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Arts
Thursday, February 04, 2010 - Friday, March 05, 2010
Parallel Diversity
This exhibition of paintings and drawings by Northern Italian artist Silvio Cattani explores the concepts of identity and ambiguity. The complementary and counterposed images weave a narrative thread evoking archetypal symbolism. His works are accompanied >>>
Cinema
Friday, February 05, 2010 - Sunday, February 21, 2010
Italian Films at the Portland International Film Festival
The 32nd Portland International Film Festival, the Northwest Film Center’s annual showcase of new world cinema, offers 3 Italian movies. For more info visit the webpage. I Am Love Director: Luca Guadagnino Producers: Guadagnino, Swinton, Alessandro Usai, >>>
Culinary
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Why Italians Love to Talk about Food
Why Italians Love to Talk about Food ("Perché agli Italiani piace parlare del cibo", Milan, Sperling & Kupfer, 2006) by Elena Kostioukovitch A book that serves as gastronomic guide to the regions of Italy for the National Geographic office in Moscow >>>
Cinema
Friday, February 12, 2010
Inside Buffalo
Under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy, the Istituto and the Presidio Trust present an award winning feature film documentary that tell the story of the 92nd Buffalo Division, the all African American segregated combat unit that fought in >>>
Literature
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Le cose accadono (Things Happen)
Italian novelist Angelo Cannavacciuolo will present his latest release Le cose accadono (“Things Happen”). The novel courageously delves into the moral and material degradation of the city of Naples, as seen through the eyes of Michele, a highly regarded >>>
Music
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Intimate Sketches - Visions on Janácek´s Piano Music
The recipient of several Italian and international awards, Emanuele Torquati has performed extensively throughout Europe, the US and Canada. He is a notable performer of new music and enjoys a diverse and varied career as a pianist. He has worked intensively >>>
Music
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Symposium on the work of Luigi Nono
The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players presents, in collaboration with the Istituto, a symposium on Luigi Nono with Prof. Bruce Durazzi (Washington University, St. Louis), Prof. Ken Ueno (UC Berkeley), and Luciano Chessa, PhD (San Francisco Conservatory >>>
Music
Monday, March 01, 2010
Longing for Utopia - Graeme Jennings plays Nono
Violinist Graeme Jennings and sound diffusionist Christopher Burns perform Luigi Nono’s La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura for violin and electronics. Pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m. and a post-concert talk-back with experts on Nono’s work, including >>>
Literature
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Jack Hirschman reads and translates Alfonso Gatto
On the 100th anniversary of Alfonso Gatto’s birth, Jack Hirschman will read together with actress Antonella Soldaini a selection of Gatto’s poems from the anthology Magma, which he edited and translated. Jack Hirschman is the former Poet Laureate of San >>>
Music
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Vinicio Capossela at the Istituto
Italian singer-songwriter Vinicio Capossela has made a name for himself as an eclectic artist in recent years. He made his debut in 1990 with his first album “All’una e trentacinque circa”. Since then he has recorded 10 albums and written two books (Non >>>
Music
Friday, March 12, 2010
Vinicio Capossela live in concert
Italian singer-songwriter Vinicio Capossela has made a name for himself as an eclectic artist in recent years. He made his debut in 1990 with his first album “All’una e trentacinque circa”. Since then he has recorded 10 albums and written two books (Non >>>
Theatre
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Sicilian Puppet Theater
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE! Tel: (415) 345-7575 / www.fortmason.org/boxoffice Direct from Palermo (Sicily), Mimmo Cuticchio and his historical company bring their Teatro dei Pupi, or puppet theatre, to the Bay Area. Full of magic and enchantment, >>>
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