A stage reading presented by the New York Untitled Theater Company #61 and Prague Svanda Theatre. Night Before the Funeral is a new Czech play, originally produced in 2017 by the Svanda Theatre under the direction of Daniel Hrbek. A death in the family brings everybody home, but a brief peace is broken by family squabbles, politics, and life crises.…
In 1802, Nikolai Karamzin founded the journal Messenger of Europe with the intention that it would inform the Russian public of current political developments in the West, including as they related to the European colonies. From its inaugural issue through 1804, about two dozen stories explicitly concerning the Haitian Revolution appeared in its pages, and as an editor, Karamzin was sympathetic to…
Migration and the European Political Space: The Future is at the Borders To RSVP, please click here. With Etienne Balibar, Jean Cohen, Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Lydia Goehr, Stephen Holmes, Carlo Invernizzi, David Johnston, Giulia Oskian, Silvana Patriarca, David Ragazzoni, Rui Tavares, Nadia Urbinati, Achille Varzi, Nicolas De Warren; chaired by Caterina Di Fazio. Conceived in this moment of tremendous political instability, Agora…
Speakers: Etienne Balibar (Columbia) Souleymane Bachir Diagne (Columbia) Carlo Invernizzi (CUNY) Andreas Kalyvas (New School) Giulia Oskian (Yale) Silvana Patriarca (Fordham) David Ragazzoni (Columbia) Rui Tavares (LIVRE / Brown University) Nadia Urbinati (Columbia) Achille Varzi (Columbia) Chaired by: Caterina Di Fazio (Pantheon-Sorbonne University / Columbia University) Conceived in this moment of tremendous political instability, Agora Europe is intended to create opportunities for…
On the occasion of Italian Heritage and Culture Month Presented by the American Italian Cultural Roundtable Commendatore Aldo Mancusi, President In association with The Enrico Caruso Museum A performance of major contributions by Italian composers through the ages, from regional songs to the operatic repertoire. Presented by pianist and composer David Maiullo. Featuring: Lucia Wehr, soprano Brian Ernstes, tenor Please note:…
Thirty-three years separate two one-act plays that are connected by absurd humor and the characters of Vanek and Stanek. What happens when two writers meet—one who is not allowed to write and the other who writes whatever he wants? What if the first one has a surprising proposal for the second one? And what if the two of them meet…
The first Adventure in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin of this season features Tuscan conductor Nicola Luisotti, on the occasion of his presence on the podium of The Metropolitan Opera, leading performances of Verdi's Aida, Rigoletto, and La Traviata. In ENGLISH. From the Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo.
The Jordan Center’s Colloquium Series serves to introduce the most recent work of scholars within the Slavic field. Participants come from universities across the country and abroad, and work in disciplines ranging from history, political science and anthropology to literature and film. The colloquium discussion is based on a working paper which will be circulated prior to the event. On…
Deutsches Haus at NYU presents a reading by the author and current writer-in-residence at Deutsches Haus at NYU, Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker, from his recent novel Fremde Seele, Dunkler Wald, followed by a conversation with the acclaimed Germanist, writer and mastermind of @neinquarterly, Eric Jarosinski. About the book: Alexander leaves the small village he grew up in and joins the army. A restless soul, he pays…
Art at the Institute is pleased to present an exhibition of etchings by American artist of Lemko ancestry, Nicholas Bervinchak (1903-1978). Executed mostly during the Great Depression and into the following decade, these prints document the miners, tools, working conditions, and family life surrounding the isolated anthracite coal mining towns (also known as patches) of northeast Pennsylvania. Please join us…