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The Stone, a performance space dedicated to the experimental and avant-garde music in the East village, will host Luciano Chessa on May 23rd at 10pm. As a composer, pianist, conductor, and musical saw/Vietnamese dan bau solist, the eclectic artist Luciano Chessa has been active in Europe, the U.S., and Australia. His scores, published by RAI TRADE, are often produced with the visual artist Terry Berlier. In this concert, Chessa will perform as a pianist, as well as a voice and Vietnamese dan bau solist.

Neues Kabarett
is delighted to present the Marco Cappelli Acoustic Trio to perform
the world premier of its project, 'O
Padreterno nun e` mercante ca pava o' sabbato.

Season Finale:Chamber Orchestra of New York Makes its Debut at The Morgan Library amp; Museum!
Hot on the heels of its successful May 10th Merkin Concert Hall performance, the Chamber Orchestra of New York makes its Morgan Museum debut on May 31 at 7:30pm. This is a tremendous honor for us, as one of the very few orchestras which has been invited to perform in Gilder Lehrman Hall of the prestigious Morgan Museum.

After a successful premiere at the New York Film Festival, the internationally-acclaimed film Corpo Celeste opens on Friday, June 8th at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center (166 West 65th St., between Columbus and Amsterdam Ave.). Having recently returned to her native Italy after living in Switzerland for ten years, quiet but curious 13-year-old Marta is left to her own devices while her loving but worn-out mother toils away at an industrial bakery. Marta’s only source of socialization is the local church, where she is told to attend preparatory classes for her confirmation.

After 75 years, the Apollo Theater continues to attract artists from all over the world. Pino Daniele made his American debut at the Apollo Theater in 2009 to a sold out audience. Now our self taught guitarist and amazing artist comes back to the States with a brand new, great tour of concerts. From the beginning of his career, it was evident that his passion lay in Rock and Blues. Greatly influenced by his own cultural background (born in Naples in 1955), his music is an outstanding and successful fusion of tradition and modernity.

Crystal Field, Executive Director presents the American premier of "Two Sisters... Two Brothers"

Desperation an hope in a surreal world set both pairs of siblings in to a vortex of confusion and decision-making in these dark comedies.
Two sisters on a road leading home or so they think... Their dreams dashed, they long for a respite, but a secret will derail their journey...
Two Brothers - one, just back from missionary work in India and one who has stayed to fulfill familiy reponsibilities - have to decide how best to care for their ailing father.

OPEN ROADS 2012: New Italian CinemaOpening Friday 8 at The Film Society of Lincoln Center
June 8th-14th
We are pleased to announce the 12th edition of Open Roads, the annual showcase of contemporary Italian movies.
The festival has been organized by The Film Society of Lincoln Center together with Istituto Luce-Cinecitta-Filmitalia in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, andMIBAC.

Jazz Concert. Dr. Lou and the Jazz All-Stars, featuring 5 outstanding Jazz artists from the New York/New Jersey area.

The Maysles Cinema, a theater devoted to documentary film, is proud to present the U.S. theatrical premiere of Stefano Savona’s Tahrir: Liberation Square (awarded with the David di Donatellon prize for the best documentary Tahrir).June 11-17, 2012 . The film will play as part of the bi-monthly series, Documentary in Bloom: New Films Presented by Livia Bloom.

On June 29th at 8:00PM, a composition written by Beatrice Barazzoni will be debuted by the Trio Parhelion as a part of the Concert Voice Concert Series.  The event will take place at St. Mark's Episcopal Church.
 
The composition written by Beatrice Barazzoni was selected along with fourteen out of sixty-seven proposed pieces submitted from all over the world, and Barazzoni was the only Italian composer.