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Film Screening: The Ornament of the World

King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center 53 Washington Square South, New York, United States

The Ornament of the World tells the story of a remarkable time in history when the Muslims, Christians and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences. Ornament will retrace a nearly 800-year period in medieval Spain, from the 8th through 15th centuries, during which the three cultures, though they competed and sometimes fought, managed to…

The Wisdom of Centenarians: A Conversation Among Klaus Brinkbäumer, Samiha Shafy & Ursula Staudinger

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

Deutsches Haus at NYU presents a reading of “How to Live Smartly, Joyfully, Healthily, Exuberantly, Happily – and very Long. The Wisdom of Centenarians: A World Tour,” and a conversation among the authors Klaus Brinkbäumer and Samiha Shafy, and moderated by the psychologist and aging researcher Ursula M. Staudinger. The discussion will revolve around the age-old question of how to…

Christ Stopped at Eboli

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Parts 1 & 2 On the occasion of the exhibit Blind Visions: Carlo Levi's Disegni della Cecità, on view at Casa Italiana through December 13. Screening of parts 1 and 2 of the 4-part television movie: Christ Stopped at Eboli (Italy/France, 1979, 110 of 220 min.) In ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles Directed by Francesco Rosi Written by Francesco Rosi, Tonino Guerra,…

The St. Bernard Syndicate/Sankt Bernhard Syndikatet WAYWARD ENDEAVORS: COMEDIES FROM THE NORTH

Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

In this new odd-couple comedy about the pitfalls of striking out into the economic frontier, subversive satirist Madd Brugger charts the course two hapless Danes’ scheme to sell Saint Bernards to China’s middle class. When overachieving bumbler Frederik hatches a plan to breed the animals in the lucrative Chinese pet industry, he finds an unexpected business mate in former classmate…

Rehearsal for Truth 2019: Audience (Czech Republic)

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

PLAY, TALKBACK, AFTERPARTY. "Audience" centers on a meeting between brewery manager Sladek and employee Vanek. While the manager is clearly opening too many beers and inducing binge drinking, it is less clear what he wants from Vanek. "Audience" (1975) is the first of Vaclav Havel’s partly autobiographical one-act plays known as the “Vanek Trilogy” (followed by Protest (1978) and Mistake…

LUCKY & DANCE OR DIE Performance and Film Screening with Charlotta Öfverholm

Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

At this dual event with Charlotta Öfverholm, Scandinavia House presents the live performance Lucky (2018) and the film Dance or Die (2019). Charlotta Öfverholm’s entire adult life, as well as a large part of her childhood and early years, has been filled with the world of dance. As a performer and choreographer with some of the world’s most renowned artists, she has constantly strived…

Telling our Black and Brown Irish Stories Open House

Glucksman Ireland House NYU One Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

Glucksman Ireland House opens its doors as a recording hub for Americans who celebrate being both Irish and black/brown. An oral historian will record with you, or facilitate the recording of a conversation between you and your friend, family member or colleague. RSVP to irish.stories@nyu.edu

Casa Afternoons

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Recital for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano Casa Afternoons invite our neighbors and their families to enjoy the arts in a relaxed atmosphere. Recital for flute, clarinet, and piano Ginevra Petrucci, flute Kostja Kostic, clarinet Matthew Oden, piano Program: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Four waltzes Gabriel Faure (1855-1924) Morceau de Concours Sicilienne Matthew Oden (b. 1986) Anachronism No.1 Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) Andante et Allegro…

The Ukrainian Institute of America 2019 Gala

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

Cocktails & Silent Auction 6:00pm Musical Entertainment 7:30pm Dinner 8:00pm After Party 9:30pm Thank you for your interest in the Ukrainian Institute of America Gala.  Tickets are now SOLD OUT! Please contact our office at 212-288-8660 to be added to our waitlist.

On Sex, Race, Nation, Humanity: Reading Derrida’s Geschlecht III

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

This event focuses on a recently discovered text by the late Franco-Algerian philosopher Jacques Derrida. Geschlecht III, rediscovered in the Derrida archive and newly published in French (forthcoming in English), is the “missing” installment in Derrida’s four-part series on Martin Heidegger and the German word Geschlecht(meaning, among other things, “sex,” “race,” and “species”). Geschlecht III presents us with one of Derrida’s most sustained engagements with Martin Heidegger,…