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View details about the event: Leopardi. Poet of the InfiniteToday’s word is MIMOSA, the flower variety traditionally used to celebrate International Women’s Day in Italy.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Mimosa”Today’s word is QUARANTENA, Italian for quarantine.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Quarantena”Michael Meister (St. Mary’s College of California) in conversation with Charles Hilken (St. Mary’s College of California)
Watch the video: Purgatorio 3: Mercy Infinite and UnfathomableToday’s word is CONFETTI, an Italian candy, not to be confused with the English misuse of the word.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Confetti”Today’s words are LIMONARE and POMICIARE, two different verbs for “making out.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Limonare / Pomiciare”From January 27, 2021. Twenty years since the first commemoration of Giorno della Memoria (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Italy.
Watch the video: Giorno della Memoria 2021Massimo Maria Amorosini and Letizia Airos interview Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini for OK ITALIA PARLIAMONE.
Watch the video: #TheItalianResilience. Diffondere la cultura italiana negli USAFather Paolo Cugini, priest and theologian in conversation with Stefano Albertini, NYU
Watch the video: From the World’s Margins, an Inclusive Model for the Catholic ChurchFollowing the broadcast of “Babylon: Ghetto, Renaissance, and Modern Oblivion”, a special video project of Salon/Sanctuary Concerts featuring the Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble.
Watch the video: Babylon: Ghetto, Renaissance, and Modern Oblivion (Panel Discussion)Today’s word is PANTOFOLAIO, Italian for a couch-potato.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Pantofolaio”Victoria de Grazia, author, Columbia University in conversation with Stefano Albertini, NYU
Watch the video: The Perfect Fascist: A Story of Love, Power, and Morality in Mussolini’s ItalyToday’s word is CABARET, a form of theater that is slightly different from the anglo-saxon definition of the word.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Cabaret”Author and journalist Tiziana Ferrario in conversation with Stefano Albertini, NYU
Watch the video: Tiziana Ferrario presents “Uomini! E’ ora di giocare senza falli”Today’s word is ABBUFFATA, Italian for eating much more than necessary.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Abbuffata”Virtual Salons: Discourses on Black Italia In collaboration with NYU Florence
Watch the video: Citizenship Now! Activism and the Battle fro State RecognitionLa Provincia
Read more about: Il suono del silenzio (open in a new tab)The University of Parma Awards Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini as Alumnus of the Year 2020.
Watch the video: Casa Director Stefano Albertini Awarded by Parma UniversityUniversità di Parma
Read more about: Press Review: Stefano Albertini is Alumnus of the Year 2020 of the University of Parma (open in a new tab)Today’s word is ROCAMBOLESCO, Italian for exciting, or daredevil-ish.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Rocambolesco”Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present (2020, W.W. Norton)
Watch the video: Strongmen: Mussolini to the PresentA (Funny) Talk with Gina Barreca and Maria DeCotis
Watch the video: Italian American Women Doing ComedyVirtual Salons: Discourses on Black Italia In collaboration with NYU Florence “Future Il domani narrato dalle voci di oggi”
Watch the video: Future: Il domani narrato dalle voci di oggiToday’s word is BRIGA, Italian for “trouble,” a word that is commonly used in combination with others.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Briga”Today’s word is RIMBAMBITO, Italian for someone who is confused, or off-kilter.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Rimbambito”Stefano Albertini, Director, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò in conversation with Marcello Simonetta, author, historian
Watch the video: From Niccolò to Caterina: Unveiling the Secrets of the Renaissance in the Work of Marcello SimonettaAmara Lakhous, novelist, anthropologist, NYU Takoua Ben Mohamed, graphic journalist & screenwriter Wissal Houbabi, activist, artist, coordinator, Trama di Terre
Watch the video: Narration of the Nation: Storytelling Through Art and JournalismToday’s word is SBOLOGNARE, Italian for passing on a task to someone else.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Sbolognare”Our Walk with the Director today takes us to Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, the most quintessential Renaissance square in Florence. Alongside special guests Idanna Pucci and Terence Ward, we discover buildings and monuments and even get a sneak preview of the oratorio di s. Sebastiano as it is being restored. Inside the basilica we are able to admire a fresco of the Annunciation dating back to the mid-13th century in which the face of the Madonna was, according to popular belief (and Michelangelo’s), painted by an angel. A look at Brunelleschi’s Spedale degli innocenti (foundling hospital), two crazy fountains, an enormous equestrian statue, and a pack of angry wolves (by Chinese artist Liu Ruowang) complete the tour.
