Centro Primo Levi 4th International Symposium
October 26-28, 2010
Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Co-presented with Centro Primo Levi
Centro Primo Levi’s annual symposium celebrates the work of the renowned Italian Jewish writer and scientist. Asia Society hosts two days of panels and a concert that explore the legacy of Primo Levi’s humanism and the perception of his insights in non-Western cultures, with particular focus on Japan and Korea.
Free admission to all events. Advance registration recommended. Click on event titles, below, for more information and registration details.
Tuesday, October 26
5:00 pm
"Primo Levi, the West, and the Rest"
Featuring: Marc Nichanian (Sabancı University), Mahmood Mamdani (Columbia University), Gil Anidjar (Columbia University), Uri Cohen (Columbia University), Gayatri Spivak (Columbia University), Manuela Consonni (Hebrew University).
Followed by light refreshments.
Tuesday, October 26
8:00 pm
Concert: The Transparency of the Word—Nouvel Ensemble Moderne
La Trasparenza della Parola, suite for chamber ensemble, voice, and multimedia projections. Composed by Andrea Liberovici and based on text by Emilio Jona, freely adapted from Primo Levi’s writings. The Nouvel Ensemble Moderne directed by Lorraine Villaincourt.
Followed by a reception.
Thursday, October 28
5:00 pm
After the Survivor
Featuring: Manuela Consonni (Hebrew University), Gil Anidjar (Columbia University), Uri Cohen (Columbia University).
Thursday, October 28
7:30 pm
In Translation: Japan and Korea
Featuring: Carol Gluck (Columbia University), Marco Belpoliti (University of Bergamo), John Treat (Yale University), Robert Gordon (Cambridge University).