Lampedusa Beach
- Theater
Opening night: In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY 2025
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Topic: Literature
- Art
Presentation of “La stanza verde”
“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
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- Art
Neorealism and Photography
A 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.
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- Literature
Performance: IroniKontemporaneo
A 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
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- History & Politics
“Stria”
Part of the 2018 In Scena! Italian Theater Festival. By Claudia Donadoni, with Claudia Donadoni and live music by Giovanni Bataloni. Directed by Sergio Stefini under the supervision of Marco Baliani, translated by Fred Gardaphe. May 15, 2018
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- Art
Veneto, the Land of Venice
Co-presented with EM Dreams Factory, in collaboration with Regione Veneto and Fondazione Arena di Verona, a celebration of the north-eastern Italian region, with tastings of local cuisine and wines, featuring an exclusive performance by Ruth Iniesta and Saimir Pirgu, with the participation of Federico Caner, Councillor of Tourism of Regione Veneto, and Cecilia Gasdìa, General Manager, Fondazione Arena di Verona. May 10, 2018
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- History & Politics
Jewish Publishing in Italy
A conversation with Shulim Vogelmann (La Giuntina, Florence). Presented by Primo Levi Center. May 9, 2018
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- History & Politics
Renaissance Woman: The Life of Vittoria Colonna
Author Ramie Targoff presents her biography of Vittoria Colonna in conversation with Jane Tylus (NYU). May 8, 2018
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- History & Politics
Presentation of “La lettera sovversiva”
Presentation of “La lettera sovversiva: Da Don Milani a De Mauro, il potere delle parole” by Vanessa Roghi. The author in conversation with Stefano Albertini (NYU) and Chiara Trebaiocchi (Harvard). April 27, 2018
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- History & Politics
Margherita Costa’s “The Buffoons, A Ridiculous Comedy”
Presentation of the new translation of The Buffoons, A Ridiculous Comedy (Li buffoni) with editors / translators Sara Dìaz and Jessica Goethals, and Suzanne Cusick (NYU). Introduced and moderated by Jane Tylus (NYU). Scene Reading by Richard Dent & Ali Sohaili. Directed by: Orlando Pabotoy (NYU Tisch). April 26, 2018
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- History & Politics
Community as Catalyst: The Case of Olivetti
A lecture by Kay Bea Jones, 2015 Bogliasco Fellow (Knowlton School of Architecture). In partnership with The Bogliasco Foundation. April 25, 2018
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- History & Politics
BLURRING BORDERS: Reimagining Strangers
Part of the Literary Mews and the PEN World Voices Festival. A conversation among authors Raquel Abend, Nègar Djavadi and Ibi Zoboi. Moderated by Rebecca Falkoff (NYU). Maison Française, NYU. April 20, 2018
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- History & Politics
Tell Me What Democracy Looks Like
Part of the Literary Mews and the PEN World Voices Festival. A conversation among authors Marion Brasch, Zetta Elliott and Siri Hustvedt. Moderated by Marcia Pally (NYU). Deutsches Haus, NYU. April 20, 2018
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