{"id":6790,"date":"2026-03-24T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/?p=6790"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:29:00","slug":"city-conference-cinema-in-theaters-and-living-culture-towards-a-new-vision-of-cinematic-spaces-as-community-hubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/city-conference-cinema-in-theaters-and-living-culture-towards-a-new-vision-of-cinematic-spaces-as-community-hubs\/","title":{"rendered":"City Conference: \u201cCinema in Theaters and Living Culture\u201d \u2013 Towards a new vision of cinematic spaces as community hubs."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the era of streaming services, does it still make sense to gather in front of the big screen? Our answer is a resounding yes, and we will explore this together during an unmissable event in Verona.<\/p>\n<p>The event &#8220;CINEMA in SALA e CULTURA VIVA&#8221; (Cinema in Theaters and Living Culture) will examine cinema as a collective ritual and a meeting point for the community. It is an opportunity to reflect on how movie theaters can transform into true cultural &#8220;plazas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd When and Where<br \/>\nDate: Today, March 24, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Time: 2:45 PM \u2013 6:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Location: Sala SPC, Silos di Ponente, Polo Universitario Santa Marta, Verona.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Program Highlights<br \/>\nInstitutional Greetings: Marta Ugolini (City of Verona) and Jaya Zambelli (Ri-Ciak).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Plaza in the Dark&#8221; Dialogue: Alberto Battaggia in conversation with film critic Giancarlo Beltrame.<\/p>\n<p>Online Roundtable: A bridge connecting local excellence with renowned theaters such as Il Cinemino (Milan), Post Modernissimo (Perugia), and Cinema Troisi (Rome).<\/p>\n<p>Local Voices: Contributions from numerous local organizations (Alcione, Cinema Africano, Fucina Culturale Machiavelli, and many others).<\/p>\n<p>The session will be moderated by Professor Giacomo Mormino (UniVr).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the era of streaming services, does it still make sense to gather in front of the big screen? Our answer is a resounding yes, and we will explore this together during an unmissable event in Verona. The event &#8220;CINEMA in SALA e CULTURA VIVA&#8221; (Cinema in Theaters and Living Culture) will examine cinema as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-senza-categoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6790"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6791,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6790\/revisions\/6791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dsu.univr.it\/arendt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}