Watch the video: A Walk with the Director: FLORENCE – Piazza della ss. AnnunziataToday’s word is ACQUA, Italian for “water.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Acqua”I rapporti tra USA e Cina e come si riflettono sull’Italia
Watch the video: Tempi duri e soft powerIn conjunction with the series Virtual Salons: Discourses on Black Italia In collaboration with NYU Florence
Watch the video: “The Shadow King” Book PresentationToday’s word is FIASCO, Italian for “flask” and used everywhere to mean “failure.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Fiasco”Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of the “coolest” square in Florence.
Watch the video: A Walk with the Director: FLORENCE – Piazza Santo SpiritoToday’s word is BIRBANTE, Italian for naughty.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Birbante”Live broadcast from June 17, 2020
Watch the video: Malaparte’s “Diary of a Foreigner in Paris”Virtual Salons: Discourses on Black Italia In collaboration with NYU Florence
Watch the video: “Brava Gente:” Italian Colonial Legacies and Historical Constructions of RaceCasa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of the square that houses Florence’s cathedral.
Watch the video: A Walk with the Director: FLORENCE – Piazza del DuomoToday’s word is GNORRI, Italian for someone willfully playing dumb.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Gnorri”Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of Florence’s central square.
Watch the video: A Walk with the Director: FLORENCE – Piazza della SignoriaToday’s word is BORBOTTARE, Italian for mumbling, or grumbling.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Borbottare”Today’s word is AZZECCAGARBUGLI, a proper name from Manzoni’s “The Betrothed” that has become a commonly used noun.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Azzeccagarbugli”Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini takes us on a walking tour of his home city of Mantua.
Watch the video: A Walk with the Director: MANTOVAToday’s word is CANOVACCIO, the plot outline of Commedia dell’Arte theater.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Canovaccio”Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini walks around Parma on the day it gets restarted as Italian capital of culture for 2020-2021.
Watch the video: A Walk with the Director: PARMAToday’s word is IMPICCIO, Italian for hindrance.
Watch the video: Parole Parole “Impiccio”Today’s word is INSOMMA, an Italian adverb that changes its meaning according to the speaker’s intonation.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Insomma”Broadcast from July 29, 2020
Watch the video: Erbe da mangiare: millenaria occupazione e moderna rivoluzioneToday’s word is MENOMALE, the Italian equivalent of “Thank God.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Menomale”La Stampa
Read more about: Patti Smith e la religione “L’artista compete con Dio” (open in a new tab)Today’s word is PAPARAZZO, an Italian antonomasia derived from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to indicate a tabloid photographer.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Paparazzo”Today’s word is PERPETUA, an Italian antonomasia for the female helper of a priest.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Perpetua”Broadcast from July 1, 2020
Watch the video: Alberto Sordi at 100: The Roman Soul of Comedy Italian StyleToday’s word is ERBORISTERIA, Italian for herbalist.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Erboristeria”Live broadcast from June 24, 2020
Watch the video: Across the Table: Reinventing Sicilian Food with ‘Mangia with ‘Michele’Today’s word is MALFATTORE, Italian for evil-doer.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Malfattore”Live broadcast from June 17, 2020
Watch the video: Stories Without Borders: A Conversation with Igiaba ScegoLive broadcast from June 10, 2020
Watch the video: La cura come metafora: Gli orizzonti post-pandemici visti da Marina SozziToday’s word is FIFA, Italian for fear.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Fifa”Live broadcast from June 3, 2020
Watch the video: Parma After the RevolutionToday’s word is CIANFRUSAGLIE, Italian for useless miscellanea.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Cianfrusaglie”Live broadcast from May 27, 2020
Watch the video: TeleCronache: Aldo Grasso e la storia della TV italiana riscoperta ai tempi del CoronavirusLive broadcast from May 22, 2020
