“A Guitar at the Opera”, a performance by guitarist Carlo Fierens.
“A Guitar at the Opera”, a performance by guitarist Carlo Fierens. Friday, February 8th at 6pmInstituto Cervantes31 W OhioChicago, IL Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute on the occasion of the Guitarrisimo Festival at Instituto Cervantes, 31 W Ohio St, Chicago. This program is focused on guitar adaptation of famous Opera pieces. The classical […]
Leggi di più
Screening of the film “Sweet Dreams” (Fai bei sogni 2016, 131 min.), directed by Marco Bellocchio
From Page to Screen: Cineclub at the Italian Cultural Institute of ChicagoThe films included in this series are based on novels. Screening of the film “Sweet Dreams” (Fai bei sogni 2016, 131 min.), directed by Marco Bellocchio Introduced by: Giovanna Brunetti, ItalCultura Thursday, February 7, at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 […]
Leggi di più
Athletics and Leisure: Greek Games and Roman Baths
Athletics and Leisure: Greek Games and Roman Baths Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Tuesday, February 5, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM This series of lectures, “Sport, Spectacle, and Games under the Roman Empire”, by Professor Sinclair Bell will look at the different ways in which sport and spectacle permeated the society and […]
Leggi di più
“The Tale of the Nuclear Age: from the Manhattan Project to Global Warming”, a lecture by Dr. Roberto Ponciroli, a nuclear engineer at Argonne National Laboratory.
“The Tale of the Nuclear Age: from the Manhattan Project to Global Warming”, a lecture by Dr. Roberto Ponciroli, a nuclear engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. Friday, February 1, 2019 at 7:00 PMItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 December 2017 marked the 75th anniversary of the world’s first artificial nuclear chain reaction, which […]
Leggi di più
EVENT POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER! (ITALIAN GUITARIST AND VOCALIST BEPPE GAMBETTA PERFORMS AT OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF MUSIC)
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 ITALIAN GUITARIST AND VOCALIST BEPPE GAMBETTA PERFORMS AT OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF MUSIC September 188:30pmOld Town School of Music4545 N Lincoln Ave Beppe Gambetta is a guitarist, vocalist, researcher and composer born in Genova, Italy who developed a style that brings American and European Roots to […]
Leggi di più
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2019
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2019 Monday, January 28, 20196:00 PM – 8:00 Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 On the Occasion of the 2019 International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, the Simon Wiesenthal […]
Leggi di più
IL DISPATRIO, LE DOPPIE CULTURE / EXILE AND DOUBLE-CULTURES: A RECITAL BY PIANIST COSIMO COLAZZO
IL DISPATRIO, LE DOPPIE CULTURE / EXILE AND DOUBLE-CULTURES: A RECITAL BY PIANIST COSIMO COLAZZO Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with PianoForte Foundation Thursday, January 24, 20196:00 PM – 8:00 PM PianoForte Studios1335 S Michigan AveChicago, IL Dispatrio refers to an imposed or self-chosen exile, a removal from one’s roots to find […]
Leggi di più
Vittore Bocchetta in his 101st Year: A Brave Life of Continuous Resistance, a lecture by Professor Giuliana Adamo
Vittore Bocchetta in his 101st Year: A Brave Life of Continuous Resistance, a lecture by Professor Giuliana Adamo Tuesday, January 22, 20196:00 PM – 8:00 PM Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Vittore Bocchetta, born in Sardinia in 1918, is an Italian sculptor, painter, and academic. Bocchetta was a member […]
Leggi di più
“PULCINELLA” BY MASTER OF COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE GASPARE NASUTO ON THE OCCASION OF THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATER FESTIVAL 2019 FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – FAMILY FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE
“PULCINELLA” BY MASTER OF COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE GASPARE NASUTO ON THE OCCASION OF THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATER FESTIVAL 2019FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – FAMILY FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE Friday, January 181:30 pmSWEET WATER FOUNDATION Englewood/Washington Park5749 S. Perry Ave. Saturday, January 192 pmSEGUNDO RUIZ BELVIS CULTURAL CENTER4048 W. Armitage Ave. Thursday, January 24: 3 […]
Leggi di più
The Agony of Invention: The Arduous Creation and Final Triumph of La bohème, a lecture by Professor Gabriele Dotto
The Agony of Invention: The Arduous Creation and Final Triumph of La bohème, a lecture by Professor Gabriele Dotto Italian Cultural Institute of ChicagoThursday, January 17, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM To hear La bohème for the first or for the hundredth time, one is struck by its dramatic cohesion and the wonderful […]
Leggi di più