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Art

1982-2002: A Chronology for Italian Queer Movements

Cinema

Rossella Schillaci presents “Libere – Free Women”

Art

It Begins with a Name: Learning to Remember the Triangle Fire

Alba Capriati Lecture

Literature

Pinocchio’s Truth: The Real Messages of the World’s Best-Lovedand Most Misinterpreted Tale

A lecture by Anna Kraczyna Co-translator of the Penguin Classics edition of The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

Cinema & Television

‘Big Night’ One, Two, Three: Notions of an Italian/American Identity

A lecture and visual presentation by Anthony J. Tamburri (Dean at the Calandra Italian American Institute)

Art

Dressing the Screen: The Best Fashion-Shows in Movies

AdDRESSing Style

Cinema & Television

Presentation of “Talien” with director Elia Moutamid

Part of the series Black Italia Following the screening of “Talien”

History & Politics

Contemporary Theater by Italians of African Descent: The Playwrights, the Stories, the Challenges

Part of the series Black Italia

History & Politics

Book Presentation: “An Ugly Word. Rethinking Race in Italy and the United States”

Part of the series Black Italia

History & Politics

Alessandra Belloni and I Giullari di Piazza feat. SudCantica

A Santa Lucia celebration performance of Sicilian folk music, featuring: Alessandra Belloni, artistic director, vocals & percussion John La Barbera, music director, guitarist & composer, chitarra battente & mandolin Steve Gorn, bansuri flutes, saxophone & clarinet Wilson Montuori, guitar

Cinema & Television

Summer Minerva, Danila Cannamela, Marzia Mauriello on “Summer Within” and “Italian Trans Geographies”

Following the screening of “Summer Within” (2023, Documentary, USA, 70 min.)

Cinema & Television

“The Best of Youth” at 20 with Fabrizio Gifuni and Sonia Bergamasco

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the film release of “La meglio gioventù” (The Best of Youth) Panel discussion with actors Fabrizio Gifuni and Sonia Bergamasco

History & Politics

Calvino and the Americas (Panel Discussions)

Calvino and the Americas

History & Politics

Elsa Morante’s “Lies and Sorcery” presented at NYU

Lies and Sorcery (2023, New York Review Books)

Cinema & Television

Presentation of “Shelter: Farewell to Eden”

Director Enrico Masi in conversation with Alessandra Lancellotti, ass. director David Forgacs, NYU Giulia Sbaffi, NYU

History & Politics

Pages Ripped Out of My Skin: Pier Vittorio Tondelli. The Man, His Quest, His Works

Book Presentation of “Ho sempre cercato tutto Pier Vittorio Tondelli: l’uomo, la ricerca, le opere” by Fr. Antonio Spadaro s.J. (Undersecretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education)

History & Politics

The Italian Squad: The True Story of the Immigrant Cops Who Fought the Rise of the Mafia

Book Presentation The Italian Squad: The True Story of the Immigrant Cops Who Fought the Rise of the Mafia (2023, NYU Press) by Paul Moses

History & Politics

Lovers’ Letters

Theatrical Performance Lovers’ Letters

Cinema & Television

“Maka” Q&A with Elia Moutamid and Simone Brioni

Director Elia Moutamid and screenwriter Simone Brioni present their documentary “Maka” in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU).

Cinema & Television

A Call for Disobedience: The Unexpected Revolution of Two Priests in Post-War Italy

An introduction to Don Primo Mazzolari by Diletta Pasetti, Rutgers University An introduction to Don Lorenzo Milani by Vanessa Roghi, historian and author

Art

Vanessa Roghi presents “In Search of Elsa Morante”

Following the screening of “In Search of Elsa Morante” (“In cerca di Elsa Morante. Storia di una scrittrice)

Art

Eros: Thinking, Feeling, Writing Love from Classical Antiquity to Early Modernity

A two-day international symposium organized by Ida Caiazza, NYU.

