KITNEWS
Kairos Italy Theater Newsletter
BUON ANNO!!! |
UPCOMING EVENTS
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January 10, 2010 KITCAFFE' In MONTCLAIR, Trumptes, Montlciar, NJ: Ignazio Silone
February 3-21, 2010 Tosca e le altre due (Tosca and the two downstairs) by Franca Valeri,
the cell, NY
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 E anche il 2009 sta giungendo a termine... yes, 2009 is almost gone, and we are celebrating another beautiful year with a lot of events and more friends following us! 2009 was the year of the first KITCAFFE', the making of a new website, and the year of a lot of small, yet very engaging cultural gems. While still breathing 2009 air, we open the window over 2010 to see a even more gorgeous panorama:
- The full production of Tosca e le altre due by Franca Valeri,
- The ongoing series of KITCAFFE' in Montclair and in Manhattan,
- A brand new website with even the possibility of shopping Italian culture,
- Other events to be announced slowly... over the year... we promise you amazing moments!
Finally, Have a wonderful start of 2010... wishing you a beautiful, elegant, artistic, various, eclectic, electric, engaging year... and most of all, a very very very healthy year to you all!
BUON
Laura & KIT
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THANK YOU!
To everyone who came in December to the
KITFundraiser, making the event absolutely MAGICAL! Thank you to the artists and to the donors...
if you haven't
donated yet to KIT, WE STILL NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
We are half way to cover our budget for the show... help us making this production a great one! Donations of all sizes are welcome and appreciated!
Here the instructions:
DONATE TO KIT BY CREDIT CARD
and select Laura Caparrotti/Kairos Italy Theater from the drop down list of Sponsored Artists. Then put the amount you wish to donate in the "Contribution Amount" slot. Please be sure to fill in all of the contact info so that we can acknowledge your donation with a proper thank you! DONATE TO KIT BY PERSONAL CHECK
Write a check to The Field, and put in the memo line Laura Caparrotti/Kairos Italy Theater. Then mail it to the following address: KIT-Kairos Italy Theater 60 E 8th street Suite 12B NY-NY 10003.
REMEMBER: ALL THE DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE!
KIT-Kairos Italy Theater is sponsored by The Field, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501 (c) (3) organization serving the New York City performing arts community.
The Field is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization serving the New York City performing arts community. Contributions made to The Field and earmarked Laura Caparrotti/Kairos Italy Theater are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about The Field contact: The Field, 161 6th Avenue, New York NY 10013, (212) 691-6969, fax: (212) 255-2053, www.thefield.org. A copy of The Field's latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from The Field or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
THANK YOU!!!
Ciao,
KIT
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KIT@the cell
presents
February 3rd - 21st, 2010
Tosca e le Altre due
(Tosca and the Two downstairs)
by
Franca Valeri
Translated by Natasha Lardera
with
Laura Caparrotti (Emilia)
Marta Mondelli (Iride)
Directed by Laura Caparrotti
the cell (338 W 23rd Street)
Wednesday February 3rd, 2010 8pm (Opening Night)
Thursdays-Fridays 8pm
Saturdays 3pm and 8pm
Sundays 3pm
Tickets $ 20.00 General Admission
$ 15.00 Students and Seniors
IIC Members gets $15.00 ticket when presenting their IIC Membership Card at the Box Office
Tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets or
via phone at 1-800-838-3006
Special Program for Schools:
If you are a teacher, a professor, or a principal and you would like to bring your students to see the show, we offer on-request performances at 11 am on Thursdays and Fridays. The shows must be booked at least three weeks in advance from the date requested.
Contact [email protected]
to book the show for your school! We'll provide further material about the show and the playwright; it's also possible to have a Q&A session after the show with the cast.
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 If you are around, near or in Montclair...
If you like Italian food, Italian wine, and Italian Literature...
JOIN US!
KITCAFFE'
in Montclair
Sunday January 10th
4-6pm
First appointment of the New Year with the Italian Literary Salon curated by KIT in collaboration with Trumpets Jazz Club.
Ignazio Silone
Trumpets Jazz Club
(6 Depot Square, Montclair, NJ) Cost for event includes materials, coffee/tea, desserts and wine. $20 pp
Teachers will receive a certificate for two professional development hours.Reserve today! R.S.V.P. via email: [email protected] or by calling Trumpets' reservation line: 973-486-0822or
The refreshments are kindly donated by Trumpets Jazz Club and will include several Italian holiday desserts.
More Dates:
February 8th: Love and Fun
March 7th: Women Writers
April 12: TBA
May 10: TBA
June 14: TBA
KITCAFFE' in Montclair is presented by KAIROS ITALY THEATER (NY) in collaboration with TRUMPETS JAZZ CLUB with the sponsorship of THE CENTER FOR ITALIAN AND ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURE NJ coordinators: Kristine Massari & Ruth Kunstadter, licensed NJ teachers of Italian. Hosts: Laura Caparrotti & Marta Mondelli, KIT FOR MORE INFORMATIONKIT-Kairos Italy Theater: www.kitheater.comTrumpets Jazz Club: www.trumpetsjazz.comRead what Carolyn Masone has to say about the first KITCAFFE' In Montclair at essenceofitaly.com
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Need help going to Rome or to NY?
KIT IN THE CITY.COMThe Bilingual News on Roma and New York
KIT in the City.com is your guide through the two Capitals of the world! Exhibitions, shows, restaurants, hotels, latest trends and much much more: a KIT of news to enjoy these two beautiful cities!
To honor KIT's tradition, the web-site speaks both English and Italian.
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TALK TO KIT
If you'd like to let us know about more Italy in the NYC area, or if you'd like to share opinions on Italy and Italian events OR if you'd like to contact us with questions, request and suggestions, send an email at [email protected]. KIT's staff will be happy to review it and eventually include it in its newsletter.
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Kairos Italy Theater
KIT's mission is to create a cultural exchange program between Italy, the US and the international community, to unveil artistic and creative sides of these two countries to the world. In the States, Kairos Italy Theater is dedicated to spreading the Italian Culture and to creating an Italian Cultural Network in order to support and further increase the knowledge of Italy in the States.
Kairos
According to ancient Greeks, Kairos was the god of the "fleeting moment," "a favorable opportunity opposing the fate of man." Such a moment must be grasped (by the tuft of hair on the personified forehead of the fleeting opportunity); otherwise the moment is gone and cannot be re-captured (personified by the back of head being bald). A concept similar to Kairos is that behind the famous motto "Carpe Diem" and a sort of recurrence in the idea of Kairos is linked with the theme of The Wheel of Fortune, which continuously rotates.
Once upon a time... KIT!
Many years ago (I was still in Italy) I have started my own theatre company with some friends, all actors like me. We decided to call us with the temporary name of Le Gramaglie, which was fun, but didn't feel completely right. Then one day, in Rome (my city), while I was walking through an exhibition dedicated to the Greek scolptur Lysippos, I have discovered a fascinated figure, Kairos, which Lysippos replicated a lot.
Kairos was a semi-god, with a lot of hair in the forehead while completely bold in the back. He simbolized the right occasion grabbed at the right moment: in fact, you can grab it when it's coming (the hair in the forehead), but when it's gone, you won't catch it anymore... I found the concept to be beautiful, an hymn to life lived at full, an exhortation to grab the chance, even when it looks risky, just because your heart says that is the right one.
This is the very simple reason I have called my company Kairos, and when I have came to the States, I have just added Italy to better show what the company was about.
After so many years, I can say that I was right: I took many chances, and I still do, and it's still very beautiful and rewarding!
Laura Caparrotti
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Email: [email protected]
Tel +1-212-254 4025
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