The most faithful screen adaptation of Dante’s Inferno by Boris Acosta
On Tuesday, February 10th, the Italian Cultural Institute in L.A. commemorated the 750th anniversary of Dante Alighieri's birth. However, this is just the first "course" of a varied and rich menu, offered by the IIC, celebrating the Italian language from next October on. The special screenings were introduced by Prof. Massimo Ciavolella, w...
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The Illustrated Body: Printing, Anatomy, and Art in the Renaissance
This international conference commemorates the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius (1514 -1564), the Flemish founder of modern anatomy and the author of De humani corporis fabrica, and the 500th anniversary of the death of Aldus Manutius, the founder of the Aldine Press in Venice. UCLA Library Special Collections houses one of the wo...
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The 67th annual literary award Premio Strega presented in Los Angeles
June 2013 - Los Angeles - Italian Cultural Institute A conversation with the authors of the novels selected as finalists for the 2013 edition of the Premio Strega that includes Los Angeles as the only USA location for one of its readers Committes around the world. The prestigious Premio Strega is an Award presented in Ro...
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You are cordially invited to an art talk by Francesco Vezzoli
April 27, 3pm - 5pm MOCA Grand Avenue's - Ahmanson Auditorium250 South Grand Avenue - Los Angeles, CA 90012 Discover Cinema Vezzoli from the perspective of the artist on the exhibition's opening day! Francesco Vezzoli and Chrissie Iles, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, discus...
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"Cinema Italian Style" all'’American Cinematheque di Los Angeles
Torna anche quest'anno "Cinema Italian Style", rassegna ideata da Luce Cinecittà in programma all'American Cinematheque da oggi e fino al 20 novembre. Dopo il successo delle precedenti edizioni, la rassegna proporrà il meglio del cinema italiano contemporaneo attraverso una selezione dei titoli che hanno riscosso maggior successo nel 2012, aprendo...
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Usa, app per far conoscere arte italiana a Los Angeles
È online da pochi giorni "Italy Art LA", l'applicazione per Android e iOS dedicata all'esplorazione dell'arte italiana a Los Angeles. Completamente gratuita, l'app è stata ideata dal nostro Istituto di cultura e fortemente sostenuta dall'ambasciata d'Italia a Washington e dal Consolato Generale a Los Angeles. Obiettivo è far conoscere una...
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Appuntamento con l’enologia toscana all’IIC di Los Angeles
Appuntamento con i vini rossi toscani all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Los Angeles che organizza per il 20 febbraio prossimo alle 18.00 il seminario, con degustazione enologica a seguire, "Villa Le Corti, San Casciano (Florence). Classic Tuscan Reds" tenuto da Giammario Villa, esparto enologo. In programma anche "FamousTuscan Families and Their...
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Reds of Sicily
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 6 to 8 PMItalian Cultural Institute - 1023 Hilgard Avenue - LA 90024 Led by Diego Meraviglia - Gold-Pin Pro Sommelier, Master Taster - North American Sommelier Association VP & Director Of Education Sicily is the biggest island in the Mediterranean, with a history and culture so anci...
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Reality within reality: Peter Shire
Date: Friday, March 20, 2015 - Saturday, May 30, 2015 Hours: 6.30 pm Venue: IIC Organized by: IIC Exhibit that highlights the collaboration of the LA BAsed eclectic artist with Memphis, the influential design and architecture collective founded in Milan in 1981 by Ettore Sottsass. More about Peter Shire's work at www.echoparkpotter...
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Italian-style screenwriting course
In this 10-week course, a successful Italian television writer, who is currently honored to serve as the official spokesperson of the Writers Guild Italia in Los Angeles, will give you an inside look at the art of Screenwriting through the Italian point of view and approach, providing you with all the tricks of the trade and techniques which the It...
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