NYC. Books Expo America. Italy and the Publishing Crisis
BEA – Book Expo America: one of the major rendez-vous for literature aficionados and for those who love to poke around the latest editorial novelties. The biggest media and editorial fair in North America returns, like every year, to the Javits Center. Inevitably present are Italian publishing houses, telling of the new editorial market and of the crisis that began a few years ago in the present era of media.
Palermo Remembers Giovanni Falcone
The “No to Mafia” movement passed through the Sicilian capital. Starting with the involvement of schools. Over 40 thousand students out on the streets, some coming from Europe and the United States. Also present was the NIAF (National Italian American Foundation), which, alongside the Fulbright commission and the Falcone Foundation, stipulated an agreement for six scholarships to be assigned to Sicilian students wishing to study in America and American students who would want to go study in Sicily.
The Best of Italian Jazz in NYC
The event will feature three young and talented Italian jazz pianists, allleading figures of the contemporary international jazz scene:Giovanni Guidi of theGiovanni Guidi Trio, solo artist Alessandro Lanzoni, and Domenico Sanna of the “Brooklyn Beat!” Trio.
Making the City Home
In "Built with Faith," Joseph Sciorra explains how Italian Americans have shaped New York's spiritual and cultural landscapes
Le ‘mie’ Feste della Repubblica
Le celebrazioni del due giugno sono l’occasione ideale per spalancare le porte di Consolato e Istituto e, insieme ad ICE, ENIT e scuola d’Italia abbiamo lavorato al progetto che, per tre anni consecutivi, ha portato a Park Avenue artisti , musicisti , scrittori, imprenditori e personalità' della politica e dell’economia, con la partecipazione di oltre mille persone ogni anno.
Lo scorso anno abbiamo immaginato inoltre una caccia ai tesori italiani di Manhattan che ha avuto un grande successo e quest’anno si trasformera’ in una maratona fotografica.
Videre Neapolim et Mori
There are those who read this expression as “See Naples and then die,” because once you’ve seenNaples there is no need to see anything else. Or, as the expression has also been interpreted, “See (the great/big city of) Naples and then (the small city of) Mori.” Nonetheless, whatever the phrase’s origin may be, let us just say that once you’ve seen Naples, you have surely seen it all.
Le ‘mie’ Feste della Repubblica
The celebration of June 2nd presents the perfect occasion to open up the doors of the Consulate and the Institute and, together with ICE, ENIT and La Scuola d’Italia, we have been working on a project that for three consecutive years brought artists, musicians, writers, entrepreneurs, politicians and economists to Park Avenue, with the participation of over a thousand people each year.
Telling Naples to the World
Gennaro Matino is launching a major cultural exchange project that he has been working on for years. Evocatively named “Naples in the World,” it will provide an innovative platform for talking about Naples—a city of solidarity and hope, rather different than the one stereotypically depicted in the media. And he has chosen New York as the site to lay the foundation for his project.
In this exclusive interview Gennaro Matino discusses the details of his trip and his view for the future.
Emerging Film Talents and Esteemed Veterans
Now in its fourteenth year, Open Roads brings the most diverse and extensive lineup of contemporary Italian films to North America.
Italian Cinema: Where Art and Comedy Coexist
Columbia University Film Studies Professor Richard Pena directed the New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center for over two decades. He is known for the successful Italian film series at Lincoln Center entitled “Open Roads: New Italian Cinema.” In this interview, Pena talks about his love of Italy and Italian cinema.
Naples: Not a Commonplace
Talking to Mayor Luigi de Magistris on the eve of his diplomatic voyage to New York, where he hopes to paint a true picture of Naples during five days of conferences and meetings.
May 28, 2015
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Making the City Home
Joseph Sciorra at the Owl's Head in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
In "Built with Faith," Joseph Sciorra explains how Italian Americans have shaped New York's spiritual and cultural landscapes
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