news letterNOVEMBER STEFANO BOLLANI AT KOERNER HALL & AT TSO WITH CONDUCTOR GIANANDREA NOSEDA SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR ISTITUTO ITALIANO MEMBERS! ne of the greatest and most versatile rom classical music to jazz, Bollani will O Italian pianists finally in Toronto for F perform at Koerner Hall with his brilliant two extraordinary musical events! At the Danish trio: bassist Jesper Bodilsen, and TSO experience the passionate intensity of percussionist Morten Lund. the Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted he evening will be opened by Roberto with magnificence by Gianandrea Noseda T Occhipinti, widely regarded as one of accompanying piano virtuoso Stefano Bollani Canada’s premiere bassists. He is joined by in a sparkling performance of Ravel’s Piano pianist Manuel Valera and percussionist Dafnis Concerto in G. Prieto.
Nov. 17 & 19 2016 @ Roy Thomson Hall | 60 Simcoe St Toronto | Tickets 15% off Nov. 18 - 8pm @ The RCM Koerner Hall | 273 Bloor St W | Tickets 15% off
CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH PUBLIC AMBITIONS IN OTTAWA Second installment of the series “Italy under Construction” Architects have responded to shifts in public interest by exploring new dimensions of transit and energy infrastructure while extending the traditional repertoire of public forms such as streets, squares, plazas, institutional, and sacred buildings. In order to support and legitimize public architecture as an essential aspect of everyday life, Italy and much of Europe have also pursued design quality through a mandate of design competitions.
Public Ambitions exhibits ten works recently built in Italy that sensitively address the contemporary challenges of e x h building public architecture from the three perspectives of architectural form, urban presence, and use.
The invited architects are: ABDR (Rome); Baukuh (Milan); CeZ (Bolzano); Emanuele Fidone (Siracusa); Garofalo Miura i b i t (Rome); ifdesign (Milan); mdu architetti (Prato); MoDus architects (Bressanone); Scandurra Studio Architettura (Milan); Studio Paola Viganò (Milan). i o n s Through Monday November 07, 2016 SAW Gallery - 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa | From 11:00 am To 6:00 pm | FREE ADMISSION | Organized by Istituto Italiano di Cultura | In collaboration with Ambasciata d’Italia in Ottawa; John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at UofT; SAW Gallery
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THE WONDER OF LEARNING A traveling exhibition. The Wonder of Learning is offered as a “democratic piazza” calling attention to the importance of education and schools as places for discussion and exchange. In continuity with the previous exhibition, The Hundred Languages of Children, the new exhibition also aims to reconfirm the values that underlie the educational philosophy of the Municipal Infant- toddler Centers and Preschools of Reggio Emilia, and in particular to highlight the changes, innovations, and developments that have taken place.
The exhibition speaks to all those involved in education as e x h well as to all members of the general public who believe that research on the processes of learning and education is of crucial importance for society.
The Wonder of Learning will be touring North America i b i t for ten years, from 2008 to 2018, showing for six months at a time in different cities, states and provinces. i o n s Through Sunday November 13, 2016 The Ontario Reggio Association in Toronto, Canada. | Fairmont Royal York Hotel (lower concourse level), 110 Front St. W , Toronto | Exhibit summer hours: Wednesdays and Fridays 3pm - 7pm, Saturdays and Sundays 10am - 4pm. | Organized by the Reggio Children in collaboration with the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS TENORES DE ATERÚE IN CONCERT Tenores de Aterúe (Avery Book, Gideon Crevoshay, Carl Linich, and Doug Paisley) came together in 2007 around a mutual fascination with music from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. Accomplished singers each in their own right, they were entranced by the guttural sounds, overtones, and rhythmic precision of the traditional singing form called cantu a tenore, which has been deemed by UNESCO a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity”. Thus began an obsession that has lasted nearly 10 years and taken the group many places.
The Tenores are the only ensemble outside of Sardinia that is dedicated to singing cantu a tenore music. In 2011 a video of their first public performance went viral on the island. m u s i c This led to the group traveling to Sardinia, where they spent nearly every waking hour learning informally from some of the masters of the tradition. They were also featured on Sardinian radio, television, and on festival stages throughout the island. Sunday, November 13, 2016 - 7:00pm Clay & Paper Theatre Studio 300 Campbell Ave., Unit 212 Toronto | Ticket $15 | Organized by Tenores de Aterúe | In collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Toronto
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EU TALKS - MIGRATION: REPORTS FROM THE GROUND Commander Massimo Tozzi, Italy’s Operation Mare Nostrum, Frontex’s Operation Triton (Italy) will be part of the panel of speakers including Dr. Tünde Juhász, Administrative Government Commissioner for Csongrád County (Hungary) and Mario J.Calla, Executive Director, COSTI Immigrant Services (Canada). The talk will be moderated by Craig Damian Smith, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto.
