Preserving the Spell: Basile’s The Tale of Tales and Its Afterlife in the Fairy-tale tradition
presented by Prof. Armando Maggi (University of Chicago Press, 2015) Preserving the Spell: Basile’s The Tale of Tales and Its Afterlife in the Fairy-tale tradition(University of Chicago Press, 2015) by Prof. Armando Maggi Thursday, February 11th at 6pm at the Italian Cultural Institute Preserving the Spell: Basile’s The Tale of Tales and Its Afterlife in the […]
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Screening of the film “Question of the heart” (2009, 100 min), directed by Francesca Archibugi
in Italian with English subtitles Alberto, a successful screenwriter, and Angelo, a young mechanic, both suffer a heart attack and are taken on the same night to the same hospital. The two men are hospitalized in the same intensive care unit, and despite the gravity of their situation they manage to keep the spirits high […]
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Italian composer Alessandro Bosetti presents the U.S. premiere of Plane/Taléa
ALESSANDRO BOSETTIFEB 67PMPoetry Foundation61 W Superior StreetChicago, Illinois 60654FREE / NO RSVP(312) 787-7070 Italian composer Alessandro Bosetti presents the U.S. premiere of Plane/Taléa, an immersive, four-channel electronic sound work stemming from his interest in vocal and polyphonic music. In this special concert, performers wear headphones and respond to spoken instructions from the artist. These instructions […]
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GALILEO, THE POPE, A CARDINAL: A ROMAN TRIANGLE
Galileo, Pope Paul V, and Card. Bellarmine/Galileo, Pope John Paul II, and Card. Poupard Mons. Melchor Sánchez de Tocay Alameda – Undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture (Vatican) GALILEO, THE POPE, A CARDINAL: A ROMAN TRIANGLEGalileo, Pope Paul V, and Card. Bellarmine/Galileo, Pope John Paul II, and Card. PoupardMons. MelchorSánchez de Tocay AlamedaUndersecretary of […]
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Galileo and the Vatican
presented by Mons. Melchor Sánchez de Tocay Alameda, Undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture (Vatican) The Galileo Affair seems like a soap-opera: long, tedious and repetitive. The pontifical commission created by John Paul II in 1981 to study the Galileo Affair, seems also to be affected by the same syndrome. In this paper the […]
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Leonardo da Vinci and his Greatest Artistic Masterpieces
Leonardo da Vinci and his Greatest Artistic MasterpiecesJoin us for the Final lecture on Leonardo da Vinci by Daniele Macuglia, University of Chicago Some of Leonardo’s paintings have become acclaimed icons of the worldwide artistic arena. In this lecture we will focus on three specific masterpieces: Lady with an Ermine (c. 1489-1490), The Last Supper […]
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Screening of the documentary “BlaxploItalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema”
by Fred Kudjo Kowornu Screening of the documentary “BlaxploItalian: 100 Years of Blackness in Italian Cinema” by Fred Kudjo Kowornu Tuesday, February 2nd at 6pm Join film director Fred Kudjo Kowornu as he presents his latest documentary. Question and answers will follow. BlaxploItalian is a documentary that uncovers the careers of a population of entertainers seldom […]
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Leonardo: The Flight of Birds & Flying Machines
Join us for the second of three lectures about Leonardo da Vinci by Daniele Macuglia, University of ChicagoAll through his life Leonardo was fascinated by the phenomenon of flight. Not only did he want to comprehend how birds fly, but he aimed at building flying machines that could help man follow Icarus’ myths. This class […]
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Holocaust Remembrance Day: screening of the documentary “L’orologio di Monaco” by Mauro Caputo
in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago and the Holocaust Museum & Education Center Holocaust survivor Dov Boros, born in Budapest, will speak briefly before the screening. On 1 November 2005 the General Assembly of the United Nations designated the 27th of January, date of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, […]
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The Anatomical Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
Join us for the first of three lectures about Leonardo da Vinci by Daniele Macuglia, University of Chicago This lecture will present an overview of the major contributions that Leonardo made to the history of anatomical studies. Attendees will learn about Leonardo’s physiological studies, the basics of his drawing techniques, and the real motivation that inspired […]
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