Events 2012
	NEXT EVENT If you are interested in Italy, its culture and politics you should join today.	Forthcoming Events 2012 Wednesday 29th February 6.30pm to 8.30pm Heythrop College 24 Kensington Square, London W8 5HQ A talk by Kirsty Hudson-Primrose Bell The Best Gardens in Italy Tuesday 20th March 6.30pm to 8.30pm The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. A talk by Charles Burdett Modern Italian Attitudes to Islam and Rooke Prize Award Ceremony Thursday 19th April 7.00pm to 9.15pm Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS UK-EU SOCIETIES Diamond Jubilee Concert Thursday 26th April From approximately 7.30pm to 10.30pm Timings tbc   17-19 Triton Street Regent's Place NW1 3BF Buffet Dinner for B.I.S. at the new Giovanni Rana's Restaurant Tuesday 8th May 6.30pm to 8.30pm The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. Simon Verdon/Lorella GrahamHead of Business Operations LANDMARK TRUST Thursday 14th June 6.30pm to 8.30pm Heythrop College 24 Kensington Square, London W8 5HQ AGM plus A talk by Maxim Jacubowski Venice Noir BIS Events Secretary Email: elisabetta@british-italian.org Tel:020 8208 2288       Recently Held Events Tuesday 24th JanuaryUniversity Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. A talk by John Dickie Mafia Brotherhoods: the rise of the mafia, the camorra and the 'ndragheta Monday 12th DecemberGrange Fitzrovia Hotel 20-28 Bolsover Street London W1W 5NB A talk by Antonio Caprarica: 'Italy, A troubled Birthday' followed by the BIS Christmas Party Thursday 10th NovemberTomasso Art Gallery Dove Walk 107b Pimlico Rd London SW1W 8PH THE BRITISH-ITALIAN SOCIETY’S 70TH BIRTHDAY PARTY – CELEBRATING THE ANGLO-ITALIAN LOVE AFFAIR! A gala fund-raising event with JAZZ CONCERT by TOMMASO STARACE Tuesday 11th OctoberItalian Cultural Institute 39 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8NX THE LECONFIELD LECTURE   ITALO CALVINO A talk by Martin Mclaughlin Fiat-Serena Professor of Italian at Oxford University Tuesday 20th September Heythrop College 24 Kensington Square, London W8 5HQ Nationalism in 19th Century Italian painting I Macchiaioli A talk: Christopher Garibaldi Tuesday 7th June Heythrop College 24 Kensington Square, London W8 5HQ   AGM plus 'Eating Ice Cream in Eighteenth-Century Naples' ATalk by Dr Melissa Calaresu Tuesday 10th May . The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. 'Dante in Love'  A talk by A N Wilson Tuesday 22nd March Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS UK-EU SOCIETIES SPRING CONCERT Tuesday 1st March Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Cinecittà-Luce Opening event of the Italian Film Festival 2011. For more info: Follow this link 'The Nicola Piovani Quintet in concert' is a performance of pieces written by Piovani for movies, theatre and concert. Piovani has written over 100 film scores, including three films with Federico Fellini, but his most famous work is the Oscar-winning score for Robert Benigni's 'Life Is Beautiful'. He now revisits and rearranges a broad cross section of his work for a small group of soloists lead by the composer himself on piano. Monday 28th Feb . The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. City Foundations and Rituals in Etruria A Talk by Dr Corinna Riva Thursday 20th Jan. The Strangers Dining Room House of Commons Westminster London SW1A 0PW House of Commons Reception to mark the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy Tuesday 14th Dec. Grange Fitzrovia Hotel 20-28 Bolsover Street London W1W 5NB Travelling from South to North - Italian Views on Britain in the Risorgimento Talk by Maurizio Isabella Followed by the Christmas Party ......(which includes a 3 course dinner) Friday 26th November Italian Cultural Institute 39 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8NX The LECONFIELD LECTURE Caravaggio, a Life Sacred and Profane Andrew Graham-Dixon talks on his masterly readings of Caravaggio’s paintings; how the artist created their drama and humanity and, in so doing, revolutionised art. Wednesday 20th Oct '10 Grange Strathmore Hotel . . . . . .41 Queen's Gate Gardens London SW7 5NB Italy’s Divided Memory - World War Two 1940 -1945 a talk on Italy’s divisive 20th century history by John Foot, Professor of Modern History, UCL Saturday 25th Sept '10Dulwich Picture Gallery, Gallery Road London SE21 Salvator Rosa: Bandits, Wilderness and Magic group visit and introductory talk by exhibition curator Helen Langdon, followed by Gallery visit Tuesday 21st Sept '10 Heythrop College 24 Kensington Square, London W8 5HQ Not just Fellini - the Film Music of Nino Rota – an illustrated talk on the Italian film composer by Richard Dyer, Professor of Film Studies, King’s College (To coincide with film season at the BFI) Wednesday 9th June '10 Heythrop College 24 Kensington Square, London W8 5HQ AGM Followed by Charles Avery on ‘The Dolphin in Italian Art’ Wednesday 19th May '10 Heythrop College- 24 Kensington Square, London W8 5HQ ‘LANCIA’ Political Force-National Icon-Engineering Marvel An Englishman’s View of a Great Italian Creation A Talk by Paul Bishop Thursday 22nd April '10. . The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. PIRANDELLO The Man and his Work A Talk and Performance of “The Man With the Flower in His mouth” By Robert Rietti Wednesday March 10th '10 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. Mark Thompson presents his book about the Life and Death of the Italian Front 1915-1919:    THE WHITE WAR  (Invitations extended to the British-Slovene Society) Thursday Feb 25th '10 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB.   