Friday, July 10, 2009
Missoni on Display in London (though Sept. 20)
The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in London is featuring an exhibit on the designs of Ottavio and Rosita Missoni. The exhibit is curated by the designers' son, Luca Missoni, and focused on process more than product. Review in the New York Times Intransit Blog
Exhibition of Venetian Renaissance Sculpture at the National Gallery (until Nov. 1)
A small but extraordinary exhibit of little known Venetian sculture is now on display
at the National Gallery. Entitled “An Antiquity of Imagination: Tullio Lombardo and Venetian High Renaissance Sculpture,” the exhibit is reviewed in the New York Times.
at the National Gallery. Entitled “An Antiquity of Imagination: Tullio Lombardo and Venetian High Renaissance Sculpture,” the exhibit is reviewed in the New York Times.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Symposium on Contemporary Italian Cinema at Indiana University 2010
Symposium on Contemporary Italian Cinema at Indiana University 2010
April 7-10, 2010
Call for Papers on Contemporary Italian Cinema
Submissions are being accepted for original research on the importance of new directors and trends in Italian cinema. Topics may include: recent research on directors, regulation and funding with regard to film production in Italy, individual film analysis, the influence of international cinema on contemporary Italian cinema, the influence of Italian cinema on international cinema, the importance of photography or music in contemporary Italian cinema, the representation of family and gender, the issue and experience of otherness, the search for cultural and spiritual identity, and cinema as a pedagogical tool in the foreign language classroom.
Proposals on Italophone cinema are also encouraged: namely, the cinema of North and
South America, Australia, the Mediterranean world and Africa, that deal with the Italian experience outside of Italy.
A major contemporary Italian filmmaker will be present as keynote speaker.
Papers should be written in the language with which the reader feels most comfortable
(Italian or English) and should be limited to no more than 18 minutes (8-9
doubled-spaced pages). One-page abstracts should be sent electronically (Word attachment only) by Dec.
31, 2009 or before to Antonio Vitti (ancvitti@indiana.edu), to Colleen Ryan-Scheutz
(yancm@indiana.edu) and to Andrea Ciccarelli (aciccare@indiana.edu).
April 7-10, 2010
Call for Papers on Contemporary Italian Cinema
Submissions are being accepted for original research on the importance of new directors and trends in Italian cinema. Topics may include: recent research on directors, regulation and funding with regard to film production in Italy, individual film analysis, the influence of international cinema on contemporary Italian cinema, the influence of Italian cinema on international cinema, the importance of photography or music in contemporary Italian cinema, the representation of family and gender, the issue and experience of otherness, the search for cultural and spiritual identity, and cinema as a pedagogical tool in the foreign language classroom.
Proposals on Italophone cinema are also encouraged: namely, the cinema of North and
South America, Australia, the Mediterranean world and Africa, that deal with the Italian experience outside of Italy.
A major contemporary Italian filmmaker will be present as keynote speaker.
Papers should be written in the language with which the reader feels most comfortable
(Italian or English) and should be limited to no more than 18 minutes (8-9
doubled-spaced pages). One-page abstracts should be sent electronically (Word attachment only) by Dec.
31, 2009 or before to Antonio Vitti (ancvitti@indiana.edu), to Colleen Ryan-Scheutz
(yancm@indiana.edu) and to Andrea Ciccarelli (aciccare@indiana.edu).
House of Livia and other Palatine Monuments are Open to the Public
The Ministro dei Beni e le Attività Culturali announces the opening of some of the most important though rarely viewed monuments on the Palatine. The New York Times reports that the House of Livia, as well as the House of Gryphons, one of the most important residences of Republican Rome, the Temple of Romulus in the Roman Forum and the Renaissance Loggia Mattei, all of which are normally closed to public visits, will be open through the end of July and periodically thereafter. The Colosseum will also be open for evening visits and concerts.
