From Greenwich Village to the Cathedral

From Greenwich Village to the Cathedral
Retrospective celebrating 45 years of I Giullari di Piazza

From the streets of Greenwich Village to the sacred halls of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine: one company’s 45-year odyssey transforming Italy’s ancient folk traditions into timeless art

Retrospective celebrating 45 years of I Giullari di Piazza
Italian folk Music, Theater & Dance Company

Presented by
Alessandra Belloni
Co-Founder, Artistic Director, I Giullari di Piazza

John T. La Barbera
Co-Founder, Music Director, I Giullari di Piazza

Featuring special guests:
Stefano Albertini, NYU
Bill de Blasio, former Mayor of New York
Luigi Ballerini, author and former Chair of NYU Italian Studies
Giuseppe de Falco, actor
Vincenzo D’Arista, actor
Elisa Mereghetti, director (via Zoom)
and other guests

The presentation will include rare and unseen videos and photos, soon to be digitized into a Master Archive.

The presentation will be followed by a performance by I Giullari di Piazza, featuring:
Alessandra Belloni, vocals, percussion
John T. La Barbera, guitar, mandolin, chitarra battente
Mara Gerety, vocals, violin
Christa Patton, oboe, harp, recorders
Steve Gorn, bansuri flutes, saxophone, clarinet
Gypsy Joe, vocals, accordion

In ENGLISH