In person > Dante, l’Italiano – A lecture by Dr. Virginia Jewiss
As part of the 21st Annual Week of Italian Language in the World, we are pleased to present “Dante, l’Italiano”, an in-person event organized by our friends at the Italian Cultural Society in Washington DC, taking place at the Chevy Chase Village Hall in Chevy Chase, MD. Often considered the “Father of the Italian Language”, […]
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webinar > Dante’s American Afterlife: A Presentation by Guy P. Raffa
Presented in collaboration with our colleagues at the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco Dante’s American fame has grown unabated since his arrival in the 19th century. The poet’s presence has been felt in books, music, and classrooms, on canvases, pedestals, and stages, and, increasingly of late, on movie, television, and gaming screens. This […]
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Streaming > Artemis Danza – Ombre
Commemorating the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri‘s death and on the occasion of the 21st Annual Week of Italian Language in the World, Artemis Danza, an Italian modern dance company founded and directed by Monica Casadei, reinterprets select passages from The Divine Comedy. In this three short videos, hauntingly titled Ombre (Shadows), the dancers are the […]
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streaming > Atlas by Niccolò Castelli
Joining the celebrations for the 21st Annual Week of Italian Language in the World, the Embassy of Switzerland in the U.S. dedicates its October 2021 edition of the Swiss Film Club to Atlas, a feature by Niccolò Castelli. The film will be shown with English subtitles. Atlas follow Allegra, a young woman with a passion […]
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online > Dante, l’Italiano – free ebook curated by the Accademia della Crusca (Italian Only)
In occasione della XXI Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo, che si terrà dal 18 al 24 ottobre 2021, vienediffuso gratuitamente in formato elettronico il libro Dante, l’italiano, edito dall’Accademia della Crusca e goWare e curato da Giovanna Frosini e Giuseppe Polimeni. L’Accademia della Crusca, fondata nel 1583 e casa editrice fin dalle sue origini, […]
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streaming > L’Inferno by Francesco Bertolini, with an original soundtrack by Marco Castelli
L’Inferno (1911), a silent movie by Francesco Bertolini, Giuseppe de Liguoro and Adolfo Padovan, is the first big budget production in the history of Italian cinema. Inspired by the famous engravings by Gustave Doré, the film was an unprecedented colossal: 3 years in the making, a cast of 150, 100 sets and a huge box office success in Europe and the US. Adapted from Inferno, […]
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online exhibition > DANTE PLUS 700 USA
Dante Alighieri is perhaps the best known poet in the world, and the Divine Comedy has certainly influenced the imagination of every generation that has come after it. The work of Il Sommo Poeta (the Supreme Poet) endures across space and time, remaining very much alive in our present world. It is an exceptional work […]
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streaming > Liszt & Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata – A performance by pianist Daniela Roma
In this video, recorded live at the Edwards Auditorium, University of Rhode Island, pianist Daniela Roma interprets Fantasia quasi Sonata by F. Liszt, a piece inspired by the composer’s reading of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Many composers have been inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, one of the greatest masterpieces of Italian literature. Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata (“After […]
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streaming > KIDS EURO FEST 2021
Welcome to the 14th edition of the Kids Euro Fest! It’s like taking a trip to Europe – but you don’t need a passport! Organized by the EU Delegation to the United States, KEF is one is one of the largest performing arts festivals for children in America, bringing some of Europe’s most talented […]
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webinar > Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano
Curator Crawford Alexander Mann III presents an online preview of Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano. This splendid exhibition, opening on October 8, 2021 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, is the first comprehensive examination of the American Grand Tour to Venice in the late nineteenth century. The […]
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