MUSETTA’S VALZER (Musetta’s waltz)
A Journey on Stilts EU Open House Event The performance is an extract taken from Valse, one of the most represented open air performance of TTB’s repertory. The performance is built around a myth-category of European social culture, namely, the waltz, with its vortical lightness, the flashing of glances and the skirmish of smiles; a lyrical-dramaturgical framework […]
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The Magnificent Journey
The Italian endeavor in space exploration EU Open House Event Space exploration is increasingly becoming an international collaboration. Italy is one of the leading nations playing a vital role in a long lasting cooperation with the United States. From the first liquid propellant rocket to Mars exploration, through the success of the Mariner 10 mission […]
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Picture yourself with ItalyInUS
Photo Booth EU Open House Event Picture yourself with ItalyInUS and make your day with us memorable. Have some fun with your friends and stop by our Photo Booth for your free complimentary picture! LOCATION Embassy of Italy 3000 Whitehaven Street NW Washington, DC 20008 EU OPEN HOUSE – BLUE LINE For a copy of […]
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Open Walls Baltimore 2
with Italian Artist OZMO Open Walls Baltimore 2 is an international festival of site-specific street and installation art. This year’s edition will include over fifteen artists from Baltimore, New York, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Peru who will each create a large-scale painted mural and/or installation on privately and publicly owned buildings in the […]
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Peace Through Music “In Our Age”
at DAR-Constitution Hall Georgetown and a coalition of partners from around the world will present a historic musical celebration of the canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII in the spirit of Pope Francis at DAR Constitution Hall. Sir Gilbert Levine will lead Carnegie Hall’s Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Krakow Philharmonic […]
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Measuring Time with the Sun
The Astronomical Use of Basilicas in Italy A conference by Prof. Costantino Sigismondi A conference by Professor Costantino Sigismondi on measuring time with the sun. Through the construction of meridians (lines through which the sun crosses at noon) in Italian churches, increased precision and accuracy in solar astrometry was achieved. From the Italian Renaissance through […]
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Scontro di civiltà per un ascensore a Piazza Vittorio
Clash of Civilization over and Elevator at Piazza Vittorio MOVIE SCREENING A small culturally mixed community living in an apartment building in the center of Rome is thrown into disarray when one of the neighbors is murdered. An investigation ensues and as each of the victims neighbors is questioned, the reader is offered an all-access […]
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FILMFEST DC
The Washington, DC International Film Festival The Washington, DC International Film Festival, in its 28th Edition, is an annual event that showcases a wide range of extraordinary new films from around the globe. The festival has become a prominent showcase for filmmakers to show their works to the knowledgeable and enthusiastic audience of our nation’s […]
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URBINO PRESS AWARD – SOLD OUT
Award Presentation Ceremony You are kindly invited to attend the award presentation ceremony. The 2014 Urbino Press Award goes to Maria Bartiromo, Anchor and Global Markets Editor for FOX Business Network. PROGRAM: Remarks by H.E. Claudio Bisogniero, Ambassador of Italy to the United States, introducing the 2014 Award Winner. Remarks by Award Winner Maria Bartiromo. […]
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THEATER (in English): Boccaccio’s Decameron
The three novels Messer Machiavelli used to write La Mandragola at the Embassy of Italy (7PM) After having presented with great success La Mandragola, KIT and its young division – the YoungKIT – presents the three novels that inspired Messer Machiavelli to write his Mandragola. With just few costumes and props, the YoungKIT presents the […]
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