Exhibit: The Futurist Imagination Exhibit Dates: Saturday, March 2, 2013 – Thursday, May 2, 2013 Press Preview: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 – 4:30pm to 5:30pm Public Opening: Friday, March 1, 2013 – 6:30pm to 8:30pm Westchester Italian Cultural Center: Directions Opening remarks presented by Italian Academy Foundation Chairman, Stefano Acunto. Live music performance by pianist Denise […]
Just Ancient Loops “Just Ancient Loops” combines the genius of three people and three mediums for a truly unique experience. Israeli-born American Maya Beiser, dubbed the “cello goddess” by The New Yorker, creates radical works for the cello, re-imagining her instrument’s boundaries. To celebrating the release of her latest album, Time Loops (a collaboration with composer Michael Harrison) Maya Beiser will […]
The Private Theatre in association with Steve Acunto & Ric Zivic presents Heide Armbuster*, David Deblinger*, Dan Lauria*, and Matt Servitto* in a reading of A Queen for a Day By Michael Ricigliano, Jr. with: Casting Director: Jack Doulin General Manager: Cheryl Dennis Art Design: TJ Sansone Stage Manager: Aurora Hicks Beach Directed by: John […]
The Red and The Black, Stendhal’s timeless tale of seduction and political intrigue set during the French Restoration, is coming to the stage this week. Produced for Capolavori by Steve Acunto and written and directed by Deloss Brown, The Red and The Black opens on January 18, 2013 and runs through February 3, 2013 at Theatre at St […]
Enjoy the profound voice of IAF baritone Lawrence Harris in the arena of his former career — NFL football stadium. The event was the Wildcard Playoff.
Marking the 200th year of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, and the “Year of Italian Culture” in the US, the Metropolitan Opera in New York will offer the Met Titles in Italian, in collaboration with Dolce&Gabbana. On October 10, 2013 the world celebrates the 200th year since the birth of Giuseppe Verdi the father of Italian Opera. […]
Cinematic Italy is the title of the latest edition of the Italian Journal, which is now online. Our topic is a beloved one, and our talented contributors have covered topics from contemporary auteurs, film history, Italy as the “set”, film festivals and more. The Face File column features Roberto Benigni, and the Social Journal captures […]
i-Italy.org interviews Italian Academy Foundation chairman Stefano Acunto on the eve of the opening of Italian Futurists at the NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò. Event Information. Full text of the original Futurist Manifesto
Kim Brizzolara has joined the executive board of the Italian Academy Foundation, Inc. Ms. Brizzolara is a feature and documentary film producer, and serves as an advisor to several non-profit organizations. She is executive vice chair of the Hampton’s International Film Festival, serves on the Board of the We are Family Foundation, and Creative Visions, […]
On the occasion of Italian Futurists , the upcoming IAF-sponsored exhibit at NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, here is the text of the article by F.T. Marinetti printed in the French publication Le Figaro (Paris, February 20, 1909) that accompanies our exhibition catalog. Below are three versions of the manifesto: English, Marinetti’s native Italian and the […]