KITNEWS
Kairos Italy Theater Newsletter
January 2010
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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January 10: KITCAFFE' In Montclair, Trumptes, Montclair, NJ: Ignazio Silone
- February 3-21: Tosca e le altre due by F. Valeri, the cell
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Happy Happy Happy New Year!!!
I hope you all had a fantastic start of 2010. We did, and actually we are full of energy and excitement as we are very close to the opening of Tosca e le Altre Due, in English known as Tosca and the two downstairs.
February 3, Emilia and Iride, with the support of Tosca, and the genius pen of Franca Valeri, will bring you back to 1800 and to the Eternal City of Roma.
In the meantime, starting from January 10, we are continuing KITCAFFE' in Montclair - we have dates up until June - while KITCAFFE' in Manhattan will resume in March. As promised, there are more events coming up, but I'd like to unveil them slowly... month by month...
Needless to say, in 2010 we can use all the support you can give us to present Tosca as its best... Any donation is deeply appreciated ($50, $100, $200, $500, $4000, $40000!)... follow below instructions and be part of our team!
Grazie in anticipo,
Ciao, Laura & KIT
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 KITCAFFE' in MontclairFirst appointment of the New Year with the Italian Literary Salon curated by KIT in collaboration with Trumpets Jazz Club.
Ignazio SilonePane e Vino (1937) 
Trumpets Jazz Club
(6 Depot Square, Montclair, NJ) Teachers will receive a certificate for two professional development hours.ONLY $20 pp and you get:
The materials, coffee, desserts, wine PLUS
the chance to win the Stanislao Pugliese's Bitter Spring.
Reserve today! R.S.V.P. via email: KMassari@aol.com or by calling Trumpets' reservation line: 973-486-0822or
The refreshments are kindly donated by Trumpets Jazz Club.
More KITCAFFE' in Montclair Dates:
February 8th: Love and Fun
March 7th: Women Writers
April 12: Primo Levi
May 10: TBA
June 14: TBA
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.comKITCAFFE' 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
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COMING SOON!!!
February 3rd - 21st, 2010
 Photo by Jonathan Slaff
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)First and Third Week: Wednesdays - Saturdays 8pmSecond Week: Friday 12-Saturday 13 8pmALL Saturdays-Sundays 3pm
Tickets $ 20.00 General Admission - $ 15.00 Students and Seniors
Tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets or
via phone at 1-800-838-3006
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 info@kitheater.com 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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Yes, you can still donate to KIT giving us a huge help!
Here the instructions:
DONATE TO KIT BY CREDIT CARD
Go to https://www.thefield.org/ContributionToSA.aspx? 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.
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MORE ABOUT KIT AND KIT'S MEMBERS...
 NEWS ON THE NEW KIT WEBSITE: If you encounter some problems, it's only because we are shifting from one server to another... end of January everything should be running normally... more news to come... www.kitheater.com
PARLA COME MANGI: Laura will be leading the conversation at Parla Come Mangi, the series of dinner in Italian organized by Alloro Restaurant and La Collina Italiana, on Monday January 18. For information or to book, contact Alloro Restaurant at 212-535 2866 or La Collina Italiana at 212-427 7770 or check their websites!
 March 14th, 2010: Laura and Marta perform their one-woman-shows - A,B,C L'Italiano s'impara cosi' and The Italian Body... more details to come... |
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 info@kitheater.com. 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: info@kitheater.com
Tel +1-212-254 4025
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