THE CAPTIVE SON
Pirandello at the time of the Great War By Pietro Frassica The lecture is based on the close correspondence between Luigi and Stefano Pirandello, the eldest son of the great Sicilian author. Stefano fought during the First World War at the battlefield’s frontline and then was taken as a prisoner in Mauthausen. Since his childhood […]
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50 MAIN STREET, The Face of America
Piero Ribelli Conference Italian photographer and author Piero Ribelli, will introduce the subjects of his latest book project: “50 MAIN STREET, The Face of America,” 50 stories and 50 portraits of 50 people in 50 towns, one in each of the 50 states, all found at the same address: 50 Main Street. Accompanied by a […]
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PICO DELLA MIRANDOLA AND RENAISSANCE INTELLECTUAL CULTURE
Lecture Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494) is widely known to have been a partner in philosophy with Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499) the leading figure of the Renaissance revival of Platonism. Pico is also popular as the author of a speech On the Dignity of Man, which has become a signature text of humanist and Renaissance appreciation […]
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GIOVANNI MAZZARINO TRIO
Giovanni Mazzarino: piano Marco Panascia: bass Marcello Pellitteri: drums Concert Program – Oh Que Sarà (Chico Buarque) – Nobody Else But Me (Jerome Kern) – Waltz For Ruth( Charlie Haden) – Wrong Together(Steve Swallow) – Piazza ( Giovanni Mazzarino) – Moonlight Serenade( Glen Miller) Giovanni Mazzarino was born on May 26, 1965. He has been […]
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U.S. theatrical premiere of VIVA LA LIBERTÀ
In this elegant and chilling story about world politics, the great Toni Servillodefies expectations playing two roles, imbuing each character with brilliant nuance and astonishing attention to detail. In the first, he personifies political failure in the role of the disgraced ideologue and party leader, Enrico Oliveri. In the second, he embodies the shrewd genius […]
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Lights from the Dark
Mafia and Antimafia: pictures for an inventory Exhibition Opening ‘Lights from the Dark. Mafia and Antimafia: pictures for an inventory”, a journey from Palermo to New York to keep on telling the historical facts from the Sicilian Workers Leagues (Fasci Siciliani) to the murder of Joe Petrosino and the captures of the mafia-bosses Luciano Liggio, […]
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“TAMING DR. FRANKENSTEIN:
MAKING THE COMPOSITION OF COMPUTERS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SAFE AND SECURE Lecture “TAMING DR. FRANKENSTEIN: MAKING THE COMPOSITION OF COMPUTERS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SAFE AND SECURE” Information technology moves rapidly to an increasingly decentralized and collaborative environment (the Cloud) with rich interfaces to the physical world (the Internet of Things). In particular, it […]
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GIOVANNI ARRIGHI: GLOBAL GROWTH AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
Lecture SPEAKERS:Thomas Reifer ( University of San Diego) Beverly Silver (Director, Giovanni Arrighi center fro Global Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore) Dr. Tom Reifer is currently an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of San Diego, where he was formerly the co-director of the Gender Studies Program, and an Associate at USD’s Joan […]
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THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE:BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS AND THE NEW MEDICINE
by PAOLO SASSONE-CORSI Lecture Since a very young age, Paolo Sassone-Corsi was fascinated by nature, concentrating his attention into astronomy and biology. He ended up favoring biology. The ‘DNA revolution’ was ongoing and the field of molecular biology that was beginning to be unraveled appeared to embody all fundamental facets of cellular and organismal physiology. […]
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CARLO GRANTE – MASTERS OF HIGH ROMANTICISM
Italian pianist Carlo Grante will launch his three-concert series, “Masters of High Romanticism,” on Friday, October 31, 2014 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City. He will devote the first concert to the Ballades and Scherzos of Frédéric Chopin. “Carlo Grante is one of the most astonishing artists I have ever known […]
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