A Lasting Commitment To Human Dignity – The Role Of The Red Cross In Swiss & Italian Society
The Consulate General of Switzerland in New York and the Italian Cultural Institute have the pleasure of inviting you to the following event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Geneva Convention and the establishment of the Italian Red Cross Society, featuring a conversation with: Irène Herrmann Professor of Swiss History at the University of […]
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ITALOAMERICANA: THE LITERATURE OF THE GREAT MIGRATION, 1880-1943
By Francesco Durante Book presentation and readings With the participation of Anthony J. Tamburri (Dean, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, CUNY) James J. Periconi (President, Periconi LLC) Roberty Viscusi (CUNY Brooklyn College) To appreciate the life of the Italian immigrant enclave from the great heart of the Italian migration to its settlement in America […]
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NEW ITALIAN CINEMA EVENTS (N.I.C.E.)
New Italian Cinema Events is heading back to New York City to launch its 24th annual traveling film series dedicated to bringing Italy’s newest directors and films to the US audiences and celebrating the country’s rich cinematic tradition. Once again, the Italian Cultural Institute, New York will host the presentation of this year’s selection, which […]
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THE CAPTIVE SON
Pirandello at the time of the Great War By Pietro Frassica The lecture is based on the close correspondence between Luigi and Stefano Pirandello, the eldest son of the great Sicilian author. Stefano fought during the First World War at the battlefield’s frontline and then was taken as a prisoner in Mauthausen. Since his childhood […]
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50 MAIN STREET, The Face of America
Piero Ribelli Conference Italian photographer and author Piero Ribelli, will introduce the subjects of his latest book project: “50 MAIN STREET, The Face of America,” 50 stories and 50 portraits of 50 people in 50 towns, one in each of the 50 states, all found at the same address: 50 Main Street. Accompanied by a […]
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PICO DELLA MIRANDOLA AND RENAISSANCE INTELLECTUAL CULTURE
Lecture Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494) is widely known to have been a partner in philosophy with Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499) the leading figure of the Renaissance revival of Platonism. Pico is also popular as the author of a speech On the Dignity of Man, which has become a signature text of humanist and Renaissance appreciation […]
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GIOVANNI MAZZARINO TRIO
Giovanni Mazzarino: piano Marco Panascia: bass Marcello Pellitteri: drums Concert Program – Oh Que Sarà (Chico Buarque) – Nobody Else But Me (Jerome Kern) – Waltz For Ruth( Charlie Haden) – Wrong Together(Steve Swallow) – Piazza ( Giovanni Mazzarino) – Moonlight Serenade( Glen Miller) Giovanni Mazzarino was born on May 26, 1965. He has been […]
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U.S. theatrical premiere of VIVA LA LIBERTÀ
In this elegant and chilling story about world politics, the great Toni Servillodefies expectations playing two roles, imbuing each character with brilliant nuance and astonishing attention to detail. In the first, he personifies political failure in the role of the disgraced ideologue and party leader, Enrico Oliveri. In the second, he embodies the shrewd genius […]
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Lights from the Dark
Mafia and Antimafia: pictures for an inventory Exhibition Opening ‘Lights from the Dark. Mafia and Antimafia: pictures for an inventory”, a journey from Palermo to New York to keep on telling the historical facts from the Sicilian Workers Leagues (Fasci Siciliani) to the murder of Joe Petrosino and the captures of the mafia-bosses Luciano Liggio, […]
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“TAMING DR. FRANKENSTEIN:
MAKING THE COMPOSITION OF COMPUTERS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SAFE AND SECURE Lecture “TAMING DR. FRANKENSTEIN: MAKING THE COMPOSITION OF COMPUTERS, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SAFE AND SECURE” Information technology moves rapidly to an increasingly decentralized and collaborative environment (the Cloud) with rich interfaces to the physical world (the Internet of Things). In particular, it […]
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