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NYU. A New Italian Window for Dialogue & Ideas in the Time of Covid-19

Help the new broadcast program of the Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU)! The Casa for the Italian Culture in Manhattan has prepared a survey for all those people who are interested in Italian culture and have been able to take advantage of Casa’s offerings online or at 24 West 12th Street over the years. While doors are closed, Casa Italiana is launching a new series of live radio-style shows. The Director Stefano Albertini will host conversations with writers, scholars, and artists. So you’ll be able to join the conversation with questions and comments.

Facts & Stories

Coronavirus Highlights Need for Businesses to Plan for Health Risks

Joseph Tomaino(March 06, 2020)

Just like the medical field must rely on old-fashioned disease containment until they have the medical know-how to fight each new illness, businesses need to rely on basic emergency preparedness practices to protect themselves.

Art & Culture

Political Propaganda Under Fascism and Beyond

Roberta Cutillo(March 06, 2020)

A fascinating exhibition titled “Propaganda. The Art of Political Indoctrination” conceived and curated by Professor Nicola Lucchi of Queens College opened March 4th at New York University’s Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, followed by a panel discussion with artistic advisors and NYU Professors Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Ara Merjian. It showcases a selection of works from the Fondazione Massimo e Sonia Cirulli mostly (but not exclusively) dating from Italy’s fascist period and aims to inspire a reflection on the mechanisms of political propaganda under totalitarian regimes as well as during “democratic...

Art & Culture

Federico Fellini at 100

I.I.(March 04, 2020)

San Francisco pays homage to the great Maestro with a selection of his works at the Castro Theatre. This thank to Cinema Italia San Francisco’s 10th program, in collaboration with Luce Cinecittà and the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco.

Art & Culture

The Art of Political Indoctrination in Italy, 1902-1950

PROPAGANDA. Works from the Fondazione Massimo and Sonia Cirulli. Curated by Nicola Lucchi, CUNY Queens College. On view at Casa Italiana Zerilli Merimò On view through April 17, 2020 (Mon-Fri 10-6)

Art & Culture

Something is Moving in Italy, New Quality Cinema

Monica Straniero(March 03, 2020)

A new approach to cinema is affirming itself in Italy. The pioneers of this metamorphic tendency in the art of narrating through images are the young writer and director Emanuela Mascherini and Stefano Amadio, the Director of the national film and audiovisual promotional platform cinemaitaliano.info. Their initiative, titled CineAtelier, consists of a review created to give space to auteur cinema through a selection of first or second works presented in decentralized areas.

Art & Culture

The D’Innocenzo Brothers, New Italian Cinema Goes Forward

Monica Straniero(March 03, 2020)

When we speak of Italian cinema, the same names always come up: Moretti, Virzì and Sorrentino. But nobody knows what to say about the new generation. That’s where the D’Innocenzo Brothers come in. Fabio and Damiano, whose film Bad Tales just won the award for best screenplay at the 70th Berlinale, are the face of a young new self-taught cinema, which could propel Italy towards different horizons, worlds, and cultures.

Art & Culture

Inside the Life and Archives of Vico Magistretti, Pioneer of Italian Design

Roberta Cutillo(March 02, 2020)

100 years from the birth of Vico Magistretti, Fondazione Magistretti along with the Italian Cultural Institute present and exhibition dedicated to the acclaimed Italian designer and architect, whose groundbreaking work, conducted throughout his highly prolific sixty-year career, left a profound mark both on his native Milano as well as on the perception of Italian design both at home and abroad.

Art & Culture

Stradella’s Esther Comes to New York

Roberta Cutillo(February 28, 2020)

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts, in collaboration with NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò and the American Society for Jewish Music present a performance by ensemble members of Ester, Liberatrice del Popolo Ebreo (“Esther, Liberator of the Jewish People”) by Alessandro Stradella (1639 -1682) which will take place at The Brotherhood Synagogue (28 Gramercy Park South) on Thursday March 5th.

