FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 12:10 PM
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago
(312) 787-4570
RECITAL BY MARIO DUELLA
Organ master Mario Duella will play music by Bach, Frank, Costante Adolfo
Bossi and Marco Enrico Bossi. Mario Duella, who completed his training at the
Conservatorio di Milano, has recorded numerous albums and CDs and has performed
throughout the world, including in Hong Kong, New Zealand, Japan, Central and South
America.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 6 PM
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
CONVERSATION WITH GIGI PADOVANI
ON THE SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT
Under the Auspices of
the Consul General of Italy, the Honorable Eugenio Sgrò,
the Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Chicago
is proud to present:
SIXTH ANNUAL ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEK
VI SETTIMANA DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA
October 23-29, 2006
Journalist Gigi Padovani will present his book
Slow Food International. A New Culture for
Dining and Living (Rizzoli, 2006), which tells the
history of the movement through the eyes of Slow
Food’s charismatic leader Carlo Petrini. Books
about food from literary, sociological, and historical
perspectives will be on display as well. Slow Food
Revolution invites us to reconsider our relationship to
food and restore dignity and pleasure to the table.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23 – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
RECENT PUBLICATIONS ON DISPLAY AT THE ISTITUTO
Throughout the duration of Italian Language Week, a selection of
Italian books dedicated to Italy’s rich culinary traditions from a variety of points
of view, along with the most recent publications on teaching Italian as a foreign
language, as well as other recent book on the Italian language, will be on display.
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
500 North Michigan Avenue, # 1450
Chicago, Il 60611
(312) 822-9545
R.S.V.P. to (312) 822-9545 for events at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura
Admission to events at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura is complimentary
Presented in collaboration with the Centro Maschere e Strutture
Gestuali of Padua, the Education Office of the Consulate General of Italy
in Chicago, the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, Holon
Productions, the Italian Trade Commission of Chicago, Italidea, Union
Ridge School, Silk Road Theatre Project, DePaul University, Loyola
University, Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, Rizzoli
– New York, and Slow Food-Chicago.
pianoforte Chicago
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 10:50 AM
DE PAUL UNIVERSITY
McGaw Hall, 802 W. Belden
DePaul University, Chicago
(312) 822-9545
LECTURE BY PROF. FRANCO LURÀ ‘LUNGO COME LA FAME:
LINGUA E DIALETTI SPECCHIO DELLA SOCIETÀ’
Prof. Lurà was born in Mendrisio, Switzerland, and received his Ph.D. from the University of
Zurich. An expert in the area of dialects of the Italian speaking part of Switzerland, he is
currently director of the Centro di dialettologia e di etnografia del Canton Ticino (Centre of
Dialectology and Ethnography of the Canton of Ticino), Switzerland.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 6 PM
PIANOFORTE CHICAGO
Fine Arts Building,
410 S. Michigan Ave, #825, Chicago
(312) 291-0000
JAZZ CONCERT BY DUO DANIELE CAVALLANTI AND JIM BAKER
Daniele Cavallanti, saxophonist and member of the Italian Instabile Orchestra, has a long
history as a successful artist. He has worked with the most representative musicians of the
Italian and international jazz-scene. Jim Baker boasts a number of collaborations with
internationally renowned musicians. He is a well-known pianist and keyboardist on the local
Chicago music scene, where he has built his career over the past two decades. There will be
a $5 donation.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 6 PM
ITALIAN LANGUAGE SPECIAL EVENT
Hosted by the Silk Road Theater Project
The Historic Chicago Temple Building, Pierce Hall
77 W. Washington Street, Chicago
(312) 857-1234 ext. 201
CONVERSATION WITH DONATO
SARTORI ‘EXPLORING THE
CARNIVAL IN VENICE
AND THE USE OF MASKS’
Addressing this year’s Italian Language Week
theme, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura will
present a series of demonstrations that explore
the Venetian Carnival and its importance in the
history of theater and the origins of
Italian mask work. Donato Sartori, renowned
Harlequin, Mask by Sartori
master
mask
sculptor,
will
lead
this
workshop, which delves into the meaning
and rich tradition of this ancient festival. Paola Piizzi, Paola Coletto and Sean
Kaplan will also participate. An exclusive demonstration of how masks were
actually used will be presented and a sampling of dishes associated with the Venetian Carnival will be served. The event is free, but please call the box office to reserve your place.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 6 PM
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
SCREENING OF RICETTE D’AMORE
INTRODUCED BY PAOLA MORGAVI,
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
In collaboration with Italidea, the Istituto Italiano di
Cultura will present the screening of
Ricette d’amore by German Director Sandra
Nettelbeck. This film tells the story of Martha, an
extraordinary chef, who has no time in her life for
anything else but food. When Martha finds herself the
caretaker of her young orphaned niece Lina, her life
soon turns upside down. When a new boisterous
Italian chef is hired at the restaurant, sparks begin to
fly. In Italian with Italian subtitles. (109 min.)
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 8 PM
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
EXPLORING ITALIAN CUISINE AND WINE
Following the screening of the film, Italian food
specialist Maria Battaglia will explore Italy’s rich
culinary traditions. Samples of regional dishes will
be served. International wine photojournalist Anna
Pakula will share her expertise on the different wine
producing regions throughout Italy. She will introduce
several types of Italian wine and offer a wine tasting.
Measuring the sugar before harvest, Piedmont
Photo by Anna Pakula
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 6 PM
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
‘GLI ITALIANI E IL CIBO. FOOD FOR
THOUGHT OR THOUGHT FOR FOOD?’
CONVERSATION WITH BEPPE SEVERGNINI
Famed journalist and internationally best selling author
Beppe Severgnini will meet with the Chicago public as part
of his book tour throughout America promoting his latest
publication La Bella Figura: a Field Guide to the
Italian Mind (Broadway Books Doubleday, 2006),
recently translated from the Italian version (Rizzoli, 2005).
The book, already on the New York Times Best Seller List,
takes the reader on a trip through the Bel Paese, in the
company of foreign friends, where the vices and virtues of Italy
and of Italians are revealed with tremendous insight and wit.