February 7, 2014
Noise in the Waters: the sounds of an ongoing tragedy
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Alessandro Renda as the General in Teatro delle Albe's Rumore di Acque (Noise in the Waters)
Italy's Teatro delle Albe's dark and disturbing production about Mediterranean migration to Europe has its US premiere
Pope says Church mustn't shun divorcees
Pope Francis on Friday said divorced and separated couples should not be excluded from Church activities, raising speculation once again the pontiff may one day lift a Church ban on divorcees receiving Holy Communion.
Letta govt's destiny to be set in next two weeks
Rome, February 7 - The fate of Premier Enrico Letta's left-right coalition government is set to be decided in the next two weeks after the new leader of his centre-left Democratic Party (PD), Matteo Renzi, further racked up the pressure on the shaky administration.
“Italian Futurism, 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe
In an extraordinary look at one of Europe’s most important 20th-century movements, the Guggenheim Museum will host the first comprehensive overview of Italian Futurism in the United States
Do We Know Who Killed JFK? The Mafia Role Reconsidered
Book Presentation : "Carlos Marcello,The Man Behind the JFK Assassination" at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU). February 26, 6.00 p.m. The author, Stefano Vaccara, in conversation with: Joseph LaPalombara, Yale University - George De Stefano, author - Fred Gardaphe, Calandra Institute, CUNY
CIMA: Bringing Italian Modern Art to to the World Stage
The Center for Italian Modern Art makes its grand opening in New York with an exhibition of Futurist Art, one of the most influential Italian avant-garde movements of the 20th century
Business Rating agencies Italy threatens to sue Standard & Poor's for failing to value its history and art
Italy is threatening to sue the credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's for failing to value its historical and cultural treasures. The country that bequeathed the world Dante, da Vinci and an enviable vision of La Dolce Vita, thinks financial analysts would not have issued a damaging credit downgrade against Italy if they had paid more attention to its cultural wealth than its spiralling budget deficit.
Renzi presents plan for cheaper, weaker Upper House
The head of Italy's largest party laid out his plan for a leaner and weaker Upper House on Thursday. Matteo Renzi, leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), said that the reformed Senate of Italy's parliament will have 150 members, according to a draft reform drawn up after he reached a deal with centre-right leader Silvio Berlusconi last month.
Chi reintrodurrà la Storia dell’Arte nei licei?
Qual è il luogo dove si trasmette e si forma la cultura delle nuove generazioni? La scuola. Ebbene, proprio in questi giorni, per la legge Gelmini di intervento nelle scuole statali, le ore di insegnamento di storia dell’arte sono state drasticamente diminuite, o cancellate nei licei.
Come italiana mi vergogno profondamente per questo provvedimento
“My Aunt Rita”
Rita Levi Montalcini's niece remembers her aunt Rita, Italian neurologist and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, during a special event at the Centro Primo Levi
Rome and Genoa celebrate Frida Kahlo in landmark shows
Frida Kahlo's life story and place in art history are the focus of two separate exhibits - and a major joint effort - between museums in Rome and Genoa this year. From March 20 to August 31, Rome's Scuderie del Quirinale will analyze the revered Mexican painter's relationship with artistic movements of her time, from Mexican Modernism to European Surrealism.
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