A talk by Judith Wade - GRANDI GIARDINI ITALIANI – and Luchino Visconti's documentary video about the network of private Italian gardens. Thursday Jan 28th '10 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB.   Alexandra Richardson presents her book- PASSIONATE PATRON – about the life of Alexander Hardcastle & the Greek Temples of Agrigento Wednesday Jan 13th '10 Britten Theatre (Royal College of Music)Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BS UK-EU Societies New Year Concert Outstanding musicians from the Royal College of Music perform a largely European programme Tuesday December 15th '09 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. Sarah Dunant,best-selling author of The Birth of Venus, presents her new book Sacred Hearts, followed by the Christmas Party Wednesday November 25th '09 Italian Cultural Institute 39 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8NX The Leconfield Lecture "Hadrian, the Eternal Emperor" a talk by Dr Paul Roberts, Curator, Roman Art and Archaeology, Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, The British Museum. Tuesday October 6th '09 British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB The Italian Learned Academies A talk by Professor Jane Everson and Mr Denis Reidy Tuesday Sept 15th '09 Estorick Collection of Modern Art 39a Canonbury Square London N1 2AN A Private View of the Missoni Exhibition with introductory talk Tuesday June 30th '09 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. AGM followed by “Little Italy”illustrated talk by Tudor Allen, Senior Archivist, Camden Local Studies & Archive Centre Saturday June 6th '09 Cambridge A Day in Cambridge Following the enormous success of the 2007 “Day in Oxford” the Cambridge visit will include the Fitzwilliam Museum  (guided tour of parts of the Italian collections), lunch in Pembroke College (optional), talk by Mary Beard, Fellow of Newnham College and Professor of Classics, author of Pompeii:the Life of a Roman Town, and Drinks Party in the Fellows’ Garden of Pembroke College. Thursday May 14th '09 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. 'nostro solo è quel poco che è presente' The Poetry of Lorenzo il Magnifico - A talk by Professor Corinna Salvadori Lonergan, Emeritus Fellow of  Trinity College, Dublin. Thursday April 23rd '09 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. Into The Heart of The Mafia - David Lane, Italian finance and business correspondent for The Economist, interviewed by John Dickie, author of Cosa Nostra Thursday March 12th . '09 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB A Joint Event of the British-Italian Society and the Armenian Institute in the presence of HE The Ambassador of Italy and HE The Ambassador of Armenia BYRON, VENICE AND THE ARMENIANS A talk by Clare Ford-Wille & Peter Shahbenderian Thursday January 15th '09 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB. An Amalfi Garden - food expert Carla Capalbo, living in southern Italy as an Anglo-American woman: meditations on rural life in the country south of Naples with special reference to its food, wine and gardens Thursday January 8th '09 The Britten Theatre Royal College of Music Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS UK-EU Societies Joint new year concert Thursday Dec. 11th '08 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB 'The Jews of Parma & Beyond - Digressions on a theme' (Susan Kikoler) followed by Christmas Party Thursday Nov. 20th '08 Italian Cultural Institute 39 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8NX Leconfield Lecture James M Bradburne, Director of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, on the winter exhibition - Women in Power – Caterina and Maria de’Medici and the Artemisia tapestries' Monday September 22nd '08 The House of Commons Westminster, London SW1A 0PW Autumn reception on the Terrace of the House of Commons. Optional guided tour. Wednesday June 11th '08 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB AGM followed by Dr. Victoria Avery on Vulcan's Forge in Venus' City: The Production of Bronze Objects in Renaissance Venice   Tuesday May 6th '08 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB Oretta Zanini de Vita – Food expert.A talk on ‘Eye and Plate; Taste and the Dinner-Table in Renaissance Italy’ Thursday April 10th '08 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB Liberation of Rome (joint event with BILA) Monday March 10th '08 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB Rooke Prize Presentation + John Kelly (Director of Buccellati UK) History of Buccellati Jewellery Thursday January 31st '08 The Italian Embassy. 