Venice Celebrates Jacopo Tintoretto at 500
Venice Celebrates Jacopo Tintoretto at 500 Italian Cultural Institute | 500 N Michigan Ave | Suite 1450 | Chicago ILMonday, March 11, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Venice Celebrates Jacopo Tintoretto at 500: A Lecture by Melissa Conn, Director of the Venice Office of Save Venice In honor of Jacopo Tintoretto’s 500th birthday, […]
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Screening of the film “Don’t Tell”, directed by Cristina Comencini
From Page to Screen: Cineclub at the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago The films included in this series are based on Italian novels. A discussion in English will follow each screening. Screening of the film “Don’t Tell”, directed by Cristina Comencini Italian Cultural Institute 500 N Michigan Ave Suite 1450 Chicago, IL […]
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The Greatest Race: Chariot-Racing in the Roman Circus
The Greatest Race: Chariot-Racing in the Roman Circus Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago Tuesday, March 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 […]
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John Vinci: Life and Landmarks
John Vinci: Life and Landmarks Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Please join us as we celebrate the publication of John Vinci: Life and Landmarks, a new illustrated biography from Northwestern University Press by architectural writer Robert Sharoff and architectural photographer William Zbaren. Acclaimed for his pioneering activism […]
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Understanding Handel, Understanding Ariosto
Understanding Handel, Understanding Ariosto Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 On the occasion of the Lyric Opera’s March performances of Handel’s *Ariodante* (1735), profs. Caterina Mongiat (DePaul University) and Robert Kendrick (University of Chicago) will discuss the literary background of the opera in Ludovico Ariosto’s Renaissance epic “Orlando […]
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“SPEECHLESS PULCINELLA”, A COMMEDIA BY ANTONIO FAVA
“SPEECHLESS PULCINELLA”, A COMMEDIA BY ANTONIO FAVA Saturday, February 23rd from 6-9pmCasa Italia Community Center, The Ballroom3800 Division Street, Stone Park, IL Presented by the Italian American Theatre of Chicago and Studio Z, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. In this once-in-a-lifetime treat, Antonio Fava, Italy’s world-renowned maestro of Commedia dell’Arte, brings us his […]
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MUTI CONDUCTS THE MOZART REQUIEM & SCHUMAN’S NINTH SYMPHONY (LE FOSSE ARDEATINE)
MUTI CONDUCTS THE MOZART REQUIEM & SCHUMAN’S NINTH SYMPHONY (LE FOSSE ARDEATINE) Thursday, February 21 at 8pm**Special preconcert conversation begins at 6:15pmChicago Symphony Center, 220 S Michigan Ave Experience Mozart’s magnificent final masterpiece as part of a season-long reflection on peace. The first CSO performance of American composer William Schuman’s Ninth Symphony, which was inspired […]
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Maestro Fava Lecture and Demonstration
Maestro Fava Lecture and Demonstration Thurs, Feb 21, 4:00 pmLoyola University, Cuneo Hall 2126430 N Kenmore Ave Maestro Antonio Fava explains what Commedia dell’Arte is and isn’t. The lecture is followed by a demonstration of the various masks that make up the Commedia dell’Arte repertoire: an engaging and wonderful introduction to the world of Commedia […]
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Book Presentation: “When Our History Begins” by Federico Rampini, Chief New York Correspondent for Italy’s La Repubblica Newspaper
Book Presentation: “When Our History Begins” by Federico Rampini, Chief New York Correspondent for Italy’s La Repubblica Newspaper Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 6pmItalian Cultural Institute500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1450 Renowned Italian journalist Federico Rampini will present his latest book, “When Our History Begins. The Great Turning Points of the Past that Shaped the […]
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SPECIAL EXHIBIT: THE FOSSE ARDEATINE MASSACRE: CHRONICLE, HISTORY AND MEMORY
SPECIAL EXHIBIT: THE FOSSE ARDEATINE MASSACRE: CHRONICLE, HISTORY AND MEMORY Monday, February 18th through Saturday, February 23rd Symphony CenterFirst Floor Rotunda220 S Michigan Ave Presented by the CSO, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chicago and the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago. Curated by the University of Rome, “Tor Vergata” Department of […]
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