news 2019 letter NOVEMBER VETRO: AN EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN GLASS Opening Event: Friday November 8, 2019, 6.30pm | 496 Huron Street he Istituto Italiano di Cultura, in course, the most famous Italian glass imported T collaboration with Sandra Ainsley throughout the world. Gallery presents “Vetro”: An Exhibition of he Exhibit will showcase some outstanding Contemporary Italian Glass”. T work by the following ARTISTS: t is one of the most refined and renowned I type of crafts worldwide. It is an artisan ietro e Riccardo Ferro, Simone tradition and a manufacture that combines P Crestani, Davide Salvadore, Lucio industrial, manual and technological techniques Bubacco, Mauro Bonaventura, Marco e that for centuries, have characterized and Mattia Salvadore. exalted the Italian art of glassmaking. pening Friday November 8| 6.30pm he Venetian isle of Murano is considered | 496 Huron Street | Free admission T the epicenter of artistic glass design ORUNS FROM NOVEMBER 11 TO DECEMBER 19, 2019. since, at least, the 8th Century – it being, of SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9-DECEMBER 20 | 2.30-5PM | SANDRA AINSLEY GALLERY 100 SUNRISE AVE UNIT 150 TORONTO ON HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH M4A1B3 CA CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS “ART IN THE LIBRARY” WITH CARINA FRANCIOSO “Art in the Library” is an initiative created by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura to promote art Italian-Canadian artists in Toronto. A new painting will be shown every season to delight our public with contemporary artists inspired Italian culture. This season is dedicated to young, talented artist, Carina Francioso. Title: “Sotto lo stesso sole” (Under The Same Sun) - Oil on wood panel, 50” x 45”. carinafrancioso.com Available until March 2020. Gallery hours: (Mon - Fri 9am-1pm / 2pm-4pm) Istituto Italiano di Cultura | 496 Huron Street | Free Admission CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS CONCERT: MARIOTTI & MORETTI Trumpet and percussion JazzDuo The Mariotti & Moretti duo will perform a selection of contemporary chamber music and instant compositions. The dialogue between trumpets and percussion instruments has been developing throughout the centuries in various aesthetic forms. Inspired by such a valuable tradition, the duo gives a contemporary interpretation, through the language of instant composition, extended instrumental techniques, timbrical research and chamber interplay. In 2016, record label A Simple Lunch published their first album. Friday, November 1 | 6:30pm m u Istituto Italiano di Cultura | 496 Huron Street | Free Admission s i c CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS CONFERENCE: “MAKING STORIES con- IN THE EARLY MODERN WORLD” 1500-1700 Conference fer- The Istituto Italiano di Cultura is pleased to support the participation of Dr. Michele Di Sivo in the conference “Making Stories in the Early e n c e Modern World”. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PROGRAM Friday, November 1 to Sunday, November 3 Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies at the University of Toronto | Victoria College | University of Toronto CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ROME XL Architecture exhibit RomaXL presents drawings by a selection of highly accomplished Waterloo graduates, completed during their Rome term, together with examples of their built work. This juxtaposition reveals unexpected influences of Roman architecture, landscape architecture and urban design on Canadian architects today. Closing November 1 ( 9am-1pm / 2pm- 5pm) ef ox o hd Istituto Italiano di Cultura | 496 Huron Street Free Admission i b i t CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS a n d iw oi n ne DARIO FO’S “FRANCIS, THE HOLY JESTER” PERFORMED BY MARIO PIROVANO Theatre performance “Francis, the Holy Jester” is a one man show, a play which relies on the considerable skill of a highly experienced performer and the imagination of the audience. This is a show without props, without scenery and with the simplest of costume where the bond between the audience and the performer, and thus the material and subject is tangible, visceral. the- Tuesday, November 5 | 7pm Robert Gill Theatre | 214 College Street | Free atreAdmission | CLICK HERE TO RESERVE CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS “WHO KILLA DA CHIEF?”: THE SICILIAN COMMUNITY AND THE LONG SHADOW OF THE MAFIA IN 1891 NEW ORLEANS Lecture -Diaspora Series: “Multiculturalism and Cultural Identities in the 21st Century” by Prof. Matteo Breda After the murder of New Orleans police chief David Hennessy in 1890, political conflict between reformers and ward bosses resulted in mob violence and the lynching of 11 Italian l e c t -Americans. Wednesday, November 6 | 7pm Columbus Centre | 901 Lawrence Ave West | Free u r e Admission CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS “LIVING MEMORY”, WITH MAESTRO FRANCESCO LOTORO Music and Art The event promises to be special and emotional. Three generations of performers will