On the Italian Stage, is a two-part series of lectures hosted by Casa Italiana and led by Laura Caparrotti (Artistic Director, Kairos Italy Theater). The series will explore the history of Italian Theater and it’s contribution to Italian society and the world theatre at large. The first class is about what Political Theatre is and […]
On 23 February, ISO (Italian Studies at the University of Oxford) hosted an online book launch for Italiani che lasciano l’Italia/ Italians Leaving Italy by Marco Alberio and Fabio Berti. The event was held on Tuesday Feb. 23 12:15-1:30pm. The book is about the current and ongoing emigration of young Italians into the rest of […]
Lot 448, is a new documentary premiering at this year’s virtual Tribeca Film Festival sponsored by Bulgari. Named by the festival sponsor as a Female Trailblazer, the film’s creator, Lynda Albertson, is a forensic scientist and CEO of the Association for Research into Crimes Against Art (ARCA). Her forensic work provides evidence on whether an […]
In New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art received a pleasantly surprising donation of Orsola Maddalena Caccia’s (1596-1676) rare and exquisite mannerist work. Caccia was a nun who did her religious work in Moncalvo, Italy. Her work was gifted to the Met after Errol M. Rudman’s death, who owned the pieces. […]
In Sulzano, along the eastern shore of Lake Iseo in Lombardy, a project that should raise our eyebrows and our awareness is currently in the works. Lorenzo Quinn a well accomplished Italian contemporary artist recently announced a project named ‘Your World’, that emerges from the waters of Lake Iseo. Lorenzo Quinn’s ‘Your World’ installation is […]
Santa Maria del Fiore of Florence is a cathedral that in part is celebrated by the art and history that it holds. In our collective awe of the 15th Century work of art it is easy to only think about humans and their relation to this history. However, we share this building and it’s history […]
As Christmas arrives to town, art and lights have been filling up Italy, from big cities to small towns. This opportunity gave Assisi the time to shine, a town in the region of Umbria. Over Christmas season Giotto’s Nativity frescoes are expected to be projected onto the façade of the Basilica of Saint Francis of […]
Andrea Bocelli, for the second time this year, still accompanying us during crisis times, is planning to sing for Christmas going live on an online appearance. The success of the performance event earlier this year made him return with a new album and an even more special appearance. After Music for Hope made history in […]
Francesco Simeti, born in Sicily, is an artist mostly known for great scale installations made on site through projectors. His work presents scenes of visual collages composed by photographs extracted from newspapers and magazines in order raise awareness of the tension between the natural and the artificial world. His topic of exploration includes the harming […]
This year, the New Italian Cinema Events Festival USA 2020 is streaming online. The 30th edition of the festival takes place from November 14th till the 21st in New York, and from November 29th till December 6th in Philadelphia. The festival released its tickets on eventbride.org, and are available from the comfort of your living […]