SARDEGNA - THE GOLDEN PLACE
A panel on Cultural Arts, Eco Revival, and Sustainable Travels
May 31, 2024 6:00 pm
Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York
686 Park Avenue, New York, NY (directions)
A panel on Cultural Arts, Eco Revival, and Sustainable Travel.
Cosponsored by the Municipality of Bonorva, with the support of the Department of Industry of the Sardinia Region, MusaMadre will present two days of events in New York on May 31st and June 2nd on the themes of Sardinian cultural arts, sustainable tourism, and community revival.
The program includes a panel in collaboration with the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT), Com.It.Es, and DisterraUS (Sardinian Community in the US), featuring scholars, architects, journalists, and tourism industry officials, who will gather to discuss the resources of the small inhabited village of Rebeccu and the Bonorva territory as a cultural model for Sardinia and other regions in Italy.
The discussion will range from the region’s unique history, from the pre-Nuragic period to the Middle Ages, and invaluable archaeological sites, to the present cultural and artistic initiatives, ecotourism and environmental projects, artist residencies targeting specific audiences, such as “root tourism” and the growing movement for reconnection of emigrated Sardinians and their descendants with the Mediterranean island.
The institutional greetings of the Major of Bonorva Massimo D’Agostino, and of Caterina Orlando US & MEX Country Manager at ENIT – Italian National Tourist Board will precede the panel. It will be introduced by Prof. Fabio Finotti, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute, with a video in dialogue with Prof. Matteo Corrias, Philologist and Editor-in-Chief of the Magazine "Monti Prama" about the Ancient Heritage of Sardinia.
"Sardinia is increasingly revealing itself as the cradle of a Mediterranean civilization capable of extending its influence to Egypt and the Middle East,” according to Professor Fabio Finotti, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute of New York. “Its ancient heritage is the strength that makes it one of the key regions for our future, from every point of view: cultural, scientific, social, and even religious."
“Sharing our lifestyle and traditions with the world is a way to increase interest in Italy and attract new opportunities for collaboration and cultural exchange,” says Alessandra Priante, President of ENIT-Italian National Tourist Board
Program
(starting at 6:00pm)
Institutional greetings:
Prof. Fabio Finotti -Director of the Italian Cultural Institute
Dr. Massimo D'Agostino -Major of Bonorva
Dr.ssa Caterina Orlando - US & MEX Country Manager at ENIT – Italian National Tourist Board
Introduction: Ancient heritage (video)
Prof. Finotti in conversation with Prof. Gian Matteo Corrias
Philologist and Editor-in-Chief of the Magazine "Monti Prama".
Panel: Cultural Arts, Eco Revival, and Sustainable Travels
Rebeccu and the Bonorva territory as a cultural model
Valeria Orani - Curator & Artistic Director of Musa Madre Festival in Rebeccu
Jeff Biggers - Journalist & Historian, Playwright & Novelist
Nancy Jiang - Food blogger and Travel influencer
Alessandro Melis - Architect and Professor New York Institute of Technology
Leide Porcu - Psychoanalyst, Coach, and Anthropologist.
Q&A
8:00 p.m. Reception curated by Roscioli NY
thanks to
Panificio "Zichi di Bonorva" di Borghesu Giuseppe "Su Zichi" di Deriu e Dettori, Panificio Testoni, Latterie di Sardegna -Bonorva, Pansardo -US, Shardana Tours - Alghero
Photo: Alessandra Cocco, Fabrizio Pinna, Sara Porqueddu, Bobore Sechi
Introduction: Ancient heritage (video)
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Prof. Fabio Finotti
IIC NY Director.
“Direttore per chiara fama" of the New York Italian Cultural Institute. Previously he served as Director of the Center for Italian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania where in 2007 he was named the Mariano DiVito Professor of Italian Studies in the Department of Romance Language and where he is now Professor Emeritus. From 2019 to 2021 he also chaired the Interuniversity Program of Italian Studies at Trieste-Udine Universities. He is the international president of AISLLI-Unesco (International Association for the Studies of Italian Language and Literature). Among his latest books: L’Italia allo specchio. Linguaggi e identità italiane nel mondo, (con Marina Johnston), Venezia, Marsilio, 2014; Italia. L'invenzione della patria. Milano: Bompiani, 2016; Antonio Fogazzaro. Viaggio in Svizzera. TV, Biblioteca dei Leoni, 2019
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Prof. Gian Matteo Corrias
Philologist and Editor-in-Chief of the Magazine “Monti Prama”
holds a PhD in «Civilization of Humanism and the Renaissance» (University of Florence). He carried out part of his research work at the École Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris. He is the author of numerous historical and philological publications such as Dei e religione dell’antica Roma (2015) e Esoterismo e culti misterici nell’antica Roma (2016)). In the magazine «Monti Prama», of which he is now editorial director, he published various contributions relating to the study of the symbolic language in Sardinia and pre-Mediterranean world.
Panel: Cultural Arts, Eco Revival, and Sustainable Travels.
Rebeccu and the Bonorva territory as a cultural model
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Jeff Biggers
Journalist & Historian, Playwright & Novelist.
Jeff Biggers is an award-winning historian, journalist, novelist and playwright. His work has appeared on National Public Radio and Public Radio International, and in the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, Al Jazeera.His latest book, In Sardinia: An Unexpected Journey in Italy, released on May 23, 2023, was praised by the Times Literary Supplement as "much more than a travelogue, compendious and evocative," and "an enthusiastic and erudite guide" by the Wall Street Journal.
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Nancy Jiang
Food blogger and Travel Influencer.
After leaving the corporate world, Nancy shifted her focus to sharing her passion for Italian cuisine. She began teaching cooking classes, which led her to organize small group travel and cooking tours in Italy.
Nancy shares her expertise through her column "Nancy生活馆" on AmericanChineseLife.com, and Literaturecity “文学City“ reaching a global Chinese audience with her insights on food, travel, and fashion At Stroll magazine she cures her column "Nancy’s Curious Kitchen".
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Alessandro Melis
Architect.
Alessandro Melis is the inaugural IDC Foundation Endowed Chair and a professor in the School of Architecture and Design at NYIT. In 2021, he was the curator of the Italian Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia. Alessandro has been nominated Ambassador of Italian Design (ADI - Italian Ministry of External Affairs) in 2021 (Paris) and 2022 (New York and Washington).He will address Rebeccu as a case study for architectural solutions for eco-sustainability, resilience, and self-sufficiency
www.nyit.edu/bio/amelis -
Valeria Orani
Curator and Creative Producer. Artisti Director of MusaMadre _ Rebeccu
Since 2021, the town of Bonorva has entrusted Orani with the creation and production of MusaMadre, which takes place in Rebeccu, an uninhabited medieval village. This multidisciplinary project features an extended writing residency involving Sardinian emigrants or descendants: "Ischèliu/Recall".
In 2021, Orani received the Alziator Prize for her commitment to producing contemporary culture in Sardinia. Now she is developing a new project to transform Rebeccu into an artist-hub.
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Leide Porcu
Psychoanalyst, Coach, and Anthropologist.
Leide Porcu is currently teaching SW Practices of Immigration at Silberman, CUNY. In her work as an Anthropologist, she focused on Sardinia, exploring situated cultural practices and globalization. She is President of Outreach for ComitesNY