Enrico Pieranunzi Trio — Tribute to Fellini
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Federico Fellini, one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. A larger-than-life maestro who created an inimitable cinematic style combining surreal carnival with incisive social critique. Our celebration of his genius includes this musical tribute by one of the greatest pianist of the […]
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What exactly is a concentration camp?
Dramatic reading of Maria Eisenstein’s diary Internee n.6, (1944), one of the earliest testimonies of life in a fascist concentration camp. Excerpts for the reading are translated from the Italian original: Maria Eisenstein, L’internata numero 6, curated by Carlo Spartaco Capogreco, Mimesis, Milano-Udine 2014 (first edition Rome 1944). Introduction by and Q&A with Carlo Spartaco […]
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Giorno della Memoria: Twenty Years of Remembrance in Italy
Join us for the ceremony of the reading of the names of the Jews deported from Italy and the Italian territories. Twenty-four years have passed since the establishment of January 27th in Germany as day of commemoration of the victims of Nazi-Fascism which would subsequently be adopted as first shared European commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance. […]
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Nivola in New York / Figure in Field
The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, the Costantino Nivola Foundation, and the Italian Cultural Institute of New York present Nivola in New York I Figure in Field, an exhibition of the work of Italian sculptor Costantino Nivola (1911-1988), known for his large-scale bas-reliefs, murals, and free-standing sculptural installations created in collaboration with architects. The […]
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Seeing is Believing: Communal Religion at the Etruscan Sanctuary of Poggio Colla
The Archaeological Institute of America – NY Society presents “Seeing is Believing: Communal Religion at the Etruscan Sanctuary of Poggio Colla” A lecture by Dr. Gretchen Meyers, Associate Professor of Classics, Franklin & Marshall College. This lecture examines the archaeological remains from Poggio Colla to reconstruct a community shaped by its geography, architecture or economic […]
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When the Doges (Used to Wed the Sea with Rings)
A photographic homage to Venice, this exhibit is inspired by the sense of urgency to support artistic heritage conservation in Venice following the recent flood damage. The #AmericaLovesVenice initiative was launched by the Embassy of Italy in Washington, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Save Venice, and with the collaboration of the Italian Consulate Generals […]
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Baldini & Rossi: Fantaisie – Concert
For the Music of the Americas Concert Series – featuring music and musicians from the Western Hemisphere, including Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada – the Americas Society, in collaboration with ICI, presents the complete violin and piano sonatas by Heitor Villa-Lobos, featuring Italian violinist Emmanuele Baldini and Brazilian pianist Pablo Rossi. There will also […]
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Italian Playwrights Project Reading of Event Horizon by Elisa Casseri
Join us for an evening celebrating the publication of the second edition of the Segal Center’s IPP Italian Playwrights Project with a reading of Event Horizon by Elisa Casseri. The Segal Center collaborated again with Valeria Orani and Umanism NY (https://www.umanism.com/) to publish a volume with some of the innovative and engaging playwrights from Italy. […]
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The Italian Bilingual Revolution Perspectives on maintaining one’s cultural identity in today’s multicultural NYC life
A little more than a year ago the Department of Education of New York started diversifying the multilingual offering in NYC Public Schools.Thanks for InItaliano’s activism, Italian language was added to the DL choices of Manhattan public schools. This expansion continues and this year a second Italian teacher has been added to the pool of […]
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200th Anniversary of Giacomo Leopardi’s “L’Infinito” – Round Table
MIA (Marchigiani in America), in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of New York presents an evening of poetry: Infinito Leopardi. A discussion with Prof. Simona Wright (The College of New Jersey) and Prof. Gabrielle Sims (Leopardi Scholar) to celebrate Giacomo Leopardi and the 200th year anniversary of his most famous poem “L’infinito”. Simona Wright coordinates the Italian […]
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