ORA: A Special Presentation by Espresso Manifesto Arts Collective @The Bata Shoe Museum, Tuesday, J

TORONTO - June 13, 2013 - PRLog -- On Tuesday, June 25th, this first-time initiative founded by Canadian-Italian musician Daniela Nardi and Italian born Canadian journalist/broadcaster/writer Daniela Sanzone, will be held at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto. EMAC is both a social movement and a celebration of the arts with the goal to nurture dialogue between communities and generations. The night will feature exciting musical performances by Daniela Nardi’s Espresso Manifesto with special guest, the utterly unique and effervescent Peppe Voltarelli from Italy.

The time is ripe and the time is NOW for this exciting new arts collective to expand on the work that co-founder Daniela Nardi's Espresso Manifesto musical venture has begun. Along with Daniela Sanzone, they are making it their mission to raise the profile of Italian culture into the 21st century. This extraordinary event opens with a classic Italian aperitivo – light food and drinks -  followed by a Speakers Circle in a lively discussion of Canadian-Italian Culture and what the community is doing to include all generations and help it evolve to bridge any gaps with the mainstream. The debate will be moderated by Daniela Sanzone and speakers include a cross section of artists, broadcasters, professors, developers, and writers including Antonio Nicaso (writer), Daniela Nardi (musician), and Donato Santeramo (professor), Luciano Volpe (developer).

What promises to be a sparkling night filled with great food and great food for thought about Culture in Toronto and the place of l’Italianita’ in it, will also end on a wonderful musical note, with performances by Daniela Nardi’s Espresso Manifesto and special guest Peppe Voltarelli from Italy.

MORE INFO ON PARTICIPANTS AND THE COLLECTIVE:

Daniela Sanzone - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniela_Sanzone

Antonio Nicaso - www.nicaso.com

Donato Santeramo - http://www.queensu.ca/spanital/faculty/santeramo.html

Luciano Volpe  – www.inspiretoronto.com

Peppe Voltarelli – www.peppevoltarelli.it

MORE ABOUT EMAC PRESENTERS:

Daniela Nardi -  President/Founder and Artistic Director of Espresso Manifesto Arts Collective, is one of Canada’s most celebrated home grown musical artist and producer. Nardi has produced and released three albums (One True Thing, The Rose Tattoo and Espresso Manifesto: The Songs of Paolo Conte ) under her label - Minerva Road - which have been critically acclaimed and have received international airplay. Culminative accolades garnered Nardi a nomination for Best Group at the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. Nardi’s sophomore release The Rose Tattoo also received national and international acclaim, garnering Daniela Best Female Vocalist for the 2009 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards as well as, Reader’s Pick for Female Vocalist for Now Magazine’s Best of Toronto. Nardi has appeared and been featured on various television programs, OMNI, Telelatino and CBC, and has performed at numerous festivals internationally and across Canada. Currently she is in pre-production for her new album and will be performing at this year’s Montreal Jazz Festival, Koerner Hall in Toronto and the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Russia.

Daniela Sanzone - Vice President and Program Director of Espresso Manifesto Arts Collective, is a journalist, researcher and film critic. After successfully starting her career in Rome as an entertainment journalist, she worked for the program Sereno Variabile (Rai), and was a contributing editor for the entertainment section of newspapers and daily online magazines. She has published several books, including two about the Italian director Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. In 1998 she was awarded a "European Personality" prize, and received the award in Campidoglio, Rome City Hall, Capitoline Hill. In December of 2000 she moved to Toronto for what she thought would have been a temporary contribution to the newspaperCorriere Canadese, but then decided to make Canada her new home. In Toronto, she worked as an anchor and reporter for the Italian News on Omni Television and also as a producer and host of a daily program, Pomeriggio Italiano. This experience allowed her to meet and interview many interesting and influential people, including writers, directors, filmmakers, musicians, professors, politicians, and professionals. She was also the voice of the common people, injured workers and families with serious problems in the Italian community. Sanzone also worked as a correspondent from Canada for many Italian magazines including the daily Italian newspaper Il Manifesto, and became the Canada area coordinator for the press agency Ansa. Currently, she is doing a PhD in Communication & Culture at York University.

EMAC gratefully acknowledges the support of Remax2000Toronto Realty, National Congress of Italian Canadians, Pizza Nova and Telelatino

UPCOMING  TOUR DATES FOR 2013 / 2014:

June 25th - Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto ON

June 30th - Pianos, New York, NY

July 5th & 6th - Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal PQ

December 7th - Koerner Hall w/ John Pizzarelli Toronto ON

March 3-5 / 2014 – Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Russia

Contact Info:

Daniela Nardi

Espresso Manifesto Arts Collective

danie@espressomanifesto.com (http://mail.speak-music.com/edgedesk/cgi-bin/compose.exe?id=011ba6de4c0544fada506bbd691c9f734c26&new=&xsl=compose.xsl&to=danie@espressomanifesto.com)