In our upcoming episode, we visit The Center at West Park’s Sanctuary Space for the concert and performance “In Sardinia in New York”. The event features the Polyphonic Pauliccu Mossa Choir Of Bonorva, Sardinia, along with American playwright and journalist Jeff Biggers, known for his book “In Sardinia”. Before the performance we talked to curator and creative producer from Sardinia, Valeria Orani and to Jeff Biggers
Global peace struggles collide with intimate family drama in this thrillingly cinematic collaboration between The Fugitive director Davis and journalist Biggers (In Sardinia). During an archaeological dig in Alexander County, Ill., in which ambitious young scientist Molly Moore uncovers ancient villages dating … Continue reading
In Brief|In Brief Review Outpost of isolation The history of an island with ‘no history’ By Jonathan Buckley The Sardinia of D. H. Lawrence’s Sea and Sardinia (1921) is a squalid place, despite the exemplary masculinity of its men and the savage beauty … Continue reading
Jeff Biggers’s In Sardinia is a story about becoming enchanted by an Italian island—its history, customs, literature, art, ancient archaeological sites, and heroes and legends too. Biggers regards Sardinia as one of Italy’s most complex and beguiling regions. Years after his first … Continue reading
Sardinia through the eyes of Biggers, who has lived part time in Italy since 1989. This book is neither conventional history nor tourist guide. The author wants readers to experience this exploration of the people, terrain, and many-layered civilization of … Continue reading
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