Blaxploitalian | 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema
“Blaxploitalian 100 Years of Blackness” is a diasporic, hybrid, critical documentary that uncovers the careers of a population of entertainers seldom heard from before: African-American and African descent actors in Italian cinema. Blaxploitalian cleverly discloses the personal struggles classic Afro-Italian and African diasporic actors faced, correlating it with the contemporary actors who work diligently to […]
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JUMP
In an exhibition recently presented in the beautiful Palazzo Ducale in Sabbioneta, artist Silvia Caimi focuses on the theme “JUMP,” the physical effort to transcend human nature. Caimi’s artistic research is strongly influenced by her classical studies, in particular by Plotino’s Neoplatonic philosophical theories suggesting that phenomena and forms are a pale image or imitation […]
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Quantum Computing For Non-Physicists
Quantum Computing For Non-Physicists is a gentle introduction to Quantum Computing, focusing on operational semantics, rather than physics. The goal is to convey some of the basic ideas behind Quantum Computing in a way that is accessible to people with a programming background: quantum data types, quantum gates, probabilistic nature of quantum programs, observation and […]
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I Only Wanted to Live
In commemoration of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Consulate General of Italy in San Francisco and the Italian Cultural Institute invite you to the screening of the documentary I Only Wanted to Live (Volevo solo vivere). Nine Italian citizens survive deportation and internment in the Auschwitz death camps. Nine stories through which we follow […]
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The Era of the New Heroes
“Everyone of us can become a New Hero. We all live in a time in history defined by an ongoing change of era. In a time of uncertainty, new possibilities open up to make this world a better place. It happens every time we welcome positive values in our lives and let them drive our […]
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Pizza Napoletana | CHANGE OF DATE
Stay tuned as we announce the new dates and the many exciting events to celebrate Pizza napoletana! The “Art of Neapolitan Pizzaiuolo,” lovingly transmitted from generation to generation, has joined UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity! Find out more…
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Il cammino della voce
The recital Il cammino della voce (The Journey of the Voice) takes us through a stylistic and poetic itinerary of Italian vocal chamber music spanning the early 1900s and the time of the first historic avant-guard through the last few decades of our time and the second half of the 1900s, with historic pieces of […]
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Oceana Rain Stuart’s Sculptures
The Leonardo da Vinci Society, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, is proud to present the exhibition of the work of Oceana Rain Stuart. Recognized as one of the best figurative artists in the USA (Figurative Artist of the Year by Art Comes Alive), her sculptures have been exhibited at the Louvre Museum and […]
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Napoli Deep/Arte | A photographic exhibition of the “Selvaggi Napoletani”
Rarely seen photos of the punk art scene in 1980s Naples will be on view at the Italian Cultural Institute from December 8, 2017 to February 6, 2018. Against the backdrop of a city exacerbated by urban disaster, an unruly artistic movement emerged, calling themselves the “Neapolitan Savages,” and for a brief moment, their utopian […]
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Simply Pesce! Matthew Dolan’s “Simply Fish” Booksigning & Demonstration
Join us as Twenty Five Lusk Executive Chef, Matthew Dolan, talks about the intriguing topic of sustainable seafood and demonstrates a dish from his new cookbook, Simply Fish: 75 Modern and Delicious Recipes for Sustainable Seafood. Chef Dolan will be introduced by Elisa Celli, a national bestseller author of four books on Italian food and […]
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