"Words on Screen," la letteratura italiana nel cinema. Il tradimento nel rispetto della trama
di Francesca tarantino Ogni volta che leggiamo un libro, immaginiamo scorrendo con la fantasia le pagine, personaggi, luoghi e situazioni. Ogni elemento ci trasmette una sensazione, forte, indifferente, bella, brutta che sia, che ci rimane. Il lavoro dei registi che decidono di portare sul grande schermo i romanzi che più amiamo, non è quindi per...
Alessandra Belloni to Host RHYTHM IS THE CURE Dance & Percussion Workshop at Synod Hall, Begin. 4/26
PIZZICA TARANTATA - a wild 6/8 rhythm played on medium size tambourines. The healing trance dance is done mainly by women who suffered from depression known as tarantismo and is often used for mental health disorders and imbalances. film clip from the 2013 workshop in Tuscany at http://youtu.be/16-TIZ40ZfU ; RITMO E DANZA DI SAN ROCCO (Spi...
Italians in America all'Italian American Museum
"Italians In America. Our Contribution": è il film documentario che sarà proiettato all'Italian American Museum domani, 9 agosto. Sin dai tempi del loro arrivo in messo ad Ellis Island, gli emigrati italiani hanno influenzato la cultura americana in vari modi. Il documentario narra i successi degni di nota compiuti dagli italo-americani in diversi...
Andrea Bargnani talk of camp on first day for Knicks
The Knicks held their first training camp practice on Tuesday, with hopes of beginning a quest that'll ultimately end with them hoisting the Larry O'Brien Trophy. But before those visions of grandeur come to light, head coach Mike Woodson will need to get all the newcomers on board and figure out everyone's role. Perhaps the biggest piece...
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere presents "Growing Up With Italian Music"
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 @ 7:00 PM Growing Up With Italian Music. A Program with Film by John Orlando This presentation is a story of a time gone by; a time of remembering how we listened to Italian music at Nonna's house with our families on Sundays and how our fathers and mothers played it regularly at home. Music was as much a part...
The Light in the Piazza brings Italian ardor to Merry-Go-Round
by Len Fonte Halfway through "The Light in the Piazza," the gorgeously realized musical now on the boards at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, a sophisticated Florentine woman reminds us that "Risk is everything. Without risk, there is no drama." She is talking about affairs of the heart, but she can also mean affairs of art. "The Lig...
The 12th annual Christmas in Italy at the Skirball Performing Arts Center, starring Cristina Fontanelli
by Cognac Wellerlane It was a Merry Christmas Italian-style at the 12th Annual "Christmas In Italy" showcasing at the Skirball Center for Performing Arts in Greenwich Village in New York City on December 19, 2015. Audiences started new traditions and created lovely family memories as they were transported to La Bella Italia! All that atte...
The Calandra Institute is pleased to present: MONTEDORO, A Film by Antonello Faretta
March 30 (Wednesday) 6:00 - 9:30 pm. Elebash Recital Hall. The Graduate Center, CUNY - 365 Fifth Avenue (at 34th Street), Manhattan. RSVP: 212-642-2094. Seating is limited and is first come first served. Photo ID required. calandra@qc.edu - www.qc.edu/calandra Montedoro, tells the story of an American woman...
Gran Fondo Giro a New York. E Times Square si colorerà di rosa
A MANHATTAN, 60 KM — Dopo le due prove del 2012 (California e Florida), quest'anno sono in programma ben cinque Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia, a cura di Rcs Sport, il settore organizzativo della Gazzetta. Con le maglie rosa firmate Santini e il Trofeo Senza Fine, che spetta al vincitore della corsa Gazzetta. Il clou, inutile nasconderlo, è lo sbarco a N...
From the Heart - A Treasury of Italian Songs
September 20 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm. From the Heart - A Treasury of Italian Songs. A one-hour video presentation by Bill Ronayne, featuring a collection of some of the most beautiful and beloved songs including "O Sole Mio," "Torna a Surriento," "Mattinata," "Core'ngrato" and "Santa Lucia" from movie and television performances and featuring c...
Two Tenors & a Lady
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, located on Staten Island, N.Y., offers a wide variety of educational and cultural events. This month, its calendar includes a Christmas Concert and Reception—a Staten Island Sandy Relief Benefit featuring "Two Tenors & a Lady" with VETRO tenors Christopher Macchio, Elio Scaccio and soprano Mari...
Local filmmaker John Maggio presents PBS’ ‘The Italian Americans’
By Alan Pergament The life of Buffalo filmmaker John Maggio is coming full circle before a national television audience. In 1973, Maggio, age 3, was holding the bongos in a photograph featuring eight family members that appeared in a Buffalo newspaper story headlined: "From Italy Came a Heritage." That photograph is the final...