July 30th, 2009
| On May 27, 2009 at PS#1 School in Santa Monica, Fondazione Azzurra celebrated the end of the scholastic year with students, parents, consular and school authorities with “La Nostra Festa”.
By organizing a time for sharing learning experiences and results and by enjoying great food and music together, the event embodied the spirit of the joy of learning typical of the Italian courses implemented by our Foundation. We believe that the learning of a foreign language occurs through the interaction of motivation, passion, imagination and fun to discover a new reality.
Our Italian teacher Simona guided the students on the path of discovery of the Italian language and culture by immersing them in a pleasant environment where they could play with words, sounds, images, tastes and scents from Italy. Every child had a chance to build her own conception of this different culture and was able to get the tools needed for communication in a natural and spontaneous way.
In our courses we aim to inspire our students to use their imagination to learn Italian, the desire to know more about it and to grow in anticipation of what it will feel like to be in Italy one day soon.
Photos by Riccardo Spinotti
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March 16th, 2009
The Board of Directors of the Fondazione Azzurra would like to invite you to join us for a very special dinner on the eve of the Courtly Conviviality and Gastronomy in Early Modern France and Italy (1400-mid 1600) Conference to be held at UCLA April 2-4. conference schedule pdf
On Wednesday, April 1 famed Chef Gino Angelini (Angelini Osteria) will be preparing a meal inspired by the theme of the conference, which will include an authentic dish made from a recipe from Bartolomeo Scappi’s cookbook written in 1570.
We will hear a brief introduction about the conference by Massimo Ciavolella, Chair in Italian Renaissance Studies at UCLA.
In addition we will be treated to a short talk by UCLA professor of Modern and Contemporary Literature Luigi Ballerini who will present his book The Art of Cooking: The First Modern Cookery Book (California Studies in Food and Culture) written and published by Maestro Martino of Como in the 15th century. “Maestro Martino of Como has been called the first celebrity chef, and his extraordinary treatise on Renaissance cookery, The Art of Cooking, is the first known culinary guide to specify ingredients, cooking times and techniques, utensils, and amounts”. Our guests will receive a signed copy of the cookbook by Ballerini. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 19th, 2008
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November 2nd, 2008
A THREE-DAY PROGRAM OF NEAPOLITAN CINEMA, LITERATURE & FOOD
DATE: November 14, 2008 - November 16, 2008
TIME: Varied
LOCATION: Norris Cinema Theatre/Frank Sinatra Hall
USC School of Cinematic Arts
850 W. 34th St., Los Angeles, CA 90007
ALL SCREENINGS AND EVENTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL - Napoli, infamous for organized crime, grit and pizza, is also one of Italy’s most culturally rich and sophisticated cities. In 2007, Roberto Saviano’s sensational bestseller Gomorrah, a true-crime exposé indicting the brutality of the contemporary Neapolitan crime organization known as the Camorra, captured the attention of the whole country. Using Saviano’s work as a point of departure, the festival will explore the dynamic and contradictory visions of Naples and the surrounding region of Campania. Opening night will feature Matteo Garrone’s film adaptation of Gomorrah, which premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano will participate in a very special panel discussion about his work and the state of organized crime.
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