A groundbreaking Italian mockumentary entitled “Pecore in erba” made it’s debut in New York this week as part of NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò’s “Primi al Cinema” film series.
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The prolific Italian writer Dacia Maraini with NYU professor Jane Tylus.Iconic Italian writer Dacia Maraini was recently interviewed by Jane Tylus at the Italian Cultural Institute of New York. Read on to gain insight into the mind of the popular author who has written award winning pieces continuously throughout the last five decades. Here are some excerpts from the conversation.
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Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato is in town performing in Rossini's "Le Comte Ory" and Strauss' "Ariadne Auf Naxos" at the Met. On March 30 she was at NYU to talk about her work and opera in general.
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The President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano received the Presidential Medal from New York University. The focus was on Italian politics, Libya and the European Union.
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On March 10 at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, home of the Department of Italian Studies of New York University, director Stefano Albertini hosted a special event. The talented musicians gathered for an extravagant and improvised concert
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The release of the new restored version of Visconti's 'Senso' by the Criterion Collection was celebrated at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò of New York University
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A defense of the Italian public school system, attacked by the Prime Minister these days, comes from a New York professor, with an American PhD and who works for a private university. Personal recollections but also references to the history of the Italian school fill this piece which we share completely. As Albertini writes, one must not forget that public school not only had an educational function, but also political. Italian unity was obtained in classrooms. Underpaid but respected teachers created a national sense of belonging by teaching our language, history and literature.
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Director Marco Bellocchio presented his last movie at Casa Italiana in September 2009. Now the time has come for "Vincere" to be released in the United States on March 17 2010
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“Our aim has always been to offer a free forum, where all ideas can be discussed. Academic freedom is the first principle that we respect”. Past and future at Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò: a conversation with Director Stefano Albertini
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Art & CultureIn this interview Stefano Albertini tells us about his human and professional experience as the director of NYU's Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, center of socialization and cultural interchange between Italy and the United States of America
