May 12
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Monday, May 12, 2025 – 6:00 pm
The Perky Theresas
The author retraces his childhood through the stories of three aunts, conversing with them in the places and with the words that emerge from memories, and which merge with the personal memories of the spectators. A story of a family told with modesty by one of the family’s members where places, facts and people are a mixture of reality and fantasy, between personal anecdotes and others told or heard from other family stories. Inspired by the literary atmospheres of the book “Family Lexicon (Lessico Famigliare)” by Natalia Ginzburg and the cinematographic atmospheres of the iconic movie “The Family (La Famiglia)” by Ettore Scola. - Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Monday, May 12, 2025 – 8:00 pm
My Mama Notarizes & Also Makes Risotto
“Mia mamma fa il notaio, ma anche il risotto” is the first show by the 2023 Poetry Slam world champion Filippo Capobianco. The performance combines the languages of Teatro Canzone (an expressive genre related to theatricality, speech and music, consisting of alternating songs and monologues or, more precisely, sung and acted parts) and performance poetry in a narrative that tells the coming-of-age story of a Generation Z boy in search of his own voice in a world that he will only gradually understand. Moscerino doesn’t know how to talk to his mother and there’s no way his mother, an important and always busy notary, would talk to him. The desire to communicate, in every way and by every means, accompanies him over the years, from story to story. Poetry is the last key to allow mother and Moscerino to finally look each other in the eyes. - Istituto Italiano di Cultura NY – Monday, May 12, 2025 – 6:00 pm
From Rome to New York: Introducing American Friends of CASTRO Projects
Di Lorenzo e Calabrese presenteranno la missione di CASTRO Projects, il suo approccio pionieristico alla formazione radicale per artisti emergenti, e il suo impatto sulla scena artistica contemporanea, comprese le nuove opportunità offerte dall’iniziativa American Friends of CASTRO Projects.
May 13
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Tuesday, May 13, 2025 – 7:00 pm
Forgotten Gems with Kwame Anthony Appiah
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 fifth and final guest is author and philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah.
May 14
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 5:30 pm
Translating/Adapting Pirandello Today
Reading of scenes from a new translation of Six Characters in Search of an Author
by Penelope Bussolino, Directed by Kiara Pipino. - Istituto Italiano di Cultura NY – Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 6:00 pm
Verdi e i due Macbeth – Teatro Nuovo
Nel secondo evento in collaborazione con Teatro Nuovo, Will Crutchfield –General Director- presenta la partitura e la sua storia, con la partecipazione del soprano Alexandra Loutsion, che interpreterà il ruolo di Lady Macbeth con il Teatro Nuovo a luglio. - Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Wednesday, May 14, 2025 – 7:30 pm
Six Characters in Search of an Author
This original adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR was originally conceived by author and director Nick Gabriel at the height of the CoVID-19 pandemic and further developed in response to the #metoo movement. Gabriel has recreated a version of this metatheatrical, Existentialist classic that is faithful to Pirandello’s original vision, while contemporizing the circumstances to reflect the current cultural zeitgeist.
May 17
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Saturday, May 17, 2025 – 3:00 pm
Gelato Lab for Kids
Join us at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò for a hands-on gelato lab in collaboration with Allora BK, as Part of La Casa dei Piccoli series. With summer approaching and the weather being so nice and warm, families are invited to come together and celebrate the world-renowned tradition of Italian gelato. Known for its rich flavors and creamy texture, gelato is one of Italy’s most beloved culinary treasures, enjoyed around the globe. Children will get hands-on making their own strawberry swirled gelato using simple, wholesome ingredients like condensed milk, fresh cream, and ripe strawberries. As they whip, mix, and assemble their creations, families will share a meaningful bonding experience—connecting through food, creativity, and tradition. Afterward, we’ll gather in the garden to enjoy a taste of this delicious treat, and each child will take home their homemade gelato to continue the celebration.
May 19
- Istituto Italiano di Cultura NY – Monday, May 19, 2025 – 6:00 pm
In Scena! Playwright Award 2025 Ceremony
La serata conclusiva del Festival con la cerimonia di premiazione si svolge, come di consueto, all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di NY. In Scena! Playwright Award 2025 viene quest’anno assegnato al drammaturgo Marco de Simone per la sua opera teatrale La regola dei terzi. La cerimonia di premiazione prevede una lettura della traduzione inglese dell’opera, con la regia di una regista. L’opera trae ispirazione da un evento reale narrato nell’autobiografia di Robert Capa. Nella notte tra il 9 e il 10 luglio 1943, il celebre fotoreporter di guerra fu accolto nella casa di un contadino, insieme ad alcuni soldati americani inviati in Sicilia poco prima dello sbarco alleato. Ignorando ogni rigore realista e superando le evidenti barriere linguistiche, l’autore immagina un dialogo tra Capa e il contadino, evidenziando i personaggi come simboli di due mondi che si incontrano sull’orlo dell’abisso aperto dalla guerra. Due mondi lontani, segnati da esperienze, intenzioni e prospettive diverse, eppure uniti da un comune rapporto con la guerra e la vita.
May 21
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – 6:30 pm
An Evening of Italian Opera & Song
Featuring: Rachel Hippert, soprano Jose Heredia, tenor David Maiullo, piano.
Please note:This event is only open to members of Casa Italiana and the American Italian Cultural Roundtable.
May 23
- Casa Italiana Zerilli – Marimò – Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – 6:30 pm
Space: A Journey Beyond Our Comfort Zone
In this presentation, astrophysicist Ersilia Vaudo takes us on a journey through the moments that have overturned our understanding of the Universe and the space that surrounds us. This series of “over-turnings” have challenged us to move beyond the comfort zone of our perceptions—beyond what we consider impossible. In the story that emerges, the invisible is the rule.
Ersilia Vaudo has a degree in Astrophysics and a thirty-year career at the European Space Agency. She has written and presented widely on science and space topics for a general audience. She lives in Paris.