Teaching Italian: A Symposium/Workshop for Instructional Materials
A symposium on "Teaching Italian: Writing" will be held at Montclair State University on Friday, October 2, 2009. For more information, please contact Professor Enza Antenos-Conforti at Montclair State University.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Monteriggioni di Torri si Corona 2009 (Monteriggioni, July 3/4/5 and 10/11/12)
però che, come in su la cerchia tonda
Monteriggion di torri si corona,
così la proda che 'l pozzo circonda
torreggiavan di mezza la persona
li orribili giganti, cui minaccia
Giove del cielo ancora quando tona
Dante, Inferno, XXXI, 40-45
Every year Monteriggioni, probably the best preserved example of walled Medieval town in Italy, organizes a 'festival'. The 2009 edition will focus on the life of the castle 'between history and legend', through the revival of two historical events that involves the town in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
The first weekend will be dedicated to the Battle of Montaperti (1260), an important moment during the conflict between Siena and Florence to secure the control of the Via Francigena.
The second weekend will remember the Noveschi siege and occupation (1482).
All celebrations, realised by Monteriggioni A.D. 1213, will be characterized by the coexistence of pure historical revivals and street artists. Revivals will display both the military aspect, including the evolution of military tactics, weapons, and defensive systems, and civil aspects, with details on the daily life of the besieged village, its food chain, crafts, etc. Street artists will include spectacular acrobats, musicians, jugglers. This year’s edition will be a full-fledged national festival of historical shows. Among the artists present there will be jesters, circus theater, minstrels, magicians, drum players, and a premier production dedicated to the mythological world, with fauns suddenly materializing among visitors.
The festival will be characterized by the presence of medieval staging groups from all over Europe, such as Compagnie de la Rose from Switzerland, Hansevolk zu Lübeck from Germany, and Lansquenets of Bretten from Germany.
Among the Italian groups, Musica Officinalis, Hocus Pocus Circo Teatro, Giullari del Diavolo, Errabundi Musici, Compagnia dei Ligrittieri, Teatro Agricolo, Schola Tamburi Storici di Conegliano, Compagnia de “La Giostra”, Petricinus Arcanus, Zorba Officine Creative, and Cavalieri Cenedesi.
Monteriggioni Festival will soon be part of CERS-Consortium of European Re-enactment Societies.
Monteriggion di torri si corona,
così la proda che 'l pozzo circonda
torreggiavan di mezza la persona
li orribili giganti, cui minaccia
Giove del cielo ancora quando tona
Dante, Inferno, XXXI, 40-45
Every year Monteriggioni, probably the best preserved example of walled Medieval town in Italy, organizes a 'festival'. The 2009 edition will focus on the life of the castle 'between history and legend', through the revival of two historical events that involves the town in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
The first weekend will be dedicated to the Battle of Montaperti (1260), an important moment during the conflict between Siena and Florence to secure the control of the Via Francigena.
The second weekend will remember the Noveschi siege and occupation (1482).
All celebrations, realised by Monteriggioni A.D. 1213, will be characterized by the coexistence of pure historical revivals and street artists. Revivals will display both the military aspect, including the evolution of military tactics, weapons, and defensive systems, and civil aspects, with details on the daily life of the besieged village, its food chain, crafts, etc. Street artists will include spectacular acrobats, musicians, jugglers. This year’s edition will be a full-fledged national festival of historical shows. Among the artists present there will be jesters, circus theater, minstrels, magicians, drum players, and a premier production dedicated to the mythological world, with fauns suddenly materializing among visitors.
The festival will be characterized by the presence of medieval staging groups from all over Europe, such as Compagnie de la Rose from Switzerland, Hansevolk zu Lübeck from Germany, and Lansquenets of Bretten from Germany.
Among the Italian groups, Musica Officinalis, Hocus Pocus Circo Teatro, Giullari del Diavolo, Errabundi Musici, Compagnia dei Ligrittieri, Teatro Agricolo, Schola Tamburi Storici di Conegliano, Compagnia de “La Giostra”, Petricinus Arcanus, Zorba Officine Creative, and Cavalieri Cenedesi.
Monteriggioni Festival will soon be part of CERS-Consortium of European Re-enactment Societies.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Terra di Roccia e Pittura: La Cappadocia e il Lazio (Rome, June 17-July 3)
A photography exhibit of the extraordinary volcanic formations of Cappadocia
and the paintings on the walls, part of a major study on the history of human
interaction with this unique environment.
At EX-GIL in Trastevere
and the paintings on the walls, part of a major study on the history of human
interaction with this unique environment.
At EX-GIL in Trastevere
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