Art

Q&A with director John Maggio and Grazia d’Annunzio

AdDRESSing Style The Rise of the Italian Fashion Industry

Art

“Devoti Tutti” Q&A with director Bernadette Wegenstein

Following the screening of “Devoti Tutti” (2023)

Casa Italiana

Presentation of “Stonebreakers”

Introductory remarks by Roberto Múkaro Borrero, Kasike of the Guainía Taíno Tribe and organizer of Indigenous Peoples’ Day NYC

Art

Moda Menu: The Longtime Affair of Food & Fashion

Part of the series “AdDRESSing Style”

Art

Eleonora di Toledo and the Creation of the Boboli Gardens

Book Presentation “Eleonora di Toledo and the Creation of the Boboli Gardens” by Bruce Edelstein, NYU Florence

Art

2022-2023 Highlights: Casa’s Comeback

2022-2023 Season Highlights “Casa’s Comeback”

Cinema & Television

“The Legend of Carlo Tresca” Film Presentation

In collaboration with The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute

Cinema & Television

“Our Return to Italy” Presentation

Directors Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno in conversation with Anthony J. Tamburri, Dean, Calandra Institute, CUNY

Gastronomy

Recitar Mangiando: Fred Plotkin on Opera and Food in conversation with Stefano Albertini

On the occasion of the publication of Italy for Food Lovers (Avalon, 2023) by Rick Steves and Fred Plotkin. Author and expert on everything Italian Fred Plotkin talks about food and Italy, through selections from operatic productions, in conversation with Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini.

History & Politics

Only Mozart Is Missing

Part of In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY 2023

History & Politics

Roundtable with Cristina Ubah Ali Farah, Djarah Kan, and Chiara Tagliaferri (Multipli Forti 2 Edition)

Roundtable with authors: Cristina Ubah Ali Farah Djarah Kan Chiara Tagliaferri

Italian Society

The Publication and Promotion of Italian Literature in Anglophone Markets (Multipli Forti 2 Edition)

Multipli Forti Voices from Contemporary Italian Literature

Cinema & Television

A Conversation with Franco Grillini

Franco Grillini in conversation with Filippo Vendemmiati Rachel Love, NYU Brian DeGrazia, Independent scholar

History & Politics

Interrupted Narratives and Intersectional Representationsin Italian Postcolonial Literature

The author Caterina Romeo in conversation with Edvige Giunta (New Jersey City University) and Gabriella Romani (Seton Hall University).

Cinema & Television

Screening Precarious Lives: Recent Developments in Italian Documentary Filmmaking

A lecture by Áine O’Healy (Loyola Marymount University)

Art

Dante’s ‘Inferno’: Multiple Approaches

A Graduate Conference

Cinema & Television

“L’occhio di vetro” (The Glass Eye) Q&A with director Duccio Chiarini

Following the screening of The Glass Eye (L’occhio di vetro) Written and Directed by Duccio Chiarini

Art

Made in Italy | Sold in America: An Exhibition at NYU Casa Italiana

NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò presents: Made in Italy | Sold in America Fashion in Attenzione Magazine, 1979-1987 An exhibition of historical magazines, including fashion from the NYU Costume Studies MA Study Collection

Art

Neorealist Architecture: Aesthetics of Dwelling in Postwar Italy

Book presentation by David Escudero (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)

Art

A Conversation with Marcella Martin and Antony Shugaar

On the occasion of the opening of Made in Italy | Sold in America Fashion in Attenzione Magazine, 1979-1987

Art

Female Agency and Religion in Counter-Reformation Italy

A double lecture by Ida Caiazza, NYU Eleonora Carinci, Oslo University

Casa Italiana

Italian Minister Antonio Tajani Visits NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò

View full event here.

History & Politics

Against Redemption: Democracy, Memory, and Literature in Post-Fascist Italy

Book Presentation of Against Redemption: Democracy, Memory, and Literature in Post-Fascist Italy (Fordham University Press, 2022)

History & Politics

A Conversation with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani

Educational Opportunities in Italy

History & Politics

Three Memoirs of Fiume

Part of GIORNO DELLA MEMORIA 2023

Casa Italiana

Presentation of “Tutti in Scena”

On the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of KIT – Kairos Italy Theater

Cinema & Television

A Conversation with Eva Robin’s

On the occasion of the American debut of evə (The Tank NYC December 13-14, 2022)

