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Beyond Mourning?

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

A Reading of Eugenio Montale's Arletta Poems A lecture by Adele Bardazzi, University of Oxford Focusing on Eugenio Montale’s ‘ciclo di Arletta’, in particular La casa dei doganieri  (Le occasioni, 1939), this lecture will discuss the nature of the poetic subject’s mourning for Arletta and how it challenges traditional views on elegy. Mourning in Montale’s poetry is intermittent but, nevertheless,…

Concert: Swingin’ to Freedom

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

  In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution of 1989, swing singer Katerina Steinerova has been invited to present her program "Swingin' to Freedom." She will be accompanied by remarkable jazz pianist Jiri Ruzicka. Katerina Steinerova, musical theater actress, singer, choreographer, and swing and tap teacher, recorded in 2015 her debut album "I Love Peggy Lee." Upon…

Out in East Berlin: Lesbians and Gays in the GDR

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

Unlike the Federal Republic, by 1968 the German Democratic Republic’s penal code had de-criminalized homosexuality. But the “workers’ and farmers’ state” did not exactly welcome its gay and lesbian citizens with open arms; their sexuality was taboo and they were often marginalized from public life. The generation of gay men and women who had seen the war and were now…

Proust 2019

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City, NY, United States

In 1919, Marcel Proust was officially recognized as a great writer when the second volume of his magnum opus was awarded France's most prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt. This conference, in honor of the centenary of Proust's Goncourt, brings together writers, scholars and translators to discuss the reasons Proust is now, 100 years later, more popular and influential than…

Workshop: Let’s Swing and Tap!

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

Join the swing and tap dance lecture led by accomplished Czech choreographer Katerina Steinerova. Katerina will show how swing and tap dance are taught across the ocean on the old continent. Workshop participants will be guided through their first encounter with the swing and tap dance genre and shown the essential techniques. Steinerova is a musical theater actress, singer, choreographer,…

“Wackersdorf”: Film Screening and Conversation between Oliver Haffner and Christian Martin

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

Deutsches Haus at NYU, in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, presents a screening of the film Wackersdorf (2018), a true story of community, taking a stand against injustice and corruption, and being a local-level politician taking on a much stronger governing power. Oliver Haffner, director of the film, will be present at the screening. Following the screening, Oliver Haffner…

Film: Human with a Stool

DCTV 87 Lafayette Street, New York, NY, New York, NY, United States

«Human with a Stool» goes on a tour across the cities of the US. The authors will present the film, and answer questions about the creative process. The screening and Q&A in New York Date and start Time: April 12, 7pm Address: DCTV 87 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10013 «Human with a Stool» – an adventure documentary film about…

I’m Writing You from Tehran

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

Join Delphine Minoui as she presents I’m Writing You from Tehran (FSG; trans. Emma Ramadan), an unforgettable, moving view into an often obscured part of our world. Suffering the recent loss of her beloved grandfather and newly committed to a career in journalism, Delphine Minoui decided to visit Iran for the first time since the revolution―since she was four years…

Spring Musicale

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

The tradition of Sunday afternoon musicales continues as the spirited ArtsAhimsa ensemble returns for its ninth season with chamber works from the musical circle of Antonin Dvorak, exploring themes and variations originating from New York, Prague, and Vienna. The richly varied repertoire—ranging from solo instrument to quintet—will include Dvorak’s Humoresque Opus 101 nos. 1 and 7 (the latter arranged for…

L’Atelier des Enfants with Natalie Tual

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

Children’s book author Natalie Tual will read and sing her whimsical springtime story, Bulle et Bob au jardin. There’s lots to discover when Bulle and Bob garden together…an earthworm: yikes! Oh, a ladybug! Let’s play a game with the vegetables! After hearing this tale, you will never garden again without singing the radish salsa!   From Albertine