https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079899136926 We are excited to announce the start of a new and unmissable 2024/2025 theatre season with 22 shows! A programme full of emotions, culture and engaging stories that will come to life on the stage of Polistena's Municipal Auditorium. This year, the playbill includes a variety of shows ranging from auteur prose to new productions, from contemporary dance to ballet, not forgetting concerts featuring local artists and emerging bands. In addition, every Sunday afternoon, there will be a programme dedicated to family theatre, designed to involve adults and children alike. Street viewInterestedTheatricalNotre Dame De Paris7 - 9 May Last update: May 3, 2025 6:01 AMContent owned by the Calabria Region | Tourism and Commerce Department issued under CC-BY License Download OFFICIAL TOURIST INFORMATION SITE © 2022 Calabria Region Tourism and Commerce Department Get quality reporting directly into your inbox “We will win this battle,” said Antonio Napoli, the vice president of the Valle del Marro farmer cooperative which describes itself as “organic farming and ethical and responsible tourism on lands free from the mafias.” “This land has been raped and needs to believe in itself,” he declared The Italian province of Calabria is the cradle of the ‘Ndrangheta - one of the most vicious and dangerous crime syndicates in the world with thousands of members and an annual turnover measured in billions The cooperative is made of farmland and buildings located on the outskirts of the town of Polistena in the municipality of Gioia Tauro - ‘Ndrangheta’s very stronghold The complex was once seized from the mafia and now sells olive oil Two hundred kiwi seedlings were destroyed during the most recent attack and in the past months parts of the irrigation system have been tampered with and stolen “It took four years of hard work for this yield,” said Antonio Napoli But the farmers don’t even think of giving up The cooperative received many messages of solidarity and offerings of help to recover from the damage “We are giving wings to hope and we are convincing young people to stay and invest in the agricultural sector,” Napoli said “ We are convinced that the loser here is the mafia.” also believes in the future of their courageous endeavor “We want to break down the ‘Ndrangheta by starting a healthy development that can bear fruit to the entire community of Gioia Tauro,” Trimboli said Support from readers like you helps OCCRP expose organized crime and corruption around the world you’ll be directly supporting investigative journalism as a public good You’ll also gain access to exclusive insights and benefits Italian authorities arrested nearly 200 'Ndrangheta-affiliated suspects Italy’s plan to introduce a centralized agency to fight cybercrime is set to go ahead after the Council of Ministers passed.. Not much has changed in Kyrgyzstan’s customs service since Matraimov’s firing and conviction Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Last year Italian mafia groups threatened a public official every 18 hours on average and the mob has murdered 132 local administrators over the past four decades dead animals and bullets through the post were among the methods used to deliver 479 threats to public officials in 2015 according to Avviso Pubblico a network of state officials Benedetto Zoccola wore a wiretap to put a mob boss in jail the mafia planted a small bomb on the window sill of his office last year He was less than a meter (3.3 feet) away when it exploded deputy mayor of the small town of Mondragone north of Naples has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and says he often feels depressed and isolated "I can count my friends on one hand," the 34-year-old told Reuters "Sometimes I'm so down I don't feel like living." Zoccola has received numerous death threats and has spent the past three years under 24-hour armed guard a network has been established to bring together state officials who openly oppose the mafia offers mostly moral support to administrators who fight organized crime in their towns Calabria's 'Ndrangheta and Campania's Camorra dominate the economies in their regions often with the help of corrupt or complacent administrators and in the 21st century they have spread their tentacles to northern Italy 212 town councils have been dissolved for mafia infiltration Italy's central government sacked the local administration of Corleone in Sicily the fictional hometown of Mario Puzo's "Godfather" and the real birthplace of two of Cosa Nostra's most feared bosses Italy's Senate approved a bill in June that would give police and magistrates more tools to crack down on threats but the legislation has yet to be passed by the lower house some 200 local administrators who belong to Avviso Pubblico were joined by residents and state officials in a march in Polistena to show solidarity for those menaced by the mob which investigators say is the biggest