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Contemporary Theater: What’s on in Italy
View details about the event: Festivals and AwardsA conversational retrospective amongst Ermanna Montanari, Marco Martinelli and Alison Cornish (NYU). Part of the Italian Playwrights Project. December 14, 2018
Watch the video: “Cantiere Dante:” Teatro delle Albe and DantePart of Italy on Screen Today. Director Paola Randi presents Little Tito and the Aliens in conversation with journalist Silvia Bizio. December 11, 2018
Watch the video: Paola Randi presents “Little Tito and the Aliens”Today’s word is ZABAIONE, an egg-based dessert, typical for the holiday season.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Zabaione”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
Watch the video: Andrea Magnani presents “Easy”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
Watch the video: Goong-Goong: From Tuscany to ShanghaiToday’s word is ANZI, an untranslatable Italian word, somewhere between “on the contrary” and “furthermore.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Anzi”i-Italy
Read more about: Paola Randi, an Extra-Terrestrial Director for Italy (open in a new tab)In conjunction with the exhibition “NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960,” an introduction by Ara Merjian, NYU. December 6, 2018
Watch the video: Ara Merjian introduces “Bicycle Thieves”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
Watch the video: Joseph Sciorra presents “Built With Faith”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
Watch the video: Presentation of “Quanto Basta”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
Watch the video: Puccini’s “Trittico” at 100A lecture by Brian Richardson, University of Leeds. November 28, 2018
Watch the video: Women and the Circulation of Texts in Renaissance ItalyToday’s word is FIGURATI, an Italian single-word expression signifying contradiction and disbelief.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Figurati”Today’s word is BOTTEGA, an Italian word with multiple meanings relating to storage and schooling.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Bottega”Tenor Michael Fabiano in conversation with Fred Plotkin. Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. November 20, 2018
Watch the video: A Conversation with Michael FabianoIn conjunction with the exhibition NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960. An introduction by Jenny McPhee, (NYU). November 19, 2018
Watch the video: Jenny McPhee Introduces “Riso Amaro”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
Watch the video: Italian Humanist PhotographyA lecture by Laura Mattioli, founder of the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA). November 15, 2018
Watch the video: The Fate of Futurism in the USALa voce di New York
Read more about: “Isabella Unmasked”: the Italian Commedia dell’Arte Is Coming to New York (open in a new tab)The Digital Poet
Read more about: Neorealism has Never Been this New… Interview with the ADMIRA-ble Enrica Viganò (open in a new tab)Today’s word is CHITARRA, Italian word for “guitar,” but also a type of pasta.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Chitarra”A book presentation by editors Joseph Sciorra (CUNY) and Laura Ruberto (Berkeley City College). November 12, 2018
Watch the video: New Italian Migrations to the United StatesBook 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
Watch the video: Fraser Ottanelli presents “Assassins Against the Old Order”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
Watch the video: Panel presentation of “Far From Us”La voce di New York
Read more about: It Is Time to Take Another Look at the Italian Anarchist Assassins of the 1890s (open in a new tab)Today’s word is CENCIOSO, Italian for “ragged.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Cencioso”Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. November 1, 2018
Watch the video: A Conversation with Sherrill MilnesDirector Emanuele Caruso in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) following a screening of La terra buona. October 29, 2018
Watch the video: Emanuele Caruso presents “La terra buona”Today’s word is VOLENTIERI, Italian for “willingly” or “with pleasure.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Volentieri”A lecture by Alessandro Vettori (Rutgers University). Introduced by Maria Luisa Ardizzone (NYU). October 25, 2018.
Watch the video: Dante, Franciscan Poverty, and the Donation of ConstantineBook Presentation with author Gerry Milligan (CUNY) in conversation with Virginia Cox (NYU) and Clare Carroll (CUNY). Moderated by Jane Tylus (Yale). October 24, 2018.
Watch the video: Moral Combat: Women, Gender, and War in the Italian RenaissanceToday’s word is ACUTO, the word for “sharp” and for a “high-note”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Acuto”Collector Daily
Read more about: NeoRealismo Review in Collector Daily (open in a new tab)Photograph Magazine
Read more about: NeoRealismo Review in PhotographMag (open in a new tab)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.
Watch the video: Vito Adriaensens presents “Il Fauno” and “Screening Statues”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
Watch the video: Stefano Albertini introduces “Rome Open City”Mauro Canali in conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Alexander Stille for the presentation of La scoperta dell’Italia. October 17, 2018.
Watch the video: When the American Press Flirted with FascismEnzo Ferrari: Power, Politics, and the Making of an Automotive Empire author Luca Dal Monte in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU). October 16, 2018.
Watch the video: Presentation of “Enzo Ferrari” with author Luca Dal MonteToday’s word is DON, a common title of honor in Italy.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Don”Vincenzo Boccia, President of Confindustria, in conversation with Letizia Airos (i-Italy). October 11, 2018.
Watch the video: A New Italian NarrativeIn collaboration with the Bogliasco Foundation. A lecture by David Yezzi, Johns Hopkins University. Introduced by Laura Harrison, President of the Bogliasco Foundation. October 10, 2018.
