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KITNEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2010
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Dear KIT's Friends,
the season has officially started and I am happy to say that KIT's table is already full of great activities and projects: the very famous Professor Margherita is back for a one night only event not to be missed, Toto' goes to Suffolk County Community College to meet the students and to bring his art to them.
In the meantime, many beautiful projects are happily blossoming, making KIT table even more abundant and gorgeous than ever.
On a personal note, I have been invited by Mario Fratti to direct a reading on October 12 at his upcoming Italian Theater Festival. It's always a pleasure to collaborate with Mario, someone who has devoted a big part if his life in supporting and promoting Italian theater... and KIT!
Stay tuned... for now, I hope to see you all on October 5th at the cell! And remember to keep checking kitinthecity.com for the latest on NY and Roma!
Ciao, Laura&KIT
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KIT CALENDAR
SHOWS
October 5, 2010, 8pm, A,B,C L'ITALIANO S'IMPARA COSI' - the cell (338 W 23 Street)
October 27 Suffolk County Community College, Toto's Poetry in Words and Music, Selden, NY
CLASSES
Tuesdays 3:45-5pm: Make an Italian show, La Collina Italiana, NY
Wednesdays 3:30-4:45pm: Go on Stage... in Italian!, La Collina Italiana, NY
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PROFESSOR MARGHERITA IS HERE!
OCTOBER 5TH, 2010 - 8PM
the cell (338 W 23rd Street)
A,B,C L'ITALIANO S'IMPARA COSI'
(How to learn Italian in one hour)
Presented as part of
SOLO @the cell: A Twenty First Century Salon
Buy yout ticket today before the event is sold out!Compra il tuo biglietto oggi prima che l'evento sia tutto esaurito!Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com
The great PROFESSOR MARGHERITA is almost here! She is arriving at the cell on OCTOBER 5TH, at 8pm for the ONLY Italian lesson you wanna have!For 10 years, Professor Margherita has been teaching Italian to students all over the globe. Her performance has been called "extraordinary", "exceptional", "a very educational program", "informative and amusing" and even "heroic"!!!
Now for the Manhattan based community, Professor Margherita is giving her famous lesson ONE MORE TIME!
Starting from what is more well-known in the US about Italy - Love, Food, Literature, Art, Tourism and Music - Miss Margherita will explain and teach the Italian language, culture, art and tradition to the audience. Miss Margherita brings the audience through Italy, exploring the stereotypical figures for which Italy is more known around the world: A=Amore (LOVE) - B= Buono (good like Italian FOOD) - C=Citta' (CITIES - including Italian dialects). Through music, images, poetry, Miss Margherita will teach you the history, the pronunciation, the variety of the Italian language AND with the audience. In her very Diva way!  "Our mission is to incubate and present new works that mine the mind,
pierce the heart and awaken the soul"
the cell theatre 338 W 23rd street
Website: www.thecelltheatre.org
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CLASSES AND PERFORMANCES FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS...
CLASSES
 LA COLLINA ITALIANATEATRO ITALIANO: MAKE AN ITALIAN SHOW! AGES 5-7 TUESDAYS 3:45-5PM (STARTS 10/5) TEATRO ITALIANO: GO ON STAGE...IN ITALIAN! AGES 8-12 WEDNESDAYS 3:30-4:45PM (STARTS 10/6) The students, with teacher guidance, create a play, including the costumes and songs. Children also learn pronunciation and Italian vocabulary, idioms, and grammar through performing. At the end of the workshop, the class stages a play entirely in Italiano! Classes are held at 135 E 96th street (at Lexington avenue), New York, NY. To register, please contact: [email protected]For more info, visit the website at collinaitaliana.comPERFORMANCE Toto's Poetry in Words and Musicby & with Laura Caparrotti With the fundamental help of the PRINCIPE ANTONIO DE CURTIS known as TOTO'
For the second year, KIT brings Italian culture to the students of the Italian Department at the Suffolk County Community College.
This year's focus is Toto'. KIT will present a selection of about 20 between songs and poems written by Antonio De Curtis - Toto'. The students will make a nice journey into Antonio De Curtis art and life, into his heart and his immens talent. The performance will be presented on October 27, 2010 at 11 am at the Suffolk County Community College in Selden, NY, thanks to the work and effort of Annamaria Monaco, Associate Professor of Italian. Grazie Annamaria!
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ABOUT KIT MEMBERS AND KIT FRIENDS
 KIT's Friend Anabella Lenzu is presenting a new work "The Glass is Always Greener" at the Merce Cunningham Studio (55 Bethune Street, 11th Floor) on October 14-16. The performance focuses on immigration experience and includes music by Astor Piazzolla, Fabrizio de Andre' and others. For more information, visit Anabella's website: www.anabellalenzu.comKIT's Advisory Board Member Mario Fratti is organizing a two weeks of Italian Theatre at the Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue). From October 11 to October 13 and from October 19 to the 21, at 8 pm Mr. Fratti will be presenting different plays in Italian as well as in English. The admission is FREE.
 KIT's Friend Maria Grazia Tuttocuore, creator of Sicilyguide.com, the best online guide to Sicily, has just launched the IPhone application of the website. If you have an IPhone or an IPod touch you can dowload the application by clicking HERE.
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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 CHECKWrite 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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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.
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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 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
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