Care amiche ed amici,
Bentrovati! Per questo mese di marzo siamo lieti di segnalarvi in ordine cronologico, oltre al consueto appuntamento di cinema organizzato dalla Dante di Ottawa il 24 marzo, alcune iniziative presentate da altre organizzazioni culturali che offrono una ricca programmazione gratuita ed aperta a tutti su vari aspetti della cultura italiana. Ringraziamo the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan, l’Istituto di Cultura di New York e quello di Washington e the Canadian Institute for Mediterranean Studies. Per ulteriori informazioni e per iscriversi agli eventi, occorre cliccare sui rispettivi link.
Sunday March 7, 2 pm
The Canadian Institute for Mediterranean Studies (CIMS) is hosting the lecture “Renaissance Readers and Their Books” delivered by Dr. Antonio Ricci of York University. Renaissance art and literature often features a person holding a book. This lecture will explore the depictions of readers in paintings and poems of the Renaissance and discuss the experience of reading during this period in order to better understand this phenomenon. The event will be held in English.
To attend the lecture, please register using the following link: Renaissance Readers
Antonello da Messina - Madonna annunciata
Sunday March 7, 4:30 pm
The Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan is hosting: Artemisia Gentileschi: Talent and Determination against all Odds.
As March is internationally recognized as a month to remember and celebrate women’s rights, we will focus on an important artistic figure of the Italian 1600’s. Talented artist, she was one of the few women in history that had the possibility of formally studying art. Artemisia is important not only for her artistic endeavors in a world that was dominated and shaped by men but also for her determination and charisma in making her voice heard. Registration required: Artemisia Gentileschi
Lunedì 8 marzo
In occasione della Giornata internazionale delle Donne 2021 dedicata alle donne in posizione di leadership, l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York presenta il film “Nilde Iotti - Il tempo delle donne”. Attraverso immagini di repertorio, testimonianze di chi l'ha conosciuta e i suoi pensieri restituiti dall’attrice Paola Cortellesi, la vicenda umana e politica della prima donna che ha ricoperto l'incarico di Presidente della Camera dei Deputati, una delle figure femminili e politiche di maggior rilievo del secolo scorso. Per iscriversi:
Nilde Jotti - Il tempo delle donne
Monday March 8, 12:30 pm
L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura Washington DC presents: The Artemisia Connection - Webinar at Casa Buonarroti Museum in Florence. When Michelangelo the Younger commissioned a 5-month pregnant Artemisia Gentileschi to paint the Allegory of Inclination on Casa Buonarroti’s ceiling, the fee was three times that of her male counterparts. Her allegorical depiction represented just one of many 'virtues' painted to commemorate the qualities of ‘the Divine Michelangelo’. And it had Artemisia’s face.
During this program, introduced by Cristina Acidini, President of Casa Buonarroti, and taking place inside the very gallery where Artemisia’s angelic figure still lives, Conservator Elizabeth Wicks will interview author Linda Falcone, Director of Advancing Women Artists. How did Artemisia’s Florentine relationships give momentum to her career? Was her Inclination a game-changer? Do Michelangelo’s ‘virtues’ apply to historic female artists and their context? Please register here The Artemisia Connection Sunday March 21 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Organized by the Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts in collaboration with Dante Alighieri Society Michigan Chapter. Music and literature have always been related to each other. Many composers have been inspired by literary works for their compositions. With Momenti Musicali, musicians and actors work together to accompany you on a fantastic journey through notes and words. The musicians will play the pieces linked to the literary passages that will be read in Italian and in English. This event of the series Momenti Musicali will have as protagonists the composer Claude Debussy and the poet Eugenio Montale. With pianists Maria Luigia Tutalo and Manabu Takasawa and actors Emanuele Capoano and Steve Dooner. Please register here Momenti Musicali
Mercoledì 24 marzo ore 19 Cinema Dante Quinto incontro con il cinema di sempre condotto da Cristina Loi. Vedremo insieme clip dai film degli anni ’80:
Bianco, rosso e verdone commedia a episodi del 1981, con Carlo Verdone e Irina Sanpiter. Regia di Carlo Verdone Non ci resta che piangere commedia del 1984, con Roberto Benigni e Massimo Troisi Regia di Roberto Benigni e Massimo Troisi Speriamo che sia femmina commedia del 1986, con Liv Ullman, Catherine Deneuve, Giuliana De Sio. Regia di Mario Monicelli Link Zoom cinema dante 24 marzo Passcode: 608930 Thursday 25 March, 4:30 pm
"Dantedì - A Day with Dante"
Established in 2020, Dantedì is the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri. March 25th was chosen as it is recognized by scholars as the day the poet started his journey in the afterlife in the Divine Comedy. The IIC in Washington in collaboration with the Department of Italian at Georgetown University and the Georgetown University Doyle Seminar, presents two lectures. In “Radical Dante”, Prof. Dennis Looney will argue how a world that initially appears so properly ordered - cosmologically, morally, and aesthetically – makes the poet raise questions on the notion of order itself. In the second part of the webinar, “Dante in the World”, Prof. Deborah Park (University of Virginia) will discuss adaptations of Dante by writers, artists, and politicians from China, Japan, Africa, South America and the US. Please visit and register at Dantedi
Dante - Giotto - Museo del Bargello
AUDIOLIBRO: estratti dalla Divina Commedia in trentatre lingue
Dalla selva oscura al Paradiso. Un percorso nella Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri in trentatré lingue è il titolo dell’audiolibro edito da Emons Audiolibri prodotto dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, in occasione delle celebrazioni del centenario dantesco nel 2021. L’audiolibro permette di ascoltare estratti del poema in trentatré lingue diverse.
Per scegliere e ascoltare l’estratto nelle lingue desiderate: Dante in 33 lingue
Ringranziando tutte le rispettive organizzazioni per l’accesso a queste bellissime iniziative, Vi auguriamo buona visione e buon ascolto.
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