“The Guardians of Memory” – Book Presentation
A webinar to present Valentina Pisanty‘s essay “the Guardians of Memory” Panelists: Omer Bartov, Manuela Consonni, Valentina Pisanty, Michael Rothberg. REGISTRATION REQUIRED In the concise chapters of this extended essay, the Guardians of Memory, Valentina Pisanty tracks the weaknesses of the dominant memory culture across a series of domains of public culture. She takes aim […]
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Giorno della Memoria 2021: Looking back at Twenty Years of Activity
January 27, 2021 marks twenty years since the first commemoration of Giorno della Memoria (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Italy. Due to the current situation, we will not be able to gather, and in lieu of the traditional reading of the names of the Italian victims of the Holocaust, the Consulate General of Italy and the […]
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“Canzoniere Terrestre”, a video concert by Daniele Sepe
Canzoniere Terrestre, the Video Concert by Daniele Sepe and his quintet.Live on the Institute’s YouTube channel Thursday, December 31 2020, at 5PM A mix of international music, Jazz, and traditional and popular Italian music, the concert is organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York in collaboration with New Age Productions and it is […]
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Italy On-Screen Today – New York Film&TvSeries
Italy On-Screen Today – New York Film&TvSeries Fest was born to promote Italian contemporary cinema and audiovisual abroad. Produced by the Artistic Soul Association, founded and directed by Loredana Commonara. For Movies – Click Here Last year we all enjoyed a splendid evening at Lincoln Center, honored by the presence of Marco Bellocchio and Pierfrancesco […]
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Italian & American Playwrights Project (IAPP) – Webinar
Italian & American Playwrights Project IAPP honors 2020 selected winners: Campironi, Dammacco, Di Luca, Motta. New York theatre curators Valeria Orani and Frank Hentschker will host the Third Edition of the Italian & American Playwrights Project (IAPP) on Monday, December 14, 4:30pm live on US Non-Profit Digital Theatre Platform www.HowlRound.com. Visit www.ItalianAndAmericanPlaywrightsProject.com for the […]
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“Mother Tongue, an American Life in Italy” – Book Presentation
Wallis Wilde-Menozzi in conversation with Jonathan Galassi, her editor at FSG, will talk about her life as a writer and why her book, Mother Tongue, an American Life in Italy, has become a classic on diversity and tolerance. REGISTRATION REQUIRED Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, American poet, essayist, novelist and translator, has lived in Parma, Italy […]
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat in conversation with Federico Rampini
Her new book, Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present (W.W. Norton & Company) contextualizes a century of authoritarian leaders that use a playbook of corruption, violence, propaganda, and machismo to stay in power. Engaging with the global current state of affairs in quite a timely fashion, Ben-Ghiat has recently discussed analysis on authoritarian leaders writing […]
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Native Italian Grapes – Settimana della Cucina Italiana
For the Settimana della Cucina Italiana series, join Leslie Rosa sommelier and founder of La Dolce Vigna Wine + Culture Tour Co. for a fascinating journey through a selection of Italian unique grape varieties, the wines they make, as well as the cuisine that traditionally accompanies them. No other country in the world even comes […]
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Luca Santaniello “Tilt Trio” with Joe Lovano -With Jazz We Insist: An Italian Matinee in New York
The popular series of Jazz concerts streamed live from the Institute hall continues with Luca Santaniello, “Tilt Trio” featuring JOE LOVANO. Luca Santaniello drums, Joe Lovano ten sax, and Joseph Lepore, bass. Live streaming on the ICI YouTube channel Even in these times of restrictions, culture, music, art do not stop.. And indeed with Jazz […]
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“Until Further Notice” Webinar #6
For the art series “Until Further Notice” – Webinar #6 Maurita Cardone, art writer, in conversation with:Emi Fontana: Born in Milan in 1961, she is a cultural producer, art curator and writer based in Los Angeles.Luca Vitone: Born in Genoa in 1964, he has exhibited in noted institutions such as New York’s PS1, Casino Luxembourg, […]
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