In a Dark Wood- What Dante Taught Me About Grief, Healing, and the Mysteries of Love
Introduction by Prof. Ruth Ben-Ghiat of NYU Joseph Luzzi presents: In the aftermath of a heartbreaking tragedy, a scholar and writer uses Dante’s Divine Comedy to shepherd him through the dark wood of grief and mourning—a rich and emotionally resonant memoir of suffering, hope, love, and the power of literature to inspire and heal the […]
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Italian language world-wide: a rapidly evolving situation, where is it heading?
Paolo E. Balboni, Director of the Venice University Research Centre on Italian as a Foreign Language In October 2014 the Italian government organised a conference about the teaching of Italian worldwide. The following March the Parliament asked for an audit, more technical and less political than the conference, on the same topic. Professor Balboni, who […]
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Musical Treasures from 17th Century Italy
Isabella Bison – Violin Stefano Marcocchi – Viola John Thyssen – Trumpet Gwendolyn Toth – Organ Giovanni Battista Fontana’s violin sonatas are among the genre’s earliest examples. His Sonata Seconda a Violino solo was published posthumously in Venice (1641), which is also represented by Dario Castello (Quarta Sonata à 2 and Sonata Sesta à 2) […]
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Taddrarite – Bats by Luana Rondinelli / Accura Teatro Company (Trapani/Sicily)
Laura Caparrotti, Artistic Director This performance helps to mark the conclusion of the In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY Three sisters find the courage – and sarcasm – to talk about incidences of domestic violence. Winner of the 2014 Rome Fringe Festival Award.
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Opening Night-Italian Dance Connection (IDACO NYC)
Vanessa Tamburi, Founder & Artistic Director; Enzo Celli, FounderPRESENT: IDaCo is a platform and a container for the works of Italian artists or with an Italian component that succeed in creating unique and original scenic paths through body awareness, movement and contemporary visual arts. The project is curated and produced by FLUSSO dance project in […]
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Italian Dance Connection (IDACO NYC)
Vanessa Tamburi, Founder & Artistic Director; Enzo Celli, FounderPRESENT: IDaCo is a platform and a container for the works of Italian artists or with an Italian component that succeed in creating unique and original scenic paths through body awareness, movement and contemporary visual arts. The project is curated and produced by FLUSSO dance project in […]
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OPENING – Gilberto Giovagnoli “The Worst” (works: 1983 – 2015)
Gilberto Giovagnoli’s work is driven by contemplations of sovereignty, tyranny, eroticism and transgression – all given free reign within his self-conceived utopian chaos. Giovagnoli was born in 1954, in the tiny Republic of San Marino, and received his BA from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino, Italy in 1975.Exhibition dates: May 16 – June […]
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Vanessa Benelli Mosell
THE KEYBOARD CHARITABLE TRUSTfor Young Professional Performers SIR ANTONIO PAPPANO (Patron) The Keyboard Charitable Trust’s mission is to help young keyboard players reduce the element of chance in building a professional musical career. The Trust identifies the most talented young performers (aged 18-30) and assists their development by offering them opportunities to perform throughout the […]
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COLLECTIVE DESIGN FAIR
Collective Design engages a diverse range of voices and expertise from around the world to present a compelling vision of design throughout the 20th century and today. The annual fair is a commercial and educational platform featuring expertly selected works from a global roster of established and emerging galleries. Presented in a new, unexpected location […]
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EDEN: Pianeti Lontani. Paradisi E Terre Vulcaniche
Opening Reception:May 12, 6 – 8 PM Marcello Lo Giudice is considered one of the most innovative artists on the new frontier of European Art Informal, a European equivalent to abstract expressionism. His multifaceted projects are a meditation on the alliance between cosmic energies and human beings; focusing on the intimacy of nature, human dignity […]
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