Art

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò 2021-22 Highlights (English Version)

2021-22 Season Highlights

Art

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò 2021-22 Highlights (Versione Italiana)

2021-22 Season Highlights

History & Politics

Homage to Angelo Del Boca (1925-2021)

Panelists: Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NYU David Forgacs, NYU Silvana Patriarca, Fordham University

History & Politics

Manzoni, Dostoevsky, and Borges: Lessons to Be Learned from the Papal Reading List

A Lectio Magistralis by Fr. Antonio Spadaro s.J. (Editor in Chief, Civiltà Cattolica)

History & Politics

Manzoni Today: Why Not?

On the occasion of the publication of The Betrothed A new translation by Michael F. Moore of Alessandro Manzoni’s I promessi sposi

Art

“Viaggio nel crepuscolo” Film Presentation

Part of the New Italian Cinema Events (N.I.C.E.) Film Festival Celebrating its 32nd edition in the United States

Art

“Just Passing Through” The Diaries and Photographs of Milton Gendel

Book Presentation “Just Passing Through A Seven-Decade Roman Holiday The Diaries and Photographs of Milton Gendel” (2022, Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

History & Politics

Laboratory Italy: Revolution and Civil War in Italy in the 1970s

A lecture by Michael Hardt, Duke University

Art

THE MUTATION – Walking with Manzoni

A short documentary about the exhibition “The Mutation: Walking with Manzoni” Photographs by Mike Slack Curated by Gaia Giani In collaboration with Micamera Milan

Cinema & Television

Women in Italian Cinema: An Inclusive Project

In collaboration with WICIP Women in Italian Cinema: An Inclusive Project

Art

Laughing with Manzoni: Parodies of The Betrothed in Comics and TV

Presentations by Serena Moscardelli, Ph.D. Candidate in Italian Studies Anita Quero, Ph.D. Candidate in Italian Studies

History & Politics

The “Discovery” of Religious Freedom

The Italian Immigrants in the United States From the “Confessional Order” to the First Amendment

Art

Book Presentation: “Whaddyacall the Wind?”

Whaddyacall the Wind? (Bordighera Press, 2022)

Art

Book Presentation: THE BETROTHED

The Betrothed (I promessi sposi) (Penguin Random House, 2022)

Art

Le immagini prendono vita: Poesia e pittura nel Rinascimento

Le immagini prendono vita Poesia e pittura nel Rinascimento

Art

Launching “Italian Fashion from A to Z”

Launch of Casa Italiana’s new video series Italian Fashion from A to Z.

Art

Book Presentation: “One Hundred Saturdays” with Stella Levi

In collaboration with Primo Levi Center

History & Politics

Maria Savorgnan’s Letters to Pietro Bembo

“Know that every day and every night I cannot think of anyone but you” Maria Savorgnan’s letters to Pietro Bembo

Art

Babylon: Ghetto, Renaissance, and Modern Oblivion

A film by Jessica Gould

History & Politics

EXILE (Confino) by Alessandro Tampieri (Live at Center for Italian Modern Art, New York)

Part of In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY 2022 In Collaboration with Center for Italian Modern Art

Art

A Conversation with Luca De Santis and Presentation of “Exile” by Alessandro Tampieri

Part of In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY 2022 In Collaboration with Center for Italian Modern Art

History & Politics

Jhumpa Lahiri presents “Translating Myself and Others” with Jenny McPhee

Translating Myself and Others (2022, Princeton University Press)

Art

How Italian Cities Created Religious Diversity

Panelists: John Agnew, UCLA Mariachiara Giorda, University of Roma Tre Silvia Omenetto, Sapienza University, Rome

Art

Book Presentation: “Talking to the Girls”

Book Presentation Talking to the Girls Intimate and Political Essays on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Candid and intimate accounts of the factory-worker tragedy that shaped American labor rights

History & Politics

Lectio Magistralis by Minister Elena Bonetti

Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities An Italian Perspective for a Changing World

History & Politics

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis: The Novel, the Film, and the Opera

Part of Giorno della Memoria 2022

Cinema & Television

Judge Guido Calabresi on “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis”

