The Belly of an Architect – Roman Nights
To mark the nomination of Rome to Expo 2030 the Italian Cultural Institute in London has curated the series “Roman nights”, showcasing some of the best films shot in Rome. While most of the choices will belong to the Neorealismo – a movement in Italian cinema characterised by stories set among the poor and the […]
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Pari siamo: power and powerlessness in Rigoletto
Wednesday 5 April, 6.30pm Pari siamo: power and powerlessness in Rigoletto On the occasion of Opera Holland Park’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s immortal masterpiece Rigoletto (30 May-24 June), ICI London hosts a presentation with Director Cecilia Stinton, John Allison, editor of Opera magazine and cultural historian Fay Bound Alberti, author of This Mortal […]
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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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Monelle by Diego Marcon
Sunday 2 April, 3.30pm Monelle by Diego Marcon Midland Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH ICI London supports the screening of the short film by Italian filmmaker Diego Marcon, followed by a Q&A with Marcon and author Christopher Beanland, discussing Marcon’s artistic practice, his interest in Italian fascist architecture, cinema and the horror […]
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The Florence Review
Thursday 30 March, 7pm The Florence Review The firstbilingual literary magazine in Italian and English With the editors Martino Baldi and Alessandro Raveggi and the authors Gianluca Didino, Viola Di Grado, Chris Power Founded in Italy as an editorial project in 2016 with the name The FLR, The Florence Review is published and distributed by […]
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Young Music Italy #3
Monday 27 March, 6.30pm Young Music Italy #3 The fusion of music and poetry – Opera, a quintessentially Italian genre (Last in the series Young Music Italy) Micaela Tiozzo at the piano and mezzo-soprano Francesca Sartorato will perform some of the best known operatic arias, with music by G.F. Handel, W.A. Mozart, G. Donizetti, G. Verdi, […]
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Pinocchio, Alice and Other Humanoids
Thursday 23 March, 7pm Pinocchio, Alice and Other Humanoids A round table with Professor Laura Tosi (Ca’ Foscari University, Venice), talking about Alice and Pinocchio: National Icons and Vulnerable Children’s Bodies, Dr Georgia Panteli (University of Vienna and UCL), talking about Pinocchio and his many lives and ICI London’s Director Dr Katia Pizzi, author […]
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Giovanni Pascoli’s Convivial Poems: an ancient language for the modern world.
Monday 20 March, 6pm Giovanni Pascoli’s Convivial Poems: an ancient language for the modern world. Poetry reading with music. Elena Borelli presents a complete poetic English translation of a masterpiece of European Modernist literature: Poemi Conviviali (1905), by Giovanni Pascoli, one of the most influential authors of late nineteenth-century Italy.Giovanni Pascoli was one of […]
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Design Dialogues #1
Marco Sammicheli, director of the Museo del Design Italiano at the Milan Triennale, in conversation with Justin McGuirk, chief curator at the Design Museum, London. Moderated by Deyan Sudjic, Director Emeritus of the Design Museum, London On the occasion of the Italian Design Day (9 March 2023) Designers in Italy and Britain have a long […]
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Cinema Made in Italy – Dry
FESTIVALS & SERIES, SPECIAL SCREENINGS Cinema Made in Italy Siccità 97 mins in Italian with EN subs ITA | 2022 | dir. Paolo Virzì, with Silvio Orlando, Valerio Mastandrea, Elena Lietti, Claudia Pandolfi, Tommaso Ragno, Vinicio Marchioni, Monica Bellucci Winning several accolades at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, including the Pasinetti Award, […]
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