The Berkeley Lecce
Copy of Welcome
Programmes/Location
Squaring the Circolo in 2020
Old Squares
John du Feu
Cinema in English
Friday November 23rd
next to the chiesa Greca
at 6.30 pm (18.30)
p.tta chiesa Greca, Lecce
"Obscenity as a Weapon: Lenny Bruce"
by Peter Byrne
with technical assistance from Will Douglas
next to Comboni Missionaries
"An alternative voice from Africa"
by Father G.B. Moroni
"History and development of American blues"
by Michael Quinn
"The American musical form known as the blues is widely misunderstood, even in its native land. Its origins are shrouded in mystery – it seems every historian has his or her favorite stories. But we do know that the genre known as the blues has African roots, and is unique to the United States" (Michael Quinn) Michael Quinn, a recent import to Lecce from Austin, Texas, will discuss the early forms of blues, some of its regional variations and offer examples of what "authentic" blues really is. There will be a nod to the research of seminal folklorist Alan Lomax, also from Austin, whose work in documenting blues and discovering artists such as Leadbelly and Muddy Waters, is of utmost importance. Bringing Lomax into the discussion is especially relevant to the Salento where, in 1954, he recorded and documented a body of folk music, music which is now mostly disappeared; we know it today only because of Lomax's monumental study.
Wednesday January 31 st
"Frank Zappa's big note: looking for conceptual continuity "
by Ferdinando Boero
Professor of Zoology, Università del Salento Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies
Sunday February 25th
at 10.00 a.m.
at Masseria Coccioli via Giacomo Monticelli, 17 Lecce
A yoga session with Julie Chereath Meo
"After a lot of self-practice as a devoted yoga scholar, Julie trained with a vast variety of teachers in London, Los Angeles and South India where she completed her teacher training. Julie's sessions are an allround yoga experience as taught in the traditional Indian yoga culture"
Tuesday March 27th
"People, Problems and Penguins of the Falkland Islands"
Nick and Alana Arculus talk about the challenges of two years in the South Atlantic with their young family
"The differences between Italian and Anglo culture"
by Will Douglas
Thursday December 6th
"Venne ad abitare in mezzo a noi"
a talk in Italian by Papas Nick
An exhibition of Icons will be held
at the chiesa Greca from December the 3rd to the 18th
Thursday December 13th
The Christmas Carol Concert