ACCADEMIA DELLA CRUSCA-NICOLETTA MARASCHIO PRESIDENT
The Accademia della Crusca: History and New Frontiers of the Italian Language Professor Maraschio will lecture on the historical role played by Accademia della Crusca, and will take into account the influence of foreign languages, especially English, on contemporary Italian language. Nicoletta Maraschio is the current president of Accademia della Crusca. The Crusca (“The Academy […]
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Piero della Francesca in America
Revered in his own time as a ‘monarch’ of painting, Piero della Francesca (1411/13–1492) is acknowledged today as a founding figure of the Italian Renaissance. In early 2013, The Frick Collection will present the first monographic exhibition in the United States dedicated to the artist. It brings together seven works by Piero della Francesca, including […]
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“The Unfit” – Disability under Nazism and Fascism
“The Unfit” – Disability under Nazism and Fascism
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Symposium/Book presentation – “The History of the Shoah in Italy”, UTET 2012 – Enzo Traverso
Symposium/Book presentation “The History of the Shoah in Italy”, UTET 2012 Enzo Traverso (University of Turin, Cornell University and Susan Zuccotti)
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Tavola Rotonda – Rodolfo Graziani
Roundtable – Rodolfo Graziani
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Timeless Taranta: Experience the Excitement
Rediscovering the roots of pizzica tarantata and reinventing the tradition for today.A discussion and presentation of the music and dance of Puglia’s Salento. Featuring Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (Lecce, Italy) on the eve of their New York City concert and 2013 North American tour. After their successful 2011 tour and acclaimed 2012 performance at New York’s GlobalFEST, […]
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Screening and Q & A with Guri Schwarz and Tullio Levi – “Il ragazzo di Via Sacchi”
Screening and Q & A with Guri Schwarz and Tullio Levi – “Il ragazzo di Via Sacchi”
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Concert “La belta’ c’aspiro” – music composed by Paolo Marchettini
Paolo Marchettini is an Italian composer and clarinetist from Rome. He studied Composition, Choral Music and Choral Conducting, clarinet at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome and he specialized in Composition at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He carries on an intensive activity as instrumentalist, both in chamber music ensembles and as soloist. […]
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Exhibition Opening: ELEGY OF MADNESS by Keziat
The show is curated by Alessia Defilippi and it is part of the international exhibition cycle called Visionaria, focusing on Keziat’s recent production, mainly works in ink on paper, video art and installations. Some of her most representative works such as the quadriptych “La Rivoluzione di Milo”, the triptych “L’Albero dei Sogni” and “La giusta […]
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Reading of the names of the Jews deported from Italy and Italian territories.
Reading of the names of the Jews deported from Italy and Italian territories.
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