FILM | The Order of Things (L’ordine delle cose)
Join us for the screening of the film The Order of Things (L’ordine delle cose). For the occasion, Italian director Andrea Segre will be joined by Vetri Nathan for the introduction and the closing Q&A session. This is the filmmaker’s last stop on his West Coast tour, following his two presentations at UCLA and at […]
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Hit Week presents Roberto Cacciapaglia
The annual Italian Music Festival Hit Week returns to San Francisco showcasing composer and pianist Roberto Cacciapaglia, a key protagonist on the international scene of the most innovative music. His compositions blend electronic experimental music with the classical tradition. For many years Cacciapaglia has been researching the powers of sound, leading towards a music beyond […]
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FILM | Crimebuster: A Son’s Search for His Father
Crimebuster: A Son’s Search for His Father follows photojournalist Lou Dematteis as he searches for the story of his late father, the influential Italian American crime fighter and jurist Louis B. Dematteis, and examines their often strained personal relationship. District Attorney and Judge Louis B. Dematteis fought organized crime in northern California in the 1940s […]
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Federico Rampini | Red Lines
Join us for a thought provoking audiovisual performance by journalist and writer Federico Rampini, where he will present his latest book Red Lines: Men, Borders, Empires: Geographical Maps That Recount Our World (Mondadori, 2017), and use lights, sounds and the projection of special maps to help us understand the (crazy) world we live in. “We […]
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Violipiano
A creative and surprising violinist, Luca Ciarla easily transcends the boundaries among genres to trace an innovative musical path, a magical acoustic seduction in perfect balance between written compositions and improvisation, traditional and contemporary sounds. He has successfully performed in jazz, classical and world music festivals and concert series in more than fifty countries in […]
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Pianist and composer Alberto Pizzo at the IIC
Join us for an enchanting evening with pianist Alberto Pizzo at the Italian Cultural Institute! Starting from a young age, Neapolitan born musician Alberto Pizzo demonstrated an aptitude for the piano. In 2004 he graduated from the Conservatory of Music San Pietro a Majella in Naples and participated in various national and international piano competitions, […]
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Greg Delaune | Floating City Project
Out on the Pacific horizon, Blue Frontiers is building autonomous floating islands, or “seasteads.” Seasteads are permanent settlements on floating structures, which Blue Frontiers is designing to be environmentally responsible and equipped with state-of-the-art communication technologies. These seasteads will function as integrated solution platforms for mitigating the impacts of sea level rise and climate change. […]
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Attilio Novellino al San Francisco Electronic Music Festival
Attilio Novellino is an Italian sound artist and musician born in 1983. By using analog and digital instruments, granular synthesis, harsh distortions and white noise, he aims to build a psychoacoustic and chaotic dimension around the subtle perception of the “feel.” He has released solo albums for international labels and promoted collaborative works focused on […]
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Teatrino Giullare
A comedic, poetic and magical show: a triumph of masks that revisits the themes of Commedia dell’Arte with a modern and ironic twist is on its way to San Francisco. Two actors give life to the stylized and surreal characters of Italian theater tradition combining acting, music and puppets. The leather masks, made specifically for […]
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Meet Maestro Riccardo Frizza!
After his last appearance four years ago, Maestro Riccardo Frizza is returning to the Bay Area for his fourth collaboration with the San Francisco Opera. This season he will be conducting Donizetti’s iconic Roberto Devereux, from September 8th to the 27th, 2018. His previous productions include Lucrezia Borgia in 2011, I Capuleti e i Montecchi […]
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