Emerging Translator Mentorship 2020-21
Georgia Wall has been awarded the prestigious Emerging Translators Mentorship Programme for Italian. Supported by ICI London, she will have the chance to be mentored by Howard Curtis (renowned translator of, among others, Luigi Pirandello, Beppe Fenoglio, Leonardo Sciascia, Gianrico Carofiglio, Pietro Grossi, Fabio Geda, Paolo Sorrentino, Marco Malvaldi and many more) to hone her […]
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Elena Ferrante’s The Lying Life of Adults – a global online event for readers
An international celebration of Elena Ferrante’s new novel, hosted by the global network of Italian Cultural Institutes and Europa Edition. Conversation, reading, Q&A Join Elena Ferrante’s “star translator” Ann Goldstein and authors Nicola Lagioia, Laura Pugno and Catherine Dunne for a celebration of Elena Ferrante‘s global readership and a conversation about her latest New York […]
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Il Circolo di Lettura – Serie autunnale 2020: QUO VADIS BABY? Di Grazia Verasani
ATTENZIONE! Date le circostanze eccezionali che stiamo attraversando a causa della pandemia dovuta al COVID 19, per motivi di sicurezza, l’incontro non avrà luogo presso la Biblioteca del nostro Istituto, ma sarà gestito online, tramite il programma per videoconferenze ZOOM. Nella serie autunnale del Circolo di lettura, leggeremo e discuteremo tre romanzi molto diversi tra […]
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Italian Courses
Whether you are new to the language, totally fluent, or everything in between, whether you want to learn Italian for business or pleasure, we can help!We offer General Italian courses on all levels, weekday mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. We can arrange private or group tuition, for individuals or companies. We offer nine progressive levels: […]
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The ‘Reverend Pilgrim’: Patrick Brydone in Sicily
A webinar with Joseph Farrell and Rosario PortaleIntroduced by Katia Pizzi, Director, ICI LondonOn WebexIn collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh Patrick Brydone was a Scottish traveller and author who in 1770 made a tour through Sicily and Malta, which resulted in the book A tour through Sicily and Malta, in a series […]
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Mvaḥ Chā, personal exhibition by Namsal Siedlecki for the Crisalidi Project
22 September to 30 November 2020Fondazione Pastificio Cerere, RomeMvaḥ Chāpersonal exhibition by Namsal Siedlecki for the Crisalidi Projectcurated by Marcello Smarrelli For the first time in Italy the event presents the results of the Crisalidi project – shown in a January preview by the Patan Museum (Kathmandu, Nepal) and presented by the artist at ICI […]
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Maderna 100 – Digital Launch
2020 marks the centenary of Italian Modernist composer Bruno Maderna’s birth. A hugely influential figure in the post-war European avant-garde, Maderna’s music is playful, complex, and wonderfully expressive. To celebrate the centenary, Classical Remix commissioned the composer and programmer Daniel James Ross to create new responses to Maderna’s music using innovative machine-listening and algorithmic composition […]
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Seven Authors, Seven Translations
A series of online talks with Italian writers newly translated into English, in conversation with Katherine Gregor. Which Italian authors’ latest works can we read in English translation now? What are their books about? “Seven Authors, Seven Translations”, a selection of writers and novels, offers a possible answer to these questions: every week on our […]
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Pordenonelegge, 21st Edition
pordenonelegge.it is one of Italy’s oldest, longest running and most prestigious literature festivals. Founded in 2000, the fest has ever since consolidated its reputation as a go-to cultural event within and beyond the country, welcoming over 100,000 book lovers and visitors each year. 250 authors from all over the world, 120 events, readings, workshops and […]
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Faith by Valentina Pedicini at the Open City Documentary Festival. Screening and Q&A. In partnership with ICI London. Wed 9 Sep to Sat 12 Sep.
The latest film by acclaimed director Valentina Pedicini will be screened within the tenth edition of the Open City Documentary Festival, in partnership with ICI London. This will be the festival’s first digital edition, with affordable online screenings available across the UK, special events live-streaming worldwide, and an expansive industry programme. The screening of Faith, […]
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