Notti Sylvane: Two evenings of music and film by composer Sylvano Bussotti
A screening of Bussotti’s film Rara (New York premiere), followed by a selection of the artist’s musical miniatures.After an introduction by Luciano Chessa, Bussotti’s silent film Rara (1967-69) will be screened in a restored version. Experimental and without deliberate narrative, the work gathers ‘filmed portraits’ of the 1960s Italian avant-garde, including the circle around Pier […]
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L’ Arte in Cucina 2019 – gli artisti incontrano gli chef – Settimana della Cucina Italiana
In collaboration with ENIT, the Institute hosts the presentation of the third volume of “L’ Arte in Cucina 2019 – gli artisti incontrano gli chef” (Art in the Kitchen 2019 – Artists Meet the Chefs) by Editoriale Giorgio Mondadori. With the special participation of the Michelin-starred chef of Abruzzo origin William Zonfa, Magione Papale. The […]
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Ian Thomson: “Writing About Levi”
For “Primo Levi At 100”, the centennial of Primo Levi’s birth, journalist, translator and writer Ian Thomson presents the new edition of his classic biography of Primo Levi. Program presented in collaboration with the Primo Levi Center NY and NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli/Marimò. Ian Thomson was born in London in 1961, but grew up in […]
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Marinella Senatore and The School of Narrative Dance Performance
On November 16, Italian multidisciplinary artist Marinella Senatore will engage nearly 100 professional and amateur performers from throughout the Hudson Valley in a monumental procession and performative celebration of community. The performance will begin at 12:30 pm at the Veterans Monument on the lawn of St. Mary-in-the-Highlands, near the corner of Main Street and Route […]
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Maria Pia De Vito and Julian Oliver Mazzariello – Concert
An extraordinary musical encounter between the vocalist Maria Pia De Vito and the English/Italian pianist and composer Julian Oliver Mazzariello. Two artists with a strong bond and joyously spontaneous interaction, with a drive to walk new music paths, in which vocal and linguistic creativity – such as the Neapolitan dialect along with original compositions or […]
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“Io, Leonardo” – Screening
Screening of “Io, Leonardo” a movie produced by SKY TV and directed by the Mexican director Jesus Garces Lambert. Leonardo da Vinci, played by Luca Argentero, is accompanied by Francesco Pannofino’s narrating voice. A unique journey into the mind of the multifaceted artist and man, through the most significant moments of his life. Italian audio […]
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Carmen C. Bambach: “Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered”
On the occasion of the publication of Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered, the Italian Cultural Institute welcomes Carmen Bambach, internationally renowned Leonardo specialist and author of the prestigious monograph. Carmen’s four-volume work is a groundbreaking contribution of original scholarship that continues the long legacy of Leonardo studies, while simultaneously reexamining the multifaceted artist’s life and work […]
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Quartetto di Cremona
The oustanding musicians of “Quartetto di Cremona” – Cristiano Gualco, violin; Paolo Andreoli, violin; Simone Gramaglia, viola; Giovanni Scaglione cello – perform at the Italian Cultural Institute a program that includes: G.Verdi, Quartetto in mi minore and L. van Beethoven, Quartetto n.14 in do diesis minore op.131 (no intermission). Since its formation in 2000, the […]
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INTERTWINING Magazine – Round table
A round table to launch the second issue of INTERTWINING Magazine. After the 2018 Davos Declaration it’s been perceived as extremely urgent a return to urban transformation practices linked with cultural values. What does this mean? What kind of values should designers, planners, and public administrators put at the center of their decision-making process? We […]
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Dianne Hales “La Passione: How Italy Seduced the World”- Settimana della Lingua Italiana
The Italian American Committee on Education (IACE), and the Italian Cultural Institute, are pleased to host New York Times bestselling author Dianne Hales presenting her latest book “La Passione: How Italy Seduced the World”, a celebration of the Italian culture and its global impact. “There is a primal force that stems from an insatiable hunger […]
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