documentary > Mario Verdone: il critico viaggiatore @ NYU DC
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington and New York University DC, in collaboration with the European-American Cultural Foundation, present the screening of the documentary “Mario Verdone: il critico viaggiatore” directed by Luca Verdone. In the family home in Cantalupo, the Verdone siblings—Carlo, Luca, and Silvia—together with her husband, Christian De Sica, gather to sort through the archive. […]
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music / lecture > Pinocchio on Broadway: Collodi @ 200
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington and the Department of Italian Studies of Georgetown University will host an event to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Carlo Collodi — born Carlo Lorenzini — the creator of Pinocchio. The event will feature a discussion on the legendary production directed by Yasha Frank for the […]
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music > Passport to Italy – Italian Music Concert
Morgan State University Music Program and the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington present Passport to Italy— an evening of Italian music at the Embassy of Italy in Washington, performed by MSU students and faculty. The program features works by nine Italian composers spanning four centuries — from the Baroque masters Pergolesi and Alessandro Scarlatti, through […]
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