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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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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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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Black History Month 2014 – Afro-Italian director Fred Kuwornu
Italian Cultural Institute of New York is proud to celebrate Black History Month 2014 by presenting Afro-Italian director Fred Kuwornu and his documentaries ” Inside Buffalo” about African-Americans veterans in Italy during World War II and “18 IUS SOLI” about Ethnicity, National Identity, and Multiculturalism in Contemporary Italy in the following schedule, all open to […]
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Siddhartha, The Musical
Fresh off of its smash-hit European tour, Siddhartha, The Musical (www.SiddharthaTheMusical.com) makes its American premiere with three special concert performances at 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on January 23rd at 7pm and January 24th at 7pm and 9:30pm. Tickets are priced at $40 (which includes a cocktail reception beginning an hour before each performance). […]
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Fairfield University Art Exhibitions Explore the World of the Printmaker
Exploring the world of the printmaker as artist, Fairfield University’s Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery and Bellarmine Museum of Art present concurrent exhibitions, Reflections and Undercurrents: Ernest Roth and Printmaking in Venice, 1900-1940, at the Walsh Art Gallery, and In the Wake of the Butterfly: James McNeill Whistler and His Circle in Venice, at the […]
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VALUES, DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION
WELCOME: Riccardo Viale, Director Italian Cultural Institute KEYNOTE STATEMENT on “Convivenza”: Opportunities and Challenges Francesco Avallone, Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology (Former vice Rector, Universita’ della Sapienza, Rome) Rector of the Universita’ Telematica della Sapienza. UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013: ITS CONTRIBUTION TO CONSENSUS 0BUILDING ON THE VALUE OF DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION. o The […]
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MAX PELLEGRINI
A tale. Max Pellegrini and Italo Cremona Exhibition An exhibition focused on his later paintings, A tale. Max Pellegrini and Italo Cremona will present the last ten years of Max Pellegrini work, mostly previously undisplayed, where we can find an evolution of his poetics, towards a delicate symbolism in which he links literary citations to […]
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Piero della Francesca: Conversations with Keith Christiansen
On the Occasion of the MET Museum Exhibition Opening Lecture Piero della Francesca (1412-1492) was an Italian artist of the Early Renaissance, known to contemporaries as a mathematician and geometer as well as an artist, though now he is chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting was characterized by its serene humanism and its use […]
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