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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Today’s word is APERITIVO, the Italian cocktail accompanied by food.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Aperitivo”
Part of Rainbow Jubilee: 50 Years from the Stonewall Uprising and of LGBTQ Liberation.
Watch the video: LGBTQ in Italian-American Theater
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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Today’s word is CODESTO, a rare Italian pronoun.
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Today’s word is BANCA, Italian for “bank.”
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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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Today’s word is SPREZZATURA, indicating the nonchalanche necessary to make something difficult appear easy.
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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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Today’s word is STRUGGIMENTO, literally and figuratively signifying something that falls apart or melts away.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Struggimento”
Directors Lorena Luciano and Filippo Piscopo in conversation with David Forgacs (NYU). February 8, 2019
Watch the video: Presentation of “It Will Be Chaos”
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
Watch the video: Pasolini: Framed and Unframed