- Theater & Dance
Siciliana, donna e diva. Elenora Micali in “Una Donna Fantasiusa: Un Nonologo”
La voce di New York
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- Literature
A Reading of Eugenio Montale’s “Arletta” Poems
A lecture by Dr Adele Bardazzi, University of Oxford, focusing on Eugenio Montale’s ciclo di Arletta. April 11, 2019
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- Music
A Conversation with Loretta Di Franco
Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. Featuring soprano Carolina Lopez and pianist Nobuko Amemiya. April 10, 2019
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LGBTQ 10-Minute Plays from Around the World
- Photographs by
- Giuseppe De Lauri
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A conversation with Loretta Di Franco
- Photographs by
- Luca Mascia
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- History & Politics
Rime: Dante’s Workshop of the Heart
Part of the Global Dante Project of New York. An international symposium, featuring papers by Fabian Alfie (University of Arizona), Sara Diaz (Fairfield University) and Richard Lansing (Brandeis University). April 5, 2019
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Nepotismo”
Today’s word is NEPOTISMO, like its English equivalent “nepotism” it finds historic roots in the Italian peninsula.
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- Cinema & Television
Michele Cinque presents “Iuventa”
Director Michele Cinque presents his 2018 documentary Iuventa in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU). Introduced by David Forgacs (NYU). March 29, 2019
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- Art
“House of Secrets” Book Presentation
Author Allison Levy (Brown University) presents House of Secrets, about Palazzo Rucellai in Florence, followed by a conversation with Leonard Barkan (Princeton University), Gerry Milligan (College of Staten Island/CUNY GC), Alexander Stille (Columbia University). March 28, 2019
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Aperitivo”
Today’s word is APERITIVO, the Italian cocktail accompanied by food.
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- Literature
Ariadne and the Minotaur
A lecture by Stiliana Milkova (Oberlin College) about the symbolic and literal labyrinth in Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend. March 27, 2019
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- History & Politics
LGBTQ in Italian-American Theater
Part of Rainbow Jubilee: 50 Years from the Stonewall Uprising and of LGBTQ Liberation.
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LGBTQ in Italian-American Theater
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50 Years from the Stonewall Uprising and of LGBTQ Liberation.
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- History & Politics
Extraordinary Aliens
A play written and starring Flavia Sgoifo, Arianna Wellmoney and Bianca Waechter, followed by a conversation with the cast and immigration lawyer Nicola Tegoni. March 15, 2019
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- Literature
Invisible Biculturalism
Anthony Tamburri, Dean of the Calandra Institute (Queens College, CUNY), presents his book Un biculturalismo negato: La letteratura “italiana” negli Stati Uniti together with Peter Carravetta (SUNY). March 14, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Leonora Bernardi’s “Clorilli”
Presented by Eric Nicholson (NYU), Virginia Cox (NYU) and Anna Wainwright (University of New Hampshire), with videos from Villa La Pietra by Gabriel Goh and Domenico Cannalire and scenes performed by the La Pietra Players. March 13, 2019
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- Music
A Conversation with Jamie Barton
Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. Jamie Barton appears courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera. March 12, 2019
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- Music
Daniela Roma performs Scriabin’s “Prelude for the left hand”
Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915) – “Prelude for the left hand, op. 9”. Daniela Roma, piano. March 11, 2019
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- Music
Daniela Roma performs Rendano’s “Tarantella”
Alfonso Rendano (1853-1931) – “Tarantella”. Daniela Roma, piano. March 11, 2019
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- Music
Daniela Roma performs Rendano’s “Valse Triste”
Alfonso Rendano (1853-1931), “Valse Triste”. Daniela Roma, piano. March 11, 2019
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- Literature
Pasolini After Dante
The “Divine Mimesis” and the Politics of Representation. A lecture by Emanuela Patti (Royal Holloway, University of London). March 8, 2019
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Codesto”
Today’s word is CODESTO, a rare Italian pronoun.
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- History & Politics
L’epopea di noi “alieni straordinari” per ottenere un visto O-1 per gli USA
La voce di New York
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Extraordinary Aliens
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Performance and discussion
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Banca”
Today’s word is BANCA, Italian for “bank.”