cocaine broker in Europe has racked up the most threats to public officials so far this year Polistena's Mayor Michele Tripodi received a bullet in the mail in March The 'Ndrangheta burned the car of Rosario Rocca who said of his town: "The state is absent." Northern mayors have also increasingly come under threat mayor of Grugliasco outside the northwestern city of Turin found five bullets carefully placed on the windscreen wipers of his car Zoccola met up for the first time with others who had taken the same dangerous stand Almost 500 Cuban health workers deployed across Calabria amid severe shortage of doctors In the operating theatre at a hospital in Calabria Asbel Díaz Fonseca and his team are preparing to perform abdominal surgery on a man in his sixties They deliberate over which medical technique to use – the French or US model – before deciding on the latter But their main topic of pre-op conversation is food namely which pizza is best: Neapolitan or Calabrian There are subtle differences between the two diplomacy prevails and they conclude that both types taste as good as each other This may not sound out of the ordinary for Italian chitchat, but Fonseca is not a local man. He has worked at the Santa Maria degli Ungheresi hospital in Polistena, a town surrounded by mountains in the southern Italian region, for a year. But he is originally from Cuba. Read moreThe 38-year-old surgeon is among the hundreds of health workers from the Caribbean island brought in to fill a drastic shortage of doctors across Calabria, one of the poorest regions in western Europe “The main principles of our training are solidarity and humanity,” said Fonseca. “We take our skills to countries in need, especially where the health system is suffering. Italy has good doctors and all the right technology but is lacking professionals in many specialties.” Two nationwide strikes in December brought the myriad issues blighting Italy’s healthcare system to the fore Spurred by government proposals to reduce pensions the 24-hour strikes reignited the debate over gruelling shift patterns and poor pay amid an exodus of staff Stressed medical professionals are now either retiring early the public health system had endured neglect for years before the pandemic with severe cost-cutting leading to the closure of dozens of hospitals The mafia and political corruption have also taken their toll on services Polistena has a population of almost 10,000 serves 200,000 people in towns across neighbouring provinces Calabria’s regional government called on Cuba famous worldwide for dispatching medical brigades to assist with saving lives most often during times of humanitarian calamity The pandemic paved the way for the first missions to otherwise prosperous European countries – specifically to Bergamo, the northern Italian province that experienced one of the deadliest outbreaks of Covid-19 Portugal has also recently sought Cuban reinforcements after suffering shortages are now scattered across hospitals in Calabria Asbel Díaz Fonseca, pictured right talking to a colleague, is one of 18 Cuban medics in Polistena. Photograph: Roberto Salomone/The GuardianThe Cuban assistance was initially met with scepticism from the Italian health workers. “They didn’t like it,” said Francesca Liotta, the director of Santa Maria degli Ungheresi hospital. But that changed once the Cuban medics learned the Italian language and got to know their colleagues, bringing a fresh wave of energy to the hospital team. “They have the kind of enthusiasm I remember having when I started my career,” said Liotta, who is close to retiring. “I always say this: they are giving us oxygen.” The Guardian visited Polistena after a holiday weekend during which the hospital, a building in desperate need of modernisation, was busy dealing with emergency operations after an increase in road accidents. Internet problems were also causing delays in registering patients. “It’s relentless,” said Liotta. “You fix one problem, and then something else breaks.” Read moreThis is Fonseca’s first mission in Europe he has been dispatched on postings around the globe The overseas brigades generate huge revenues for Cuba’s communist government making it a crucial economic lifeline for the country The missions are also a way of increasing Havana’s soft power Fonseca rejects critics who say health workers are being exploited in order to fill the regime’s coffers Eduardo Gongora says his Calabrian colleagues have been very welcoming Photograph: Roberto Salomone/The GuardianTo date the initiative in Calabria has proven to be so effective that it has been extended until at least 2025 works in the emergency unit and has just signed a new one-year contract “The most satisfying thing is working alongside our Calabrian colleagues They have a similar warmth to Cubans and have been very welcoming,” he said The medics from Cuba have similarly been embraced by residents in Polistena trek in the mountains or let off steam in the