When: The April 15 2026, 18:00 (Local time) - Where: Embassy of Italy in Washington
The Italian Cultural Institute of Washington and the Department of Italian Studies of Georgetown University will host an event to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Carlo Collodi — born Carlo Lorenzini — the creator of Pinocchio.
The event will feature a discussion on the legendary production directed by Yasha Frank for the Federal Theatre Project, led by Georgetown University Professor Gianni Cicali. Like Collodi himself, Prof. Cicali is Florentine and a theater historian. The program will also include performances of original songs from the 1930s production by Georgetown students.
