art exhibit > GIANCARLO and GIOVANNI CERRI
Giancarlo Cerri | The Abstract Sequences. 1995-2005 Giovanni Cerri | 2020: Milan in the Hour of the Wolf Giancarlo Cerri Photo credit Roanna Weiss Giovanni Cerri Photo credit Alfredo Felletti Giancarlo and Giovanni Cerri’s exhibition juxtaposes the work of a father and a son—two Milanese artists who differ greatly in their themes […]
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book presentation > Gianrico Carofiglio presents “Three O’Clock in the Morning” (2021)
21st Annual Week of Italian Language in the World Gianrico Carofiglio presents the English edition of his novel Le tre del mattino (Einaudi 2017), during an online tour coordinated by the IIC Los Angeles on the occasion of the 21st Annual Week of Italian Language in the World. Antonio is on the brink of adulthood, still figuring […]
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webinar > Dante’s American Afterlife: A Presentation by Guy P. Raffa
21st Annual Week of Italian Language in the World Dante’s American fame has grown unabated since his arrival in the 19th century. The poet’s presence has been felt in books, music, and classrooms, on canvases, pedestals, and stages, and, increasingly of late, on movie, television, and gaming screens. This Dantemania largely owes to how his […]
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XXI Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo
XXI Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo 18-24 ottobre 2021 DANTE, L’ITALIANO In occasione del 700° anniversario della morte del Sommo Poeta La XXI Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo si svolgerà dal 18 al 24 ottobre 2021 e avrà come tema DANTE, L’ITALIANO (DANTE, The Italian) in occasione del 700° anniversario della morte del […]
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book > ACCADEMIA DELLA CRUSCA: DANTE, L’ITALIANO
XXI EDIZIONE DELLE SETTIMANA DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA NEL MONDO Come ogni anno, l’Accademia della Crusca ha predisposto un volume dedicato al tema della Settimana, “Dante, l’italiano”, che potrà essere scaricato gratuitamente, nel periodo fra il 18 e il 24 ottobre, al seguente link: http://www.goware-apps.com/dante-litaliano-giovanna-frosini-giuseppe-polimeni-cura/ A partire dal 25 ottobre il volume sarà disponibile unicamente a […]
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virtual exhibit > DANTE PLUS 700 USA
21st Annual Week of Italian Language in the World Dante is perhaps the best known poet in the world, and the Divine Comedy has certainly influenced the imagination of every generation that has come after it. The work of Il Sommo Poeta (the Supreme Poet) endures across space and time, remaining very much alive in […]
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film > THE HAND OF GOD (È stata la mano di Dio)
THE HAND OF GOD (È stata la mano di Dio) Oscar®-winning (The Great Beauty) Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino returns to Mill Valley Film Festival with his most personal movie to date, about an awkward young man (Filippo Scotti) growing up in ’80s Naples, for whom life isn’t easy: There’s trouble brewing between his parents, his […]
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San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade
The San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade returns to the streets of San Francisco on Sunday, October 10, 2021! The Italian Heritage Parade will be the first major parade to take place in the city since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and will once again coincide with San Francisco Fleet Week. We Hope to See […]
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literature > LITALY: New Italian Writing in Translation
LITaly: New Italian Writing in Translation On the occasion of Litquake, San Francisco Literary Festival Over the past 50 years, contemporary Italian authors familiar to American readers were largely limited to Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino, Primo Levi, and a handful of others. But thanks in part to the popularity of author Elena Ferrante—the so-called “Ferrante Effect”—the […]
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K-12 poetry contest > 21st WEEK OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD
21st Annual Week of Italian Language in the World In honor of the 21st annual Week of Italian Language in the World, Fondazione Italia, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Los Angeles & San Francisco and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles & San Francisco, would like to invite K-12 students […]
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