Dai Quaranta ai Settanta
- Literature
Postwar Italy Through the Lens of Literature
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- Literature
Ariadne and the Minotaur
A lecture by Stiliana Milkova (Oberlin College) about the symbolic and literal labyrinth in Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend. March 27, 2019
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- History & Politics
LGBTQ in Italian-American Theater
Part of Rainbow Jubilee: 50 Years from the Stonewall Uprising and of LGBTQ Liberation.
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- History & Politics
Extraordinary Aliens
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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- Literature
Invisible Biculturalism
Anthony Tamburri, Dean of the Calandra Institute (Queens College, CUNY), presents his book Un biculturalismo negato: La letteratura “italiana” negli Stati Uniti together with Peter Carravetta (SUNY). March 14, 2019
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- Music
A Conversation with Jamie Barton
Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin. Jamie Barton appears courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera. March 12, 2019
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- Literature
Pasolini After Dante
The “Divine Mimesis” and the Politics of Representation. A lecture by Emanuela Patti (Royal Holloway, University of London). March 8, 2019
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- Art
Italy and Aesthetics in Edith Wharton
A lecture by Dr. Emily J. Orlando, Fairfield University, presented by Friends of FAI. March 6, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
Spaghetti alla Tarantino
A lecture by Mary Ann McDonald Carolan, NYU Tiro a Segno Visiting Professor, on Quentin Tarantino’s indebtedness to Spaghetti Westerns. March 5, 2019
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- Literature
Dante Without Footnotes
Launching the series Dante and…, organized by Prof. Alison Cornish (NYU), a lecture by Ron Herzman (SUNY Geneseo) about why Dante is for everyone. February 27, 2019
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- Cinema & Television
LGBTQ in Italian Theater
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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- Music
A Conversation with Nadine Sierra
From Adventures in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin, a conversation with the soprano Nadine Sierra, on the occasion of her performances as Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto at The Metropolitan Opera. February 20, 2019
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- Art
Lucio Fontana at The Met Breuer
A panel on the occasion of the exhibition Lucio Fontana: On the Threshold, featuring Carlos Basualdo (Philadelphia Museum of Art), Yve-Alain Bois (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton), Iria Candela (The Metropolitan Museum of Art), Valentina Castellani (art dealer, NYU), Ara Merjian (NYU). February 13, 2019
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