C’erano una volta le fiabe – Italo Calvino e le radici dell’immaginario italiano
Monday 11 December, 6pm C’erano una volta le fiabe – Italo Calvino e le radici dell’immaginario italiano A performance on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Italo Calvino’s birth Written and directed by Leonardo Petrillo With Maurizio Caste’, Manuel Fiorentini, Sharon Amato, Vito Capito, Annachiara Fanelli and Anastasia Marino Fairy tales only happen […]
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Mediterranean Diet and Consumers. An event by IMSoGB, UK CONFEDERATION, and APCI
The Italian Medical Society of Great Britain (IMSoGB), UK Confederation and APCI is pleased to invite you to the event Mediterranean Diet and Consumers: A Healthy Approach to New Market Trends. This year’s programme delves into the profound impact of the Mediterranean diet on current consumer behaviours, and gains valuable insights at the intersection of […]
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Italian Cinema (and Theatre) today: Mario Martone in conversation with Ambra Moroncini, Guido Bonsaver and Darrow Schecter
Italian Cinema (and Theatre) Today: Mario Martone in Conversation with Ambra Moroncini, Guido Bonsaver and Darrow Schecter Jubilee 144, University of Sussex and online With an impressive record of acclaimed and award-winning films, such as L’amore molesto [Troubling Love] (1995), Noi credevamo [We Believed] (2010), Il giovane favoloso [Leopardi] (2014), Capri Revolution (2014), Qui rido […]
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Italo Calvino. In a nut/SHELL
Thursday 7 December, 3.30pm. At the University of Leeds, Sir William Heary Bragg Building, SR (GR 25) Italo Calvino. In a nut/SHELL Domenico Scarpa (author of Calvino fa la conchiglia, 2023) in conversation with Olivia Santovetti (Italian) and Richard Hibbit (French/Comparative Literature) Italo Calvino is 100! As part of the celebration of the centenary of the birth […]
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Italian excellence – Illustrations for Italo Calvino
Open until 26 January 2024 Exhibition Italian Excellence – Illustrations for Italo Calvino On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Italo Calvino’s birth A display of illustrations by 31 Italian artists, selected from over 500 worldwide that in the past worked with Calvino’s works such as Italian Folktales or the novels of the trilogy […]
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Italo Calvino and Anglophone Culture
Wednesday 6 December, from 2.30pm Italo Calvino and Anglophone Culture on the occasion of the centenary of Italo Calvino’s birth An event organised by Pierpaolo Antonello (Cambridge), Guido Bonsaver (Oxford), Martin McLaughlin (Oxford) Italo Calvino (1923-1985) had a very special relationship with Anglophone culture in all its manifestations, but particularly with literature in English. As […]
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Lungo lo stesso sentiero – Italo Calvino and Primo Levi
Tuesday 5 December, 5.15pm, at the Lightfoot Room, St John’s College, Cambridge Lungo lo stesso sentiero – Italo Calvino and Primo Levi A talk by Domenico Scarpa (Centro Studi Primo Levi, Torino; author of Calvino fa la conchiglia, 2023) On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Italo Calvino’s birth. Part of the Italian Section Graduate […]
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Italo Calvino centenary
Italo Calvino is 100! On the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great Italian writer (1923 – 1985) ICI London marks the occasion with a series of events, taking place here in Belgrave Square, at the University of Leeds and at the University of Cambridge. Tuesday 5 December, 5.15pm, at St John’s College, University […]
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Studio 1. I Miss You So Much!
Studio 1. I Miss You So Much! is the first solo performance installation of choreographer and performance artist Valerie Tameu in the UK, marking a significant step in her practice. Commissioned by SPAZIO GRIOT and ICI London, and curated by Johanne Affricot, Studio 1. I Miss You So Much! continues Tameu’s research on memory, and […]
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Book O’Clock: Vendesi casa d’artista by Ericavale Morello
Thursday 30 November, 5pm at SIAL School, 154-156 Holland Park Avenue, London W11 4UH Book O’Clock with Gloria Danili presents Vendesi casa d’artista by Ericavale Morello In ITALIAN BOOK O’CLOCK è un book club per bambini di età dai 4 agli 11 anni, promosso dall’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Londra, andato in onda online da settembre […]
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