Events archive

Omaggio a Severino Gazzelloni ‘il flauto d’oro italiano’

incontro con Luisa Sello e Bruno Canino The International flautist Luisa Sello and one of the best chamber musician of our time, the pianist Bruno Canino, forma duo with a special and unique common denominator; the legend of the Golden Flute in the last Century, whose name was Severino Gazzelloni. Both spent their artistic life […]

Where the Wild Books Are

A year ago, noted children’s book specialist Betsy Bird reported on the School Library Journal’s blog that many U.S. publishers and librarians were opposed to buying or republishing picture books first issued overseas. American publishers, Bird said, rejected non-U.S. works as culturally inscrutable or inappropriate for American audiences—a controversial opinion that stems the flow of […]

Solo Exhibition of Stefano Losi at the United Nations in New York

The UNSRC Literary Cultural Circle and the Circolo Culturale Italiano of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, are pleased to announce “Respiro”, Stefano Losi’s third Solo Exhibition at the United Nations in New York (Curved Wall, Conference Building – First Avenue and 46th Street). “Violent Dances Fade”, the […]

Citizen Rosi

Panel Discussion:Antonio Monda (Professor) Gary Crowdus (Editor-Cineaste)Antonio Monda (Prof.)John Turturro (Actor/Director) presented by Gaetana Marrone-Puglia (Princeton University) Due to the widespread interest in the April 17 event Citizen Rosi, Registration is now closed as it has already reached maximum capacity.Thank you so much for your interest and we hope you will join us for future […]

OpeningCarlo Ferraris I’m No Longer Obsessed with Winning

LYNCH THAM is pleased to announce: I Am No Longer Obsessed With Winning anexhibition of recent work by leading Italian artist, Carlo Ferraris. In Ferraris’ work, the ordinary world and the objects that make it up become the points of experience, affecting our senses and understanding in new and unexpected ways. Narrative content is loaded […]

SIGNORA/SENORA ROSSINI: Discovering Mrs. Rossini A celebration of Isabella Colbran, diva of the ag

SIGNORA/SENORA ROSSINI: Discovering Mrs. Rossini A celebration of Isabella Colbran, diva of the age of bel canto and wife of Gioachino Rossini On April 10th and 11th at the newly opened Sheen Center in NoHo, Divaria Productions presents a multi-disciplinary theatrical piece for classical singers, piano, harp and actor/narrator that tells the story of the […]

Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Death Penalty By Mario Marazziti

The Panel Discussion will be moderated by: Paolo Mastrolilli (Correspondent, La Stampa) A Book Presentation Italian legislator Mario Marazziti, will present his book Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Death Penalty, just published in English by Seven Stories Press. Ideally building on a tradition of political thinking and activism against the death penalty that can […]

FEDERICO FELLINI “Making a film” – book presentation and panel

Natasha Senjanovic (journalist)Wendy Keys (Film Society Lincoln Center) Christopher Burton-White (translator) Federico Fellini’s Fare un film (1980) is the most comprehensive collection of the idiosyncratic Italian director’s writings available in any language. The contents were culled from a variety of sources long out of print, including interviews, autobiographical pieces, and materials that initially appeared as […]

AN EVENING WITH “ITALIAN” WRITERS: Carmine Abate and Amara Lakhous

Carmine Abate (Between Two Seas) Amara Lakhous (Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio) Moderator: Michael Reynolds (Editor in Chief- Europa Editions) Arbërescë author Carmine Abate and Algerian-Italian author Amara Lakhous will be in conversation with their American editor and publisher, Michael Reynolds. The discussion will focus on the migration of the word […]

The exhibition will present Italian string instruments coming from four different cities, and made from the 17th to the 20th century. In particular, the only surviving violin made by Giovanni Pietro Caspani in 1657 will be shown. The instruments, property of the luthier and violin dealer Christophe Landon, will be played in an opening event […]