4 Grosvenor Square London A Venetian Carnival Masks, baroque dancers, & Vivaldi Thursday December 6th '07 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB John Dickie,(Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies, University College London and author of the bestseller Cosa Nostra) presents his new book: The History of Italian Food followed by Christmas Party Friday November 23rd   '07 St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe  St. Andres's Hill London EC4   Katia Pizzi, (The Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of London) on Literature And The Border. A joint event with the British Slovene Society in the presence of the Italian Ambassador and a representative from the Slovene Embassy. Monday November 5th '07  Italian Cultural Institute 39 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8NX      Leconfield Lecture – Garibaldi with Anita Garibaldi (great-granddaughter) &Professor Daniel Pick Tuesday October 30th '07     The Travellers’ Club 106 Pall Mall London                          The Grand Tour Exhibition, followed by dinner   Tuesday October 9th '07 The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB Stephen Gundle, (Professor of Film and Television Studies, Warwick University) presents his new book Bellissima – Feminine Beauty & the Idea of Italy Thursday 14th June '07 The Lansdowne Club 9 Fitzmaurice Place London W1J 5JD Annual General Meeting Saturday 19th May '07 A DAY IN OXFORD – including Italian Maiolica at the AshmoleanMuseum, an illustrated lecture on opera by Dr.Emanuele Senici, of St Hugh’s College, and a reception in the garden of Trinity College. Wednesday 14th March '07 The Library The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB Fellini and Fashion – an illustrated talk by Pamela Church Gibson, Reader in Cultural and Historical Studies, University of the Arts, London, on the complex relationship between cinema, fashion and contemporary culture.  Wed. 28th February '07 The French Institute, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT.   A talk by Lord Grenfell of Kilvey A joint event with the 25 UK- EU Societies Monday 26th February '07 Caldesi  Restaurant 15 – 17 Marylebone Lane London W1U 2QF A Tuscan Dinner with Giancarlo and Katie Caldesi - a special dinner created by Caldesi for the British-Italian Society. Giancarlo will be there to share his culinary secrets. Strictly limited numbers! Mon. 29th January 2007The Library The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB The Wolfsonian Collection of Italian Art 1888 to 1945 ........ 'A non-traditional view of an Italy non-traditional: A collector's vision' by Mitchell Wolfson Jnr., collector and founder of the Wolfsonian Museum, Miami, (now part of Florida International University) and the Mitchell Wolfson Jnr Collection - Fondazione Regionale C. Colombo in Genoa - see www.wolfsoniana.it. Wed. 6th December '06 The Library The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB Sir Ivor Roberts – a talk ‘Due Poli or a return to the first Republic? Italian politics at the start of the 21st century’ by a recently returned British Ambassador to Italy, followed by A Christmas Party Tuesday 14th November '06 The Italian Cultural Institute 39 Belgrave Square London SW1 The Leconfield Lecture - given by Mr Antonio Pappano, Music Director of The Royal Opera House Wed. 11th October  '06 The Library The University Women’s Club 2 Audley Square London W1K 1DB ‘The Siege of Venice’ (1848) – a talk by well known author Jonathan Keates and book signing.  Members of the Venice in Peril Fund are also warmly invited. Friday 29th September '06 The Royal Academy of Arts Modigliani and His Models Slide Lecture and Group Visit The first major UK exhibition in 40 years. Wednesday 20th September 2006 The Churchill Room House of Commons LONDON SW1A Reception at the House of Commons - a joint event with the Chamber of Commerce for Italy and Il Circolo, hosted by Edward Garnier QC - to celebrate an anniversary year for all three organisations. 65th year for the BIS. Wednesday 5th July 06 The Queen’s Gallery Buckinham Palace Road The Queen Mother’s  Collection of Watercolours and Drawings Members of the British-Italian Society are invited to join this Franco-British Society event. Wednesday 28th June 06 The Italian Cultural Institute 39 Belgrave Square London SW1 Annual General Meeting A glass of wine will be offered following the AGM. Tuesday 23rd May 2006 The Library The University Women’s Club ‘The Elephant in Italian Art’ – an illustrated talk by Dr Charles Avery, historian of sculpture and fine art consultant. Wednesday 26th April '06 The National Gallery. ‘Bellini and the East’ at The National Gallery - a tour with private slide lecture beforehand.(Booking for minimum of 20), lecture followed by exhibition view. Friday 24th March 2006 Negozio Classica 283 Westbourne Grove Notting Hill, W11 .A Wine Tasting Evening with Negozio Classica – especially organised for The British-Italian Society. British Relations with the Holy See Thursday 23rd February 06 A talk by Mr Mark Pellew, former British Ambassador to The Holy See An Italian in Iberia 06 A talk, with musical examples of Domenico Scarlatti's music (much influenced by Spanish and Portuguese folk tunes), given by Jane Clark.  A joint event with the Anglo-Spanish and Anglo-Portuguese Societies.  Neo-realism in Italian Cinema 06 An illustrated talk by Dr Mark Shiel of Kings College London.  This was preceded by the presentation of The Rooke Memorial Prizes for 2005. 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