Pino Daniele Concert-NYC
Legendary Naples-born Italian vocalist, composer and musician, known worldwide for his fusion of pop, blues, jazz, Italian and Middle eastern music into his own unique brand of world music, is coming to Stage 48 in New York City, June 18 and 19, concert at 8 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.). Tickets: $65. For the first show tickets, visit CLICK...
FIAO To Hold Their 5K Run/ Walk To Fight Drug Abuse
The Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens (FIAO) is holding their 2014 5K Run/Walk to help fight drug abuse on Sunday, July 20, 9 a.m. at the FIAO Soccer Field, at 20th Avenue and 33rd Street. Their new headquarters is at 20-12 21st Ave., Astoria, NY 11105. The course is five kilometers (3.1 miles) through the local street...
This New Italian Movie May Herald a Cinematic Renaissance
By Michael J. Agovino Italy has won more foreign film Oscars than any other country, and it's not hard to see why. From the rubble of World War II came neo-realism—movies like Rome, Open City and The Bicycle Thief that, for all their simplicity, revolutionized the art form. The decades that followed produced monumental, diverse wo...
18 ius soli at Casa Belvedere
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, located on Staten Island, N.Y., offers a wide variety of educational and cultural events. On Tuesday, March 5, Casa Belvedere will screen the 2012 award-winning Italian documentary "18 IUS SOLI" ("We are Italians. Just not Legally"), which examines the law that denies citizenship to young people bo...
Alla NYU si discute degli artigiani vincenti del cinema italiano
di Beatrice Bondi Venerdì si è tenuta una tavola rotonda con i rappresentanti della delegazione artistica di Open Roads alla Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò della NYU. L'evento è stato moderato dal direttore della Casa Italiana Stefano Albertini e dallo scrittore e docente della NYU Antonio Monda. Presenti sul palco: Marco Bellocchio, r...
Italian Choreographer CATERINA RAGO Premieres Full Evening Work at Live Arts October 6
Acclaimed Italian choreographer Caterina Rago will return to New York this fall with her company of eight female dancers in her new full-evening work, "Labir Into," October 6 though October 8 at New York Live Arts. Caterina Rago is the only female choreographer from Italy running a modern Dance Company in NYC. "Labir Into," named after "labirinto,...
A Tale Of Emigrants, Culture, Hope and Boxing
21 Jun 2015, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. La storia della boxe è da sempre strettamente connessa a quella degli emigrati e in particolare degli italiani arrivati a New York. Nella sede della storica Gleason's Gym, un evento organizzato da New York Italians in collaborazione con Fordham University e la partnership de La VOCE di New York, riunisce ca...
See GEPPETTO at HERE in NYC June 13-30!
Concrete Temple Theatre presents GEPPETTO Geppetto meshes two of our favorite stories, Pinocchio and The Old Man And The Sea,to tell a heart-breaking and hilarious tale of prosthetics and aging.It contemplates resilience in the face of change and loss. HERE145 Sixth Ave. - New York, NY(enter on Dominick Street, one block south of S...
Annual al fresco Italian film series launches tonight at Staten Island's Casa Belvedere
by Rob Bailey "Staten Italy" takes on new meaning this summer at Casa Belvedere — and not in the insulting way so often portrayed in American media. That's because the Italian cultural foundation's third-annual al fresco film festival, "Cinema Sotto Le Stelle," is once again celebrating true Italian culture with a series of films from the...
Domani al Consolato. La festa di Natale del Coni Usa
Si svolgerà domani dalle 17:30 presso il Consolato Generale d'Italia a New York (Park Avenue) l'edizione 2012 della festa di Natale intitolata "Christmas Action Party" a tema gioco-sport e sana nutrizione. L'iniziativa, organizzata dal delegato del Coni negli Usa, Mico Delianova Licastro e tenuta con gli auspici del Console Generale Natalia Quintav...
Interview With: Laura Caparrotti – Modern Humanist
Born in Rome, Laura Caparotti has a degree in Performing Arts from the University "La Sapienza" in Rome, Italy. She also studied independently with Dario Fo (Nobel Prize for Literature 1997), Annie Girardot and Elsa Wolliaston, among others. In Italy she performed for over ten years in theater, with Giancarlo Cobelli, Mario Carotenuto, The...
Sal Palmeri, la voce che ha scaldato il cuore degli italiani d'America
By Liliana Rosano Un pezzo della storia dell'emigrazione italiana passa anche da lui. Con la sua voce radiofonica inconfondibile ha portato la musica italiana nel Nuovo Mondo, tra nostalgia e vecchi ricordi, costruendo un ponte tra l'Italia e gli Stati Uniti, una finestra dall'Italia sul continente americano. Un ponte musicale che è...