karaoke bar “Some of us do enjoy a little singing,” said Saidy Gallegos Pérez a physiatrist (rehabilitation medicine) who has opted to spend another year in the town Saidy Gallegos Pérez has opted to spend another year working at Santa Maria degli Ungheresi hospital Photograph: Roberto Salomone/The GuardianRoberto Occhiuto the rightwing president of the Calabrian region was criticised when he first broached the idea of calling in Cuban reinforcements “But the experiment has been positive,” he said but the Italian doctors who are working with Cubans “I knew that Cuban medicine was one of the best in the world and today the same people who criticised me are clamouring for more Caribbean medicine.” who still frets over being able to fill the hospital shift schedule with an adequate number of staff “There are just not enough people going into the public system,” she 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Last update: Jan 9, 2024 6:09 AMContent owned by the Calabria Region | Tourism and Commerce Department issued under CC-BY License https://www.teatro.it/spettacoli/quasi-una-serata-tre-atti-unici ‘’Almost an Evening‘’ is a show that questions with irony and depth the relationship between the human being and the mystery of existence. Through a brilliant play of theatre within theatre, Coen's work is transformed into an irreverent and provocative reflection on the great questions of life. One laughs bitterly, reflects with a smile and recognises oneself in the infinite smallness of the human soul. The audience will be transported to an ‘afterlife’ that reflects earthly hells, amidst couples arguing like we did last night, gods who love and judge, and debates on universal themes such as eternity, the divine and feelings. 27 April 2025 | Auditorium Comunale, Polistena (RC) Last update: Apr 27, 2025 6:01 AMContent owned by the Calabria Region | Tourism and Commerce Department issued under CC-BY License considered the greatest painter of the Romantic period is probably best known for his painting “Liberty Leading the People.” He is far less known and appreciated as an important painter of religious subjects Yet the 120 pictures and over 220 drawings depicting traditional subjects initiate the style of modern religious art Although Delacroix has been characterized as a radical and an unbeliever who found religion irrational these pictures challenge claims that Delacroix’s religious subjects were few in number mere commissions remote from his personal interests To say that Delacroix is an important painter of religious works is a controversial claim given the canonical labeling of Delacroix as a hero of modern painting and the equation of modernity with secularity But Delacroix’s sympathetic and sustained interest in religion suggests that he found there something more than a tool to spur his pictorial imagination the art critic Ernest Chesneau wrote: “When one considers the religious subjects that Delacroix has treated in the course of his life of painting one arrives at an enormous total… one must conclude that Delacroix had not only poetry but a religious soul.” Delacroix’s religious paintings were informed in general terms by the Romantic penchant for introspection that defined the aesthetic experience as a sign of the spiritual many of his subjects were influenced by the progressive theologies that flowed from the surprisingly swift religious revival in the early decades of the 19th century At a minimum Delacroix’s interest in religious themes emerged from circumstances in which he came to identify intuitively with Catholic culture Excerpts from the artist’s Journal indicate his ongoing participation in Catholic rites and his sympathetic interest in religion up to his death in 1863: progressive theologies promoted by German thinkers were signaling change in the religious climate in France Incendiary hortatory reformers like the popular Père Lamennais called the people to democratic ideals and to a realignment of authority in the church Romantic theologies paralleled those of the Baroque period in that the status of humanity was elevated in relation to God liberal principles began to have a far-reaching impact on the themes and symbols of religious art Portrayals of Jesus Christ focused on his humanity and on themes that stressed Christian virtue rather than on more dogmatic or sacramental themes By the 1830s the working classes preferred the figure of Jesus as the savior of the poor or as the Good Shepherd; political activists and liberals popularized an image of Jesus as the leader of the oppressed masses; the elite educated bourgeoisie preferred the image of Jesus as the suffering As long as humanitarian and progressive Catholic philosophies dominated religious paintings that depicted these principles flourished As the Romantic style of painting became identified with modern art horror and violence—from Gericault’s “Raft of the Medusa” (1819) to Delacroix’s “The Tiger Hunt” (1854)—modern religious painting became