On the occasion of the world premiere of the opera “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” Music by Ricky Ian Gordon Libretto by Michael Korie Directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford Based on the novel by Giorgio Bassani

Cinema & Television

Judge Guido Calabresi on “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” [EXTENDED INTERVIEW]

On the occasion of the world premiere of the opera “The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” Music by Ricky Ian Gordon Libretto by Michael Korie Directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford Based on the novel by Giorgio Bassani

History & Politics

“The Best Weapon for Peace” Book Presentation

“The Best Weapon for Peace: Maria Montessori, Education, and Children’s Rights” by Erica Moretti (FIT – SUNY)

Cinema & Television

A Conversation with “El Numero Nueve” director Pablo Benedetti

Part of N.I.C.E. (New Italian Cinema Events) Film Festival

Cinema & Television

Dante in Silent Italian Cinema

Part of the N.I.C.E. (New Italian Cinema Events) Film Festival

History & Politics

Martin Luther King Jr.: An “Italian” Story

Paolo Naso, Università La Sapienza, Rome Author of “Martin Luther King. Una storia americana” (Laterza, 2021)

Gastronomy

A Conversation with Roberto Scarcella Perino

Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin.

Art

Italian Neorealism: A Cultural History

Book Presentation

Art

Against the Avant-Garde: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Contemporary Art, and Neocapitalism

Author Ara Merjian in conversation with Francesco Guzzetti, Teresa Kittler, Barry Schwabsky. Moderated by Alessandro Giammei. Co-presented with Magazzino Italian Art, Center for Italian Modern Art, Italian Cultural Institute of New York.

History & Politics

Black Lives Matter in Italy: Movements & Mobilizations

Virtual Salons: Discourses on Black Italia In collaboration with NYU Florence Ada Ugo Abara, Arising Africans Rahel Sereke, Cambio Passo Anthony Chima, Black Lives Matter Bologna Pierre Aboa, Black Lives Matter Bergamo Moderated by Candice Whitney, writer and translator Angelica Pesarini, NYU

Art

Made in Italy and Nation Branding

Part of the series “Tutti a Casa! Live Chats About All Things Italian”

Art

Glamorous, Glittering Gio’! Giovanna Battaglia with Grazia D’Annunzio

Part of the series AdDRESSing Style

Art

Dancing Divas: Bellini’s “La Sonnambula” on Video in 1950s Italy

Part of the series “Viva Voce”

Cinema & Television

Political Theater in Italian American Theater

Laura Caparrotti, Artistic Director, KIT – Kairos Italy Theater in conversation with Frank J. Avella, playwright Marcella Bencivenni, CUNY Excerpts read by Giacomo Rocchini and Mario Merone, KIT

Art

Reimagining the Archives & Centering Black Histories

Part of the series Virtual Salons: Discourses on Black Italia

History & Politics

Domesticating the Tenth Muse: Myths of Female Voice and Enlightened Progress in 1790s Italy

A talk by Jessica Gabriel Peritz (Yale University) Respondent: Shane Butler (Johns Hopkins University) Co-sponsored by Medieval and Renaissance Center at NYU Moderated by Eugenio Refini (NYU)

History & Politics

La Marchesa Colombi and the Free Women of Late 19th-Century Italy

Antonia Arslan, writer in conversation with Maria Teresa Cometto (Author of La Marchesa Colombi: Vita, romanzi e passioni della prima giornalista del Corriere della Sera)

History & Politics

Political Theater in Italian Theater

Laura Caparrotti (KIT- Kairos Italy Theater) interviews Davide Enia, Marco Martinelli, Marco Paolini, and Giorgina Pi.

History & Politics

Violence in Italian History

David Forgacs, NYU Author of Messaggi di sangue: La violenza nella storia d’Italia

Art

Early Modern Voice and the Representation of Racial Difference

Part of the series VivaVoce Early Modern Voice and the Representation of Racial Difference Scenes of Performance at the Medici Court in the Primo Seicento

Art

Tomb Raiders and the Italian Art Squad

Presenting Fiona Greenland’s “Ruling Culture”

Topic: Italian Society