From 2014 to 2015, Massimo Tozzi was the Captain of “ITS Cigala Fulgosi”, a high water patrol unit based in Sicily. He c o n f spent that year mostly in the Sicilian Strait and the Lybian Sea participating in the Italian mission “Mare Nostrum”, the Frontex’s Operation Triton, and the Fishery patrol mission e r e n “Vigilanza Pesca” (off the Lybian and Tunisians coasts). Under his command, “Cigala Fulgosi took part in 24 SAR (Search and Rescue) operations during which more than 2,600 migrants were rescued and saved at sea. c e s Monday, November 14, 2016; 12:00-2:00 pm Munk School of Global Affairs - Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Pl, Toronto | FREE ADMISSION | Organized by Consulates General of the European Union Member States in Toronto | In collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura and Consulate General of Italy in Toronto
CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS OUR BRILLIANT FRIEND: DISCUSSING ELENA FERRANTE A talk by Sheila Heti and Ann Goldstein. Who is the mysterious Italian novelist who goes by the name Elena Ferrante, is one of Time’s 100 most influential people on the planet, and is the author of the beyond-bestselling, zeitgeist-forming Neapolitan Novels? Europa Editions and Flying Books could not be more delighted to welcome author Sheila Heti (How Should a Person Be?) and New Yorker editor and translator of Ferrante’s novels Ann Goldstein to tackle the enigma head-on. On the occasion of the Canadian launch of Frantumaglia: A Writer’s Journey, a collection of Ferrante’s non-fiction writing, Heti and Goldstein will discuss what makes the Italian author’s work so lucid and c o n f impossible to put down, as well as what it’s like to work with an anonymous author, and much more. You’ll never get closer to meeting Ferrante than through these two outstanding women. e r e n Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 6:30 pm Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema - 506 Bloor St. W. @ Bathurst, Toronto | Tickets | Organized by Europa Editions; Flying c e s Books | In collaboration with Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Toronto.
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SCREENING OF THE MOVIE “LA PAZZA GIOIA/LIKE CRAZY” @ EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL 2016 Following the great success at Cannes Film Festival, the movie “Like Crazy” (2016) directed by Paolo Virzì, will be screened at this year’s edition of the European Union Film Festival in Toronto as the North American premiere.
Cast: Anna Galiena, Bob Messini , Bobo Rondelli, Marco Messeri, Marisa Borini , Micaela Ramazzotti.
Plot: Beatrice is a motor-mouthed fantasist, a self-styled billionaire countess who likes to believe she’s on intimate c i n e terms with world leaders. Donatella is a tattooed introvert, a fragile woman locked in her own mystery. They are both patients at the Villa Biondi, a psychiatric clinic. The film tells the story of the friendship that develops between the m a two women as they flee the institution in search of love and happiness.
The European Union Film Festival is an annual showcase of the best of contemporary cinema produced in the European Union. Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 8:30 pm Royal Cinema, 608 College St, Toronto | FREE ADMISSION | Organized by Istituto Italiano di Cultura | In collaboration with EUFF |
CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS. SOTTO UNA BUONA STELLA (UNDER A LUCKY STAR): CHEF MAURO ULIASSI By transforming his small beachside café into one of Italy’s top twenty restaurants, Mauro Uliassi has received two Michelin stars and earned well-deserved respect from his peers. His ability to recreate the smells and scents of his life and turn them into incredible dishes has resulted in a sensory eating experience like no other. Chef Uliassi will prepare a special dinner assisted by Chef Rob Gentile at Buca Osteria & Bar. All proceeds will go to the Central Italy Earthquake Relief Fund.
‘Sotto una buona stella’ (Under a lucky star) is a 6-part series showcasing and celebrating Italy’s rich culinary f o o d patrimony. Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 6:30 pm Buca Osteria & Bar in Yorkville Venue 53 Scollard Street, Toronto | Tickets | CALL TO RESERVE: (416) 962- a n d 2822 | Organized by The King Street Food Company, the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and the Italian Trade Commission w i n e CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
MUSIC BEFORE WORDS 400 YEARS OF ITALIAN OPERA A series of three lectures on the history of Italian opera will be held by PhD candidate Sebastiano Bazzichetto whose lectures will delve into Baroque melodramma and Belcanto with Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti; he will also talk about Verdi’s life, and the Verism period, ending with Puccini’s Turandot.