increasingly identified with novel subjects that expressed communal spirituality humanitarian values and greater intimacy with God Delacroix was attracted to themes of faith with hope in benevolent care witnessed by the nearly 11 versions of Christ asleep during the tempest He twice painted “The Disciples and the Holy Women Carrying Away the Body of Saint Stephen” in which the focus of the composition is on the actions of the community of believers His images of “The Good Samaritan” and many versions of “The Holy Women Tending to Saint Sebastian” illustrate a similar vision of caritas The art critic Paul Mantz wrote in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts in 1859 of the St Sebastian painting of that same year: “This scene of pious devotion by the melancholic expression which it brings out this little picture is a hundred times more religious than most of the compositions printed in bloody pages of martyrology.” What did it mean to be 100 times “more religious” It suggests that Delacroix’s contemporaries perceived in his works something authoritative and transcendent: a beneficent and vivifying energy pulsing through the vibrant color the expressive brushwork and the intricately compressed linear patterns Although his works are layered with narrative Delacroix understood well that sensory experience offered a language for encountering the transcendent Delacroix’s first major religious painting was “Christ in the Garden” (1826-27) a theme that the artist would paint many times In an early version Delacroix used vibrant simultaneously surprising the viewer with a portrayal of Jesus in a reclining almost sensual pose that is both languid and tense With handsome features and a nearly regal countenance The concept is not solely a burst of artistic imagination because the idea is found in the Gospel of John (10:17) where Jesus says to his disciples: “I lay down my life... Delacroix’s early work is in marked contrast to his later versions which were created in a variety of media from the 1840s through the 1850s The later pictures demonstrate a transformation from the solitary heroic figure to a more austere and vulnerable personality posed in a stark and haunting vision of suffering as described in the Gospel of Mark so often described as an atheist or a Voltairian skeptic writes enthusiastically about wanting to read a widely popular book based on mystical revelations of Christ’s Passion by Sister Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) because the nun’s record of a divine revelation is written with deeply devotional language rich in tradition and evocative of profound piety In Delacroix’s painting “The Lamentation,” the body of Jesus is a tightly compressed form folded at a sharp angle; his right leg is drawn with a deep cleft-mark at the calf that makes it appear strangely entangled with the other limb These contortions imply the violence of Jesus’ death In the same way the bloodied right hand lies limp and folded at his waist but even in death his brow remains furrowed from the agonizing pain his mouth drawn in a downward slope and lips slightly parted His corpse is dramatically lit from an unknown source at the upper left so that the color of the body is startling with its ghastly white pallor and greenish tones highlighted with flecks of purples and blues Delacroix makes use of his signature bold red hue with color accents not only on the body of Jesus but also on the shroud and on the surrounding figures thereby creating a circular pattern that unifies the composition Because this large painting (11-1/2 feet by 15-1/2 feet) was originally intended for the Chapel of the Virgin in the church of Saint-Denis du Saint-Sacrement in Paris it is likely that Delacroix conceptualized Mary’s role in the drama as the most important her delicate and expressive hands and outstretched arms pull us irresistibly into the moment Her face displays a grimace of pain with her downcast eyes the slightly arched left nostril and her lips that curl upward while the corners of her mouth slope downward One might even interpret her features as an expression of repugnance at the capacity for violence on the part of sinners Our attention is drawn to the mother and son Peter’s Basilica was an obvious model for Delacroix although the merged figures in the painting are not as successfully united as in the famed sculpture the critic Grimouard de Saint-Laurent said he believed that Delacroix had gone too far: “We consider the bursts of sadness in all the scenes of the Passion in 1885 the art historian and critic Charles Blanc singled out Delacroix’s work as able to move even non-Christians to contemplate the depth of the sacrifice: “Although there are a thousand others [paintings of the “Pietà”]...this time it is so profoundly sensitive must be moved to their innermost selves....” Delacroix created a quartet of images of the passion of Christ that come closer to portraying Christological theology than nearly any other 19th-century contemporary artist “The Crucifixion,” “The Lamentation,” “The Entombment” and “The Appearance of Jesus to Saint Thomas” (also known as “The Incredulity of Saint Thomas”) illustrate the sacred body as anointed Delacroix captures the same quality that he praised in Michelangelo Here painted flesh appears tangible and vivifying What he wrote about Michelangelo’s figure of Christ in “The Last Judgment” is true of his own painting: “C’est Dieu lui-même...