Date: Sunday, September 20, 2015 - Monday, September 21, 2015 Hours: See description for performance times Site: Chicago Cultural Center & City Winery Organized by: Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago and ItalCultura In collaboration with: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/world_music_festival6.html   Pa...

The Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago,the 49th Chicago International Film Festival, and Cinecittà Luce cordially invite you to   An Evening with Toni Servillo "Best Italian stage and screen actor of his generation" - New York Times Sunday June 23, 2013AMC River East 21 (322 E Illinois St) 5:30 PM Film screening of IL DIVOIn-person t...

Silvio Marchetti, who has silver hair and a dry sense of humor most atypical for an attache, tells a story about meeting the late Harold Washington, Mayor of Chicago, in the mid-1980s. Marchetti, who now heads up the Italian Cultural Institute in Chicago, had come from Italy and requested a mayoral audience to talk up the cultural riches of his nat...

The Italian cultural institute of Chicago and Italcultura, in collaboration with Pianoforte Foundation and media sponsor WDCB 90.9 fm present a jazz concertby world-renowned Stefano Battaglia trioSaturday, May 30th at 7:00 pm at Pianoforte Studios - 1335 s michigan ave This trio represents, in Battaglia's own words, "a new harmonic...

Venerdi', 15 aprile. 19.00 - 21.30. Italian Cultural Institute - 500 N Michigan Ave - Suite 1450. RSVP entro il 12 aprile L'Istituto Italiano di Cultura e' lieto di invitare i ricercatori italiani che operano a Chicago per un incontro informale.   Oltre a finalità sociali, la serata avrà lo scopo di esplorare l'...

Valerio Tricoli offers a special program for Lampo to mark the 100th anniversary of Luigi Russolo's Futurist manifesto, "The Art of Noises" (March 1913), one of the most influential texts in 20th century music. For the first time, the idea of noise-sound becomes part of musical discourse, creating the conditions for a radical advancement in sonic a...

The Director of the Italian Cultural Institute Andrea Raos is pleased to invite you to  Roundtable Discussion on Don Giovanni by W. A. MozartTuesday, October 7th 6:00 PMItalian Cultural Institute   Join us for a roundtable discussion on Lyric Opera of Chicago's current production of Don Giovanni with Marina Rebeka (Donna Anna), An...

Dear Friends, Our Film Festival is off to a spectacular start. Last week's offering drew a record crowd. The infectious laughter of the audience multiplied the enjoyment of the attendees and reminded us all what "going to the movies" is all about. Join us for 3 additional delightful evenings; Fridays April 26, May 17 and May 24 as the festival con...

Date: Saturday, March 28, 2015 - Thursday, April 02, 2015 Hours: See description for screening times Site: Gene Siskel Film Center - 164 N. State Street - Chicago, IL   Screening of the film "How Strange to be Named Federico: Scola Narrates Fellini" by Ettore Scola (Che strano chiamarsi Federico). Closing night film! 2013, Ettor...

L"Luigi, Faber & Genova". O "Genoa", come la chiamano al di là dell'Atlantico. Era questo il titolo che introduceva e accompagnava il tour nordamericano del duo savonese Elena Buttiero e Ferdinando Molteni, una serie di quattro serate dedicate alla grande musica ligure. Sottotitolo: "Tenco, De André and a great Mediterranean city". Chicago, De...