Nek at the Italian Cultural Institute in London – Meet & Greet
Singer and multi-instrumentalist Nek will present his musical journey and recent projects in conversation with journalist Alessandro Allocca (la Repubblica, RDS – Radio Dimensione Suono) at the Italian Cultural Institute in London on Friday 17th of April at 12.30 pm. If you are a lover of Nek’s greatest hits, including unforgettable songs such as “Laura […]
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The Italian Library #25: Radici, partenze e memoria. With Luca Bianchini and Marco De Luca
Wednesday 15 April, 6.30pm The Italian Library #25 Ornella Tarantola presents Luca Bianchini in conversation with Marco De Luca In Italian Strange words like “Manubba” spoken by Luca’s grandfather during the Christmas tombola ritual. Luca listened and, like all children, didn’t pay much attention to them. Then came the first questions and the discovery of […]
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Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2026
Tuesday 14 April, 6.30pm Fondazione Arena di Verona presents the Opera Festival 2026, one of the most important opera festivals in the world. Internationally renowned soprano Cecilia Gasdia, General Manager of Fondazione Arena, will talk about the history of the Arena Festival and its cultural and artistic value within the international landscape. Stefano Trespidi, Deputy […]
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Streaming Documentaries #2. Made in/by Italy
Available to stream for free from 2 to 30 April Streaming Documentaries #2. Made in/by Italy We are delighted to share this project, curated in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Audiovisiva, the first digital platform bringing together and streaming the finest documentaries dedicated to the leading figures of Italian culture. […]
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The Sunday Woman – La donna della domenica, a film by Luigi Comencini
Wednesday 1 April, 6.30pm Genres’s classics –Noir 2026: The Sunday Woman – La donna della domenica by Luigi Comencini In Italian with English subtitles ICI London is delighted to present a film series which showcases some classic genres of Italian cinema. The series starts with Noir, followed by Western and finally Comedy. A celebration of […]
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The Present is Not Enough | Silvia Calderoni and Ilenia Caleo
26 – 27 March, 7.30pm at the BAC – Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TN The Present is Not Enough | Silvia Calderoni and Ilenia Caleo ICI London supports The Present Is Not Enough, a performance by Italian artists Silvia Calderoni and Ilenia Caleo that brings together archival material and movement to imagine […]
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A Santanotte, silent film by Elvira Notari, with live music by Silvia Cignoli
Tuesday 24 March, 6.30pm A Santanotte Screening of the silent film by Elvira Notari, with live musical accompaniment by Silvia Cignoli Maria Elvira Giuseppa Coda, known as “Elvira Notari” (Salerno, February 10, 1875 – Cava de’ Tirreni, December 17, 1946), was the first Italian female film director. Her work is considered a forerunner of Neorealism. […]
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Future Classics. Screening the New Italian Cinema #2
ICI London and CinemaItaliaUK present Future Classics. Screening the New Italian Cinema #2 Future Classics is a new film series that explores the best of Italian contemporary cinema, painting a vibrant portrait of present day Italy through its faces, its landscapes, and its stories. Co-curated by the Italian Cultural Institute in London and CinemaItaliaUK, the series […]
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Match Point 2026: Ricordi
Deadline for submissions: 14 June 2026 ICI London presents the fifth edition of Match Point, a Literary Competition for unpublished short stories in Italian written by UK residents, is an initiative by Il Circolo Italian Cultural Association in collaboration with Londra Scrive, online literary magazines Cattedrale – Osservatorio sul racconto and Premio Calvino, and under […]
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The Italian Library #24: La notte degli Incipit
Thursday 19 March, 6.30pm We welcome the Spring with La notte degli Incipit, our very own Quiz Night In Italian Ornella Tarantola marks the arrival of Spring with our famous Quiz Night: quizzes, questions and books to celebrate the end of winter… and World Poetry Day. A journey through literature and films that helped us […]
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