"Wanted" eVenti Verticali Show in Ann Arbor
Through the Dante Alighieri and the Consulate of Italy in Detroit, I learnt of an interesting performance taking place on June 19 and 20 at the Top of the Park Summer Festival in my own Ann Arbor. The performers were two Italian acrobats, Luca and Andrea Piallini. Breaking the initial inertia of leaving the house […]
Sport & Nutrition Conference | Giornata dello Sport
First Italian National Sport Day 2018 The conference was held on June 1, 2018 at Wayne State University The Importance of Good Nutrition and Exercise on Physical Performance, Health and Well-Being An audience/interactive symposium to draw attention to the importance of healthy life habits on both physical and mental well-being. Presenters: -Diane Cress, RD, PhD […]
Casa Ricordi- House of Ricordi | Film Screening & Pizza
DAS hosted a film screening on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the death of Gioacchino Rossini, composer (1792 – 1868) Told in pageant-like fashion, Casa Ricordi is the story of the Ricordi family, the most prestigious music publishers in all Italy. It was the Ricordis who, for better or worse, came up with the […]
“La donna negli occhi degli artisti” Evoluzione della figura femminile nell’arte.
For International Women’s Day, Sabrina Cavallari guided us on a trip to discover the female body and its evolution in art. The female figure has always been an object and a subject in art. The representation of women evolves over the centuries along with the evolution of history, different cultures and artistic techniques. The female […]
Evaluation Survey
The Dante Alighieri Society constantly evaluates teachers and Italian programs to see how we are doing, get new ideas, and most importantly, give the opportunity to students to communicate with us directly. The evaluations received will be discussed for education and training purpose only. YOUR opinion matter to us, please respond to the best as […]
The Art of Naples pizza-making
The Art of Naples pizza-making became a Patrimony of the World. DAS of Michigan gave its contribution in delivering signatures for the UNESCO Petition to Maestro Pizzaiolo Fabio Cristiano from Naples, Italy. Event hosted by Pizzaplex, Detroit.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018
Organized by the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan and the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, under the auspices of the Consulate of Italy in Detroit, with the support of the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies Musica Degenerata With Davide Casali, clarinet and Elisa Frausin, piano To mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, every year the […]
Festa della Befana
On January 6 the Befana did not miss a stop and arrived at the new offices of the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan. She parked her broom and pulled Italian candies and chocolates and … yes, even coal out of her bag. The visit of the Befana was welcomed by many families of the Dante […]
Ferrante Fever with Ann Goldstein
At Wassermann Projects we hosted a lecture by Ann Goldstein, a former editor at The New Yorker. She has translated works by, among others, Primo Levi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Italo Calvino, and is the editor of the Complete Works of Primo Levi in English. She has been the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and […]
