Are you the next Fellini? Are you a video-maker or director in love with Italy and the Italian-American culture? Do you want to showcase your work at the heart of NY's Little Italy?   We are preparing our August-December 2014 Calendar, and we are looking for independent and opinionated artists, who want to showcase their work! We need videos...

By Elizabeth Vallone   As generations of Italian-Americans pass away, with them go the traditions that may never be replicated again. One tradition which struggles to survive is the Marionette theater that the Italian immigrants brought over with them from places such as Naples, Rome, Palermo and Catania.   Puppet theaters inspired by...

Dell'esperienza dell'emigrazione-immigrazione tanto si è detto e scritto ma di quel processo di trasformazione restano tuttora in ombra le conseguenze psicologiche.   Eppure il distacco, l'abbandonare ciò che si conosce per l'ignoto, il lasciare le sicurezze per una realtà in cui bisogna reinventarsi e ricostruire una propria identità, è un...

When: February 13-15, 2015Where: Cutler Majestic Theatre – 219 Tremont Street, Boston, MA Iconic actress and art-house luminary Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet, Death Becomes Her) teams up with legendary French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere for Green Porno, Live on Stage, the hysterical and eye-opening zoology lesson on the kinky and confound...

Here is an opportunity to see a Tony Award-winning musical based on a famous Italian film in a sophisticated theatrical setting for a fraction of the cost of a ticket to a Broadway musical. Please read the details below and then use the promo code in the coupon to get a $10 per ticket “Festa Italiana” discount.   Showtunes Theatre Compa...

by Katie Winkler "Tengo famiglia: I have a family" is the theme of Flat Rock Playhouse's newest production, "Over the River and Through the Woods," which opens Thursday and runs through June 21. The play, by Joe DiPietro, is a heartwarming comedy about the intergenerational conflicts in one Italian-American family.   "There's something...

Nel 1997 il regista Vittorio Capotorto creò alla Columbia University un corso originale per l'insegnamento della lingua italiana attraverso la recitazione teatrale. Il corso raccolse lusinghieri consensi attraverso la messa in scena di testi di Eduardo, Pirandello, Machiavelli, Dario Fo e Nicolaj.   Ebbe quindi i suoi giorni migliori quando,...

Unorganized Crime, LLC presents a world premiere play, UNORGANIZED CRIME, written by Kenny D'Aquila, directed by David Fofi and starring Chazz Palminteri ("A Bronx Tale," "Bullets Over Broadway"). UNORGANIZED CRIME will preview on Saturday, April 26 at 8pm; Monday, April 28, Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 at 8pm and will open on Thursday...

Incanto Productions in collaboration with the Italian American Committee on EducationpresentAMERICAN DEBUT – LIMITED RUNTHOUSAND OF KIDS WILL LEARN ITALIAN THROUGH MUSIC IN THETHEATREQueens Theatre, New YorkMarch 19-20-21, 2013The leading Incanto Productions, LLC, based in Queens, enthusiastically announces the American debut of the new bilingual s...

"Serenata," the third in a comedy series written about the Italian American culture by Niagara Falls teacher and playwright Linda Silvestri, will open Friday at the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center.   A special edition of the play will be held Nov. 9 and will feature a dinner theater event with a "behind the scenes" presentation and dinner f...