The use of pesticides in intensive apple growing negatively impacts the communities immediately adjacent to the orchards

The Palio is run by the contrade and most of them are engaged in very tight rivalries with another contrada

Siena’s second Palio race of the year is less than two days away: August 16th, at 7pm

Sciorra is trained as an anthropologist, and his approach demonstrates this. He believes in the necessity of experience and interaction with the “subjects” of his interest – the necessity of ethnography, participant observation, strategies that have very rarely been used in the field of Catholic art

The play will explore the ins and outs of this theatric style through the lens of one actress, Isabella Andreini. It will be performed, free and open to the public, on Wednesday, November 28th, at 8:00 PM at the Dorothy Young Center for Performing Arts at Drew University, NJ; and...

La mostra ha offerto ai “senza voce” (come sono stati definiti più volte) l’opportunità di farsi sentire e una piattaforma per esprimersi. Questa piattaforma è la creatività o, per essere precisi, l’arte contemporanea, una categoria talmente vasta e comprensiva da poter accogliere qualsiasi partecipante. Come ha detto Mario Giro, direttore...

Through this exhibition the “voiceless”, as they were referred to at various moments, are given a voice and a platform for expression. The vehicle for this expression is creativity, or more specifically, contemporary art, a category so vast and permissive that all participants are able to find their place within...

“Malgrado l’attuale situazione politica, il libro non è un invito a imitarli,” ha scherzato l’autore Fraser M. Ottanelli all’inizio dell’evento; esso rappresenta piuttosto, in un momento in cui i sistemi democratici sono in crisi e subiscono tentazioni totalitarie, un’occasione per ristudiare gli atti di ribellione del secolo scorso e usarli...

Assassins Against re-examines the figure of the Italian anarchist “attentatore” (i.e. assailant) at the end of the 19th century, arguing that until now this figure was unfairly vilified and not adequately contextualized

It will be interesting to observe how this heritage continues to renew itself as the shared stories inevitably warp and older relatives’ memories fade away– but whatever happens, Italian Americans today are certainly willing to keep spinning the fabric and providing the tales that unite them