San Francisco’s Italian Community
The images above on the Italian Heritage Mural are part of the life work of Italian immigrant Gino Sbrana, who started his American life in San Francisco as a vegetable peddler. By 1911, he had launched a large photographic studio, Pisa Foto, at Columbus and Broadway in San Francisco. Later Gino founded a studio in Oakland and, in 1919, settled in...
Finding the Motherlode Returns to California Riding a Wave of Acclaim
by Mauro Battocchi After a successful California premier and screenings in New York City, Finding the Motherlode — thedocumentary about the history of Italians in California by Gianfranco Norelli and Suma Kurien, co-sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — has been invited back to California for a tour of eight screenings aro...
Una finestra sull’Italia al Festival del Cinema Internazionale di San Francisco
La 57^ edizione del San Francisco International Film Festival è alle porte, e come ogni anno in primavera questo evento presenta per quindici giorni una straordinaria selezione di opere cinematografiche provenienti da tutto il mondo. Fra gli oltre duecento film ed eventi live in programma e cento registi in persona, anche l'Italia avrà la...
Nino Manfredi: a Los Angeles proiezione speciale di “Pane e Cioccolata” e all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura una retrospettiva
Dalia Events, in collaborazione con la Onni, sbarca a Los Angeles per la proiezione speciale della versione restaurata del film "Pane e Cioccolata", prima tappa della manifestazione "Nino! Omaggio a Nino Manfredi", presentata lo scorso 10 aprile presso la sala della Protomoteca del Comune di Roma. Quasi già tutto esaurito per la proiezione...
Drink in the culture, charms of San Diego's Little Italy
It is a getaway prime for European-style romance: a charming pensione, relaxing piazzas, sidewalk cafes, bocce ball courts and mouth-watering homemade pastas — all steps from the sparkling ocean. But no passport is necessary to visit Little Italy, a charming San Diego neighborhood that has been revitalized in recent times to capture its history, as...
Janet Napolitano at Italy’s Consulate: “Looking Forward to Expo 2015”
by Mauro Battocchi Two Napolitanos featured at Italy's Consulate in San Francisco a few days ago. Along with Italy's Head of State Giorgio, in the picture, I had to honor to host Janet, the new President of the University of California, former Homeland Security Secretary and former Governor of Arizona, in person. Janet is one of the m...
Parmigianino: la Schiava Turca
A loan from the Galleria Nazionale in Parma, Italy, provides a rare opportunity for viewing Parmigianino's masterpiece Schiava turca (ca. 1531–1534). Heralded as an originator of Mannerism, Parmigianino developed an expressive style with elongated forms that was also indebted to the work of Raphael and Michelangelo. The title, which transl...
Tenor Andrea Bocelli shares his hope, joy and generosity
by Rick Schultz The day after a sold-out Hollywood Bowl concert this week, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli arrived at the chilly library of a Beverly Hills hotel wearing shorts, a dark blue polo shirt and sunglasses. At 58, Bocelli looks trim and fit. But today he's slightly agitated. The room was too cold. "No, no, this is unsa...
Alex Folla & Elena Trailina: Unknown Monk, Mostra
Quando:DA Ven 7 Ott 2016 a Ven 11 Nov 2016Dove: Getty Center di Los Angeles, 1200 Getty Center Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90049Organizzato da : Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles - Ingresso : Libero Una selezione di opere di Alex Folla ed Elena Trailina realizzate con la pittura e punzonatura della foglia d'oro su tavola, la stessa...
The New Generation of Italian Writers brings “L’Amante Perfetto” to LA
He's her husband... she's his wife ... the other girl is the lover ... but whose lover?! "The Perfect Lover" (L'Amante Perfetto), playing at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June, brings new meaning to the phrase "all's fair in love and war". Fabulous Dreams Production (FDP) was founded in 2013 to promote Italian culture through theater,...
POPOS – Italian Urban Piazzas
by Catherine Accardi The words piazza and plaza have the same Greek origin (although some scholars insist the origin is Latin), with plaza being the Spanish adaption and piazza the Italian one. Let's opt for Italian for the purposes of this article! When one thinks of the world's most cherished outdoor spaces, one probably th...
Massimiliano Gatti
Massimiliano Gatti's first American exhibition. Gatti's photographs explore the history of the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the immigration from North Africa coasts to Europe, not by reportage, but by a careful, poetic, archeological description that transforms artifacts into metaphor. Read more Source: h...