Open Dialogo: a series of webinars and artist residencies to open up dialogue about dance and disability between artists, producers and venues based in England and Italy
A project by Arts Council England, the Italian Ministry of Culture (The Performing Arts Department), the Italian Cultural Institute in London, and the British Council. Curated by the Farnham based Stopgap Dance Company, the series promotes a bilateral cultural exchange through sharing of knowledge and experiences between disabled and non-disabled artists and influencers working in […]
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HGO presents: Agrippina – The coronation that goes wrong!
Friday 28 April, 6.30pm HGO presents: Agrippina – The coronation that goes wrong! A talk by David Conway (HGO) about Handel’s opera, composed in 1709 to Cardinal Grimani’s libretto, and opera theatre in Venice in his period, on the occasion of the forthcoming production of Agrippina, to be performed in the original Italian and with a […]
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FILL – Festival of Italian Literature in London 2023
Saturday 22 April, from 10.30am FILL – Festival of Italian Literature in London is back at the Coronet Theatre, Notting Hill Supported by ICI London Aptly titled ‘Safe words’, the new edition of FILL is faithful to its vocation as an observatory of the big issues of our time, but there are changes as well. […]
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The Art of Collecting and the Futurist Avantgarde
Friday 21 April, 6pm The Art of Collecting and the Futurist Avantgarde A round table about Futurist books, with Dr Günter Berghaus (University of Bristol) and Giacomo Coronelli (Libreria Antiquaria Pontremoli, Milan). Introduction and chair by Valentina Mirabella (British Library). The book was an extraordinarily powerful object for the Italian Futurists: a medium to convey radical […]
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Atlante delle citta’ incognite, by Mario Fortunato
Author – and former ICI London Director – Mario Fortunato reads selected passages from his latest book Atlante delle citta’ incognite (Bompiani). Claudia Peill will present a video showcasing the book’s illustrations. A sixty-something man who hates his name, and has begrudgingly accepted to take part to a reunion with old mates, finds himself capable […]
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Il Circolo di Lettura 2023: In principio erano le mutande, di Rossana Campo
EVENTO IN PRESENZA La nuova serie di incontri del Circolo di Lettura del 2023 vi propone la lettura di sette romanzi molto diversi tra loro per temi, anno di uscita, stile di scrittura e genere letterario. Ma in ognuno di essi si può scorgere una qualche forma di ironia come scelta stilistica per raccontare la […]
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Screening of Kordon by Alice Tomassini
Friday 24 February, 6pm Screening of Kordon by Alice Tomassini In Italian with English subtitles The docufilm Kordon tells the story of five Ukrainian volunteers whose paths intertwine in a suburban station on the border between Ukraine and Hungary, where they find themselves shuttling between the two countries to try to help and restore […]
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Il Circolo di Lettura 2023: Altri libertini di Pier Vittorio Tondelli
Il Circolo di Lettura 2023: Altri libertini di Pier Vittorio Tondelli Data: mercoledì 22 febbraio 2023, 6-8pm ONLINE (tramite il programma per videoconferenze Zoom) Anche quest’anno torna il Circolo Lettura con una nuova serie di sette romanzi molto diversi tra loro per temi, anno di uscita, stile di scrittura e genere letterario. Ma in ognuno di essi […]
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Voci dell’amicizia: in Dante, nel Medioevo e oltre
Giovedì 16 febbraio 2023, ore 15:00 Voci dell’amicizia: in Dante, nel Medioevo e oltre Con Camilla Bambozzi IN ITALIANO La lectio magistralis dal titolo “Voci dell’amicizia: in Dante, nel Medioevo e oltre” sarà condotta da Camilla Bambozzi, dottoranda in Studi italianistici (Studi danteschi) all’università di Leeds e membro del Leeds Centre for Dante Studies, le […]
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From Venice to London 2023
ICI London proudly presents a selection of acclaimed films from the 79th Venice International Film Festival making their UK Premiere at London’s Curzon Soho as part of this special season 3 – 6 February, Curzon Soho BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE Created in 1932, the Venice Film Festival was the first film festival in history. As […]
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