Centering

Silvia Bertini performing (along with Olga Calamai, Viola Rocchini, and Valentina Trafeli) Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Wind chimes”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Alessandro Botticelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

IDA*

From left: Chiara Parrini, Matilde Guerri, Aurora Cheli, and Caterina Gaja performing (along with Emma Giuliani and Maddalena Sottili) Chiara Angelini’s coreography “Puzzle”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Social equality

Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (pictured above), has thrown her support behind Queens District Attorney candidate Tiffany Cabán in a pivotal Democratic primary set for June 25. “Our criminal justice system needs to change. New Yorkers deserve a seat at the table, and a champion who will fight to realign our priorities towards equal treatment under the law”, Ocasio-Cortez declared. “If Tiffany Cabán wins, things are going to change. Instead of criminalizing poverty, we’re going to dedicate resources towards prosecuting abusive landlords. Instead of targeting people who use marijuana, we can go after the drug companies that took advantage of working-class folks for profit. We can end broken windows policing and rebuild the relationship between our communities, and the justice system that’s supposed to work for us. We can end cash bail, so that the rich and poor are held equal in the eyes of the law. We deserve a district attorney that understands that to make our community safer we help people prosper. We deserve Tiffany Cabán”. Photo: Reuters.

“I am a public defender. I have spent my career working for people who did not have resources to defend themselves against the brutal system of mass incarceration. I am running to transform the Queens District Attorney’s office after years of witnessing its abuses on the front lines”, Tiffany Cabán says about herself. Photo: Megan Magray for Cabán for Queens District Attorney.

Balancing

Silvia Bertini performing (along with Olga Calamai, Viola Rocchini, and Valentina Trafeli) Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Wind chimes”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Alessandro Botticelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Laying Down

Matilde Guerri performing (along with Aurora Cheli, Caterina Gaja, Emma Giuliani, Chiara Parrini, and Maddalena Sottili) Chiara Angelini’s coreography “Puzzle”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Synchronising

From left: Ester Marra, Serena Vinci, Letizia Rogai, Arianna Settembrini, and Giuditta Sottili performing Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Sleuth”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

The Red Thread of Fate

• David Smith, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she’d be “hard pressed” to back Biden in primary, The Guardian, May 22, 2019

Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told The Guardian: “I’m not close to an endorsement announcement any time soon”. Photo: Joshua Roberts/Reuters.

Of course, Edna, there’s always a place for you on stage in any of our summer dance shows!

Artwork © °¯°Winter Snow °¯° (winters_artsy8415)

Contact print

Pictured above in alphabetical order: Ester Marra, Letizia Rogai, Arianna Settembrini, Giuditta Sottili, and Serena Vinci performing Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Sleuth”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Contact print-collage: Ester Marra. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Dike

Silvia Bertini performing (along with Olga Calamai, Viola Rocchini, and Valentina Trafeli) Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Wind chimes”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Alessandro Botticelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Turn

From left: Caterina Gaja and Chiara Parrini performing (along with Aurora Cheli, Emma Giuliani, Matilde Guerri, and Maddalena Sottili) Chiara Angelini’s coreography “Puzzle”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

On a Wave

From left: Ester Marra, Serena Vinci, Letizia Rogai, Arianna Settembrini, and Giuditta Sottili performing Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Sleuth”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

Felicem fieri credis me, Zoile, cena? Felicem cena, Zoile, deinde tua? Debet Aricino conviva recumbere clivo, quem tua felicem, Zoile, cena facit. D’ye think I am made happy, Zoilus, by a dinner? Happy by a dinner, Zoilus, and — above all — by yours? That guest should lie at his meals on Aricia’s slope Whom your dinner, Zoilus, makes happy.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, XIX
English translation by Walter C. A. Ker

A visitor photographs an artwork by Chinese artist 劉勃麟 (Liú Bólín), whose solo exhibitionon “Visible Invisible” is on display at the Museum of Cultures (Mudec) in Milan, Italy until September 15, 2019. Photo: AFP.

Thank you so much, Edna: that was a very nice thought on your part!

Credit: Thomas T./Bēhance

Centre of Gravity

Arianna Settembrini performing (along with Ester Marra, Letizia Rogai, Giuditta Sottili, and Serena Vinci) Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Sleuth”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Mix and Match

From left: Emma Giuliani and Matilde Guerri performing (along with Aurora Cheli, Caterina Gaja, Chiara Parrini, and Maddalena Sottili) Chiara Angelini’s coreography “Puzzle”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Levitation

Arianna Settembrini performing (along with Ester Marra, Letizia Rogai, Giuditta Sottili, and Serena Vinci) Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Sleuth”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Pocket Cube

From left: Aurora Cheli, Chiara Parrini, Caterina Gaja, Emma Giuliani, Maddalena Sottili, and Matilde Guerri performing Chiara Angelini’s coreography “Puzzle”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Windmills

From left: Valentina Trafeli and Viola Rocchini performing (along with Silvia Bertini and Olga Calamai) Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Wind chimes”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Alessandro Botticelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Corresponding squares

From left: Ester Marra, Letizia Rogai, Giuditta Sottili, Arianna Settembrini and Serena Vinci performing Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Sleuth”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Of course, Edna, we are aware of our own unworthiness of your grace and compassion for our pathological inability to benefit from your severe corrections

Artwork © Jerrod Maruyama

Light and Shadow

Valentina Trafeli performing (along with Silvia Bertini, Olga Calamai, and Viola Rocchini) Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Wind chimes”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Alessandro Botticelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Shuffling colours

From left: Maddalena Sottili, Matilde Guerri, Caterina Gaja, and Aurora Cheli performing (along with Chiara Parrini and Emma Giuliani) Chiara Angelini’s coreography “Puzzle”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

#f400a1

From left: Arianna Settembrini and Giuditta Sottili performing (along with Ester Marra, Letizia Rogai, and Serena Vinci) Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Sleuth”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Matteo Bertelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance performance show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.

Contre-jour

Silvia performing (along with Olga, Viola, and Valentina) Alessandra Innocenti’s coreography “Wind chimes”, presented — in the name and behalf of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” — at the 21th International Dance Festival “Vetrina Scuole di Danza AICS” on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at the Teatro Verdi in Florence, Italy. Photo: Alessandro Botticelli. Save the date! The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s end-of-year show will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina, Metropolitan City of Florence starting at 20,45 as usual.