KITNEWSLETTER
AUGUST 2010

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Happy Summer Break!

Dear Friends,

I hope to see many of you at KIT last event before the summer break. JULY 27
:
we'll celebrate the return of KITCAFFE' IN MANHATTAN at the historical Cornelia Street Cafe'... Come and enjoy with us!!!

The Fall and Winter season will be announced... soon... in the meantime
check below for the details in HOW TO DONATE TO KIT. We strongly need your support!!! GRAZIE!!!

With this newsletter I wish you happy vacations... and a lot of sweet relax! Ciao! Laura & KIT



COME CELEBRATE KIT AND A FANTASTIC KIT-YEAR!

FRED GARDAPHE'

Cornelia Street Cafe'
(29 Cornelia Street)


Tuesday July 27th
6-8pm





Arlecchino Love SickKITCAFFE' on the past and the present of Italian Literature: Primo Levi
The fantastic yet so real world of
STEFANO BENNI
and PRIMO LEVI


Readings from

Margherita Dolcevita by S. Benni and Short Stories by P. Levi
Two writers who transformed reality into fantasy to talk about the world, society and people. Satire, comedy and hidden drama in stories by two Italian masters.

Primo Levi: Italian-Jewish writer and chemist, who first gained fame with his autobiographical story SE QUESTO � UN UOMO (1947, If This is a Man) of survival in Nazi concentration camps. For the last forty years of his life Levi devoted himself to attempting to deal with the fact that he was not killed in Auschwitz. "The worst survived, that is, the fittest; the best all died," he said. Levi also published poetry, science fiction, essays, and short stories. In 1987, at the age of 67, he killed himself. Italo Calvino called Levi "one of the most important and gifted writers of our time."

Stefano Benni is widely considered one of Italy's foremost novelists. His trademark mix of biting social satire and magical realism has turned each of his books into a national bestseller. His many novels include: Bar Sport, The Company of Celestini, The Cafe Beneath the Sea and the latest remarkably successful Margherita Dolce Vita. Benni is also the author of several volumes of essays and poetry and many collections of short stories. He lives in Bologna, Italy. From Europaedition web-site.

 Following KIT's tradition, the reading will be first in English followed by its Italian version.
Copies of the reading material in Italian will provide to the audience the opportunity to follow the professional reading.
Q&A and mingle in before, during and after the reading.

  Entrance+Cover Charge $ 12.00
includes copies of reading material and a glass of wine

(or if you don't drink, the equivalent in food)

For the entire cast names and bio, check KIT's website
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  DONATE TO KIT!

DONATE TO KIT BY CREDIT CARD
Go to The Field Artist's Contribution Page 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.


ABOUT KIT MEMBERS & KIT FRIENDS...

COPA NYC! After the World Cup, The NYC Cup!
Copa NYC
KIT's Friend Marco Evangelista is one of the organizers of the Italian Team for Copa NYC, an all-NYC World Cup, happening July 24-25, 31 and August 1. We love the idea, and we hope you'll love it too. To see the calendar of the games, go to www.copanyc.us. Forza ITALIA! (hopefully, it will go better this time...)


One more week for KIT's Marta Mondelli first feature The Contenders  at THE PRODUCERS' CLUB INDIEHOUSE CINEMA 358 West 44th Street (between 8th/9th Avenue - ph: 212-315-4743). General Tickets are $10, but KIT friends pay only $8. For more info, visit: www.thecontendersthemovie.com.


meetup JanineKIT's Janine White is one of the wonderful organizers of a MeetUp group called New York Italian Expats (e Amanti della Lingua Italiana). If you'd like to meet people who speaks Italian or are trying to, and are in love with Italy, this is the group for you! It's fun and it organizes a lot of activities, such as get together, going to films, readings, performances, exhibitions and much much more! Check it out!
In This Issue
KITCAFFE' in Manhattan
DONATE TO KIT!
Quick Links
Kairos Italy Theater
KIT In The City
Find us on Facebook


SOME KITFRIENDLY LINKS...
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo'
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
La Collina Italiana
Every Little Movement
Sora Lella NYC
Mare Nostrum Elements
Anabella Lenzu/Dance Drama
The Flea Theater
Essence of Italy


FOR MORE LINKS, GO TO KIT WEBSITE's LINKS SECTION.
Italy in (& around) NY

The Sicilian Girl by Marco Amenta at FILM FORUM

Smash his camera on the paparazzo Ron Galella at CINEMA VILLAGE

Jovanotti at SUMMERSTAGE

Zombo Italiano: the italian zombie film movement, 1972-1985 at the MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN

Salvatore Giuliano by Francesco Rosi at ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVE
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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.

Closing Headline
Kairos
Arlecchino Love SickAccording 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  sculptor 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 symbolized 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

To contact KIT, send an email to [email protected]
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