Traditional Cooking from Mantua
The city of Mantua and its surrounding region, East Lombardy, have been selected by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism as the 2017 European Capital of Gastronomy. Once the seat of the powerful Gonzaga Dukes, Mantua enjoys a unique position between the delicate flavors of Lake Garda, to the north, and the […]
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Pier Paolo Pasolini: A Cinematic Life
XVII WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE Following the publication of the revised edition of Pasolini Requiem, called by the New York Times Book Review “the standard Pasolini biography,” author Barth David Schwartz returns to the Italian Cultural Institute for a conversation with film scholar Noa Steimatsky. Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–75) was one of the most […]
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A Taste of Italian – Istituto Scuola’s Open House & Language Fair
On the occasion of the Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo, the Istituto Italiano Scuola and the Italian Cultural Institute open their doors to all who may be interested in or curious about our beautiful language. From 5:00pm to 8:00 pm visitors will have a chance to explore language classes, learn about scholarships, take advantage […]
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Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker Duo
Silvia Tarozzi (violin) and Deborah Walker (cello) are actively involved in the fields of contemporary experimental music and free improvisation. Together with French composer Pascale Criton they have been exploring microtonal extended techniques and gestural processes on a violin and a cello tuned in 1/16 of a tone. The compositions that have resulted from this […]
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Nicola Lagioia reads and signs “Ferocity”
XVII WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE Libreria Pino welcomes Italian author Nicola Lagioia to read and sign his novel, Ferocity, on Saturday, October 14th at 5:30 pm. Nicola Lagioia, born in Bari in 1973, is an editor for the Italian publisher Minimum Fax. He is the author of three novels and a collection of short […]
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Nicola Lagioia – Longform Fiction from Europe
Novelist Nicola Lagioia takes part in the Litquake Festival‘s international evening, Longform Fiction from Europe, which features readings and discussion from some of Europe’s top novelists currently on book tour. With Dominique Fabre (France), Nicola Lagioia (Italy), Karolina Ramqvist (Sweden), and Nina Weijers (Netherlands). Moderated by San Francisco Chronicle book editor John McMurtrie. Nicola Lagioia […]
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Literary Lunch: The World of Elena Ferrante
The wildly popular yet pseudonymous Italian author known as Elena Ferrante is best known for her four-volume Neapolitan Novels series, which follows two girls from Naples who attempt to create lives for themselves within a violent and stultifying culture. Named one of Time magazine’s most influential people of 2016, Ferrante now sees her books increasingly […]
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Andrea Ceccomori Recital | A Baton for Peace
Musician and flutist, Andrea Ceccomori has played as a soloist in London, San Francisco, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Moscow, Munich, at the Vatican and in Montecarlo, among other cities. He is a guest at the “Table of Silence,” the September 11 Memorial at the Lincoln Center in New York City. A multifaceted flutist, his interests span […]
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The Italian Way | A documentary on Italians living abroad
As part of the cultural initiatives to inform Italian citizens living abroad, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs financed the making of the documentary “The Italian Way,” produced by Stamen Film, and directed by Luigi Maria Perotti. The documentary narrates the stories of Juanita De Paola, Fabrizio Capobianco and Nicola Siri, who, after overcoming the […]
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Painters Exploring Italy
Since the early 1980s, Beryl Landau and Anthony Holdsworth have traveled and painted in Italy on their extensive visits. This exhibition represents a survey of works created on site, from Lake Como in the north to Catania in the south, and of studio paintings inspired by their trips. The artists are interested in Italy’s astonishingly […]
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