What is Vernacular? How Dante invented Italian
A lecture by Professor Albert Russell Ascoli, UC Berkeley Professor Ascoli will read and comment on verses from the Divina Commedia and the Convivio. The lecture will be followed by a Q & A session, and is a companion to the Humanities West Program, “Dawn of the Renaissance”, October 23, 24. When Dante wrote the […]
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The Institute officially re-opens with Ferlinghetti exhibition
Reception and painting exhibition Now that we have finished moving into our new premises, we would like to welcome you with an opening reception featuring the world premiere of paintings related to Europe by the internationally acclaimed poet, painter, ground-breaking publisher and living cultural treasure Lawrence Ferlinghetti, founder of San Francisco’s celebrated City Lights bookshop. […]
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Environmental Dialogue
CCA Italy Exhibit A presentation of the project developed at the “Città della Scienza” (City of Science) in Naples by the Summer Study Abroad (SSA) programme of the CCA (California College of the Arts). The project features artworks and a documentary film and book on a collaborative field project consisting of site-specific installations and performances. […]
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Singing Culture: The Italian Language and the Birth of Opera
Part of the 15th Annual Italian Language Week To illustrate the theme of this year’s Italian Language Week, which is “The Italian of Music, the Music of Italian”, Kip Cranna from the San Francisco Opera and Marina Romani from UC Berkeley will give a talk about the origins of opera and the cultural and imaginative […]
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Eddy: free short film on the conflict in Syria
Director and composer Simone Borrelli in person SPECIAL GUEST: DIRECTOR AND COMPOSER SIMONE BORRELLI. Eddy (2015) is a short film which explores the violence of the recent conflict in Syria and its effect on the children in the area. The film is supported by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic […]
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38th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF)
Founded by Mark Fishkin in 1977, the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) has an impressive track record of launching new films and new filmmakers, and has earned a reputation as a filmmakers’ festival by celebrating the best in American independent and foreign films, alongside high-profile and prestigious award contenders. Each year the festival welcomes more […]
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Roberto Turrin, piano; Valentina Sbicego, clarinet
A concert of works by Respighi, Poulenc, and Nino Rota A concert of works by Respighi, Poulenc, and Nino Rota where, in addition to the exploration of innovative harmonies and the restoration of ancient musical materials from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the pleasure of pure singing is the leading feature of the musical core. […]
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Vittorio De Sica: a film series
Four beloved films by the master of Italian neorealism On September 26, 2015, four of the most successful and beloved works by the master of Italian Neorealism will screen at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre. Vittorio De Sica – A Film Series will engage the audience in a one-day pursuit of a cinematic personality that […]
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39th Italian Film Festival
Originally started as an informal, one-time only presentation of Italian movies in a college lecture hall, the Italian Film Festival of Marin County has grown over its 39 years into a perennial favourite in the San Francisco Bay Area. From the beginning it has been a labour of love for its longtime director, Lido Cantarutti. […]
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San Francisco Electronic Music Festival (SFEMF)
Italian musicians will perform at the opening The San Francisco Electronic Music Festival (SFEMF) is an artist-run organization founded in 1999 by a committee of eight Bay Area electro-acoustic music and sound art practitioners. Its mission is to provide a highly visible public forum for the diverse community of composers and sound artists working with […]
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