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- Art
Italy and Aesthetics in Edith Wharton
A lecture by Dr. Emily J. Orlando, Fairfield University, presented by Friends of FAI. March 6, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Spaghetti alla Tarantino
A lecture by Mary Ann McDonald Carolan, NYU Tiro a Segno Visiting Professor, on Quentin Tarantino’s indebtedness to Spaghetti Westerns. March 5, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Dacia Maraini and Mujah Maraini-Melehi present “Haiku on a Plum Tree”
Following the screening of Haiku on a Plum Tree, director Mujah Maraini-Melehi and author Dacia Maraini, in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) and David Forgacs (NYU). March 4, 2019
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Leonora Bernardi’s “Clorilli”
- Photographs by
- Luca Mascia
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A Conversation with Jamie Barton
- Photographs by
- Luca Mascia
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Simpatico”
Today’s word is SIMPATICO, a difficult word to translate that means a combination of someone’s niceness, sympathy, pleasantness, etc.
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- Cinema & Television
Dacia Maraini, Memories From a Japanese War Camp
i-Italy
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Haiku on a Plum Tree ‘Mujah Maraini-Melehi with Dacia Maraini’
- Photographs by
- Luca Mascia
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Sprezzatura”
Today’s word is SPREZZATURA, indicating the nonchalanche necessary to make something difficult appear easy.
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- Literature
Dante Without Footnotes
Launching the series Dante and…, organized by Prof. Alison Cornish (NYU), a lecture by Ron Herzman (SUNY Geneseo) about why Dante is for everyone. February 27, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
LGBTQ in Italian Theater
Commemorating 50 years from the Stonewall uprising, Kairos Italy Theater presents an evening dedicated to Italian LGBTQ theater, featuring Laura Caparrotti, Mario Merone, Gianmarco Colucci, Alice Lussiana Parente, and Giacomo Rocchini, with historical remarks by Matthew Zundel (NYU) and Brian DeGrazia (NYU). February 25, 2019
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A Carnival Celebration on Fat Thursday
- Photographs by
- Luca Mascia
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LGBTQ In Italian Theater
- Photographs by
- Luca Mascia
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Struggimento”
Today’s word is STRUGGIMENTO, literally and figuratively signifying something that falls apart or melts away.
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- Music
A Conversation with Nadine Sierra
From Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin, a conversation with the soprano Nadine Sierra, on the occasion of her performances as Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto at The Metropolitan Opera. February 20, 2019
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- Art
Lucio Fontana at The Met Breuer
A panel on the occasion of the exhibition Lucio Fontana: On the Threshold, featuring Carlos Basualdo (Philadelphia Museum of Art), Yve-Alain Bois (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton), Iria Candela (The Metropolitan Museum of Art), Valentina Castellani (art dealer, NYU), Ara Merjian (NYU). February 13, 2019
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- Economy & Finance
Consumer Behavior and the Evolution of Italian Food Retail
The fourth chapter of Gruppo Italiano’s Italian Table Talks, featuring: Eddie Yoon, founder of EddieWould Grow, a think tank and advisory firm on growth strategy
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- Cinema & Television
Presentation of “It Will Be Chaos”
Directors Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo in conversation with David Forgacs (NYU). February 8, 2019
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- Art
Pasolini: Framed and Unframed
A panel featuring: David Forgacs, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Italian Studies, NYU Ara H. Merjian, Associate Professor, Dept. of Italian Studies, NYU Luca Peretti, Visiting Assistant Professor in Italian, Ohio State University Karen Pinkus, Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature, Cornell University Karen Raizen, Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian, Bard College
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- Literature
Antonio Monda presents “Unworthy”
The author in conversation with Mary Karr and Fr. James Martin, S.J. February 6, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
A Conversation with “Gomorrah” star Salvatore Esposito
Author and actor Salvatore Esposito in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU), Angela Vitaliano (journalist, Grazia), and author Alessandro Iovino. February 4, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Peter Stastny presents “Redemption Blues”
On the occasion of Giorno della Memoria 2019. Director Peter Stastny in conversation with Paola Mieli (Après-coup Psychoanalytic Association). January 31, 2019
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- History & Politics
A Conversation with the Minds Behind “Maestro”
On the occasion of Giorno della Memoria 2019, a conversation about the theatrical concert “Maestro” being performed at The Duke Theater, with the show’s author Eve Wolf, director Don Sanders, star John Noble, and Arturo Toscanini’s biographer Harvey Sachs. January 30, 2019
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