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Leaving behind one’s beloved and habits requires a great courage, but also an unconditional passion. In fact, as the Sicilian writer Vincenzo Consolo once said, the act of leaving reflects the civilization level of a people. Sicilians who leave their land are neither disdainful n... More »
“Rapflektion Worldwide”, a musical and social initiative created by Andreas and Carlos, connects similar realities together with the association “Musicainsieme a Librino” Rap music as social tool besides music genre: this is the spirit with which was created “Rapflek... More »
This artist from Palermo is always in search of new stimuli and carries out a multi-faceted activity, divided between his own production and the promotion of other talents through the association ManSourcing The most direct and sharp communication is often entrusted to the eyes. ... More »
Giving new chromatic life to forgotten ruins is the aim of the street artist. All in the name of a cultural revolution that must start from public art Images of ancient and ruined farmhouses scattered in the Sicilian countryside, revived and almost relocated by an artistic interv... More »
Guest of the Radicepura Garden Festival, Manuela Ventura told us some anecdotes that bind her to the great writer Andrea Camilleri, who died recently. From the first steps to the National Academy of Dramatic Art to his fascinating lessons, up to her first role in the tv show Il C... More »
1903: Luigi Pirandello lost his family due to an accident. The writer’s wife accused a breakdown from which she would never recover. Poverty and loneliness seemed to prevail in his life. On those nights he spent his time caring for his wife, his first masterpiece came to light an... More »
According to those who were close to him at that time, Picasso had in mind the fresco Il Trionfo della Morte (The Triumph of Death), now preserved in Palazzo Abatellis (Palermo). An unexpected bond between the two masterpieces appears in the composition and portrayal of an immine... More »
It is a pastime that in the last decades has perhaps lost vigor, replaced by other types of hobbies among kids, but which for those who have tried it at least once it remains an indelible childhood memory. Let’s find out its origins, etymology and rules Long before Millennials an... More »
It was a spinning top made from a marble and with a nail protruding outwards. From an etymological point of view, the word has the same root as the word “tùppu” and it indicated both the two-player and the group variant Today we rediscover a widespread game in Sicily during the l... More »
“Un sogno sull’oceano” (Dreaming on the ocean), San Paolo, 2019, “is a book about the ambition of 17-year-olds lived a century ago” according to the author, the psychoanalyst Luigi Ballerini. A novel addressed to today’s young people, who have much in common with their peers ... More »
Here are some stories of Sicilian winners of the US residence permit. Riccardo: “My family and I are excited, but also a bit scared.” Rosario, the Green Card Lottery winner in 2008 says: “Here, if you cannot fit in, you’re not going anywhere.” Rosi: “It’s an opportunity for my ... More »
Daniele Malfitana, archeologist and head of Ibam Cnr: “Our researchers are digitally mapping the ancient city. The management of the amphitheater? A precious opportunity for young people” How does the way in which a research body interacts with its host city change? How can arche... More »
From the big island to a small archipelago, the story of three Sicilian people who decided to try their luck in the heart of the Mediterranean sea (but not in Sicily) There’s an island in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, 316 square km and with 445.000 inhabitants. For many Si... More »
It may seem like an office located on the top of a skyscraper in Los Angeles or San Francisco, but the new and modern home of the Free Mind Foundry innovation hub is located in Acireale, within the Directional Center of the Credito Siciliano The center has equipment, laboratories... More »
The story of Kané, Bakary and Kanjura: from the boat to a stable job thanks to a training course by an institution in Catania “When I was a child I dreamed of becoming a doctor, but I soon realised life was going to take me elsewhere. Now, in Italy, my dream is to be a good cook”... More »
![Leaving behind one’s beloved and habits requires a great courage, but also an unconditional passion. In fact, as the Sicilian writer Vincenzo Consolo once said, the act of leaving reflects the civilization level of a people. Sicilians who leave their land are neither disdainful nor disappointed, but eager to grow and do some good elsewhere. Their hope is to come back, one day, and complete their work from where it began To move away from one’s own land can be […]](https://www.sicilianpost.it/en/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/nave-780x518.jpg)
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