JUNE 2009

Francis, the Holy Jester by Dario Fo

Dario Fo, one of Italy’s most important living playwrights, shows us some remarkable episodes from the journey of St. Francis of Assisi. The play, performed by Mario Pirovano, Fo’s friend and collaborator, is a delightful slice of medieval Italian life, full of relevance for our lives today.

Venues: Tuesday 9 June, 7.30pm Theatre Royal, Margate Box Office: 0845 1301786

Thursday 11  June, 7.30pm  South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
Box Office: 01344 484 123

Friday 23 October, 7.30pm Canterbury InternationalFestival,Canterbury
Box Office: 01227 378 188

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Giuseppe Penone
Open until Sunday 19 July.

Giuseppe Penone is renowned rightly as one of the most important artists of his generation.
Emerging through the late 1960s and 1970s as an exponent of Arte Povera,  an avant garde Italian art movement that has had lasting effect, his career has gone from strength to strength.

Venue:

Ikon Gallery, 1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace Birmingham B1 2HS
Tel. +44 (0) 121 248 0708
Tue-Sun 11am-6pm
Closed Mondays except Bank Holiday.
Admission Free.

Organized by Ikon Gallery in collaboration with ICI

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Roma e l’influenza dell’antico sulla pittura Italiana
Monday 8 June, 6.30pm

Emilia Maggio presenta con la consueta maestria, alcune tematiche artistiche legate alle grandi mostre in corso a Londra, illustrate da immagini significative espressioni di quell’armonia tra arte, territorio e stile di vita che caratterizzano la cultura Italiana.

Venue: Italian Cultural Institute

Gratis per i soci IIC -  £5 per i non soci.

Prenotazione obbligatoria tel. 020 7396 4406

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Night Before Final Exams—Today
Tuesday 9 June 2009, 7pm

The sequel to a film which was well received by both the critics and the public, the adventures of Luca and his friends Massi, Simona, Alice and Riccardo return to the screen, this time to embark on the comical journey of love!

Venue: Italian Cultural Institute

Free event but booking essential on 020 7396 4430 or rsvp.icilondon@esteri.it

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Alessandro Algardi
Tuesday 9 June – Friday 19June

The art work of Alessandro Algardi is alive. It is easy to write about, as in his calligraphic works on canvas the elegance of his unreadable words is dominated by the hidden expression of his ideas. In his petrified writing you can find the echo and sediment coming from centuries of written cultures.

Extracts from Algardi’s illegible manuscript (2005) by Ubeir Peeter.

Curated by Rossana Pittelli

Venue:  12 Star Gallery, European Commission's offices,  
London, 8 Storey's Gate, SW1
Monday to Friday 10am-6pm
Free Entry

In collaboration with the European Commission.

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FANNY & THE ELVES / FANNY E I FOLLETTI
Bilingual English & Italian STORYTELLING SESSIONS

Saturday 13 June, 4pm

On a long, important trip, Fanny is tricked out of every penny she has by some nefarious villagers. Fortunately a kindly fairy and some mischievous "folletti" (elves) are on hand to help her recover her money, with the aid of a little magic - un po` di magia! Tricolore's bilingual adaptation of this Italian children's favourite features props, costumes, humour, music and magical effects aplenty, all delivered by three experienced children's theatre actors.

Venue: Italian Cultural Institute

Free event but booking essential on 020 7396 4430 or rsvp.icilondon@esteri.it

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Bernini and Borromini: Baroque Rivals
Monday 15 June 15,  7pm

Bernini and Borromini were the most prolific and important architects Rome had ever had since the fall of the Empire. Together they edified the city and gave it the aesthetic imprint it bears today. From spiralling cupolas to voluptuous sculptures they left a legacy of staggering beauty. Initially collaborators, their opposite personalities, exacerbated by meddling popes and personal jealousies, eventually turned them into ferocious competitors.

Venue: Italian Cultural Institute

Entry: £5, free for IIC and NADFAS members,

booking essential T 020 7396 4406.

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Pietro Grossi presents his successful literary debut Fists, (Pushkin Press, 2009) finalist of the “Premio Strega” Award.At his very young age, Pietro is now considered one of the most promising writers in the Italian literary panorama.Born in Florence, he attended the writing Holden School directed by Alessandro Baricco.  He lives in Milan, where he works in the field of communications and advertising.

Chris Schüler is a freelance writer, journalist and editor specialising in literature, travel and the arts. He is a regular contributor for The Independent and The Independent on Sunday.

Venue: Italian Cultural Institute

Free event but booking essential on 020 7396 4430 or rsvp.icilondon@esteri.it

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New Italian Instrumental Music: Antonio Forcione
Special guest Adriano Adewale
Friday 19 June, 8pm

Antonio’s soul-jazz and flamenco guitar melodies masterfully blend with Adriano’s African and Latin rhythms to create a stirring and passionate experience.

Venue:  Studio 2, Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, London W6 9RL

In collaboration with Riverside Sutios.

Tickets: £17.50 (£15 concs.)

Riverside Studios Box Office: 020 8237 1111

Gianni Clerici meets John Roberts
Sunday 21 June, 7pm

On the occasion of the opening of the 2009 Wimbledon Championship, the Italian Cultural Institute presents Gianni Clerici, leading Italian journalist, writer and former tennis player, in conversation with his British colleague John Roberts, Editor of Tennis Life UK, to discuss the relations between tennis and culture in today’s society. Chair: Italian journalist of “La Stampa” Stefano Semeraro .

Venue: Italian Cultural Institute

Free event but booking essential on 020 7396 4430

or rsvp.icilondon@esteri.it

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One Hundred Nails
Tuesday 23 June 2009, 7pm

One Hundred Nails (Centochiodi) has been declared by Director Ermanno Olmi, remembered for his 1978 masterpiece The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'albero degli zoccoli) to be his last fiction feature. In this film he tells the story of a young philosophy professor, who decides to completely abandon the intellectual life, and he does so with a powerful symbol of rebellion:
he in effect "crucifies" 100 irreplaceable volumes in the university library by driving nails like the ones used to hammer Jesus onto the cross!

Venue: Italian Cultural Institute

Free event but booking essential on 020 7396 4430 or rsvp.icilondon@esteri.it

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