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Acclaimed Italian novelist Erri De Luca will present his latest book Diavoli Custodi (Feltrinelli, 2017) co-written with architect and designer Alessandro Mendini.

De Luca will be in conversation with world-renowned biologist Paolo Sassone-Corsi (PhD, Director, Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism, UC Irvine School of Medicine ) co-author with De Luca of Ti sembra il caso? (Feltrinelli, 2013) on literature, science and life.

Our friends at Fondazione Giuliani are hosting two special evenings on the subject of gossip as a performative tool to evoke critical discourse. Attendees will experience live acts, gestures, puns, poetry and screenings! Details for this unique event are below.

Acclaimed Italian novelist Erri De Luca will present his latest book Diavoli Custodi (Feltrinelli, 2017) co-written with architect and designer Alessandro Mendini.

De Luca will be in conversation with world-renowned biologist Paolo Sassone-Corsi (PhD, Director, Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism, UC Irvine School of Medicine ) co-author with De Luca of Ti sembra il caso? (Feltrinelli, 2013) on literature, science and life.

END OF YEAR LISTS: BEST FILMS, BOOKS, ALBUMS AND PODCASTS OF 2017 Variety: Top Films of 2017 New York Times: Top 10 Books of 2017 NPR: Top 50 best Albums of 2017 Indiewire: The Best Podcasts of 2017

2017 SEATTLE FILM SUMMITScreenwriter Alvaro Rodriguez and OH!PEN’s own Michael Avery attended the Seattle Film Summit last weekend.Alvaro Rodriguez’s Workshop: The GPS of Storytelling Wonderful to meet new people.Thank you so much to the SFS Staff for a great...

2017: WOMEN TAKE CENTER STAGETime Person of the Year: The Silence Breakers #MeTooThe Year of the Woman: 5 Ways Female Filmmakers, Actresses, and Advocates Forever Changed Hollywood in 2017Women Directors From Europe on Their Foreign-Language Films

WEEKEND REVIEW: SCREENINGS, JAZZ AND FRIENDSOH!PEN was present for the screening of Venezuela’s Oscar contender for best foreign film, EL INCA. Catching some jazz with saxophonist and composer Daniel Rotem, graduate of the Thelonious Monk Institute, at Sam First Bar....

ALESSANDRO MENDINIAlessandro Mendini and grandson Tommaso (photo credit: Carlo Lavadori). Read more about the new book from Erri De Luca and Alessandro Mendini at Diavoli Custodi.

ERRI DE LUCA AND MSF Saving Lives at Sea: Onboard a Migrant Rescue Ship in the Mediterranean | Literary Hub Saving Lives at Sea: Onboard a Migrant Rescue Ship in the Mediterranean At six in the morning, 18 miles off the Libyan coast, Pietro Catania, captain of the...

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STELLA AMORE IN CANNES Directed by Cristina PUCCINELLI Duration 18 mn Produced in February 2016 Country Italy

TONIGHT IN ITALY…CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO AND ERRI DE LUCA Tonight, 10th of March, the “Solo Andata” concert in Italy. CGS & Erri De Luca together for the last date of this amazing tour, at the Teatro Massimo in Pescara. The seven-piece band, accompanied by...

ERRI AND NOA: A PRECIOUS FRIENDSHIP. ERRI AND NOA: A PRECIOUS FRIENDSHIP. We are very excited to be part of an incredible night of music and inspiration as international recording star, NOA will be performing concert with Erri De Luca, on February 29th in Vicenza,...

“IF YOU DANCE ALONE YOU CANNOT HEAL” From NPR “Italy wasn’t a single nation until about 150 years ago, and there are some really fascinating regions that remain distinct. A case in point: the cultural, artistic and linguistic traditions that ground Canzoniere...

SUNDANCE INSTITUTE GLOBAL FILMMAKING AWARD TO SICILIAN DIRECTORS FABIO GRASSADONIA AND ANTONIO PIAZZA! Congratulations to Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza!   (ANSA) – Los Angeles, January 27 – Sicilian directors Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza have won...

SPIKE LEE ON “RAISING MONEY FOR A MOVIE Some very interesting points of view from a great Director like Spike Lee.

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WORKSHOP PEP RAMIS / MAL PELO IN GIRONA Course/Workshop Pep Ramis / Mal Pelo (Workshop ) L’animal a l’esquena (Celrà) From 11/01/2016 to 15/01/2016 Mal Pelo ( Mal Pelo, Pep Ramis ) Pep Ramis offers a workshop where you can experience the mechanisms of action and what...

FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN ITALY, #IOSTOCONERRITurin (Italy) (AFP) – Italian prosecutors called for Erri de Luca, a writer on trial for inciting criminal damage to a controversial high-speed rail link through the Alps, to be thrown behind bars for eight months. Erri De...

ISCHIA MEMORIES We are starting our project based on the novel “You, Mine” of Erri De Luca. We thought you could appreciate some memories of that special summer time on the island of Ischia, through old pictures.

MONTURA, ARTE SELLA, TREES… photo by Enrico Ferri ART AND SADDLE MONTURA STILL TOGETHER TO PROMOTE CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT An artistic trip into Nature