convey music of lost composers of the era – including the “Victory March” from the children’s opera “Brundibar”, music from the Cantor’s own uncle, Israel Alter, distinguished as the last chief cantor busi- of Hanover Germany, and music from across Europe researched and saved by Maestro Francesco Lotoro. nessm u Wednesday, November 6 | 7pm Holy Blossom Temple | 1950 Bathurst Street | s i c Free Admission CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS EUROPEAN UNION FILM FESTIVAL (EUFF) 2019. November 7-21 @The Royal Cinema The European Union Film Festival is a Not- for-Profit organization. It’s the unique cultural collaboration of EU Consulates and Cultural Institutes in Toronto. Celebrating cinematic excellence with national and international award-winning films, the festival takes place in November every year at The Royal Cinema. Organized by EUROPEAN UNION CONSULATES and CULTURAL INSTITUTES IN TORONTO cin- November 7-21 Royal Cinema | 608 College Street | Free ema Admision or $10 to reserve. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS L’ALTRA ITALIA SCREENING: IL GRANDE SPIRITO | THE GREAT cin- SPIRIT ICFF and L’Altra Italia, in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano, presents the screening of “Il ema grande spirito | The Great Spirit.” Sergio Rubini directs a bitter and unpredictable comedy in this story of an improvised friendship busi- born from a fortuitous encounter between two losers. ness Thursday, November 07 | Reception 6.30pm |screening 8pm Cineplex Cinemas Vaughan | Click HERE to buy Ticket | Free for members of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS PRIMO LEVI AND VASILY GROSSMAN: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN WITNESSES A theatrical reading with live music for Holocaust Education Week 2019 “Why remember? It is the writer’s duty to tell the terrible truth, and it is a reader’s civic duty to learn this truth. Those who would turn their backs or close their eyes or pass over this truth offend the memory of the fallen.” —Vasily Grossman, 1944. Actor Michael Miranda and Cantor Charles Osborne. Robbie Grunwald, piano | Drew Jurecka, violin, clarinet Saturday, November 9 | 8pm read- Temple Sinai | 210 Wilson Avenue | For tickets CLICK HERE CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ing CARMINHO AND PILAR IN CONCERT Two powerhouse singers in an unforgettable night of Portuguese fado and Italian cabaret. Platinum-selling Portuguese artist Carminho is one of the most outstanding and heartfelt voices to come out of the fado resurgence. Italian singer, lyricist, and actress, Pilar, blends Italian singer- songwriter tradition with jazz, folk, pop, and theatrical flourishes. Saturday, November 9 | 8:00 PM Koerner Hall | 273 Bloor St. W. | m u s CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS i c CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ITALY AT EU FILM FESTIVAL 2019 Screening of “Dafne” by Federico Bondi @the Royal Cinema The Istituto Italiano di Cultura, in collaboration with the Canadian Down Syndrome Society and ICFF, is pleased to apresent the Toronto premiere of “Dafne”, directed by Federico Bondi.Dafne Dafne, is a spirited thirty-year- old with Down Syndrom, faces her grief with the thoughtlessness of a child and the courage of a young woman Sunday, November 10 | 6pm The Royal | 608 College Street | Free Admision or $10 to reserve. CLICK HERE TO RESERVE cin- CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ema m u s MARIA PIA DE VITO IN CONCERT WITH PIANIST JULIAN OLIVER i c MAZZARIELLO IN @JAZZ BISTRO Italian singer Maria Pia De Vito is one of the leading improvising vocalists in Europe. She studied operatic and contemporary singing, piano, percussion and ethnic polyphony before turning to jazz. Testament to her incredible versatility - from scat singing to human beatboxing – De Vito’s performances featured artists such as Joe Zawinul, Michael Brecker, John Taylor, Rita Marcotulli, Paolo Fresu, Norma Winstone, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Dave Liebman and Rama Mani. For this concert, Maria Pia De Vito will perform with Julian Oliver Mazzariello, an extraordinary pianist, renowned for his sensitivity and irresistible touch. Monday, November 11 | 8pm Jazz Bistro | 251 Victoria Street| $10 CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS THE FRENERGY TOUR 2019 - THE NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF CANADA & THE EUROPEAN UNION YOUTH ORCHESTRA The outstanding young musicians of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) and the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) are joining forces for the first time for a four- city Canadian tour in November 2019. This celebration of international musical collaboration and friendship will feature a total of 76 musicians between the two orchestras. Tuesday, November 12 | 7.30pm Koerner Hall | 273 Bloor St. W. | CLICK HERE FOR m u s TICKETS i c CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS L’ALTRA ITALIA SCREENING: “FROM THE VINE” Reception and screening The Istituto Italiano, in collaboration