Origin Theatre's European Month of Culture launch event in NYC features Origin’s Highlighted Italian Cultural Symposium Artist:
Screening: Italian playwright and filmmaker Marco Calvani's new short film, “The View From Up Here,” about a Syrian Refugee in NYC, starring Leila Bekhti (France) and Melissa Leo (America)
Table discussion: invited panelists from different European nations and the USA moderated by Erwin Maas (Director of Programming, Origin Theatre Company | Artistic Director, International Society for Performing Arts - ISPA)
Welcome by: George Heslin (Director, Origin Theatre Company) and EU Delegation Deputy Ambassador Anderson
Panelists: Marco Calvani (Italian Playwright/Filmmaker), Linda Zachrison (Cultural Attaché Sweden), Daniel Hrbek (Czech Theatermaker), Maria Rapicavoli (Italian Visual Artist), Mersiha Mesihovic (Sweden based Bosnian Choreographer), and others tbd