Addiopizzo Becomes a Tour Operator Against the Mafia
“Tourists will have the opportunity to stay and enjoy meals at hotels and restaurants that do not pay protection money, they can use the services of firms on the ‘Pizzo-free’ list, and they will be able to visit companies that do business on land confiscated from the mafia,” explain the young men and women from Addiopizzo Travel. Addiopizzo Travel is the satellite organization run by the young people of the anti-mafia group Addiopizzo and aims to combine tourism in Sicily with its efforts against racketeering
Interviews / 'Jesus was Homeless' at (H)itWeek in Los Angeles
Los Angeles: Darrell Fusaro interviews the 'Jesus was Homeless' during (H)itWeek, the festival that is redefining America's perception of Italian music.
Reading Primo Levi in Italy and in the World. A Video Interview with Natalia Indrimi
“Many versions of Primo Levi exist, and they depend of course very much on the different cultures that read him...” In this video interview Natalia Indrimi, Director of the Centro Primo Levi, describes the Center’s activities, its current Fall program, and the upcoming International Symposium “New Voices on Primo Levi (New York, October 25-27.)
Misunderstanding Primo Levi
Within the catastrophe of the Shoah, humanity was fortunate that the train leaving Italy for Auschwitz in February 1944 was transporting a special envoy: an anthropologist not yet aware of his talent; a young chemist who would later become a writer and who had already written short stories and poems...
New York, October 25th: Tzvi Avni's Song Cycle 'If This Is a Man' Opens the International Symposium on Primo Levi
Starts on October 25th, with a performance by Israeli composer Tzvi Avni, the International Symposium "New Voices on Primo Levi." Three days of academic discussions, film presentations and music will be the defining event of the Fall program of the Primo Levi Center in New York.
"New Voices on Primo Levi". The Symposium Opens in New York
On October 25 the International Symposium "New Voices on Primo Levi" started at the Center for Jewish History. The first day included a concert for piano and soprano composed by Tzvi Avni. Two days of discussion will follow, the 26th at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, NYU, and the 27th at CUNY Graduate Center.
New Generations on Primo Levi. Interview with Franco Baldasso
Franco Baldasso, a Ph.D candidate at NYU, is a recognized expert on Primo Levi. He participated at the international symposium “New Voices on Primo Levi” with an essay entitled “A loaded gun. Primo Levi and the Germans after the camp”. While discussing some of the questions he touched on in his paper, he shared with us his impressions on the perception of Levi among new generations
How Italy Became Racist. A Conversation with Lia Levi
On November 4, Lia Levi will present her book 'The Jewish Husband' at the Center for Jewish History in New York. It provides a poignant reflection on the far-reaching consequences of Mussolini's anti-Jewish legislation of 1938. It illustrates the way fiction can serve as emotionally powerful shorthand for biographical memory and historical accounts...
The Real Legend of Peppe Voltarelli. Calabrian Notes in NYC
Calabrian singer, composer, writer and actor, Peppe Voltarelli will perfom at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC on November 11. On the previous day, a screening of his movie "The real legend of Tony Vilar" will take place at Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò. Peppe told us about his land of origin, Calabria, and about how his music was influenced by its cultural values, melodies, and dialect. Defined an "emigrant singer", Peppe talked with us about the perception of Italian music abroad and his personal approach to a job that "must be put to the service of the people".
Italian Neorealism in NY. Life Lessons at the Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater
When you hear the words Life Lessons, what do you think about? A self help book, a seminar held at your neighborhood church or the next topic of discussion on Oprah? Whichever you have picked, we are sorry to say, you’ll be luckier next time. This time around the phrase Life Lessons is going to take you to Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater for the biggest ever collection of Italian Neorealism films ever put together. Interview with Richard Peña, Program Director at the Film Society
November 6, 2009
Plato and Mafia Movies
The poet Meletus initiated the prosecution, and poets joined in voting the death of the philosopher Socrates.
“...there is an old quarrel between philosophy and poetry” Plato
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