The Berkeley Lecce
Programme 2023
Wednesday December 13th
at 5.30 pm (ore 17.30)
at Chiesa di San Nicola di Mira
piazzetta della Chiesa Greca
Lecce 73100
Christmas with the Berkeley
9/11
Then and 20 years on ...
by one who was there
Luigi Di Castri
who lived in New York City at the time of 9/11 attacks and witnessed them first-hand. He will explain what it was like to experience 9/11 and its effect then and now.
Intertwining hemispheres and how my family recreated Decollatura, Calabria in Myrtleford, Australia
Rosetta Vaccaro
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Tibet without Compassion
How China destroys Tibetan culture
Giovanni Tundo
Heart surgeon and writer
Photo by Raimond Klavins on Unsplash
Sunday September 17th
from 12.00
at a member's house in Torre Chianca (details will follow)
Please book your place here
Picnic
Thursday July 6th
at 19:00
via degli Olmi, 8
Lecce
The talk will be followed by end-of-year social dinner at Masseria Solicara
Please book here
Moving Stories:
Crafting Narratives Through and about Dance
Danielle Pinney
Thomas J. Watson Fellow
researching storytelling in traditional dance
Turkey, a Different Culture
Bilge Esirgen
Language Assistant at Università del Salento
Saturday May 20th
Meet at Castro
Parcheggio Via di Mezzo
at 11:00
Please book here
Visit to Castro
Guided tour* of the museum, walls and more
+ optional lunch (cost and details to come)
*the tour is free for Berkeley members
Genre benders and transcoding film adaptations
James Kendall
Lecturer in film and television studies
Wednesday March 15th
at 18.15
at Codacci Pisanelli (next to Porta Napoli), Room E4 (on the first floor)
Please book your seat here
Unveiling cinematic adaptations:
a process of transcreation
James Kendall
Lecturer in film and television studies
The Netherlands and the Dutch:
facts and fiction
Marian Venderbos-Verhooren
Translator of English and Dutch
Hans Venderbos
Teacher of English and Coordinator of International Contacts
Friday January 13th
at 18.15
Birrificio Malatesta
Via Alfonso Sozy Carafa, 29, 73100 Lecce
Please book your seat here
Visit to Birrificio Malatesta