Art & Culture

Rome to Host the Biggest Raphael Show in History

Roberta Cutillo(February 27, 2020)

500 years from the artist’s death, Rome’s Scuderie del Quirinale and Florence’s Uffizi Gallery collaborate on creating the most extensive exhibition dedicated to one of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, bringing together works never before exhibited together.

Art & Culture

Olnick Spanu, Pioneers of Italian Contemporary Art

Roberta Cutillo(February 26, 2020)

We met with Giorgio Spanu, co-founder - along with his wife Nancy Olnick - of Magazzino Italian Art in Cold Spring. The half-Italian, half-American couple has for the past 20 years been instrumental in the promotion and divulgation of contemporary Italian art in the United States.

Art & Culture

Elio Germano Becomes Ligabue

Elena Dal Forno(February 24, 2020)

Due to measures related to the coronavirus outbreak, who knows when Giorgio Diritti’s wonderful film will be shown in Italy. In the meantime, it was presented at the 77th Berlinale, where it was a great success. We want to tell you about it so you can make a note to go see it when you have the chance.

Art & Culture

It is Time for a Bilingual Revolution

I. I.(February 22, 2020)

The story of a grassroots movement that emerged in New York. New Insider Guide Helps Parents and Educators Create Dual Language Education Programs in the American School System

Art & Culture

Pompeii’s House of Lovers Reopens After 40 Years

Roberta Cutillo(February 26, 2020)

The House of Lovers, which had been closed to the public following the 1980 Irpina earthquake, reopens its doors along with two other structures. These three ancient domus were restored as part of the EU-founded Great Pompeii Project.

Art & Culture

Keeping Culture Alive Through Coronavirus

Roberta Cutillo(February 26, 2020)

In response to museum closures due to the Coronavirus outbreak, some Italian institutions are deciding to live stream their exhibitions and events.

Facts & Stories

Mardi Gras or Martedì Grasso?

S. J.(February 22, 2020)

In the United States when we think of Mardi Gras we think New Orleans with floats, fried food, and colorful plastic beaded necklaces. In Italy, Martedì Grasso means Venice's Carnivale, complete with ornate masks, theatric performances, and a parade through Piazza San Marco.

Dining in & out: Recipes

Thin Fried Pastries from the Ancient Time. A Must for Carnival

Rosanna Di Michele(February 22, 2020)

Whether you call them chiacchiere, frappe or bugie .... small stripes of crispy dough fried in oil and covered with powdered sugar. You can find this typical dessert in every region of Italy during the Carnevale season

Dining in & out: Recipes

Sweet Dough Balls Like Chestnuts for Your Italian Carnival

Rosanna Di Michele(February 22, 2020)

Carnival is synonymous of fried treats in Italy. Here is a recipe for Castagnole, small soft balls sprinkled with powdered sugar. The word castagna means chestnut, and these fritters resemble a chestnut in size and shape.

Art & Culture

Spreading Art, Design and ‘Global Love’

D.V.(February 22, 2020)

Indixia presents Global Love, a love-themed exhibition and charity auction, in Chelsea’s Sundaram Tagore Gallery, featuring unique works by numerous international artists and designers with the goal to fund arts education in India and to help...

Art & Culture

A Monument to Romulus Emerges in the Roman Forum

Roberta Cutillo(February 21, 2020)

Archaeologists found a funerary monument dedicated to Romulus, the mythical founder of Rome and the city’s first king, inside the Roman Forum Complex.

Art & Culture

Verdone Returns to the Big Screen with Optimism

Monica Straniero(February 19, 2020)

The film, written with Giovanni Veronesi and presented by Filmauro, comes out February 26. Reminiscent of the Commedia all’Italiana tradition, however with fluctuating results that are never up to the standards of the Verdone we have come to know...

Daily News

Italy Will be Exempt From US Import Tariff Increase

Roberta Cutillo(February 18, 2020)

Italian products are exempt from the 25% increase in tariffs on goods imported into the US.

