Dai Quaranta ai Settanta
- Literature
Postwar Italy Through the Lens of Literature
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Topic: Literature
- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Cattivo”
Today’s word is CATTIVO, Italian for “bad” or “evil”.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Sensibile”
Today’s word is SENSIBILE, that translates to “sensitive”.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Tifo”
Today’s word is TIFO, Italian for “sport rooting”.
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Scarabocchio”
Today’s word is SCARABOCCHIO, Italian for “illegible writing.”
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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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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Scemo”
Today’s word is SCEMO, Italian word for “stupid.”
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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Menzogna”
Today’s word is MENZOGNA, the Italian word for “lie.”
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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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- Parole Parole
Parole Parole: “Ragù”
Today’s word is RAGÙ, the Italian ground-beef-based sauce.
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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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