Italian Cultural Institute News

The culmination of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's (CSO) celebration of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial is a live webcast of Verdi's Requiem Mass.

The Puglia Center of America is proud to announce the 'Puglia's Italy Award of Excellence in America', at its 3rd edition, which will take place in the most famous and prestigious US Italian American Foundation, the Columbus Citizens Foundation, in New York.

Winner of the 2013 Florence for Fringe competition organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh, PUGNI DI ZOLFO (FISTS OF SULFUR) was inspired by a 1953 poem by Ignazio Buttitta, 'A li Matri di li Carusi (To the Mothers of the Carusi),' a damning indictment of the exploitation of hundreds of children. 2,426 carusi, some as young as seven or eight, are recorded as labouring in the Favara mine in 1894 alone.

Winner of the 2013 Florence for Fringe competition organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Edinburgh, PUGNI DI ZOLFO (FISTS OF SULFUR) was inspired by a 1953 poem by Ignazio Buttitta, 'A li Matri di li Carusi (To the Mothers of the Carusi),' a damning indictment of the exploitation of hundreds of children. 2,426 carusi, some as young as seven or eight, are recorded as labouring in the Favara mine in 1894 alone.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) joins the Italian Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago to commemorate the Year of Italian Culture in America with the World's Stage presentation of Inner Voices, a co-production with Italy's first and best-established theater Piccolo Teatro di Milano, today, June 25-29, 2013 in CST's Courtyard Theater.

2013 saw Brighton Fringe cement its place as England's largest arts festival, with an estimated 270,000 attendees (31.4% increase on 2012) flocking to some of the 734 individual events (including 176 free ones), 3654 performances at 185 venues across the city - from the atmospheric Old Police Cells to the back seats of cars. 45,000 people visited our free Fringe City outdoor showcase events and an estimated 1.5 million pounds were spent on over 165,000 tickets, making the average ticket price £9.

Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), the preeminent Italian theater company in New York City, presents In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, the first Italian theater festival to take place annually in all five New York City boroughs and beyond. The inaugural festival will be now through June 20, 2013. BroadwayWorld has photos from the festival's grand opening below!

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced additional screenings for Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, which will take place from June 6-12, 2013.

Yoshi's San Francisco announces updated calendar for club and restaurant through July 7, 2013.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) joins the Italian Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago to commemorate the Year of Italian Culture in America with the World's Stage presentation of Inner Voices, a co-production with Italy's first and best-established theater Piccolo Teatro di Milano, June 25-29, 2013 in CST's Courtyard Theater.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) produces a summer program annually featuring a festival of plays-from family musicals to international guest artists to classic and re-imagined productions of Shakespeare's canon-attracting Chicagoans and tourists alike. Over nine million people come to Navy Pier each year, the majority in the summer months, and Chicago Shakespeare is the premier theatrical attraction at the Midwest's most visited site.

Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), the preeminent Italian theater company in New York City, is organizing In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, the first Italian theater festival to take place annually in all five New York City boroughs and beyond. The inaugural festival will be June 10 to 20, 2013. All events are free. The festival's website is www.inscenaNY.com.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the lineup for Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, which will take place from June 6-12, 2013. This year's lineup includes impressive debuts, a return of favorite filmmakers as well as several award winners.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced today four new World's Stage presentations in 2013-bold theatrical events from across the globe, each in its own voice, provoking discussion on issues of international significance. On the heels of celebrating the Year of Creative Scotland with two critically acclaimed National Theatre of Scotland productions this fall, Chicago Shakespeare Theater continues to demonstrate its commitment to engage audiences in global issues, bringing to Chicago conversations of searing social and political importance through the work of internationally acclaimed theater artists.

KIT-Kairos Italy Theater--the preeminent Italian theater company in NY, proudly presents "NO ESCAPE," four One-Acts by Dino Buzzati, commemorating the 40th anniversary of his death. Buzzati, known as "the Italian Kafka," was one of the most significant Italian cultural figures of the last century. Additional performances have been added to the schedule and can be viewed below.

KIT-Kairos Italy Theater--the preeminent Italian theater company in NY, will present "NO ESCAPE," four One-Acts by Dino Buzzati, commemorating the 40th anniversary of his death. Buzzati, known as "the Italian Kafka," was one of the most significant Italian cultural figures of the last century.

KIT-Kairos Italy Theater--the preeminent Italian theater company in NY, will present "NO ESCAPE," four One-Acts by Dino Buzzati, commemorating the 40th anniversary of his death. Buzzati, known as "the Italian Kafka," was one of the most significant Italian cultural figures of the last century.

The 2012-2013 Concerts from the Library of Congress season offers a packed lineup of 40 concerts, lectures, film screenings, master classes and workshops, all celebrating the rich tapestry of the nation's musical heritage. Concerts kick off tonight, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., with a performance by the Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir.

The 2012-2013 Concerts from the Library of Congress season offers a packed lineup of 40 concerts, lectures, film screenings, master classes and workshops, all celebrating the rich tapestry of the nation's musical heritage. Concerts kick off Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., with a performance by the Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir.