January 27
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Monday, January 27, 2025 – 9:00 am
Reading of the Names
Giorno della Memoria (Remembrance Day) commemorates the day of 1945 in which Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet Army. European countries and the UN mark this day with programs and ceremonies to create public awareness of the past, foster civil dialogue, and counter racism, intolerance, and xenophobia in today’s societies. - Istituto Italiano di Cultura NY – Monady, January 27, 2025 – 9:00 – 15:00 am
Giorno della Memoria
Lettura dei nomi degli ebrei deportati dall’Italia e dai territori italiani. L’iniziativa fa parte di un programma di eventi promosso da Consolato Generale, Centro Primo Levi, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò NYU, Italian Academy Columbia University, Calandra Institute CUNY, Magazzino Italian Art e Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi, per commemorare le vittime della Shoah e preservare la memoria di quei tragici eventi.
January 28
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Tuesday, January 28, 2025 – 6:30 pm
The Murder of Giacomo Matteotti
Canali’s research is based on the trial records smuggled to London by the lawyer of the Matteotti family, Giuseppe Emanuele Modigliani when it became clear that he too was a target of the regime. Modigliani documented that Matteotti was investigating bribes from the American Sinclair Oil Company to the Italian government in exchange for the monopoly to drill on Italian soil and in the Italian colonies.
January 29
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Wednesday, January 29, 2025 -6:30 pm
Branding Modernity. Marinetti Futurism and the Invention of the Avant- Garde
Luca Somigli is Professor and Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies at the University of Toronto. He has published extensively on various aspects of Italian and European modernism and avant-garde, including the volumes Legitimizing the Artist. Manifesto Writing and European Modernism, 1885-1915 (University of Toronto Press, 2003) and Italian Modernism: Italian Culture between Decadentism and Avant-Garde, edited with Mario Moroni (University of Toronto Press, 2004), and essays on various authors of the period such as Marinetti, Pirandello, Savinio, Bontempelli, and Primo Conti. His research on contemporary narrative, and genre fiction in particular, includes numerous essays on Italian detective fiction, a monograph on Valerio Evangelisti, and the edited volume Negli archivi e per le strade. Il ritorno alla realtà nella narrativa di inizio millennio (Aracne, 2013). His recent publications include the co-edited volumes Futurism: A Microhistory (Legenda, 2017) and Oltre il canone: problemi, autori, opere del modernismo italiano (Morlacchi, 2019). - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Wednesday, January 29, 2025 – 5:00 pm
Overview – Contemporary Theater: What’s on in Italy
As we await the 2025 edition of In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, On the Italian Stage will explore the current landscape of Italian theater. This overview will take you on a journey across Italy, delving into its vibrant theatrical culture. You’ll discover the unique theaters, influential directors, and talented playwrights who are shaping the scene, as well as the resources and support systems offered by each region. Additionally, the overview will highlight the prevailing trends and themes that define Italian theater in 2025, providing a comprehensive perspective on its evolution and current dynamics.
January 31
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Friday, January 31, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Beyond the Skyline – Futurism and the City of Tomorrow
Speakers will present research and insights related to the exhibition and its connected themes, including current trends in urban and architectural avant-garde thinking and practice, the role of the city in Futurist imagination, the relationship between the built environment and ideology.
February 3
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura NY – Monday, February 3, 2025
Musica Bandita
In occasione del Giorno della Memoria il pianista di fama internazionale Itay Goren presenterà il suo programma Banned Music (Musica Bandita). Questa conferenza/recital presenta cinque compositori di diverse nazionalità la cui musica fu bandita dai nazisti: Pavel Haas, Erich Korngold, Luigi Dallapiccola, Darius Milhaud e Paul Hindemith.
Il signor Goren parlerà delle vite dei compositori e eseguirà brani delle loro opere, dimostrando la ricchezza di idee e la varietà di stili che esistevano in Europa all’inizio del XX secolo, prima degli eventi tragici che seguirono l’ascesa al potere dei nazisti.
February 4
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Tuesday, February 4, 2025 – 6:30 pm
My Roman History – A Memoir by Alizah Holstein
From the time she first felt called to its gates as a high school student fascinated by Dante and Italian thanks to a life-changing teacher, Rome has been a fixed star around which Alizah Holstein’s life has rotated—despite the fact that she bears no Italian heritage, and has never lived there long enough to call it home.
February 5
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Wednesday, February 5, 2025 – 6:30 pm
In Piazza
Craig Whitaker was for 18 years an adjunct professor in New York University’s graduate planning program teaching a course called “Why Cities Look the Way They Do.” He is the author of numerous articles and the book Architecture and the American Dream.
February 6
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Thursday, February 6, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Musical Journeys with the Black Madonna in Southern Italy
A documentary based on the best-selling book Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna (Inner Traditions | Bear and Company, 2019) by award-winning singer, percussionist, teacher and author Alessandra Belloni.
February 7
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Friday, February 7, 2025 – 7:00 pm
Guido Alberto Fano
Guido Alberto Fano (1875-1961) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, and a Music Conservatory Director. During his life, he was offered three opportunities to move to the United States: in 1905, when colleague Ferruccio Busoni asked him to join him; in 1911, when he was invited by the College of Music in Cincinnati; and during WW2 to escape racial discrimination. However, he was never able to actually move to a country that was looking to welcome him with open arms.
February 10
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Monday, February 10.2025 – 6:00 pm
Baroque Dreaming Into Contemporary Opera
Join us for an exclusive panel delving into the creative journey behind Primero Sueño, the groundbreaking operatic adaptation of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s iconic poem. Featuring co-creators composer Paola Prestini and jazz icon Magos Herrera, this discussion offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how Sor Juana’s profound exploration of mysticism, feminism, and the natural world was transformed into a mesmerizing operatic procession through the sacred spaces of The Met Cloisters. The panel will include select footage from the production, showcasing Herrera’s powerful portrayal of Sor Juana alongside the Leipzig-based vocal ensemble Sjaella and a team of world-class multi-instrumentalists, directed by visionary arts leader Louisa Proske.
February 11
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Tuesday, February 11, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Trio KANON: “Timeless Dialogues”
The Trio Kanon invites you on a journey through time and sound, exploring the profound dialogue between past and present, tradition and innovation. This concert program weaves together the lyrical elegance of Mendelssohn, the virtuosic brilliance of Fritz Kreisler, and the contemporary voice of Roberto Scarcella Perino, creating an engaging musical conversation that transcends centuries.
February 13
- Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò – Thursday, February 13, 2025 – 7:00 pm
Forgotten Gems with Joshua Cohen
Forgotten Gems is a series that takes place at Casa Italiana as part of the literary festival Le Conversazioni that focuses on films that the speakers believe worthy of being [re]discovered. Antonio Monda and his guest each choose three films to present and discuss (accompanied by clips). This season’s third guest is author Joshua Cohen.
