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Friday, June 07, 2013   The documentary by Carlo Mazzacurati opens in the historic headquarters of Medici con l'Africa Cuamm (Doctors with Africa, University College of Aspiring and Medical Missionaries) in the center of Padua. Don Dante Carraro is a priest. He is also a cardiologist and for the last four years has been the director of Cuamm...

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Nell'Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti, Laudomia Bonanni (L'Aquila, 8 dicembre 1907- Roma, 21 febbraio 2002) approda in America, come avrebbe davvero meritato in vita, cominciando il suo viaggio da Washington, dalla capitale.   La vita e le opere della scrittrice aquilana, tra i grandi del Novecento, il 30 settembre 2013, alle or...

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Lecturers Laura Benedetti (Georgetown University) and Peter Lukehart (National Gallery of Art CASVA) will present Torquato Tasso's poem Jerusalem Delivered and the works of art it inspired. The National Gallery of Art Vocal Ensemble with Rosa Lamoreaux, artistic director, soprano and the National Gallery of Art Chamber Players will perform the Comb...

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In this exhibition Marco Paoli presents large black and white photographs from his collection Silenzio (Silence) and from his forthcoming monograph Ethiopia.   The works take as raw material the artist's travel experiences around the world. Travel and place, however, are not to be taken literally. They are metaphors for an artistic expl...

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When: Tuesday, October 4 2016 from 18:00 to 10:46Where: Intercultural Center Auditorium, Georgetown University, Washington, DCFREE BUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - PLEASE REGISTER HERE   The Georgetown University Italian Research Institute, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute, and the...

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Set in the small town of Altamura (Puglia), Focaccia Blues tells the true story of a traditional bakery that puts a recently opened McDonald's out of business. The mocumentary explores the challenges of preserving local culture and traditions, amidst the crushing tide of globalization.   Director: Nico CerasolaItaly, 2009, 82 minutesFilm in...

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Siamo lieti di rendervi partecipi di un evento che vedrà protagonista l'amico Corrado Calabrò, Calabrese Illustre, già Presidente dell'Autority delle Comunicazioni, Presidente onorario del Consiglio di stato che, come di seguito potrai leggere, presenterà la nuova traduzione in inglese delle sue poesie il 19 febbraio prossimo, alle ore 18, presso l...

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In occasione del 100esimo anniversario dalla nascita del regista Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007), che cadrà il 29 settembre prossimo, la National Gallery of Art, assieme all'American Film Institute (AFI) e all'Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Washington, proporrà una retrospettiva delle sue opere più note.Tra l'11 agosto e i primi di settembre sa...

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Join Emiliano Reali, a young talented Italian writer for the presentation of the translation in English of his book On the Edge (Sul ciglio del dirupo) .   The book, presented by the City of Rome in 2012, has been widely reviewed in the national press and presented on numerous radio and television channels.   Read more   Source...

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The Italian Centenary of the First World War, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute are pleased to present the premiere of Torneranno i Prati, a movie by Ermanno Olmi produced by Cinema Undici and Ipotesi Cinema with Rai Cinema.   On the same day - also anniversary of the armistice signed at Villa Giusti - the film will be...

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