (I pugni in tasca), a 1965 film that heralded the student rebellions of the late 1960s. As an artist, Bellocchio embraces polarizing themes of politics and philosophy, death and […]
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Vox Luminis / Lionel Meunier, Artistic Director
at Library of Congress – Coolidge Auditorium Winner of the 2012 Gramophone Recording of the Year & Baroque Vocal Award, Belgian ensemble Vox Luminis has taken the early music scene by storm with scintillating recordings and live performances. Since its founding in 2004 the ensemble has become a mainstay at music festivals throughout Europe, and […]
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Encyclomedia, directed by Umberto Eco
The first digital platform for the conservation and transmission of the European Cultural Heritage Encyclomedia, directed by Umberto Eco. The first digital platform for the conservation and transmission of the European Cultural Heritage is a conference on digital publishing. Danco Singer, director of the project, explains how technology can be used to organize information in […]
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Kids Euro Festival
The 7th Edition of All free performances Welcome to the seventh edition of the Kids Euro Festival! It’s like a trip to Europe — but you don’t need a passport! Kids Euro Festival is a festival of European arts and culture that presents free activities to metro-area families. Performances, concerts, workshops, movies, storytelling, puppetry, dance, […]
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Walking Stories
Building territories using different narrative platforms Interactive Presentation Flavio Stroppini (author of prose, poetry and reportages) will present: Walking Stories, Building territories using written, audio, and visual narratives that aim at addressing the meaning of “traveling”. Mr. Stroppini will present some of his most successful projects. Among these, the outstanding Il Viaggio di Arnold, which […]
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Gli Equilibristi (Balancing Act)
Movie screening CINEFORUM 2014 Giulio is forty years old and leads an apparently peaceful life. He lives in a rented apartment, has a steady job, a car purchased in installments, a rebellious but nice daughter, a sweet son who’s a dreamer, a wife he loves and is unfaithful to. She discovers Giulio’s affair, leaves him […]
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Italy Today and Yesterday
Marco Ciampi Piano Recital Award-winning Neapolitan pianist Marco Ciampi will play works of great composers in a tribute to Italy, including Morricone, Scipione, Marvulli, Colasanti and Scarlatti. In his program, Ciampi will also play an unpublished work by nineteenth-century composer Constantino Palumbo. Ciampi has won over 30 national and international piano competitions, and he has […]
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GALILEO TURNS 450 – next event: December 12th at 9:30AM – Exhibition Closing @Embassy
The Exploration of the Universe On the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the birth of Galileo Galilei, the Italian Embassy in Washington and the Georgetown University Italian Research Institute are organizing an event focused on the theme of innovation and scientific research, during the semester of the Italian Presidency of the European Union. The […]
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Scarpitta in Context
Germano Celant and Paul Schimmel in Conversation at the Hirshhorn Museum – Ring Auditorium A fascinating and singular figure in postwar art, Salvatore Scarpitta (1919–2007) created a powerful body of work that ranges from nonobjective abstraction to radical realism. Deeply admired in Europe, where he began his career, the artist has yet to be fully […]
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