Vari Symposium 2014
Italy: Migrations, Then and Now Annual symposium endowed by Dr Victor and Mrs Julia Botto Vari, celebrating Italian culture and its influence around the world. This year, several distinguished speakers will discuss the theme “Italy: Migrations, Then and Now”. Please visit this page or click on the link for the brochure for a full programme […]
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From Cumae to Pompeii: A Voyage Through Time
Paintings by Ferdinando Ambrosino inspired by archaeological sites in Campania This exhibition encompasses part of Ferdinando Ambrosino’s artistic production between 2007 and 2013. The artwork is inspired by the archaeological sites of Campania: Pompeii, Herculaneum, the Phlegraean Fields, but also Stabiae and the Amalfi coast – a cultural heritage of indisputable value – observed, visited […]
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Viola and piano recital
Morgan O’Shaughnessey, Viola; Jakub Tchorzewski, Piano Jakub Tchorzewski, a Polish pianist and naturalised Italian citizen, and violist Morgan O’Shaughnessey will play music by Johannes Brahms, Dmitri Shostakovich and Gino Gorini. Christ Church Lutheran, 1090 Quintara Street at 20th Ave., San Francisco (Tel: 415 664 0915); Sunday, 9 March, 2:00 PM. Please click here for the […]
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Fabio Pirola conducts ‘The Power and Majesty of God’
Music by Traetta, Tchaikovsky and Mozart We sometimes forget that some of the greatest music was composed with the intention of praising God. Seattle’s Ensign Symphony, conducted by the Italian Maestro Fabio Pirola, presents The Power and Majesty of God: music by Mozart, Tchaikovsky and the lesser-known composer Tommaso Traetta (1727-79) with the praise of […]
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Accidental death of an anarchist
By Dario Fo – discounts for IIC members! Save 20-50% on Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo at Berkeley Rep. A bank gets bombed, a suspect dies in custody and the police inquiry turns into…a masterpiece of comedy! Berkeley Rep hauls you down to the station for a hilarious interrogation of our culture. […]
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Viola’s Italian Kitchen
Cooking at the Italian Consulate Viola Buitoni’s monthly classes on the traditions and trends of Italian cooking, held in the private kitchen of San Francisco’s Italian Consulate (2590 Webster Street), have now resumed, beginning on Wednesday the 5th of March. In these intimate hands-on workshops, students integrate Italian regional cuisine and seasonal ingredients into everyday, […]
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Servillo/Sorrentino
Three films to celebrate the partnership of Paolo Sorrentino and Toni Servillo To celebrate the Oscar nomination of Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) and the director’s ongoing partnership with actor Toni Servillo, we are screening three of their other collaborative efforts during the month of March. 5 March: Il Divo (2008, 110’). […]
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Italian Innovation Day
“We are the Makers”: Manufacturing and Design 2.0 An action-oriented investors’ day bringing together the best of Italian technology and innovation. After a long recession, Italy and Europe are back on the world economic scene with new policies to attract FDI (foreign direct investment) and platforms to promote new waves of innovations: the Makers Faire, […]
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Crossing the sea of song
Popular Music in the Mediterranean, from Italy to Israel Showing the impact of Italian popular music, and especially the Sanremo Song Festival (Festival della Canzone Italiana), on the development of Israeli popular song from the 1950s to the present, musicologist Francesco Spagnolo explores the politics of culture and national identity across the Mediterranean. The talk, […]
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