Che cosa bolle in pentola? Giovani e lingua in Italia
Molte cose stanno cambiando nell’italiano in questo momento, in particolare tra i giovani. Di che cosa si parla, e con che toni? La sociolinguista italiana Vera Gheno traccia un quadro della situazione attuale. Vera Gheno, sociolinguista, ha collaborato per 20 anni con l’Accademia della Crusca. Ha insegnato a contratto all’Università di Firenze per 18 anni; da settembre 2021 è […]
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Slam Poetry @ Politics and Prose Bookstore
The Italian Cultural Institute and Politics and Prose Bookstore invite you to a lively evening of non-competitive Slam Poetry with poets Olympia, Regie Cabico and Giuliano Logos, 2021 Poetry Slam World Champion. Poets will alternate their repertoires in Italian and English. Subtitles will be provided in the other language. LOCATIONPolitics and Prose Bookstore5015 Connecticut […]
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4 ELEMENTS
On the occasion of the Giornata del Contemporaneo, the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy, presents “4 ELEMENTS”, a project for videomapping and piano by the Italian visual artists of Imaginarium Studio and musician Sun Hee You, focused on the relationship between nature and humanity. The performance includes […]
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Kids Euro Fest Family Day (At MLK Memorial Library)
Kids Euro Fest is back! Bring out the whole family for this year’s launch event, a day packed with numerous activities, performances, crafts, and workshops from European artists—each dedicated to teaching and entertaining children ages 6-12. Activities will feature: Card game workshops and video games from Italy Beekeeping lessons from Slovenia A DJ workshop from the Netherlands […]
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Belmondo Retrospective: Le Doulos
Join us for a screening of Le Doulos (1962), one of Melville’s most gripping crime dramas, starring Belmondo as an enigmatic gangster. The Italian Cultural Institute and Alliance Française of Washington (AFDC) present a screening of Le Doulos (1962), by Jean-Pierre Melville. This event is part of the AFDC’s Film Festival “Belmondo Retrospective,” which pays homage […]
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Bloom. Nature and Humanity
The Milano Design Film Festival arrives in Washington, DC with a selection of films dedicated to design, architecture and the relationship between humankind and the environment. “Bloom. Nature and Humanity” showcases the works of European directors who explore a variety of themes such as biodiversity, forestry practices, technology, science fiction and research. Selected by […]
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streaming > Qui rido io (The King of Laughter) by Mario Martone
Beloved Neapolitan actor and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta (Toni Servillo), father of Eduardo De Filippo, devoted his entire life to theater, achieving success with timeless works such as “Miseria e nobiltà.” However, in 1904 everything he worked for seems lost when he’s drawn into a nasty legal battle that could compromise his freedom of […]
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streaming > Germination by Irene Dionisio
As the second US stop for Irene Dionisio‘s research, we are presenting a selection of works on the theme of “germination” as a generous and regenerative act of nature, and at the same time as a dramatic spread of a material and moral contagion. The artist reflects on this theme through two works: […]
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online exhibition > CARUSO, CORELLI, DI STEFANO 1921-2021
It was 1921, 100 years ago. Enrico Caruso, one of the most famous singers in history, died in Naples. That same year Giuseppe Di Stefano and Franco Corelli, two of the great tenors of the last century, and the stars of legendary performances at Teatro alla Scala (Milan), were born. To celebrate these great tenors who […]
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streaming > Zen in the Ice Rift (Zen sul ghiaccio sottile) by Margherita Ferri
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington presents “Zen in the Ice Rift”, as part of Pride 2022, on the occasion of the annual Film Festival “Fare Cinema”. Maia, called Zen, a rowdy yet solitary 16-year-old tomboy, lives in a small village on top of the rough and beautiful Italian Apennines. She’s the only girl […]
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