Facts & Stories

Olive Oil Rejuvenates Brain Cells, Study Reveals

Roberta Cutillo(February 18, 2020)

A study led by Felice Tirone in collaboration with Laura Micheli, Giorgio D'Andrea e Manuela Ceccarelli of the National Research Council’s Biochemistry and Cellular Biology Institute (Cnr- Ibbc) reveals that olive oil counters the aging of...

Art & Culture

Gli Anni Più Belli by Muccino

Elena Dal Forno(February 11, 2020)

Two years after “There is no Place Like Home” (A casa tutti bene), which made 9.2 million euro, Gabriele Muccino is back with “Gli Anni Più Belli," an ambitious project about History and Friendship, two themes connected by the music of Nicola...

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) i by Domenico Petarlini, 19th century.

Art & Culture

Dante, the “Father of the Italian language”

The Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York Prepares to Celebrate the Genius of Dante: Poet, Philosopher, Political Thinker

Dining in & out: Articles & Reviews

Do You Speak Espresso?

Francine Segan(February 15, 2020)

Espresso culture in Italy has deep roots. Coffee first appeared in Europe at the port of Livorno, Tuscany, a city that was also home to Europe’s first coffee bar in the early 1600s.

Art & Culture

A Taste of Capri in New York

Roberta Cutillo(February 13, 2020)

The James Beard House presents “Under the Capri Sun,” a journey through the unique flavors of the island of Capri reinterpreted by Chef Pasquale Rinaldo of D’Amore restaurant as well as the chance to try different kinds of pizza by celebrated...

Recipes

La frittata di maccheroni (Pasta omelette)

Luciano Pignataro(February 15, 2020)

Learn how to make your own Bucatini Frittata. Leftovers are a very important part of making a frittata. For example, a plate of pasta from the day before can become an even better meal for the next day

Art & Culture

The Life of a “Foreign Italian”

Roberta Cutillo(February 12, 2020)

Leo Yeni, an Artist’s Paper Life, presented by NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò in collaboration with Centro Primo Levi showcases the life and struggles of a man through his art. To some, the show, curated by Cynthia Madansky, is an interesting look...

Art & Culture

Bringing Italian to NYC's Public Schools

Roberta Cutillo(February 10, 2020)

Parents, teachers, institutional representatives all gathered in Harlem’s cozy neighborhood pizzeria Sottocasa to celebrate the progress of Manhattan’s first dual language Italian program at the local PS 242. Together they discussed the benefits of...

Facts & Stories

The Duty of Fully Fulfilling One's Duty

Letizia Airos Soria

The agenda of the Italian Antimafia Commission during its mission in the United States - from Washington DC to New York - is a busy one. Meetings with the DEA, the FBI, UNDOC, Congress, and the UN. We interviewed Pietro Grasso - former judge and former President of the Senate, member and 'historical memory' of the commission regarding US-Italy relations in the field of the fight against organized crime. We discuss the mission in the US, the Palermo Convention, Falcone, Pizza Connection, but also young generations and the importance of participation, of the 'Sardine' phenomenon - "Legality, freedom, truth, sense of duty and of state are at the core of my actions, even in politics."

Facts & Stories

Being Successful in the U.S. Market: A Few Crucial Issues and 10 Quick Tips

Letizia Airos Soria

In the run-up to the Italian Export Forum due to open on January 27 at the SVA Theatre in New York, we sat down with Rocco Totino, one of the participants to the Forum’s panel entitled “Italy: Exporting Beauty”. Rocco Totino is a Partner and leader of the Italian Practice at Grassi & Co., a New York-based, premier professional service organizations specializing in accounting, auditing, tax, technology, and business consulting services.

