Year: 2018

• Literature

“Cantiere Dante:” Teatro delle Albe and Dante

A conversational retrospective amongst Ermanna Montanari, Marco Martinelli and Alison Cornish (NYU). Part of the Italian Playwrights Project. December 14, 2018

• Cinema & Television

Paola Randi presents “Little Tito and the Aliens”

Part of Italy on Screen Today. Director Paola Randi presents Little Tito and the Aliens in conversation with journalist Silvia Bizio. December 11, 2018

• Cinema & Television

Andrea Magnani presents “Easy”

This event was the closing night of the 28th edition of New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.). A conversation between director Andrea Magnani and Stefano Albertini (NYU), after the screening of Magnani’s latest film, “Easy.” December 10, 2018

• Literature

Goong-Goong: From Tuscany to Shanghai

Book presentation of Goong-Goong: From Tuscany to Shanghai – The Story of a Chinese Patriarch Through the Eyes of His Italian Daughter-in-Law. Author Patrizia Chen in conversation with Nancy Yao Maasbach (Museum of Chinese in America). December 7, 2018

• Cinema & Television

Ara Merjian introduces “Bicycle Thieves”

In conjunction with the exhibition “NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960,” an introduction by Ara Merjian, NYU. December 6, 2018

• Art

Joseph Sciorra presents “Built With Faith”

On the occasion of the paperback release of “Built with Faith: Italian American Imagination and Catholic Material Culture in New York City” by Joseph Sciorra (CUNY). December 5, 2018

• Cinema & Television

Presentation of “Quanto Basta”

As part of the 28th edition of New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.), a Q&A with director Francesco Falaschi, in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU), on the occasion of the screening of “Quanto Basta.” December 4, 2018

• History & Politics

Puccini’s “Trittico” at 100

A conference honoring the centenary of the world premiere of Puccini’s triptych. Featuring Stefano Albertini (NYU), Shiela Kibbe (Boston University), Peter Clark, Carolyn Guzski, David Rosen, Deborah Burton, Cori Ellison, and William Berger. November 30, 2018

• Art

Women and the Circulation of Texts in Renaissance Italy

A lecture by Brian Richardson, University of Leeds. November 28, 2018

• Music

A Conversation with Michael Fabiano

Tenor Michael Fabiano in conversation with Fred Plotkin. Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. November 20, 2018

• Cinema & Television

Jenny McPhee Introduces “Riso Amaro”

In conjunction with the exhibition NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960. An introduction by Jenny McPhee, (NYU). November 19, 2018

Italian Humanist Photography

Martina Caruso discusses her book Italian Humanist Photography from Fascism to the Cold War with David Forgacs (NYU) and Maria Antonella Pelizzari (CUNY). November 16, 2018

• Art

The Fate of Futurism in the USA

A lecture by Laura Mattioli, founder of the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA). November 15, 2018

• History & Politics

New Italian Migrations to the United States

A book presentation by editors Joseph Sciorra (CUNY) and Laura Ruberto (Berkeley City College). November 12, 2018

• History & Politics

Fraser Ottanelli presents “Assassins Against the Old Order”

Book presentation of Assassins against the Old Order: Italian Anarchist Violence in Fin de Siècle Europe (University of Illinois Press, 2018) by Nunzio Pernicone and Fraser M. Ottanelli. November 9, 2018

• Art

Panel presentation of “Far From Us”

A conversation with Elena A. Perazzini. Moderated by Paolo Pellecchia (CUNY). With the participation of Gianluca Galletto (DG Advisors), scientist Alessandra Luchini, researcher Roberta Marongiu, and artist Paolo Pelosini. November 7, 2018

• Music

A Conversation with Sherrill Milnes

Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. November 1, 2018

• Cinema & Television

Emanuele Caruso presents “La terra buona”

Director Emanuele Caruso in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) following a screening of La terra buona. October 29, 2018

• History & Politics

Dante, Franciscan Poverty, and the Donation of Constantine

A lecture by Alessandro Vettori (Rutgers University). Introduced by Maria Luisa Ardizzone (NYU). October 25, 2018.

• Art

Moral Combat: Women, Gender, and War in the Italian Renaissance

Book Presentation with author Gerry Milligan (CUNY) in conversation with Virginia Cox (NYU) and Clare Carroll (CUNY). Moderated by Jane Tylus (Yale). October 24, 2018.

• Cinema & Television

Vito Adriaensens presents “Il Fauno” and “Screening Statues”

Vito Adriaensens (Columbia University) presents a screening of Febo Mari’s Il fauno (1917) and the publication of Screening Statues. A Q&A with musician Tal Shtuhl. October 19, 2018.

• Cinema & Television

Stefano Albertini introduces “Rome Open City”

In conjunction with the exhibition NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960, Prof. Stefano Albertini introduces Roberto Rossellini’s masterpiece from 1945. October 18, 2018

• History & Politics

When the American Press Flirted with Fascism

Mauro Canali in conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Alexander Stille for the presentation of La scoperta dell’Italia. October 17, 2018.

• History & Politics

Presentation of “Enzo Ferrari” with author Luca Dal Monte

Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics, and the Making of an Automotive Empire author Luca Dal Monte in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU). October 16, 2018.