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KINO!2018 Festival of German Films New York

Landmark at 57 West 657 West 57 St., New York, NY

Once again, KINO! delivers fresh German films 
to New York City, this year at a new uptown location, from April 6-12. Now in its fifth year as an independent festival, the program was curated by New York film professionals—distributor Meghan Wurtz, journalist Karl Rozemeyer, and festival consultant Marian Masone—who have selected a wide cross-section of high-quality, remarkable films that will challenge your views of the…

$15

Symposium: CONVIVIO. Dante’s Philosophical Treatise

Casa Italiana (24 W 12th), Italian Academy at Columbia (1161 Amsterdam Ave.) present: The Global Dante Project of New York Directors: Maria Luisa Ardizzone (NYU) and Teodolinda Barolini (Columbia University) A one-day international symposium by The Global Dante Project of New York on Dante's Convivio. Presented by NYU's Department of Italian Studies, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò and the Medieval and Renaissance Center. In collaboration with Columbia University's Department of Italian and Italian Academy for Advanced Studies…

Le Festival des cinq continents: littérature, francophonie, diversité

La Maison Française (NYU) 16 Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

A Francophone literary festival, co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie to the United Nations and by the NYU Center for French Civilization and Culture, takes place at various NYC locations. Visiting authors include Yamen Manai, the 2017 recipient of the Prix des 5 continents. For full festival schedule, see nyu.is/5continents Events at La Maison Française of NYU…

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2018 NESEEES Annual Conference

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City, NY, United States

Join us for the 39th Annual Meeting of the North East Slavic, East European and Eurasian Conference (NESEEES, a regional conference of ASEEES).  The Conference will be hosted by the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia on Saturday, April 7th, 2018. It brings together scholars working on all aspects of the Slavic, East European and Eurasian world and…

$25 – $40

A Conversation with Yamen Manai and Pierre Joris

On April 7, join us as we welcome Yamen Manai, laureate of the 2017 Prix de la Francophonie, and writer Pierre Joris for a conversation on Manai’s award-winning novel, L’Amas ardent (Elyzad, 2018). “In this Voltaire-like fable, a beekeeper defends his bees against a group of particularly aggressive hornets. With humor and a limpid writing style, the author teaches us more about…

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Panel discussion: The International Comics Scene: Max de Radiguès and Anna Haifisch

Ink48 653 11th Ave, New York, NY

German illustrator Anna Haifisch will be a featured guest at the 2018 MoCCA Arts Festival. The MoCCA Arts Festival is a 2-day multimedia event, Manhattan's largest independent comics, cartoon and animation festival. Every comics culture — no matter how vast only presents and perceives a fragmentary view of global comics culture, a rich field of diverse human expression that is interconnected…

“When Paul Came Over the Sea:” Borders and (In)Humanity

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

As part of KINO!2018, Deutsches Haus at NYU presents a conversation about When Paul Came Over the Sea between Jakob Preuss, the film's director, Gabriella Etmektsoglou, Çiğdem Ipek, and Christian Martin, which will be moderated by Noah Isenberg. Film synopsis: Paul is a migrant from Cameroon. He has made his way across the Sahara to the Moroccan coast where he now lives in a forest waiting for the right moment…

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Concert: Martin Kratochvil/Toni Ackerman Duo

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York, NY, United States

A concert of the legendary duo of Czech pianist Martin Kratochvíl and American guitarist Tony Ackerman. Their unique sound fuses two acoustic instruments and a wealth of world music styles in the cauldron of jazz improvisation, tempered by the easy familiarity of half a lifetime of playing together. The duo of Martin Kratochvíl (piano) and Tony Ackerman (guitar) has been…

Mitchell B. Merback: Dürer’s “Melancholia I” and Therapeutic Images Before Modernity

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

Deutsches Haus at NYU and the NYU Department of German present "Dürer's Melencolia I and Therapeutic Images Before Modernity." In dialogue with Professor Shira Brisman, Mitchell B. Merback discusses the concepts and inspiration behind his new book, Perfection's Therapy: An Essay on Albrecht Dürer's Melancholia I (Zone Books, 2017), placing Albrecht Dürer's famously inscrutable engraving, "Melencolia I," at the intersection of Renaissance art, medicine, and philosophy. About Perfection's Therapy…

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Power on Pointe: Russian Ballet from Petersburg to Paris

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City, NY, United States

In her book Power on Pointe, Natalie Rouland argues that during the late imperial period, ballet as the embodiment of power and literature as the voice of protest transformed the reputation of Russian art and culture in the twentieth century. In the space of the heated debate over the future of Russian identity, the imperial ballet, its fanatics, and its critics…

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