REMEMBERING FELLINI: A FEDERICO FELLINI TRIBUTE CONCERT PRESENTED ON THE OCCASION OF FARE CINEMA 2019*
REMEMBERING FELLINI: A FEDERICO FELLINI TRIBUTE CONCERT PRESENTED ON THE OCCASION OF FARE CINEMA 2019* Tuesday, May 21, 2019 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PMPianoForte Studios1335 S Michigan Ave Caroline Rothstein, violinAndrew Hesse, celloRoberta Terchi Nocentini, pianoLaura Perkett, Oboist and Soprano Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with PianoForte Foundation on the occasion of […]
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Meet Tiziana Amicuzi, Creative and Digital Art Director and Production Designer
Meet Tiziana Amicuzi, Creative and Digital Art Director and Production DesignerOn the occasion of the 2nd edition of FARE CINEMA* Mon, May 20, 2019 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 On the occasion of the 2nd edition of FARE CINEMA*, Creative and Digital Art Director and […]
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Café scientifique: The Role of Epigenetic Mechanisms in Biology, a lecture by Dr. Andrea Piunti, Northwestern University
Café scientifique: The Role of Epigenetic Mechanisms in Biology, a lecture by Dr. Andrea Piunti, Northwestern University Fri, May 17, 2019 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Our body is composed by many different cells. Every cell contains the same DNA (with a few exceptions) that contains […]
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Italy – “A Notebook for Winter” and “Events Horizon”
The International Voices ProjectSpotlight on Italy: Two readings of Italian new plays Tuesday, May 14, 6:00 p.m.Instituto Cervantes Chicago31 West Ohio Street Spotlight on Italy: Two readings of Italian new plays: “A Notebook for Winter” (Un quaderno per l’Inverno)by Armando Pirozzidirected by John Green and “Events Horizon” (l’Orizzonte degli Eventi)by Elisa Casseridirected by Matt Masino […]
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Vinicio Capossela and Folk Trio. Ballate per poveri Cristi (Ballads for wretched souls)
Vinicio Capossela and Folk Trio. Ballate per poveri Cristi (Ballads for wretched souls) A folk journey through Italy and America, hooked on the strings of a guitar and piano trio, on the routes of the “wretched souls” who crossed the boundary between rural world and cities, man and animal, the living and the dead.
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Performance of “Rite of Tomorrow”
Performance of “Rite of Tomorrow” Wed, May 8, 2019 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 “Rite of Tomorrow,” a performance featuring Natalja AicardiDaniel JohansonRoberta Terchi Nocentini in remembrance of the devastating earthquake that struck near the city of L’Aquila in 2009, affecting more than 45 towns, killing 308 […]
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Book Launch and Discussion: Celebrating Chicago Music Critic Andrew Patner
Book Launch and Discussion: Celebrating Chicago Music Critic Andrew Patner Fri, May 3, 2019 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PMItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 A panel discussion celebrating the work of Andrew Patner and the publication of “A Portrait in Four Movements: The Chicago Symphony under Barenboim, Boulez, Haitink, and Muti” […]
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Screening of “The Girl in the Fog” (La ragazza nella nebbia, 2017, 128 min), directed by Donato Carrisi
Presented on the occasion of the Italian Film Festival USA.For more details about this Festival, please click here. Screening of “The Girl in the Fog” (La ragazza nella nebbia, 2017, 128 min), directed by Donato Carrisi. Dott.ssa Alessia Defraia, Loyola University, will introduce the film. In the small Alpine village of Avechot, sixteen-year-old Anna Lou […]
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Italian Film Festival USA
Italian Film Festival USA May 1-4 Enjoy the local premieres of five recent Italian films and short film program at the 2019 Italian Film Festival USA of Chicago. All films shown in Italian language with English subtitles. Presented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. The Girl in the Fog – La […]
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Italian Cantautori and their Literary Roots: A Lecture by Professor Francesco Ciabattoni, Georgetown University and a Live Performance by The i-Talians
Italian Cantautori and their Literary Roots: A Lecture by Professor Francesco Ciabattoni, Georgetown University and a Live Performance by The i-Talians Tue, April 30, 20196:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDTInstituto Cervantes31 W OhioChicago, IL Many historic Italian singer-songwriters, or cantautori, wrote some of their most famous songs referencing, in a more or less explicit way, […]
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