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ITALIAN CONSULATE ANNOUNCES
18th INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE
A week of activities,
organized Under the High
Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic,
and in partnership with educational and cultural
organizations, will celebrate Italian excellence in
language, arts and entrepreneurship.
MIAMI, FL -
The Office of the Italian
Consulate in Miami, under the leadership of the honorable
Consul General, Cristiano Musillo, who started
his tour of duty last August, has announced that a week-long
celebration, the 18th
International Week of the Italian Language, will
take place in various Florida cities from October 15 until
October 22, 2018 during the statewide Italian
Heritage Month celebration.
The week pivots
around an educational initiative called NETWORKshops,
whose activities are being planned with the support of ODLI, a
Florida-based nonprofit organization that raises funds
for Italian language education throughout the state. This is
a project that showcases Italian excellence in language,
visual arts and business and involves Italian artists who
excel in various artistic mediums teaching and collaborating
with high school and University students of Italian -- from
Carver Elementary school, Carver Middle school, Ponce de
Leon Middle School, Metropolitan International School,
iMater Charter Middle/High School, International Studies
Charter School, International Studies Preparatory Academy,
Palmetto Senior High School, Gaither High School, Somerset
Academy Middle/High School, Florida International
University, University of South Florida - in lab
workshops. It also speaks more broadly to exciting
collaborative opportunities and synergies that exist within
the network of Italians that live in Florida and Italy to
more broadly promote the Italian language and culture beyond
just the Italian community.
The artists include Diego
Santanelli, a painter who works with natural
enamels; Paola Cassola,
an installation artist; Marina
Fonteyne, a photographer and Enrico
Ostuni, a video storyteller. In addition, a
young Italian entrepreneur, Matteo
Achilli, led a workshop on the development of
startup projects in Italy that involve new
technologies. This workshop project will be showcased
during an exhibit at the University of Miami’s Korach
Gallery. The opening reception for this exhibit on October
15 also marks the launch of the Italian Language Week.
Expanding on the network concept, the Consul and ODLI have
organized additional activities in collaboration withDante
Alighieri Society, Marangoni
Institute of Miami and the Italian
Studies Programs at Florida
International University and Florida Atlantic University. The
week-long events will culminate and conclude on October
19th with a roundtable discussion, "When I.T.
makes the difference. Italian and new Technologies " at
the University of Miami. Representatives from various
educational, cultural, artistic, scientific and business
sectors will discuss how emerging technologies quickly
connect individuals and organizations and create synergetic
relationships and projects within and beyond the Italian
network.
The schedule
for the week is as follows.
MIAMI
Monday, October 15 | 6 PM
| Private by invitation
Inaugural Exhibit – NETWORKSHOPS
Korach Gallery at the University of Miami
Exhibit ends October 20, 2018
Tuesday, October 16 | 7 PM
Conference: From the Divine Comedy to the Divine Internet
Dante Alighieri Society
300 Aragon Ave #250, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Wednesday, October 17 | 6
PM
Seminar “Bodoni’s Fashion Evolution”
Istituto Marangoni Miami
3700 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Friday, October 19 | 5-8
PM | Private by
invitation
Roundtable: When I.T. makes the difference: Italian and New
Technologies
Stanley and Jewell Glasgow Lecture Hall at University of
Miami
Thursday, October 25 | 11
AM
Eurochocolate contest : il cioccolato parla italiano. Per il
25° anniversario del Festival Internazionale del cioccolato
– Eurochocolate | (Eurochocolate contest: Chocolate speaks
Italian. For the 25th anniversary of the
International Festival of Chocolate)
Florida International University
BOCA RATON
October 3-31 | Various
times
“Vivere all’italiana” Italian Film Festival
Performing Arts Building (PA 101)
Florida Atlantic University
Friday, October 19 | 6 PM
FlorItalians – Ritratti di Italiani in Florida
(Portraits of Italians living in Florida)
Culture & Society Building
Florida Atlantic University
Friday, October 19 | 7 PM
Director Andrea D’Ambrosio will present his documentary,
“Biůtiful cauntri.”
Performing Arts Building (PA 101)
Florida Atlantic University
TAMPA
Thursday, October 18 |
6-9 PM
“#CIAO ITALIA,” a short- movie by T. Thompson
Gaither High School
TALLAHASSEE
Wednesday, October 10| 7
PM
“Vivere
all’italiana” Italian Film Festival
Corpo Celeste
Ad occhi chiusi
All Saints
Cinema
Monday, October 29 | 2-9 PM
Marathon reading of Dante’s Inferno -- Volunteers will read
all verses in Italian and English
Strozier Library at Florida State University
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