Theater With No Boundaries with the Directors of the WorldWideLab
The WorldWideLab is a truly international collective, with members who are creating dynamic, diverse and engaging work in every corner of the globe. Twelve theater directors, including one from Italy, Laura Caparrotti, are proving that through theater, borders can become inconsequential.
Chet lives. Intervista con Joe Barbieri
Dopo appena un anno di distanza dal suo penultimo album “Respiro” che gli ha regalato un successo mondiale, il musicista ritorna con un nuovo disco. Un lavoro nel quale viene messa a nudo l’anima di Chet Baker
Turning 200 in the U.S.
An important concert with "The Cameristi della Scala" at Carnegie Hall marks the anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901).
Italians (at Least Italian Designers) Do It Better
Italian design gets off to a start in New York City with the Top Young Italian Industrial Designers Prize. Alongside this special contest event a selection of the works of the ten finalists will be on view. “Innovating is looking at the ancient, getting rid of the old,” said Giorgio Vasari in the sixteenth century—and Italy today is the ideal country where this can still happen.
September 3, 2013
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2013 - Moebius, by Kim Ki-Duk - First look review
Out of competition, korean master Kim Ki-Duk presents his new shocking movie, "Moebius".
September 3, 2013
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2013 - Miss Violence, by Alexander Avranas - First look review
Beautiful and terrifying, Miss Violence, by greek director Alexander Avranas, is the real shock of this film film festival in Venice but is also the best movie of the main competition.
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Italy denies plans for Friends of Syria meeting in Rome
The Italian foreign ministry denied reports on Monday that the Friends of Syria group of nations would meet in Rome this weekend.
Italy’s Vinci, Pennetta advance at U.S. Open to meet in quarter-finals
Roberta Vinci will face a fellow Italian in the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the second straight year. In a testament to the depth among Italy’s women’s tennis players, the 10th-seeded Vinci will also be taking on a countrywoman for the third straight round at this year’s tournament. She and longtime friend Flavia Pennetta both won Monday.
Lake Como, Italy: wandering with Wordsworth
It was all Wordsworth's fault. "A treasure whom the earth keeps to herself" he enthused about the deep chestnut forests and dark-eyed maids of Lake Como during a walking tour in 1790. No more. The word was out, and over the centuries romantic landscape painters followed by tidal waves of tourists have deluged the towns and villages of the secret treasure that enchanted the Lakeland poet.
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Italy Stays Home For Lunch Hour As Weak Economy And Strong Culture Collide
Of all the statistics available on Italy and its varied economic problems, few are as eye-opening as the fact that at around 1 p.m on any given day, three quarters of the population will normally be sitting down to lunch in their own homes. According to data from statistics agency ISTAT, lunch is the most important meal of the day for 68 percent of Italians and 74.3 percent usually eat it at home, a figure which has grown as a long recession has hit spending on food and eating out.
Toasting to Tuscany with the Tuscan Association of New York
Italian newspaper, La Nazione, initiated the idea of celebrating with a Global Toast to help promote 2013 summer events in Tuscany, the region's beauty and culture. New York celebrated with the Tuscan Association's president Joan Migliori, Niccolò Del Buffa and Consul General Natalia Quintavalle at Per Lei.
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