Italian

“Roma Women’s Stories in Fascist Italy”
Lecture by Licia Porcedda, PhD candidate Paris

ALLISON GRIMALDI DONAHUE & NERINA COCCHI
Lina Prosa’s “Lampedusa Beach”:
A Migrant’s Voice from the Depths of the Mediterranean


Allison Grimaldi Donahue and Nerina Cocchi will present a short lecture on co-translating a politically charged and extremely timely work of Italian theater. This will be a talk about the process of translation, performance and the use of artistic voice and body in dealing with painful political realities, and will also give an overview of the importance of Lina Prosa’s work in this framework.

Ignazio Silone: dalla parte dell’uomo

Massimo Zordan and Daniel Bellissimo will present a workshop
Italian as a Second Language and Improvisational Theatre: New Strategies

Open meeting with lunch provided for faculty and staff to discuss proposed Food Studies Minor. Please contact Molly Anderson (MollyA@middlebury.edu) with questions.

A gathering with faculty, staff, students, and community to celebrate the Italian liberation from Fascism. Light refreshments will be served.