webinar > Dante Out of the Book: From African American-Writers to Theater in US Jail (IIC San Francisco)
As part of our series of events commemorating the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, we are pleased to announce “Dante Out of the Book: From African American-Writers to Theater in US Jail”, a program organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco, in collaboration with the network of Italian Cultural Institutes […]
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streaming > Assunta Spina by Francesca Bertini & Gustavo Serena
The National Gallery of Art in Washington is offering a special screening of Assunta Spina by Francesca Bertini & Gustavo Serena, from May 12th to May 18th. Italy’s film production in the pre-sound era, arguably the most impressive in early film history, was famous not only for the beauty of its images but also for […]
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streaming > Outside with EU
We invite you to join the Delegation of the European Union to the United States and the Embassies of the EU Member States as we celebrate Europe Day, the founding moment of today’s EU. Starting on May 8 and lasting all month long, Outside With EU will offer fun ways to get outside and take […]
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streaming > Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta (Film Screening & Discussion)
Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta—Four Centuries of History, a Journey through Time between Art Delights and Water Games, directed by Francesco Vitali and written in collaboration with Claudia Botta, is based on the book Milano profana nell’età dei Borromeo (Secular Milan in the Borromean Age) by Alessandro Morandotti, and produced by Francesco Vitali, Municipality of Lainate, […]
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webinar > The Metamorphosis of Beatrice. Love and Justice from Dante’s “Vita Nova” to the “Commedia”
Our series of commemorative events for the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, master poet and Father of the Italian language, continues with The Metamorphosis of Beatrice: Love and Justice from Dante’s “Vita Nova” to the “Commedia”, a presentation by prof. Marco Veglia. How many representations of Beatrice does Dante’s poetry convey? If […]
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streaming > Embassy Jazz Series – International Jazz Day
The 10th Anniversary of International Jazz Day, the world’s largest annual celebration of jazz, will take place on April 30th. To mark this special occasion, The Blues Alley, the historic jazz club in Washington, DC founded in 1965, will present “Embassy Jazz Series”, a free streaming event. “Embassy Jazz Series” is a muli-cultural, colorfully creative […]
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webinar > Botticelli and Dante: The Drawings for The Divine Comedy (IIC San Francisco)
A Zoom webinar with Dr. Dagmar Korbacher, Director, Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin State Museums and Dr. Furio Rinaldi, Curator, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. To mark the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death, the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, in collaboration with the IICs of North America, under the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Washington D.C., celebrates the master […]
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streaming > Ma l’amore mio non muore (Love Everlasting) by Mario Caserini
Our series of silent movies, in collaboration with the Film Programs of the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, continues with a screening of Ma L’Amore Mio Non Muore (Love Everlasting), the classic 1913 film by Mario Caserini, restored in its full glory by the Cineteca di Bologna. Dealing with a story of espionage and love, […]
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webinar > Montage on Dante con Alessandro Marianantoni
Alessandro Marianantoni, Direttore di Mediars e M Accelerator, illustrerà l’influenza di Dante nel cinema e nella televisione attraverso intriganti collage di immagini, video e musica, in conversazione con Massimo Ciavolella, Distinguished Professor of Italian Studies, UCLA Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies e già direttore dell’UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. L’iniziativa fa parte […]
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available online > DANTEDÌ: A Day with Dante
Our series of commemorative events to celebrate the 700th Anniversary of Dante Alighieri continued on a very special day: Dantedì. Established in 2020, Dantedì is the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri. March 25th was chosen as it is recognized by scholars as the day the poet started his journey in the afterlife in the […]
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