A Fun Christmas Day of Games and Tombola
For the children in our L1, L2, and Pre-AP classes, the teachers organized a joyful Christmas-themed day filled with play, learning, and togetherness. The morning began with a variety of age-appropriate activities designed to spark curiosity and fun, including riddles, puzzles, “find the differences,” mazes, Christmas Sudoku, hidden holiday objects, crosswords, and rebus puzzles. These […]
Divina Commedia: Manuele Morgese
On Friday, September 19, 2025, the General Lectures Hall at Wayne State University in Detroit turned into a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.Renowned Italian actor Manuele Morgese brought to life five of the most iconic and powerful cantos from Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, performed entirely in the original Italian with extraordinary passion and intensity.Accompanying […]
Italo-Aperi-Disco
On November 22, the Consulate of Italy in Detroit and the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan hosted a sold-out evening of culinary delights and musical immersion at the Metropolitan Museum of Design Detroit. Guests indulged in healthy Mediterranean appetizers, a tasteful nod to Italy’s rich culinary traditions. As part of the silent disco experience, attendees […]
The IX Week Italian Cuisine in the World: Film Screening and Potluck
Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan Celebrates Settimana Della Cucina Italiana Nel Mondo (Week of Italian Cuisine in the World) 2024 November 16 through 22 was designated the 9th Annual edition of Settimana della Cucina Italiana nel Mondo (Week of Italian Cuisine in the World) by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A showcase for Italy […]
The Restored Dante Alighieri Monument on Belle Isle, Detroit.
Putting Poetry on a Pedestal:Unvealing the Restored DANTE ALIGHIERI Monumenton Belle Isle. The Italian community thus encountered obstacles in their mission to honor Dante, but they persisted.Raffaello Romanelli, a renowned Italian sculptor, was commissioned to create a second bust of Dante. However, the new bust faced challenges upon arrival in Detroit, as it was […]
Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan and American University of Rome scholarships
The American University of Rome (AUR) and the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan launched a dedicated summer scholarship program this year, awarding two scholarships for students to study in Rome during the summer of 2024. This collaboration reflects both institutions’ commitment to promoting Italian culture and providing exceptional educational opportunities. The scholarship program awarded two […]
Annual Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for High School Students
Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Annual Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for High School Students The Concert of the Finalists is always an exciting event, sponsored by the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, in collaboration with the Italian American Club of Livonia Charitable Foundation, the Italian American Cultural Society, the […]
Italian Film Festival | Aspromonte
XXII Settimana della Lingua nel Mondo
Thank you professors and students.
Celebrating Dante on Belle Isle
The 28th Annual Italian Songs and Arias Vocal Competition for Michigan High School Students
On May 1st the Concert of the Finalists reached the 28th Anniversary edition.It was exciting to see and hear remarkable young singers emerging each year as they challengethemselves to have their artistic dreams realized. The Verdi Opera provides students the opportunity to showcase their talent in hopes to inspire them to continue their musical journey […]
XXI Week of Italian Language
Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan presented:“The Evolution of the Romantic Poem”, by Erika CaturegliDuring this Anno Dantesco, Dante Alighieri of Michigan explored Dante’s poetry before the creation of the Divine Comedy by selecting poems in which he talks about his beloved Beatrice. In this retrospective in honor of the Settimana della Lingua, we will look […]
How Dante Alighieri keeps mattering
We believe Dante Alighieri played a fundamental role in the beginning of the Renaissance, which brought about so much change to society. It allowed us to begin to satirize institutions and authority. It gave us the beginning of art, architecture, and learning.
Dante and Pisa
We would like to inaugurate a monthly appointment in which we will talk about Italian historical figures, archeological sites, art, cities, or overall culture. We are launching this new blog by talking about cities that were mentioned by non other ...
We would like to inaugurate a monthly appointment in which we will talk about Italian historical figures, archeological sites, art, cities, or overall culture. We are launching this new blog by talking about cities that were mentioned by non other ...