Watch the video: Anthony Hecht’s Italian JourneyOn the occasion of Italian Heritage and Culture Month, dedicated this year to Italian Women in America: Breaking Barriers. A conversation with author and director Gabriella Belloni, moderated by Stefano Albertini (NYU). October 9, 2018
Watch the video: Gabriella Belloni’s American DreamToday’s word is TRASECOLARE, Italian for being dumbfounded.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Trasecolare”La voce di New York
Read more about: Fortunate noi, donne di oggi, ad aver avuto una Gabriella Belloni ad aprirci la via (open in a new tab)A lecture by Filippo La Porta, critic and essayist, in conversation with Achille Varzi (Columbia University). October 4, 2018.
Watch the video: Filippo La Porta on an “Ethical” DanteTranslator Jenny McPhee (NYU) and Franco Baldasso (Bard) present the English translation of Curzio Malaparte’s posthumous book. October 3, 2018.
Watch the video: Malaparte’s “The Kremlin Ball” presentationIntroduction by David Forgacs (NYU) prior to the screening of the film, in conjunction with the exhibition “NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960”. October 2, 2018.
Watch the video: David Forgacs presents “Ossessione”Today’s word is MALMOSTOSO, Italian for someone who is grumpy.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Malmostoso”Free Verse meets In Scena! Presented by Dave Johnson (Free Verse) and Laura Caparrotti (Kairos Italy Theater). October 1, 2018.
Watch the video: Versetto Libero – Italian Artists Meet NYC PoetsAdventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. September 27, 2018.
Watch the video: A Conversation with Nicola LuisottiPresentation of New York Review Books’ release of Iris Origo’s A Chill in the Air and War in Val d’Orcia. With Ben Downing, Marisa Escolar, Katia Lysy and Rebecca Falkoff. September 25, 2018.
Watch the video: Works by Iris OrigoThe Future of Italian Restaurants. The third chapter of Gruppo Italiano’s Italian Table Talks. September 24, 2018.
Watch the video: Globalization vs AuthenticityNYU Arts Digest
Read more about: Art Against Propaganda (open in a new tab)“La stanza verde: Autobiografia di Sandro Manzo” (2017, Electa) by Fiamma Arditi. Author Fiamma Arditi and Sandro Manzo in conversation with artists Vincenzo Amato, Shoja Azari, Phong Bui. Moderated by Stefano Albertini (NYU). September 20, 2018
Watch the video: Presentation of “La stanza verde”Today’s word is LIBRETTO, the booklet of verses for a work of musical theater. Featuring New York City Opera’s Francesca Campagna.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Libretto”Antonioni, Olmi, De Seta, and Post-WWII Industrial Cinema. A lecture by Pierpaolo Antonello, Cambridge University, UK. September 19, 2018.
Watch the video: The (Political) Forms of TechnologyPart of the series AdDRESSing Style. Met Museum curator of The Costume Institute Andrew Bolton in conversation with Grazia d’Annunzio.
Watch the video: A Conversation with Andrew BoltonCasa director Stefano Albertini and i-Italy Editor-in-Chief Letizia Airos interviewed on RAIUno’s talk show UnoMattina. September 17, 2018.
Watch the video: Director Albertini on UnoMattinaToday’s word is SCIALLA, which means “take it easy”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Scialla”A world peace celebration, presented by Alessandra Belloni & I Giullari di Piazza, with special guests The SilverCloud Native American Singers & Dancers. September 12, 2018.
Watch the video: Drums of IlluminationA panel discussion in conjuntion with the exhibition NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960. Featuring curator Enrica Viganò and Prof. Maria Antonella Pelizzari (CUNY). Moderated by Ara Merjian (NYU). September 10, 2018.
Watch the video: Neorealism and PhotographyOur Town
Read more about: From Rome to the UES (open in a new tab)A lecture by Bruce L. Edelstein (NYU), on the occasion of the exhibit Pontormo: Miraculous Encounters at The Morgan Library & Museum. September 6, 2018.
Watch the video: The Carmignano Visitation: Pontormo’s Masterpiece in New YorkToday’s word is SCORCIATOIA, Italian for “shortcut.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Scorciatoia”Today’s word is ARRANGIARSI, Italian for “making due” or “getting by”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Arrangiarsi”A round table featuring the artistic delegation of the Italian film festival Open Roads. Moderated by Jenny McPhee (NYU). June 1, 2018
Watch the video: Open Roads Round Table 2018Today’s word is DISSIMULAZIONE, Italian for lie or concealment.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Dissimulazione”Today’s word is FERRAGOSTO, the Italian mid-August holiday.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Ferragosto”Today’s word is BIASIMARE, Italian for “blaming” or “cursing”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Biasimare”Today’s word is CATTIVO, Italian for “bad” or “evil”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Cattivo”Today’s word is SENSIBILE, that translates to “sensitive”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Sensibile”Libreriamo.it
Read more about: New York rende omaggio al Neorealismo italiano (open in a new tab)Today’s word is PINZIMONIO, an Italian dish of fresh vegetables.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Pinzimonio”Today’s word is TIFO, Italian for “sport rooting”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Tifo”Today’s word is SCARABOCCHIO, Italian for “illegible writing.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Scarabocchio”As part of the series AdDRESSing Style, Grazia d’Annunzio interviews jewel expert and author Patrizia di Carrobio. May 23, 2018
Watch the video: “Be Jeweled!” with Patrizia di CarrobioA performance by musicians Alessandra Mostacci and Luca Fattori, and a conversation with Jonathan Mullins (The Ohio State University) exploring Freak Antoni’s leading role in 1970s Bologna. May 21, 2018
Watch the video: Performance: IroniKontemporaneoToday’s word is SCEMO, Italian word for “stupid.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Scemo”