The lectures will be integrated by listenings and they will be held in English. From Wednesday, November 23, 2016 To Wednesday, December 07, 2016; From 10:00 am To 12:00 pm Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 496 Huron St., Toronto | l e c t Tickets: $20 General Public/ $15 IIC Students | Reservation is required: 416.921.3802 ext. 221.| Organized by Istituto Italiano di Cultura u r e s CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE 1997 NOBEL PRIZE RECIPIENT IN LITERATURE DARIO FO LECTURE BY PROF. DONATO SANTERAMO (Queen’s University) Dario Fo, together with Franca Rame, is conceivably the most performed playwright in the world. The 1997 Nobel Prize recipient wrote dozens of successful plays, theoretical and literary texts. He was also a world- renowned painter. However, more than anything else, he thought of himself as an actor/playwright. This said, Fo cannot be fitted into any of the contemporary existing artistic categories as he belonged to a l e c t theatrical “counter tradition”. In fact, the essential element of his dramaturgy is ideological. The talk will take a close look at the intertwining of Fo’s work with his life and times while emphasizing the international u r e s breadth of his opus. Thursday, November 24, 2016 - 6:30- 8:30pm
Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 496 Huron St., Toronto | FREE ADMISSION | Infoline: 416.921.3802 ext. 221.| Organized by Istituto Italiano di Cultura
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THE PATH TOWARDS CANCER ERADICATION LECTURE BY PIER PAOLO PANDOLFI & JOHN DICK Italy Inspires Canada lecture series Dr. Pier Paolo Pandolfi and Dr. John Dick will discuss the latest research and discoveries on the battle against cancer. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Leonardo Salmena.
Pier Paolo Pandolfi presently holds the Reisman Endowed Chair of Medicine, and is Professor of Medicine and Pathology at Harvard Medical School (HMS). John Dick is a Senior Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre l e c t and McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Leonardo Salmena, Canada Research Chair, Signal Transduction and Gene Regulation in Cancer. u r e s Tuesday, November 29, 2016 MEET & GREET: 6-6:45pm LECTURE FOLLOWED BY Q&A: 7-8:15pm
OISE Auditorium - 252 Bloor st. W, Toronto | FREE ADMISSION | Organized by the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies, University of Toronto, and ISSNAF Ontario with the support of the Italian Embassy in Canada.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS LJUBODRAG ANDRIC PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION Ljubodrag Andric was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia to a family of artists and began his involvement with art and photography at the age of 15. In 1988, after three years of strictly architectural photography, Andric launched his career in advertising in Italy where he worked for 15 years before moving to Toronto, Canada in 2002. Andric’s style is exceptionally clean, intriguingly hyper-realistic and always a combination of effortless visual simplicity and refined mood. After two main exhibitions at the Triennale in Milan and at Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, Andric will present a selection of recent works shot in Italy. Andric’s work has received awards and recognition from the ADC, e x h Communication Arts, PDN, and Archive 200 Best, to name a few. An anthology of his works 2008-2016 with critical essays has been published by Skira in 2016. Opening: November 30, 2016 - 6:30-8:30pm i b i t Through January 18, 2017
Istituto Italiano di Cultura - 496 Huron St., Toronto | FREE ADMISSION | Organized by Istituto Italiano di i o n s Cultura
PILAR IN CONCERT AT THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, TORONTO Pilar is an Italian singer and songwriter. Pilar’s talent combines the vocal interpretation with the instrumental use of the voice: the result is a peculiar blend of folk and roots singer-songwriter style with a contemporary and original soundscape. Her references range from Lhasa de Sela to Dulce Pontes, from Antony and the Johnsons to Ivano Fossati. In the past two years she has been collaborating with the composer Michael Occhipinti and the clarinetist Don Byron in the italo-canadian Sicilian Jazz Project. Her new album will be released in autumn 2015 for Esordisco. m u s i c Thursday, December 01, 2016 - 8:00 pm SPECIAL TICKET DISCOUNT FOR ISTITUTO ITALIANO MEMBERS! Simply quote the discount code: ISITAL15 | Tickets: 416.408.0208 or www. performance.rcmusic.ca | Organized by The Royal Conservatory of Music | In collaboration with : Istituto Italiano di Cultura
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Notice to all Italian citizens in Canada! REFERENDUM COSTITUZIONALE ON DECEMBER 4, 2016 How to vote in Canada for the referendum on the Italian Constitutional reform.
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