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OCTOBER 2011
THE ELEVENTH “ITALIAN LANGUAGE
AROUND THE WORLD”WEEK
The 150th Anniversary
Unification of Italy
of
THU 20
3-6:15PM
the
Under the high patronage of the
President of the Italian Republic
Italian Cultural Institute – New York
October 17 – November 10
MON 17
10AM-5PM
STUDENTS OF ITALIAN DAY
Songs and Poems that made up Italy
Thank you, women of Italy!
Performances and readings by students
of the Italian language, from the “Scuola
d’Italia G.Marconi” of New York.
TUE 18
6PM
FRI 21
6PM
THU, NOV 10
6PM
A conference to discuss linguistic
interconnections between Italian and
English. Unified language, dialects and
English interact in Italy, whereas Italian in
North America is gradually fading away
as an immigrant language, and growing
stronger in commercial enterprise.
Participants are Hermann Haller (CUNY
Graduate Center), Mario Saltarelli
(University of Southern California), Lori
Repetti (Stony Brook University), Marcel
Danesi (University of Toronto), and Anna
De Fina (Georgetown University).
EXCELLENT ITALIANS FROM
NEW YORK
WED 19
7PM
BORDERS OF IDENTITY: A CONVERSATION
WITH CLAUDIO MAGRIS
Third Gaetano Salvemini Honorary
Lecture.
One of the most prominent public
intellectuals and writers of contemporary
Italy, Claudio Magris is a great expert of
modern literature in German and a subtle
interpreter of the condition of individuals
and nations defining their cultural and
psychological roles and of the often
conflicting identities of Europe.
MON 3
6PM
“ITALY ON THE CROSS”
by Gaetano Pesce
and
“RECENT WORKS ”
by Angelo Filomeno
A project in collaboration with Padiglione
Italia/ Venice Biennale d`Arte and all of
the Italian Cultural Institutes of the world.
On view through October 27, 2011
Italian Cultural Institute
VI LORETO ORGAN FESTIVAL
One of the most important International
Organ Festivals, directed by the Maestro
Giulio Mercati. The festival is organized
by the Centro Studi Lauretani, a cultural
institution supporting the Shrine of the
Holy House of Loreto. In New York the
concert is in cooperation with the Archbishop Curia of New York and is executed
by Maestro Giulio Mercati.
Free Admission.
St. Patrick Cathedral
THU 20
9PM
I PROMESSI SPOSI - THE BETROTHED
SUN 9-TUE 11
HIT WEEK
The Lincoln Center for the Performing
Arts is pleased to present the New York
staging of The Betrothed by Alessandro
Manzoni. The theatrical performance,
created by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory
celebrates the 150 years of the unification
of Italy, putting together the words of
Manzoni and music by some of the leading
contemporary composers.The performance
is choreographied by Gilda Gelati, Prima
Ballerina of La Scala Theatre Ballet Company
(Milan).
Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse
Once again, the Italian Cultural Institute is
pleased to support the Italian Festival that
brings the most important Italian artists
in the United States. From the 9th to 11th
October Subsonica, Caparezza, Nicola Conte,
Casino Royale, Apres la Classe, Erica Mou and
a winner of the Italian contest will illuminate
the New York stage. Hit Week is a project by
the Minister of Youth, Mise, Ici, Fimi, Region
Apulia and aims to promote and develop
Italian Muisc in the world.
info available at www.hitweek.it/new-york
Registration required for all events:
[email protected]
SILENCE SPEAKS ABOUT ART
A unique initiative by the Museum of
Contemporary Art, Castello di Rivoli,
and the Institute of the Deaf, Turin, will
be presented: the first ever Dictionary of
Contemporary Art in Italian Sign Language.
Is art the same thing to the deaf as it is
for us? And how can you translate the
language of art into the language of the
deaf? This brand-new dictionary is an
important contribution to inclusiveness
and cultural integration, and better
awareness of contemporary art.
THE IDENTITIES OF ITALIAN IN ITALY
AND NORTH AMERICA
Maurizio Molinari, correspondent of
the leading Italian daily La Stampa,
conversing with prominent Italians and
Italian-Americans from New York in the
world of science, business, art, fashion,
design and cooking.
A SAFE-HAVEN FOR ITALIAN
RISORGIMENTO’S FOUNDING
FATHERS: SWITZERLAND
Conference by Moreno Bernasconi, chiefeditor of Corriere del Ticino, on the history
of prominent Italian patriots and exiles to
Switzerland (particularly Canton Ticino)
in the days of Risorgimento. Giuseppe
Mazzini, Andrea Costa, Carlo Cafiero and
others contributed much to the ideals
of liberty and self-determination in
both countries. Co-organized with the
Consulate General of Switzerland in New
York.
WED 19
6PM
OCTOBER 2011
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SAT 1- TUE 11
ITALIAN DAYS JAZZ FESTIVAL
The Italian Cultural Institute New York,
in collaboration with Twins Music,
presents the Third Annual Italian Jazz
Days Festival. Performances will be held
at venues in New York City and Peekskill.
Showcasing the artistic talent of Italy
and paying tribute to the country’s rich
jazz heritage, Italian Jazz Days features
performances by prominent Italian and
Italian-American jazz musicians.
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The recent years of economic crisis
and geopolitical transformations have
led post-modernism to a critical point.
Tenets such as the one that reality is
socially constructed and ceaselessly
modifiable, and that truth and objectivity
are untenable notions are increasingly
showing signs of rejection by a growing
number of thinkers. The “facts” cannot
be reduced to interpretations and strike
back claiming a “new realism”. Worldfamous public intellectuals Umberto
Eco and Hilary Putnam and prominent
philosophers Akeel Bilgrami, Giovanna
Borradori, Neil Block, Paul Boghossian,
Petar Bojanic, Maurizio Ferraris, Markus
Gabriel, Alvin Goldman, Armando
Massarenti and Riccardo Viale will
discuss the return of “strong” ideas after
decades of “weak” thinking. Implications
are not only logical, ontological, and
epistemological, but also widely social,
psychological, and ethical.
In collaboration with the laboratory of
Ontology of the University of Turin.
With the support of
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