American Italian Cultural Roundtable 35th Anniversary

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

Celebration and Christmas Concert Presented by the American Italian Cultural Roundtable Commendatore Aldo Mancusi, President In association with The Enrico Caruso Museum 35th Anniversary Celebration and Christmas Concert Presenters: David Maiullo, pianist/conductor Brian Ernstes, tenor Justyna Giermola, soprano Lucia Wehr, soprano Please note: This event is only open to members of Casa Italiana and the American Italian Cultural Roundtable. In ENGLISH. Followed by refreshments. From…

Kristin Lavransdatter: Liv Ullman: a Celebration

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

In the second film directed by Liv Ullmann (1995), based on the classic novel by Sigrid Undset, Kristin is the daughter of a prominent landowner in medieval Norway, who has grown up in harmony with the ideals of the time: strong family ties, social pride, and devout Christianity. Arranged to be married to the son of another landowner, a violent…

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Prevention Activism: Advancing Historical Dialogue In Post-Conflict Settings

The European Institute at Columbia University 420 W 118th St #1205, New York City, United States

Annual Conference of the Historical Dialogues, Justice, and Memory Network Prevention Activism: Advancing Historical Dialogue In Post-Conflict Settings December 12-14, 2019 Columbia University, New York City Prevention activism—that is, the effort to record, acknowledge, address and redress the violent past— seeks to counter nationalist myths and identities that are central ingredients of ethnic and political violence. Its goal is to…

Shooting French Stars in America

Albertine 972 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Join photographer Jean-Pierre Laffont as he presents his latest book, Nos Stars en Amérique: carte postales de Jean-Pierre Laffont, just published in France by les éditions de la Martinière. A New York-based French photographer, Jean-Pierre Laffont photographed the greatest stars of the 1960s and the 80s, including Charlie Chaplin, Charles Aznavour, Alfred Hitchcock, Françoise Hardy, Yves Montand, Line Renaud, Alain…

Pre-“Rosenkavalier” Evening

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

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 will then be attended LIVE. This serves the…

Gender and Transformation Workshop | Alexandra Novitskaya

Center for European and Mediterranean Studies (NYU) 53 Washington Square South, 3rd Floor East, New York, United States

From Homophobia to Homonationalism… and Back?: Russian-speaking LGBTQ Migrants in New York City in the Pursuit of the American Gay Dream Alexandra Novitskaya Doctoral Candidate Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, State University of New York at Stony Brook Visiting Scholar, Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, New York University From the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies. 

Film: In the Aisles

Goethe-Institut New York 30 Irving Place, New York City, NY, United States

Our annual holiday party will be held immediately following the film screening. Directed by Thomas Stuber 2018 / 126 minutes When the reclusive Christian (Franz Rogowski, Transit) takes a job working the night shift at a big box store, his new manager, Bruno from the Beverage Department (Peter Kurth, Babylon Berlin), teaches him the lay of the land and the…

Capitals of Fashion: Paris vs. Florence, Rome, and Milan

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

Dr. Valerie Steele in conversation with Grazia d'Annunzio Dr. Valerie Steele, Director, The Museum at F.I.T. in conversation with Grazia d'Annunzio, Università Statale di Milano Maybe you have already seen Paris Capital of Fashion, the exhibition on view at the Museum at F.I.T. curated by the Museum’s director Dr. Valerie Steele. If so, don’t’ miss this talk. If you haven’t, don’t miss…

Faithless /Trolösa: Liv Ullmann: A Celebration

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

In this film directed by Liv Ullmann from a screenplay by Ingmar Bergman, loosely based on the legendary Swedish director’s own experiences of adultery, Faithless looks at an aging director named Bergman (Erland Josephson) as he conjures a character, Marianne, and imagines interviewing her about a life-changing affair. As Marianne begins her story, we see the events as they unfold: happily married…

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Blarney Star: Yann Falquet, Shannon Heaton and George Keith

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

Flute player Shannon and fiddler George are both American-born musicians based in Boston. Practiced veterans with marvelous technical mastery, they share a passion for genuine Irish traditional style. Guitar backing from acclaimed Québec guitarist Yann Falquet.