MUSIC, CINEMA & FOOD

During the summer, students can participate in the Torino International Jazz Festival which is a wonderful gathering point for jazz music fans. Also in the summer the Traffic-Torino Free Festival takes place. This is the largest free music festival in Italy that each year attracts internationally renowned musicians. During the month of September, the cities of Torino and Milano join together to form one of europes largest music events MITO. Many of the events are free and give you the chance to see world class names performing in the beautiful settings around Torino.

For centuries Torino has been a city where classical culture and scientific innovation have gone hand in hand. The movie "Cabiria" gave birth to Italian cinema in Torino and Italian television made its first steps here as well. Today, thanks to the Film Commission, many film sets can be seen throughout the city as well as the Cinema Museum, located in the Mole Antonelliana, designed by the Swiss Architect François Confino. Today Torino is once again becoming one of the capital cities of the "big screen" also thanks to its famous Torino Film Festival in which SJIU students can also take part.

SJIU students will have the possibility to visit the International Food Tasting Salon, organized by Slow Food, where it is possible to buy, taste and familiarize oneself with the typical foods of Piemonte and all of Italy. SJIU students can also visit the various food festivals (sagre) in the small towns of Piemonte. Special gastronomical excursions will be arranged to permit the students to participate in these farmers' festivals which are rich in delicious food, fine wines and folkloric traditions.