IDEA Boston

Thank you for making IDEA Boston 2019 such a fantastic event! Here is our official program for those who couldn't make it:

2019 program

The 2019 festival in numbers

IDEA Boston 2019 is bigger than ever! Here are some numbers:

  • 2 days
  • 24 panel talks
  • 60+ speakers
  • 1 theatrical performance
  • 1 musical performance
  • 1 photo exhibit
  • 11 actors
  • 12 musicians
  • 1 grand final party!




 

La Giara (The Oil Jar) by Luigi Pirandello

A One Act Play with Southern Italian Folk Music

Nov. 1 – 8 p.m.

Luigi Pirandello derived his single-act play, La giara (1916) from a short story with the same title he wrote in 1906. The play was originally written in Sicilian. A few years later, Pirandello wrote a translation into standard Italian, which was performed in Rome in 1925: this is the version brought to IDEA Boston. Among Pirandello’s theater plays, La giara is the one that is most indebted to the great tradition of Sicilian theater and literature.

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From Italy To The North End: The Photographs of Anthony Riccio

Photo exhibit free and open to the public

This year, IDEA Boston will host a temporary exhibit of photographs by Anthony V. Riccio. A total of 23 pictures taken in the 1970s and ’80s form a bridge between ancestral towns and villages in rural Italy and the North End, the iconic Boston neighborhood that welcomed Italian immigrants to the area for over a century.

 

Grand Finale Party

Nov. 2 – 8 p.m.

It’s time to celebrate all of the wonderful events, people and discussions that made up IDEA Boston’s second annual festival! Featuring live music by The Newtalians and excellent Italian food provided by Brelundi, we hope you can join the celebrations.

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What is IDEA Boston?

IDEA Boston is an Italian-inspired festival of books, authors and culture. The second annual event will be held on Nov. 1 and 2, 2019, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sign up for our newsletter for updates on the 2019 edition.

Speakers

M. Marina Melita

M. Marina Melita

James Pasto

James Pasto

Cristina Pausini

Cristina Pausini

Marika Preziuso

Marika Preziuso

Violetta Ravagnoli

Violetta Ravagnoli


David N. Schwartz

David N. Schwartz

Michele Segretario

Michele Segretario

Elena Zamolodchikova

Elena Zamolodchikova

Lucio Caracciolo

Lucio Caracciolo

Laura Caparrotti

Laura Caparrotti


Ken Shulman

Ken Shulman

Antony Shugaar

Antony Shugaar

Susan Antonelli

Susan Antonelli

Alfred Crudale

Alfred Crudale

Michele M. Fabbro

Michele M. Fabbro


Franco Mormando

Franco Mormando

Dario Fabbri

Dario Fabbri

Teresa Fiore

Teresa Fiore

Edoardo Albinati

Edoardo Albinati

Louisa Calio

Louisa Calio


Silvio Alessandro Di Gioia

Silvio Alessandro Di Gioia

Roberto Dominguez

Roberto Dominguez

Mike J. Pilla

Mike J. Pilla

Stefano Salimbeni

Stefano Salimbeni

Umberto Mucci

Umberto Mucci


Roberto Angotti

Roberto Angotti

Paolo Ciuccarelli

Paolo Ciuccarelli

The Newtalians

The Newtalians

Maria Giura

Maria Giura

Kathy Curto

Kathy Curto


Olivia Kate Cerrone

Olivia Kate Cerrone

Julia Lisella

Julia Lisella

Jennifer Martelli

Jennifer Martelli

Laurie Shepard

Laurie Shepard

ImproNati

ImproNati


Stephanie Longo

Stephanie Longo

Anthony V. Riccio

Anthony V. Riccio

Peter Covino

Peter Covino

Jerry Carbone

Jerry Carbone

Victoria Bartolomeo

Victoria Bartolomeo


Mary Cappello

Mary Cappello

Matteo Casini

Matteo Casini

Lavinia Macauda Coco

Lavinia Macauda Coco

Chiara Durazzini

Chiara Durazzini

Karen De Luca Stephens

Karen De Luca Stephens


Andrea L. Dottolo

Andrea L. Dottolo

Carol Dottolo

Carol Dottolo

Augusto Ferraiuolo

Augusto Ferraiuolo

Marisa Frasca

Marisa Frasca

Edvige Giunta

Edvige Giunta


Stephanie Malia Hom

Stephanie Malia Hom

Sangamithra Iyer

Sangamithra Iyer

Anna Lawton

Anna Lawton

Thomas Levenson

Thomas Levenson

Maria Lisella

Maria Lisella


Stephen Loikith

Stephen Loikith

Carmen Merolla

Carmen Merolla

I AM Books

IDEA Boston is an initiative of I AM Books, Boston’s independent Italian bookstore, located in the city’s North End neighborhood. Founded in 2015 by Nicola Orichuia and Jim Pinzino, the bookstore has emerged as a hub of activity revolving around Italian and Italian-American culture.