Come and celebrate the festive season with the British Italian Society members and friends in a Christmassy Italian atmosphere at Granaio, Piccadilly. All welcome!
Price includes:
A welcome drink, a three-course dinner, half bottle of wine pp, water, tea and coffee.
Granaio, Italian restaurant – 224 Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, London, W1J 9HP
Details for this event will be available at later date.
This event will reflect on the unsung power of every migrants’ savings and their contribution to society’s development through the inspiring story of AP Giannini, a common migrant, whose lifelong commitment to social mobility led him to found and grow Bank of America against all odds.
Valentina Signorelli (PhD) Course Leader BA Media and Communication, University of East London, UK. Co-founder and Creative Producer of Daitona, awarded the most innovative Italian production house of 2018 and its advertising division DOGODOT.
Cecilia Zoppelletto (PhD) Visiting Professor of Film Studies, Académie des Beaux Arts Kinshasa, DRC. Founder of Preston Witman Productions, documentary filmmaker and factual content producer, she has worked for the Italian national broadcasting company RAI and AntennaTreNordest.
A DRINKS RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW THE TALK
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A JOINT EVENT WITH THE VENICE IN PERIL FUND
Formerly a Trustee of the British-Italian Society, Charles Avery is a specialist in European, particularly Italian, sculpture. A graduate in Classics from Cambridge University, he obtained a Diploma in the History of Art at the Courtauld Institute and a doctorate for published work from Cambridge. Charles was Deputy Keeper of Sculpture at the Victoria and Albert Museum (1966-79) and a Director of Christie’s for a decade. Since 1990 he has been an independent historian, consultant, writer and lecturer.
Charles’ books include Florentine Renaissance Sculpture (1970), Donatello: an Introduction (1994), Giambologna, the Complete Sculpture (1987), Bernini, Genius of the Baroque (1997 – paperback, 2006), The Triumph of Motion: Francesco Bertos (1678-1741) and the Art of Sculpture (2008), A School of Dolphins (2009) and Joseph De Levis & Company: Renaissance Bronze-Founders in Verona (2016). His latest book is Il Bresciano: Bronze-caster of Renaissance Venice.
A DRINKS RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW THE TALK
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DISCLAIMER:
By participating in a BIS webinar or live event you automatically agree to authorise recording of audio and visual content during the event and consent to subsequent use of the recording in the public domain. This recording may include questions, comments and poll responses provided by you during the event in addition to your name, voice, image or likeness. This recording will be made available after the conclusion of the live event as part of the BIS webinar archives, and will remain available indefinitely. If you do not wish to consent to the recording, please do not join the event or contact us to discuss your concerns.
Zoom event.
What food was considered scandalous if consumed by women in public during the Renaissance? Why is carpaccio called carpaccio; the Bellini, the Bellini? How did the Colosseum get its name?
Test your knowledge while discovering surprising new facts about “The Boot”. An interactive cultural “trivia” challenge for anyone in amore with Italy and its astonishing culture and delizioso cuisine.
Carla Gambescia, lecturer, travel writer & author of the awarding-winning book, “La Dolce Vita University: An Unconventional Guide to Italian Culture from A-Z” – available on Amazon
If you wish to attend this event, please register by clicking the “book now” button. You will be redirected to our Zoom registration page. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
PLEASE NOTE: we are not making any formal charge for participation in this event. But we strongly encourage all those attending to consider making a donation (we suggest a minimum donation of £5 per event) to enable us to maintain our programme of events and to support our other cultural initiatives. If you are able to make a donation, please use the relevant button on the right or arrange a bank transfer to:
The British Italian Society
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