The Nativity Scene by Eduardo De Filippo in Detroit
Natale in casa Cupiello Presented by the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan On December 17, 2019, the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan presented a live production of Eduardo De Filippo’s Natale in casa Cupiello (“The Nativity Scene”) to a sold-out audience at the Village Players of Birmingham. The event was organized in collaboration with the […]
Festa della Musica 2019
The Festa della Musica is inspired by the values of the international Fête de la Musique. An event born in France in 1981 that later became an international phenomenon. Nowadays, the Fête de la Musique simultaneously involve many cities all around the world. In June, at the very beginning of the summer, for the summer […]
Italian Film Festival Detroit
The Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan is a proud sponsor of the Italian Film Festival in Detroit.
April 3, 7:30 p.m. | Benedetta follia
Detroit Film Theatre at the
Detroit Institute of Arts
Italian Ecocinema Beyond the Human
Italian Ecocinema Beyond the Human
Author Elena Past talked about how filmmaking practice—from sound recording to location scouting to managing a production—helps uncover cinema’s ecological footprint and can offer new perspectives on the nonhuman world
Luigi Ferri: The Survival of a 12-year-old Italian Child at Auschwitz
“The Holocaust is a page in the book of Humanity from which we must never remove the Memory bookmark” (Primo Levi).
The Roman Theaters by Prof. Wladek Fuchs
On this special Caffè & Cultura by Prof. Wladek Fuchs talked about the rise of the Roman theater as an architectural form, its role in the Roman society, and finally its decline. There were over 400 theaters built during the Roman period in all parts of the Empire. Vitruvius in his treatise on architecture from the […]
Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo | Week of Italian Language
Where: The Scarab Club – 217 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI 48202 The XVIII Week of Italian Language in the World was presented under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, the Consulate of Italy in Detroit, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago, the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan, with the support of 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 […]
Songs from a Lost World of Italian Jewish Composers
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017 The Dante Aligheri Society, Michigan Chapter and the Wayne State Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies with the support of the Italian Program at Wayne State, under the auspices of the Consulate of Italy in Detroit presented Songs from a Lost World of Italian Jewish Composers a performance by Caroline Helton – Soprano & Kathryn Goodson – […]
“Benedetto Croce: the philosopher that intimidated Mussolini”. By Armando Delicato
“Benedetto Croce: the philosopher that intimidated Mussolini”. A lecture by Armando Delicato Benedetto Croce (died in 1952) is a leading Italian philosopher. His major contribution to philosophy was in the area of historical meaning. Croce’s place in the wider realm of history is the result of his enormous prestige in Italy and the world that […]
Italian Movie Night – May 27th at 7pm – Il Vigile
A fabulous cast of best actors like Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Sylvia Koshina, Marisa Merlini and Mario Riva, to represent the story of a unemployed ex-soldier who takes finally a revenge on all who had been teasing him finding a job as traffic officer. But soon starts having trouble with his duties… In Italian […]
Scholarships: "Depicting Dante" – La giornata della Dante
With the proceeds derived from the Art Auction which took place during Dante Alighieri’s 90th Anniversary Gala on November 1, 2014 at the Detroit Yacht Club. The DAS of Michigan is proud to announce the Art Competition “Depicting Dante” Calling all students in Michigan who love art and the Italian language and culture – this is […]
Who Is Filippo Mazzei?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal…” It’s a refrain familiar to all Americans, and a philosophy at the core of our national identity. But do we know where these words came from? Of the many figures who sat beside Thomas Jefferson as he declared America’s independence from […]
Italian Book Club | March 25, 2016 | Whispering Tides – Ascoltando le maree by Guido Mattioni
