EUROPEAN BOOK CLUB
The book to be discussed is Cesare Pavese’s The Moon and the Bonfires.The nameless narrator of The Moon and the Bonfires, Cesare Pavese’s last and greatest novel, returns to Italy from California after the Second World War. He has done well in America, but success hasn’t taken the edge off his memories of childhood, when […]
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A SOCIOANTHROPOLOGICAL TALE OF PASTA
As history shows us, the origin of pasta is neither extraordinary nor fancy as many of us had probably wished for. Indeed, instead of being a fashionable food able to please the palate, pasta was a poor and humble product created in the Imperial Rome in order to fight hunger and lack of resources. A […]
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CODICE ROSSO THEATRE PRESENTS “DISCONNECT”
DISCONNECT is the result of a long creative process based on both physical and psychological development, a journey into the depths of the human psyche told through movement. Codice Rosso is constantly exploring dance as a means of illuminating the most intimate parts of life.From the barrier of the social mask to the bitter truth of […]
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SILICON ALLEY: SOME RECIPES FOR ITALY?
New York tech startups are the most vibrant and growing industry in the city. The startup community is a story of entrepreneurs creating successful companies and reinvesting their time and money into the next generation; it is the story of academia, investors, corporations and the local government coming together to feed the tech ecosystem; and […]
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RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE “LEANING TOWER” AND MONUMENTS IN PIAZZA DEI MIRACOLI, PISA, ITALY
Introduction: Warrie Price, Director, Battery Park, NYLectures: Professor Giovanni Padroni (University of Pisa) speaks about the materials and overall work that has being done on the Leaning Tower of Pisa to restore it to its original splendor and the principal technologies used in the restoration. He will also discuss the frescoes of the Camposanto Monumentale […]
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PINO DANIELE & SPECIAL GUESTS LIVE IN NEW YORK
PINO DANIELE & SPECIAL GUESTS LIVE IN NEW YORK
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MORNINGS AT TEN TO FOUR
Stage Reading by Luca de Bei IN SCENA! Italian Theatre Festival The setting is the suburbs of Rome, the time is the present. In the background are a love story, a friendship, and the controversial theme of death due to unsafe working conditions on construction sites. The lives of the three characters are told through […]
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CHELSEA MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Chelsea Music Festival returns to New York City this June for its fourth consecutive season. Artistic Directors Ken-David Masur and Melinda Lee Masur announce the CMF 2013 program centered on this year’s British-Italian theme and paying tribute to three composer anniversaries: Benjamin Britten (100th), Arcangelo Corelli (300th) and Carlo Gesualdo (400th). Once again, CMF […]
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GEPPETTO
Concrete Temple Theatrepresents Geppetto at HERE 145 Sixth Ave (enter on Dominick Street one block south of Spring) June 13-30th Thursday-Monday at 7 PM, Saturdays at 2 PM and 7 PM Tickets: $20/$15 students & seniors For tickets: visit here.org or call 212-352-3101, Box Office: open after 5 PM on show days or 2 hours […]
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OPEN ROADS: NEW ITALIAN CINEMA 2013
OPEN ROADS: NEW ITALIAN CINEMA, JUNE 6 TO 12 Screening Venues: The Film Society of Lincoln Center Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, 144 West 65th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: http://www.filmlinc.com/films/series/open-roads-new-italian-cinema-2013
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