Watch the video: Epic, Exotic, Ethnic: From Racist Stereotypes to the MainstreamToday’s word is ORA, Italian for “hour” and “now”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Ora”Today’s word is VIOLA, Italian for violet/purple.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Viola”PER PASSIONE Pursuits Outside the Classroom
Watch the video: PER PASSIONE: Emily MeneghinLive broadcast from May 8, 2020
Watch the video: Know Thyself: Ingrid Rossellini and Her Legendary Family’s Passion for History (and Teaching)Today’s word is PIACERE, Italian for pleasure.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Piacere”Live broadcast from May 1, 2020
Watch the video: Gli italoamericani spiegati agli italiani: Dalle lotte per il lavoro a Pelosi e PompeoToday’s word is LAVORO, Italian for work.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Lavoro”Live broadcast from April 24, 2020
Watch the video: Tempi nuovi, passioni antiche per arti e mestieri: come reinventare una scuola illustreToday’s word is CIABATTA, Italian for slipper, a type of bread, and a multiple eletric outlet.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Ciabatta”La voce di New York
Read more about: Viaggio dalla Propaganda del fascismo fino a quella nel tempo del coronavirus (open in a new tab)Live broadcast from April 22, 2020
Watch the video: News York, News York: Propaganda e satira dal ventennio alla quarantenaLive broadcast from April 17, 2020
Watch the video: Home Sweet Home: Lavoro remoto, letture consigliate e tè sublimiToday’s word is PISOLINO, Italian for nap.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Pisolino”La Stampa
Read more about: Mussolini, e sai cosa bevi (open in a new tab)oglio po news
Read more about: La nuova traduzione americana dei Promessi Sposi crea un ponte tra Bozzolo e New York (open in a new tab)Today’s word is ABBIOCCO, Italian for post-meal tiredness.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Abbiocco”Live broadcast from April 8, 2020
Watch the video: Manzoni Today. Lessons We Haven’t Learned From HistoryToday’s word is CINCISCHIARE, Italian for wasting time.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Cincischiare”Today’s word is SCARPETTA, Italian for “little shoe”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Scarpetta”Today’s word is APPICCICOSO, Italian for “sticky”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Appiccicoso”Italian HUB and i-Italy Network have connected with renowned advertising creative from Milan, Pasquale Diaferia, to launch the #StandUpforItaly social media campaign.
Watch the video: #StandUpForItaly with Stefano AlbertiniLa voce di New York
Read more about: Stefano Albertini’s “The Scarlet Zone” (open in a new tab)Today’s word is CORONA, Italian for “crown”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Corona”Today’s word is CORTESIA, meaning a courtesy.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Cortesia”Today’s word is SPIFFERO, that usually means a draft.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Spiffero”Actress Lella Costa is the special guest in Kairos Italy Theater’s celebration of women in comedy in Italian theater, on the occasion of Franca Valeri’s 100th birthday. February 11, 2020
Watch the video: Women in Comedy in Italian Theater, feat. Lella CostaA documentary short about the exhibition on view at Casa Italiana March 4 – April 17, 2020, featuring interviews with Casa Italiana Director Stefano Albertini and exhibition curator Nicola Lucchi. Video by Awen Films.
Watch the video: Propaganda: The Art of Political IndoctrinationToday’s word is OSPITE, Italian for both “host” and “guest.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Ospite”Today’s word is AMORE, Italian for “love”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Amore”Today’s word is AZZECCARE, Italian for getting something right.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Azzeccare”La voce di New York
Read more about: “Oriana’s Words in Concert”: Maria Rosaria Omaggio con l’orgoglio Fallaci alla NYU (open in a new tab)Today’s word is CANDIDATO, Italian for “candidate.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Candidato”Today’s word is CIN CIN, the term Italians use when making a toast.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Cin Cin”Today’s word is APPARECCHIARE, meaning to set the table.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Apparecchiare”