“ (“It is God himself”) (Revue des Deux-Mondes Perhaps it is sufficient to clarify that orthodoxy did not disappear from art after the Baroque period but re-emerged in the Romantic era Delacroix was not an atheist: his admiration for Christianity was partly a response to feelings of doubt or despair as he sought a rationally ordered moral compass he was open to the possibility of the supernatural and receptive to the consolation he found in meditation and in the faith of others Polistena teaches art history at Pratt Institute in New York and is the author of Eugene Delacroix 1798-1863: the Initiator of the Style of Modern Religious Art (Edwin Mellen Press Password reset instructions will be sent to your registered email address As a frequent reader of our website, you know how important America’s voice is in the conversation about the church and the world. 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Please contact us at members@americamedia.org with any questions Return to Alfred Health thanks to the generous decision made by Brian Jenkins to include a gift of $500,000 in his Will The Alfred was able to establish The Jenkins Fellowship for Lymphoma – one of four fellowships in our clinical haematology department dedicated to finding new treatments and therapies for people living with blood disorders Brian was a committed supporter of The Alfred when he first funded lifesaving equipment for our Intensive Care Unit This was followed by continued support for a further seven years until Brian was admitted to The Alfred himself with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in February 2017 learned the extent of his incredible philanthropy at this time. ‘Dad was never one to brag about his ‘good deeds’ or require recognition So it wasn’t until we saw his name on the donation honour board in The Alfred’s main entry hall that we realised just how much he had been supporting the hospital during his lifetime,’ Nicole said Brian realised he wanted to do something more significant with his giving to The Alfred and decided to create a legacy by including a generous gift in his Will to the hospital Nicole and Melinda worked with the Foundation team over time to establish a fellowship for lymphoma research in their father’s name Dr Paola Polistena was appointed to the fellowship position in February 2020 She is currently enrolling and managing patients onto clinical trials with the aim to further advance research and treatment for lymphoma patients The Alfred is seeing an increasing number of patients with higher grade lymphomas and the fellowship is already impacting patient outcomes for people like 71-year-old Hans Spierings from East Gippsland Diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in January 2020 Hans commenced an eighteen-week course of chemotherapy which saw his cancer reduce by around half It seemed there was nothing more that could be done when Hans learnt of a clinical trial being conducted at The Alfred After deciding Hans was suitable for the trial he received the innovative treatment through continual infusion which is when he first met Paola ‘Being in the hospital for around a month I got to know Paola and I just found her to be a beautiful person who I felt very comfortable with,’ Hans said Paola believes in the importance of establishing a good doctor/patient relationship and it is clear the pair have built a winning team Thankfully Hans is taking well to the treatment with his recent results showing he is now in complete remission ‘How long that lasts I don’t know but for the present time we’ve had a good win,’ he said One of Nicole and Melinda’s hopes for their father’s legacy was to see improvements in life expectancy and better treatment options for lymphoma patients ‘Dad wanted his gift to make a difference to the lives of others and have measurable results for fighting lymphoma,’ said Melinda ‘We are so pleased to hear this is already happening and Paola's work will continue because of the gift Dad left to The Alfred in his Will.’ Email:  foundation@alfred.org.au  Follow The Alfred Foundation on Facebook for all the latest stories and updates Support the work of The Alfred’s extraordinary medical and nursing team so they can provide patients with critical and often lifesaving care (03) 9076 2000 (03) 9076 6000 (03) 9076 1000 We acknowledge the people of the Kulin Nation the traditional custodians and pay our respects to their culture and their Elders past Being inclusive and providing equitable healthcare is our commitment.