A film by Tamar Tal Anati. Italy, November 1943. The Italian Social Republic orders the arrest of all Jews present on its territory. A Florentine family, the Gnagnattis, composed of parents, four children and two grandmothers, flees the first round up in the city and seeks refuge on the mountains. The brothers spent months hiding in a cave in the Tuscan…
Brian Richardson, University of Leeds A lecture by Brian Richardson, University of Leeds During the Italian Renaissance, women became more prominent as authors and as patrons, and new works argued in favor of their worth and abilities. But how far could laywomen and nuns take part in the processes of circulating texts from authors to readers or listeners? How did…
For students and young adults only! Opera to the People is a group open to students or other young present and future audience members in order to delve into the world and language of opera, with the objective of fostering a new generation of attentive opera-goers. The group meets to watch and listen to recordings of a particular opera that…
Czech and Slovak artists, professionals, students, and scholars are challenged to introduce the subject of their project, research or studies in a short presentation limited to six minutes. In English. Free. Suggested donation $5.00 Light refreshments. Moderated by Christopher Harwood, Ph.D., Columbia University Presenters: Vojta Ciml (software SlidesLive developer), Vladimír Dzuro (UN Chief investigator), Martin Gajdošík (post-doc research scientist in…
The Legacy of an Italian Renaissance Woman Pazzi Lazzi presents Isabella Unmasked The Legacy of an Italian Renaissance Woman One Actress, Ten Characters. One Musician, Ten Instruments Written by Chiara Durazzini and Walter Valeri Featuring Chiara Durazzini with music by Dan Meyers In 1589, the Commedia dell’Arte show La Pazzia di Isabella (The Madness of Isabella) was a triumph at…
Raphael Gross, the first Jewish historian to head Germany’s premiere public history institution (Deutsches Historisches Museum) is currently preparing a new critical edition of the diaries of Anne Frank. His lecture will address her father’s role in making the diary the “emotional anchor” of West Germany’s first confrontation with what would later be known as the Holocaust. Born in Zurich,…
Long excluded from the French literary canon and academic departments, non-hexagonal literatures in French have been valorized and recognized within the academy over the last few decades. The “francophone turn” has been one of the deepest and most transformative changes in French studies, opening new fields of inquiry. Many have since accused the francophone advent to ascribe a lower status…
Opening performance "For Now" 11/29/2018, 7:00pm Motions is a program on the traumatic effects of immigration law, transforming the exhibition venue into an event space with an ad hoc cinema room screening works on rotation by Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Edgardo Aragón, Kader Attia, Ursula Biemann, Ewa Einhorn and Jeuno JE Kim, Harun Farocki, Charles Heller and Lorenzo Pezzani – Forensic Oceanography, Daryl Celeste Meador, and Yoshua Okón. The lobby of Motions features a…
Honoring the centenary of the world premiere of Puccini’s triptych There was a world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera House last night when three one-act operas by Puccini were sung and acted… We do not doubt that it could not have been bettered at Milan, Paris or London…The success of the new triple bill is unquestionable. - James Gibbons…
As immigration ignites new conversations in the U.S., it continues to be a divisive issue across the globe. This film series explores the experiences of people who leave their homeland seeking a better life and new opportunities. From the U.S. to Italy and Germany, these films portray the values and aspirations, dreams and nightmares associated with the places where immigrants and refugees settle. As much as…