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June 2009
The Chants of Southern Italy Come to the Mehanata Club, NYC
On June 11, 2009, The Mehanata Club on Ludlow Street reverberated with the rituals, chants and work songs of ancient Southern Italy. I Giulliari di Piazza, a music and dance troupe dedicated to the preservation and rejuvenation of the...
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Alessandra Belloni Part 2: Techno Tarantella
This is a transcript of a podcast appearing on our Podcast Page. Carolyn: Techno Tarantella is a show that blends myth, reality, fevered dance and music, fire, gods and goddesses. In recent years it's been performed at various New...
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Alessandra Belloni Part 1 - Rhythm is the Cure - The Healing Power of the Tarantella Spider Dance
This is a transcript of a podcast appearing on our Podcast page. Carolyn: The image of a spider weaving its web means different things to different people. For some, the meaning is sinister, as in 'weaving a web of...
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La Notte della Taranta Orchestra in Staten Island
On May 31, 2009, the orchestra of La Notte della Taranta played to an enthusiastic crowd in Snug Harbor, Staten Island. La Notte della Taranta is an annual festival in Puglia, Italy dedicated to the revival of the Tarantella...
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Roberto Benigni Spectacular in Tutto Dante in NYC
Roberto Benigni is perhaps best known for the film, La Vita E' Bella or Life is Beautiful. A friend of mine described the film this way: "In the first part you laugh, and in the second part, you cry."...
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