Events
January 2005
January 2005
January
Coro d’Italia - Winter Update
Bloomfield, New Jersey
Uno: Scuola d'Italia - children's Italian language and cultural enrichment classes begin Tuesday Feb.1 at the Verona Community Center 4:00. The ten-week session will focus on Italian language basics, and will include a new theme on marionettes. The cost is $90.00, with a discount for families.
Due: Adult Italian for Beginners – classes will resume Tuesday January 11 at 7:00 Verona High School (new students are welcome).
Tre: Coro d'Italia - rehearsals resume Friday Jan.28 at 7:00 Bloomfield Civic Center 84 Broad Street Bloomfield. Please note that Coro rehearsals will be on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month.
Quattro: Bambini d'Italia - children's performing ensemble resumes rehearsals on Friday, January 21 at 6:30 pm at the Bloomfield Civic Center. Please note that Bambini will meet on the first and third Fridays of the month.
Please contact Marylou Romano for information regarding these programs at ditalianj@yahoo.com.
January 10, 2005 – February 8, 2005
The Italian American Museum and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
New York, New York
The Italian American Museum and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute/Queens College, The City University of New York, will present a new exhibition, Dennis, Rose and Sal: Family Portraits, a collection of photographs by John Milisenda, from January 10 through February 8, 2005. The opening reception will be held on Wednesday, January 19 at 6 p.m. The artist, whose work has been shown in over 125 exhibitions, will give a talk at the Museum on Wednesday, January 26 at 6p.m.
This will be the Italian American Museum’s second exhibition showcasing the work of a contemporary Italian American artist — a continued exploration of the relationships between Italian American art and artists and American culture.
"Dennis, Rose, and Sal: Family Portraits" is the culmination of more than 35 years of work by the photographer, whose primary subjects are his mother, Rose; father, Sal; and brother, Dennis.
Milisenda’s photographs illuminate the universality of complex familial interactions while depicting the love and special struggles that his family experienced due to Dennis’ developmental disability.
The exhibit focuses on the remarkable relationship between Dennis and Rose. Milisenda’s images show how Dennis mimics his mother’s gestures and stance. For example, in a photo taken after the death of Sal, Dennis walks a few feet behind Rose in an empty parking lot, assuming her slouching stoop of old age; mother and son appear as one in the stark landscape that highlights Sal’s tangible absence and their inextricable bond (the two were not separated until Dennis moved into a residence at age 54).
Milisenda’s photographs celebrate the significance of the lives captured within their frames. Describing Dennis as one who "hates to talk about himself," Milisenda celebrates his brother, his parents, and their lives together, giving them a singular voice and history.
The Italian American Museum is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, and by appointment. The Italian American Museum is in transitional residence at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute/Queens College, The City University of New York. It is located at 28 West 44th Street, 17th floor, New York, NY 10036. For further information, please call (212) 642-2020 or visit www.italianamericanmuseum.org
January 28, 2005
Verdi’s La Traviata on the 19th Century Stage
Rehearsal Hall 104 - Douglass Campus
Rutgers University
Rutgers Italian Studies Program presents a Pre-Performance Illustrated Lecture "Verdi’s La Traviata on the 19th Century Stage" by Francesco Izzo American Institute for Verdi Studies on Friday evening, January 28, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. (adjacent to the Nicholas Music Center). There are no tickets required and the event is free.
This lecture is in conjunction with the production of Verdi’s La Traviata Opera at Rutgers which will take place on Friday, January 28, 8:00 p.m., Sunday, January 30, 2:00 p.m. and Friday, February 4, 8:00 p.m., Sunday, February 6, 2:00 p.m.
These events are sponsored by the Department of Music - Mason Gross School of the Arts and the Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. For further information, contact the Ticket Office at 732-932-7511.
