by matteo bellarasa, program assistant, Summer 2018 Music day in rome To celebrate music, Jack Lang, the French Minister of Culture, promoted along June Solstice La Fête de la Music (Music Day) in 1982. Was it more a chance to celebrate June Solstice… More
We asked Prof. Eva Garau for a last-minute attempt at making sense of these most confusing and potentially uproarious elections for our English-speaking community. Italians have a phrase they use quite often, “the least worst”; never as in these elections… More
Yesterday Roma Tre University celebrated the inauguration of the academic year 2017-18, an annual event which - in Italy - falls in February. The event was immensely energising and the words of the new Rettore Prof. Luca Pietromarchi held tangible promise… More
Celebrating Carnevale Carnevale – background The dates during which Carnevale falls may seem arbitrary and slightly mysterious to most. In fact, the dates of Carnevale are tied to the date of Easter in any given year. The Resurrection of Christ always… More
Here is a bit of a summary on our celebratory day in the countryside! We began the day at Piramide Metro Station; as a last-minute switcharoo, I took nearly half the group off to the Farmer's Market of Circo Massimo (Saturdays&Sundays only) while the… More