Federico Milone and Giancarlo Pirro in concert | 2022 Artists in Residence (Toronto & Montreal)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal and the Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto are pleased to present their 2022 resident artists, Giancarlo Pirro e Federico Milone, in a concert. Thursday June 16 – 7:30pmItalian Cultural Institute of Montreal1200 Av. du Dr Penfield The Artist in Residence Project is devised by MIDJ – Associazione Musicisti Italiani di Jazz (Association of Italian […]
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”Retour en Italie” – Qui rido io by Mario Martone
The great actor and comedian Eduardo Scarpetta, star of the film and played by Toni Servillo, is the hit of the box office. Of humble origins, he established himself thanks to his comedies and his characters and became very rich and very famous. At the peak of his success, Scarpetta took a dangerous venture: parodying […]
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“Archipelago” – Exhibition
A repertoire of images and stories lead to the discovery of the forms of living of some small islands scattered in the Italian seas: landing on the island presupposes the availability of a new form of knowledge and a new dimension of travel. It means dealing with small communities and with a certain sense of […]
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Screening of mAPs – European collection of films on social dance
This first collection of mAPs focuses on the theme POWER in Europe (76min): EMERSION French film directed by Aline-Sitoé N’Diaye, produced by DAN.CIN.LAB; CIRCOLOGY Finnish film directed by Tero Peltoniemi, produced by MALAKTA; 36 Months, FIGHT FOR ZAK Greek film directed by Konstantina Bousmpoura and Ariadne Mikou, produced by MØZ; DANSOMATION Italian film directed by […]
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Francesco Rosi centenary cycle
On November 15th 2022 the director Francesco Rosi (1922-2022) would have turned 100 years old. The Cinémathèque Québécoise, with tthe support of the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal, celebrates it with a series of films not to be missed. Although his name is less famous than those of some of his contemporaries such as Fellini […]
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Finissage of the exhibition “Vicoli e Ruelles. Representations of urban space in comics between Italy and Québec “
The exhibition “Vicoli e Ruelles” is about to end. For the closing of the exhibition, in addition to guided tours for young and old, a discussion with the curators is planned Johanne Desrochers and Anna Giaufret in which they will also participate Elisa Bricco, Franco Melis e Greg Nowak who took part in organizing the […]
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Genoa for us: Palazzo Ducale and the New National Museum of Italian Emigration
On the occasion of the Vicoli e Ruelles exhibition – set up at the IIC until May 31st – Franco Melis, fundraising manager of the Foundation for Culture based in Palazzo Ducale in Genoa and co-curator, will talk about the exhibitions and events that animate Palazzo Ducale; illustrating the history of this prestigious building, formerly […]
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Reading Club dedicated to the Novel “Sindrome di Caravaggio”, by Alessandro Giardino.
Author Alessandro Giardino and the director of the Institute Sandro Cappeli will present and animate the reading club, in Italian. Saturday, May 28th 2022, 3pmEvent online – Registration obbligatoryThe Zoom Link will be sent by e-mail to all of those who will participate.Event in Italian language Leyla teaches Renaissance Art History at Saint Luke University, […]
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“A Dance in Danger of Extinction!” – Atelier of Polka Chinata by Gianmaria Borzillo and Giovanfrancesco Giannini at the TransAmériques Festival
The dancers Gianmaria Borzillo and Giovanfrancesco Giannini introduce Polka Chinata at the TransAmériques Festival, a traditional Bolognese dance. No prerequisite is needed other than the pleasure of dancing. Dancers of all genres are welcome. May 28th – 7:00pmMay 29th – 10:00amMarché Maisonneuve – 4445 Rue Ontario E – Tickets May 31st – 2:00pmJune 1st – […]
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“Cloud” – Show conceived and created by the Italian choreographer and performer, Giovanfrancesco Giannini
Along a path made up of digital flows, images and videos, the performer accompanies the audience on a journey through their data archive, in their individual memory. The scenic space opens up to reality, connecting to remote geographies in an authentic media fresco that incorporates and attempts to return all the information: the body becomes […]
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