CROOKERS
at U Steet Music Hall Halloween For the first time in Washington, this Halloween, duo Crookers will perform at U Street Music Hall.Phra and Bot aka Crookers, the first born and raised in Omegna, a picturesque town of Lake Orta, the second in Milan. Together they are the young Italian duo who, for some years […]
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Elsa Morante and the Italian Arts
Academic Conference – The Davy Carozza International Conference The conference aims to shed new light on Elsa Morante’s influence during her time and on her artistic/literary legacy in a celebration of the one-hundredth anniversary of her birth. In accordance with Morante’s beliefs, the conference also aims at creating an intergenerational collaboration, engaging established and emerging […]
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Dieci Inverni
CINEFORUM Dieci Inverni is the story of two best friends who are deeply and secretly in love with each other. The romantic drama from Italy features Silvestro (Michele Riondino) and Camilla (Isabella Ragonese) who meet when they are 18 on a ferry in 1999. Over the next ten years, Silvestro and Camilla become trusted companions […]
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I MUSICI DI ROMA
AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART CONCERT Concert: 6:30 pm – West Building, West Garden Court As part of A Celebration of Italian Art, Music and Film, jointly presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and the National Gallery of Art, the program features a concert by I Musici di Roma PROGRAM Gioacchino Rossini (1792 – […]
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BLINDLY by Claudio Magris
Book presentation and signing Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and Georgetown University. With a labyrinthine narrative structure Magris’s novel Blindly recounts the history and geography of the twentieth century, its horrors, hopes, and revolutions. The whirling monologue of its fictional protagonist, who impersonates illegal immigrants, partisans, and fugitives across widely different lands and seas, […]
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Sarnari: Fragments
Exhibition Opening – October 18, at 7PM ON VIEW: By appt. (Mon-Fri:10am-12/2pm-4pm), Reservations at iicwashington@esteri.it Introduction by David Gariff, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Musical performance by Duff Davis, guitar & Herbert Scott, saxophone. EXHIBIT: October 18 – November 18, 2012 Around the imposing Grande Onda, a triumphant black wave (137”x1200”) which invades a […]
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KIDS EURO FESTIVAL 2012
Europe comes to Washington this fall with an arts festival starring the most talented European children’s entertainers in performances all around the city. Magicians, storytellers, an orchestra, dancers and puppeteers are just a few of the exciting acts scheduled to appear during almost four weeks of wonderful artistic adventures – no passport required! Kids Euro […]
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Roots of Nineteenth-Century Virtuosity
at National Gallery of Art Concert Preconcert Talk: 6:00 pm – West Building Lecture Hall Concert: 6:30 pm – West Garden Court As part of A Celebration of Italian Art, Music and Film, jointly presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and the National Gallery of Art, the program features a preconcert talk by David Gariff […]
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JOURNEY TO ITALY
AT NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART Part of A Celebration of Italian Art, Music and Film, jointly presented by the Italian Cultural Institute and the National Gallery of Art. Journey to Italy (Viaggio in Italia, 1954), director Roberto Rossellini’s modernist breakthrough often compared to James Joyce’s writings or Michelangelo Antonioni’s films, has just been restored by […]
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Subsonica, Negrita and Emma Re
Hit Week 2012 – 6th Edition Hit Week is a multi-city festival celebrating Italy’s burgeoning musical creativity. It is returning to the U.S. to shine a light on the country’s fresh sounds, bringing arena-packing headliners and thoughtful new acts to the U.S. and Canada. From DJ sets to full-on rock shows, Hit Week showcases the […]
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