Crime & Redemption Theatre: Photography by Clara Vannucci
Curated by Veronica Santi OPENING: Friday, February 21 6 PM “Why should I run? Where would I go? Twenty years I’ve lived in prison. Now I have something to live for. Life has meaning.” This was the surprising response photographer Clara Vannucci received when she asked a prison inmate and theatre actor why he’d never […]
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ZUCCHERO CD Release and Tour
ITALIAN SUPERSTAR ZUCCHERO TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM AND DVD — LA SESIÓN CUBANA — FEBRUARY 18TH ON MANHATTAN RECORDS RECORDED IN HAVANA, ALBUM TEAMS BEST-SELLING SINGER WITH PRODUCER DON WAS FOR VIBRANT MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH LATIN, CUBAN, TEX-MEX, AND SALSA RHYTHMS Zucchero “Sugar” Fornaciari , the Grammy-nominated Italian blues-rock singer, and one of Europe’s best-selling […]
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Rebirth of Rome: Italian Art and Architecture in the Interwar Period
On the occasion of Rebirth of Rome, a program of interrelated exhibitions at The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, three Italian scholars will discuss the alliance between art, architecture, and ideology that helped to define Italian political identity during the period of Fascist dictatorship (1922–43). Though the regime controlled and censored most cultural production—from newspapers and school […]
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The Italian Baroque
Plan your Valentine’s week now by purchasing tickets for the Chamber Orchestra of New York’s romantic program of “The Italian Baroque” on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall Plan your Valentine’s week now by purchasing tickets for the Chamber Orchestra of New York’s romantic program of “The Italian Baroque” on […]
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SALVATORE GITTO-PIANO RECITAL
Winner of numerous prizes in more than twenty national and international piano competitions achieving success with audience and critics, Salvatore Gitto performed in important Halls and Festivals all over Italy such as Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, Teatro Vittorio Emanuele and University in Messina, the Roman Festival Musicale delle Nazioni at Teatro Marcello and […]
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GIGI D’ALESSIO North American Album Release and Tour
2014 kicks off on a North American note for Gigi D’Alessio. The Italian superstar will release his 18th studio set Ora via Sony Music on February 4th, followed by the kick off of his world tour with a seven city concert run of the continent on February 7th. One of Italy’s most popular recording artists, […]
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TWIST & SHOUT : New York Celebrates The Beatles
From Italy duo TWO OF US represents Italian fans at the Beatles Celebration at te Apollo Theatre. TWIST & SHOUT: New York Celebrates The Beatles” at the legendary Apollo Theater, has announced the addition of Dionne Warwick, Lulu and Mary Wilson (of The Supremes) to the Thursday, February 6 star-studded charity concert being held as […]
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1983-2013 Teatro delle Albe’s poetics throughout a thirty-year journey
The Teatro delle Albe from Ravenna, founded in 1983 by Marco Martinelli, Ermanna Montanari, Luigi Dadina and Marcella Nonni, is one of the most important theater companies in the Italian and international scene, in particular with regard to the fusion between research and tradition, focus on actor’s work and dramaturgy, emphasis on musical and vocal […]
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Talea Ensemble Marco Billone Performance
Pierluigi Billone:Mani.Long (2001) *US Premiere The centerpiece on the program is Billone’s large-scale work, which like the Neuwirth piece was written for the Viennese ensemble, Klangforum Wien, and which explores the limits of non-traditional playing techniques in the midst of many virtuosic solo moments. A text work by Richard Long anchors the piece and makes […]
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THE LIBERTY OF KNOWLEDGE: REMEMBERING R.LEVI MONTALCINI
with the participation of Eric Kandel Nobel Prize-Columbia University Rita Levi Montalcini, the longest living Nobel Prize winner, died on December 30, 2012 at the age of 103. She established her fame by discovering the first nerve growth factor, NGF, in the1950s. Her finding led to the identification of many growth factors, which have greatly […]
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