Sanremo Giovani World Tour
2019 saw the birth of the Sanremo Giovani World Tour (SGWT), a collaboration project between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and RAI for the promotion abroad of new talents of Italian music. In that year, the Ministry took four of the Sanremo Giovani finalists on tour to eight cities (Tunis, Tokyo, Sydney, […]
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Dante Alighieri, a comic trilogy for the seventh centenary of his death
Last autumn the editorial staff of Kleiner Flug, a publishing house specialized in graphic novels centered on biographies of illustrious artists, historical characters and literary adaptations, was a guest of the Italian Cultural Institute in Montréal to tell the story of the publishing house, within the XX Week of the Italian Language in the World […]
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“True North. Journey into the identity of Canada “by Fabrizio Nava
The Dante Alighieri Society of Ottawa presents Fabrizio Nava’s book “True North. Journey into the identity of Canada” published by Rubbettino. Sunday, February 28th 2021, 2pm EST (8pm, Rome) Registration required The event will be in Italian. Fabrizio Nava worked for a total of eight years at the Embassy of Italy in Canada in various […]
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24th Edition | Montreal International Children’s Film Festival (FIFEM)
The Institute is pleased to announce that this year there will be two Italian-produced short films which, thanks to the support of the IIC, will participate in the 24th edition of FIFEM (Festival International du Film pour Enfants Montréal). Sogni al campo [It.Fr., 2020, 9 min] by Mara Cerri and Magda Guidi (Short film in […]
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Zimbo, Zimba and Bomba… two or three things I know about them. For a historical geography of Italian comics: the relationship with Africa (1908-1945), conference by Alessandra Lazzari, Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences, National Research Council (CNR) (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present, as part of the webinar series dedicated to the theme “For a historical geography of Italian comics: the relationship with Africa (1908-1945)“, the conference by Alessandra Lazzari (Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences, National Research Council, CNR), entitled “Zimbo, Zimba and Bomba … two or three […]
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“And Man met the horse”: The horse in art, just a few examples (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)
The Italian Institute of Culture in Montreal and the Department of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Turin are pleased to present the webinar series entitled “And Man met the horse”. The horse has followed the life of men and civilizations, since the dawn of time. Originally from the Eurasian steppe, at first it provided […]
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“Literature in music”: Gianluca Lalli and the sung stories (#IICMONTREALWEBINARSERIES)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present in a virtual space, without borders and barriers, a show of literature in music, in which Gianluca Lalli, songwriter, writer and director, interprets some of the most famous literary pages with songs. Thursday, February 18th 2021, 2.30 pm EST (8.30 pm, Rome) Registration required After […]
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Different from before: life after and beyond the pandemic: dialogue with Alessandra Graziottin, Valentina Calzavara, Daniele Ferrazza and Massimo Cerulo (IIC MONTREAL WEBINAR SERIES)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present the book by Valentina Calzavara and Daniele Ferrazza, Diversi da prima (Different from before), published in 2020 by Helvetia Editrice in the “Nuovi Territori, Saggi” (New Territories, Essays) series. Different from before is a significant collection of reflections and conversations on the future beyond the […]
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“Dante’s Others” by Teodolinda Barolini (IIC MONTREAL WEBINAR SERIES)
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington D.C., in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institutes in Chicago, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, San Francisco and Toronto are pleased to present the conference, by Teodolinda Barolini (Lorenzo Da Ponte Professor of Italian, Columbia University) entitled: “Dante’s Others”. Wednesday, February 3rd | 4:00 pm EST Click here to […]
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“Black lives matter – Italy and the Legacy of Italian Colonialism”, by Fred Kuwornu
The Department of Classics, Modern Languages and Linguistics of Concordia University, thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, present the conference “Black lives matter – Italy and the Legacy of Italian Colonialism”, by Fred Kuwornu. Wednesday, February 3rd 2021, 3pm Zoom link: https://concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/89456842599 When was racism born in Italy? Who are the Afro-Italian activists nowadays? Which is […]
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