Facts & Stories

The Italian Export Forum Comes to New York

L. A.

Following the success of last year’s events in Piano di Sorrento and Milan, the "Italian Export Forum" makes its way to the US. It’s the first encounter taking place outside of Italy and the choice of New York, a central reference point for Italian export, is not accidental. The Italian Export Forum aims at bringing together the main players, both from the business and the institutional worlds, and discuss how create a unified and coherent system for Italy's exports and maximize competitiveness. The event will present analyses, exchanges, and discussions and is the ideal context for all the stakeholders in the Italian export business to obtain a cohesive and comprehensive picture of what Italy can offer to the world. Brief interviews with all the key players of this American edition will be released over the next few days.

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Las Vegas Italian Club Promotes Culture, Fights Stereotypes

Casa Italiana di Las Vegas wants to clear up a few things about Italians. And in a way, that’s its mission: to promote Italian culture.

Source: Nevada Public Radio

A fairytale Italian castle wedding for $100? It's on offer in Roccascalegna

Ever dreamed of tying the knot in a fairytale castle in Italy? You can now rent one for just over $100 -- and the whole place will be exclusively yours.

Source: Cnn

The beautiful Italian lakes you've probably never heard of

In Nine, the curious musical in which Daniel Day-Lewis (convincingly) pretends to be Italian, his director-in-crisis character eventually flees from Rome to Anguillara Sabazia.

Source: telegraph

The Aperol Party Arrives in America

Italian liquor group Davide Campari posted strong results Tuesday, helped by fizzing sales of its signature orange aperitif

Source: The Wall Street Journal

'The real Super Mario' dies aged 84

Mario Segale, the man after whom video game hero Super Mario was named, has died aged 84.

Mr Segale was a successful Italian-American property developer from the US state of Washington.

Source: BBC

Italian Physicists Wrote a 'Perfect Pizza' Equation, Because Not All Heroes Wear Capes

If you'd like to eat the world's most scientifically perfect pizza, you have two options: One, fly to Rome and order a Margherita pizza fresh from the brick oven; or, two, solve a long thermodynamic equation to simulate that glorious Italian pizza in your pathetic electric oven at home.

Source: Live Science

Indigenous Peoples Day, Italian Heritage Day Approved by City

With surprisingly little controversy or debate, the City Council voted this Tuesday to designate the second Monday of October — traditionally celebrated as the federal Columbus Day holiday — as both Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Italian Heritage Day.

Source: Independent

12th annual Charleston Italian film festival hones in on cultural hub of Naples

The 12th Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival, which runs Oct. 25-28 at the Sottile Theatre, is Charleston’s biggest celebration of Italian culture.

This year it focuses on a particular city in Italy known as a creative center in a country known for its artistic and cultural legacy. Four of the 13 films to be screened at the festival tell stories of Naples.

Source: Charlestone Scenes

AN ITALIAN STREET ARTIST IS TRANSFORMING FASCIST GRAFFITI INTO FOOD

In Verona, where foodie and street artist Pier Paolo Spinazzè lives, hate propaganda has been on the rise. Spinazzè fights it with love, combining his longtime passions for food and art.

Source: Quertzy

UNL History Harvest explores Italian-American culture

University of Nebraska-Lincoln history professors will continue their History Harvest project by collecting stories from Italian-Americans about their culture and experience during a “harvest” at Omaha’s Santa Lucia Hall on Sunday, Oct. 28.

Source: TheDailyNebraska

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Opinioni

L'umanità allo specchio del Coronavirus

Mario Setta(March 29, 2020)

Considerazioni e proposte per un mondo a misura dl'uomo

Opinioni

Racconti in Quarantena. Il vecchio Papa

Mario Narducci(March 29, 2020)

27 marzo. Papa Francesco rivolge a Dio la sua preghiera per l'Umanità, impartendo poi la benedizione eucaristica Urbi et Orbi.

Opinioni

Quando passerà la notte?

Gennaro Matino(March 29, 2020)

Eppure segni di speranza sono forti, evidenti: un senso globale di formidabile desiderio di armonia che un numero sempre più crescente di donne e uomini del pianeta avvertono come auspicabile, necessario, una diversa visione della comunità umana...

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