August 22, 2023 – Delightful concert by Maestro Yuriy Bekker for Dante Alighieri Society. We were so lucky to listen at a string quartet formed especially for us to play Italian music from Corelli to Vivaldi, from Puccini to Morricone. Maestro Bekker is well known in Charleston as Concertmaster of the Charleston Symphony, and Conductor …
June 30th – Exclusive event for the DAS of Charleston in Foligno, the Italian city where, on April 11th 1472 was born the first ever printed edition of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. The printing was carried out by the master printer Johann Numeister, from Mainz, and Evangelista Angelini from Trevi, with the collaboration of the …
June 22, 2023 – An event that represents the 2023 DAS highlight. Our guest coming from Italy is Professor Marcello Simonetta, an extraordinary expert on Renaissance history2023 DAS highlight. The lecture is co-hosted with the prestigious Charleston Library Society. The Italian Renaissance is remembered as much for intrigue as it is for art, with papal …
May 18, 2023 – We are excited to present The May event dedicated to Italian fashion. Guest speaker Marcella Martin, coming expressly to Charleston for our event. Ever since the famed Sala Bianca fashion shows in 1952, Italian fashion has captured the American market and imagination. With its ease of wear and styling, the work …
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April 19, 2023 – After events about Music, Literature, Cinema, Art, Language, it’s time to talk about Scienc with a very special lecture by Saverio Gentile. Professor Gentile, born in Capua, is an amazing communicator and he managed to gather an extraordinary rich presentation about the very long history of cancer – since the Paleolithic – and the …
March 27, 2023 – A whole event dedicate to Italian language. It will be a very special lesson by professor Marinella Marino Griffith (College of Charleston) to become a better Italian speaker on your next trip to Italy! Monday, March 27 from 6 to 7:30 pm @ Thaddeus Street Jr. Education Center Lobby 25 St Philip St, …
February 22, 2023 – An evening dedicated to Franco Zeffirelli in the 100th anniversary of his birth with the screening of Rebel Conformist by movie director Anselma dell’Olio. He died at the age of 96 in 2019 and he was one of the greatest directors and intellectuals of the last century, whose creative fervor gave …
November 30, 2022 – Brilliant lecture by orchestra conductor Wojciech Milewski about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Italy: the amazing journey that launched a 13-years-old prodigy. It was 1769 when the young composer and his father Leopold started an extensive voyage in Italy trough Duchies, Republics, and States. Those years were profoundly influential on Mozart musical future. …
GREENVILLE CIRCLE We invite you to join us for a Summer Salon, presenting “Divine Dante,” with Dante Scholar Natalina Ferlauto. Dante’s continuing influence engages the novice to the expert, as there is always something to discover and a new way to increase your understanding of the way that Italian literature presents us with themes still …
A summer night inspired by Sicily and Puglia. A lovely opportunity of embarking on a sensory journey through PUGLIA and SICILIA, two of the most fascinating Southern Italian regions with superb local wines. We tasted and learned about four hand-picked wines by Alessandro Guarino, an Italian wine expert while Stefano Paris, an Italian former National …
