Pontormo: Painting in an Age of Anxiety
In conjunction with Miraculous Encounters on view at the Getty Center, a two-day conference hosted by the University of California Los Angeles (February 10) and the Getty Center (February 11), dedicated to Italian mannerist painter Jacopo da Pontormo. Organized by Massimo Ciavolella (UCLA) and Davide Gasparotto (The J. Paul Getty Museum). Info at https://bit.ly/2Wkhp8X
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La Mirtilla: a World-Premiere Staged Reading
Seventeen years before the first performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1605), Isabella Andreini dedicated her pastoral drama, La Mirtilla (1588), to Lady Lavinia della Rovere. Andreini represents many shades of love in a comedic tapestry that stands out from other pastorals with its moments of gravity that resonate with today’s #metoo movement. The staged […]
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A Residency by Marino Formenti
During this two-parts residency with Monday Evening Concerts, Marino Formenti will present two projects: a new recital entitled ‘MA MORT’ on Monday, February 11 in Zipper Concert Hall, and a series of sessions for a project he calls ‘ONE TO ONE.’ Information and tickets here
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Roberta Giallo: “Astronave Gialla World Tour”
Roberta Giallo is an international singer-songwriter and poliedric artist. Author, actress, theatrical performer and painter, during her career she collaborated with many artists, Lucio Dalla, Samuele Bersani, Pupi Avati, Simona Molinari, the producers Francesco Migliacci, Mauro Malavasi, Marcello Corvino; the journalist and essayist Federico Rampini. Opening act for Sting, Carmen Consoli, Edoardo Bennato, Alex Britti, etc. She […]
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Pontormo: Miraculous Encounters
This exhibition presents one of Pontormo’s most moving and innovative altarpieces, The Visitation (1520), alongside its preparatory drawing and two exceptional portraits painted during the same tumultuous period. More information on https://bit.ly/2sPegAE
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Arrangiarsi (Pizza…and the art of living) by Matteo Troncone (2017, 1h 36m)
A screening of the documentary that chronicles Troncone’s journey in search of the secret of Pizza in Naples, where he also discovers the art of making something out of nothing. Info at https://bit.ly/2CKJdu9
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Filming Italy Los Angeles
The 3rd edition of the Festival will feature film and documentary premieres with Italian and American celebrities in attendance. BY INVITATION ONLY
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Staged Reading of The Truce by Primo Levi
Actor Riccardo Bocci will commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a stage reading of Primo Levi’s work La Tregua (The Truce). In English. Composed by Primo Levi between 1961 and 1962 “The Truce” is the sequel of “If This is a Man” and describes the long way home of the protagonist after the liberation […]
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Isabella Rossellini’s Link Link Circus
One of the world’s most recognizable stars transforms herself into philosophers of the past like Aristotle, René Descartes and a Medieval theologian while her dog Pan plays various animals, playfully arguing Darwin’s theory of evolution which links us humans to animals. Info and tickets at http://www.thebroadstage.org/linklinkcircus
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An Evening with Isabella Rossellini
In conversation with David Bridel, dean of the USC School of Dramatic Arts, Isabella Rossellini will reflect on life, art, animals, age, and much more. Info at visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/
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