We are pleased to announce the next meeting of our Italian Book Club We welcome the Dante Alighieri members and non members to join us in this exciting adventure in the Italian literature. We are meeting every three months to discuss a book by an Italian Author. The discussion will be in English unless all […]
Totó le Mokó | Fri, September 25, Birmingham
The mobster Pep le Mok dies during a shootout with the police. His gang decide that his successor will be a relative of his from Naples: Antonio Lumaconi, a street musician. Director Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia TOTO’: ‘Antonio de Curtis Gagliardi Griffo Focas Comneno’ was a descendant of the ‘Comneno de Bizancio’ and also one of […]
La vita è bella | Life Is Beautiful – Fri, February 26, Birmingham
Italian Movie Night Friday, February 26, 2016 at 7 pm 630 N Old Woodward Ave | Suite 102 (Lower level in the back) | Birmingham, Mi 48009 La vita è bella, pellicola diretta e interpretata nel 1997 dall’attore Roberto Benigni. In occasione della Giornata della memoria. La trama: Guido Orefice (Benigni) è un giovane ebreo […]
Scusate il ritardo Fri, December 11
Italian Movie Night | Scusate il ritardo Fri, November 27, Birmingham
Dante's Visual Imagination | April 19 at 4:30 pm
L’iconografia medioevale che ha influenzato l’immaginario dantesco. Please join us Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 4:30 pm for and afternoon of coffee and culture with Sabrina Cavallari Biancardi. What images have fed Dante’s imagination? His “Comedy” is inspired by theology and history, but at the same time art surrounds him and helps Dante transform his […]
“The Italian Woman and the Making of America” | Sunday, March 8 at 4:30pm
Please join us Sunday, March 8 at 4:30pm for and afternoon of coffee and culture with Prof. Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan. March 8th is the International Women’s Day. The earliest Women’s Day observance was held on February 28, 1909, in New York; it was organized in remembrance of the 1908 strike of the International Ladies’ Garment […]
The Fall of the Roman Empire | From Darkness to Light | Sunday, January 18 at 4:30pm
“If we want to understand our present we need to discover our history”. That is why we believe that the Fall of the Roman Empire signs the beginning of a new Era. We will learn the reasons for this “Fall”, and the consequences that had brought darkness to many fields, but strength to others; […]
Italian Book Club | November 20, 2015
Dante Alighieri Society Book Club INVOLUNTARY WITNESS by GIANRICO CAROFIGLIO Translated by Patrick Creagh Involuntary Witness is the first book in a series featuring Italian trial lawyer Guido Guerrieri, who lives in Bari, Italy. The author, Gianrico Carofiglio, is a former Italian judge, so the legal aspects of his novels are very accurate, and are interesting […]
Book Club | I Will Have Vengeance—Il senso del dolore By Maurizio de Giovanni | April 17, 2015
I Will Have Vengeance—Il senso del dolore By Maurizio de Giovanni Set in Naples in 1931, the novel takes place during the early rule of Il Duce, Benito Mussolini, at a time in which the gap between the wealthy and poor is enormous. Angelo Garzo, the Vice Questore in charge of Ricciardi’s department, “whose life […]
Matrimonio all’italiana | Friday, December 5, 2014 at 7:15pm
Domenico Soriano (Marcello Mastroianni) is about to marry, but when he learns that his mistress Filumena Marturano (Sofia Loren) is ill, he stays by her side, learning later that it was a ploy by her to get him to marry her instead. Cast: Sofia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi, Tecla Scarano, Marilù Tolo, Gianni Ridolfi […]
Mamma Roma | Friday, September 5, 2014 at 7pm
Anna Magnani stars as Mamma Roma, a rural Italian hooker trying to create a new life for herself. This proves impossible when the past keeps rearing its ugly head in the form of Mamma Rosa’s previous “johns.” She returns to her old profession, whereupon her son Ettore Garofalo becomes a thief and is killed by […]
Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century | Friday, January 16 at 7pm
Italian Book Club – Friday, January 16, 2015 at 7 pm 630 N Old Woodward – Suite 102 Birmingham, MI 48009 Great Italian Short Stories of the Twentieth Century/I grandi racconti italiani del Novecento: A Dual-Language Book (English and Italian). Edited and translated by Jacob Blakesley. This anthology highlights the rich range of modern Italian […]
