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 * Home
 * MARK YOUR CALENDAR
 * About Alessandra
   * Press/Reviews
   * Testimonials
   * Student Testimonials
   * Healing Testimonials
   * Donate to Alessandra and I Giullari di Piazza
 * Upcoming Events Calendar
 * Bestselling Book
 * Workshops
   * Rhythm is the Cure Workshops
   * Tarantella Workshop
   * Tarantella & The Black Madonna Drumming and Dance Workshop
 * Solo & Ensemble Concerts
   * Sacred Drumming & Chants for the Seven Black Madonnas
   * Rhythm is the Cure - a One-Woman Show
   * Drums of Illumination, South Italian, Native American & Afro Brazilian
   * Honoring the Sea Goddess
   * Daughters of Cybele Women's Ensemble
   * I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA
   * Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo’- at New York University: La Tammorriata Delle
     7 Madonne Nere
 * Theatrical Productions
   * Tarantata: Dance of the Ancient Spider
   * La Cantata dei Pastori - the Famous Neapolitan Christmas Show!
   * LA CANTATA DI NATALE
   * TARANTELLA SPIDER DANCE
 * Galleries
   * Audio
   * Photo Gallery
   * Video Gallery
 * Black Madonna Tour & Retreats
   * Voyage of the Black Madonna Tour in Southern Italy!
   * Black Madonna Pilgrimage & Workshop in Sicily: Summer Solstice
   * Retreat in HAWAII
 * Online Classes
   * Online Percussion Classes
   * Children's Programs
   * Singing Lessons
   * Pre-Recorded: Virtual Pilgrimage to the Sacred Sites of the Black Madonna
 * Store
 * Contact
 * DONATE TO I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA TODAY
 * PATREON
 * Special Speaking Engagements and Collaborations


ALESSANDRA BELLONI


 * Home
 * MARK YOUR CALENDAR
 * About Alessandra
   * Press/Reviews
   * Testimonials
   * Student Testimonials
   * Healing Testimonials
   * Donate to Alessandra and I Giullari di Piazza
 * Upcoming Events Calendar
 * Bestselling Book
 * Workshops
   * Rhythm is the Cure Workshops
   * Tarantella Workshop
   * Tarantella & The Black Madonna Drumming and Dance Workshop
 * Solo & Ensemble Concerts
   * Sacred Drumming & Chants for the Seven Black Madonnas
   * Rhythm is the Cure - a One-Woman Show
   * Drums of Illumination, South Italian, Native American & Afro Brazilian
   * Honoring the Sea Goddess
   * Daughters of Cybele Women's Ensemble
   * I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA
   * Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo’- at New York University: La Tammorriata Delle
     7 Madonne Nere
 * Theatrical Productions
   * Tarantata: Dance of the Ancient Spider
   * La Cantata dei Pastori - the Famous Neapolitan Christmas Show!
   * LA CANTATA DI NATALE
   * TARANTELLA SPIDER DANCE
 * Galleries
   * Audio
   * Photo Gallery
   * Video Gallery
 * Black Madonna Tour & Retreats
   * Voyage of the Black Madonna Tour in Southern Italy!
   * Black Madonna Pilgrimage & Workshop in Sicily: Summer Solstice
   * Retreat in HAWAII
 * Online Classes
   * Online Percussion Classes
   * Children's Programs
   * Singing Lessons
   * Pre-Recorded: Virtual Pilgrimage to the Sacred Sites of the Black Madonna
 * Store
 * Contact
 * DONATE TO I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA TODAY
 * PATREON
 * Special Speaking Engagements and Collaborations




ABOUT ALESSANDRA:




THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE U.S. AND IN ITALY WITH 35 YEARS OF PERFORMING AND TEACHING
THE ANCIENT HEALING TRADITION OF TARANTELLA IN FOLK DANCES AND PERCUSSION
COMBINED WITH SINGING.

 * Artistic Director, Founder, and Lead Performer of music, theater, and dance
   ensemble I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA
 * Artist in Residence at New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine
 * A REMO Signature Series Artist with her own line of Italian tambourines
 * Author of the book/DVD Rhythm is the Cure and Healing Journeys with the Black
   Madonna

LEARN MORE ABOUT ALESSANDRA HERE

TRAILER FOR THE DOCUMENTARY FILM BY ALESSANDRA BELLONI,
VOYAGE OF THE BLACK MADONNA:

   




JOIN US IN SUPPORTING OUR FILM 


“HEALING MUSICAL JOURNEYS WITH THE BLACK MADONNA IN SOUTHERN ITALY”


WRITTEN AND CO-DIRECTED BY ALESSANDRA BELLONI

Please help us reach our final goal of $5,000 by 10/15/2024!

 

Join our GoFundMe campaign for the making of our new documentary film

If you make a donation over $ 500 your name will appear on the credits!

Trailer for the film shot in Campania : Healing Musical journeys with the Black
Madonna - trailer blackmadonna campaniaHQ




 




https://www.gofundme.com/f/filming-of-musical-journeys-with-the-black-madonna

 

INTRODUCTION: THE FILM

 

“Healing Musical Journey with the Black Madonna in Southern Italy “

 

written by Alessandra Belloni

Francesco Piccolo, Director

Daniele Magoni & Francesco Piccolo, Cinematography

 

Based on the best-selling book Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna (Inner
Traditions Bear and Company, 2019) by award-winning singer, percussionist,
teacher, and author Alessandra Belloni with foreword by the Rev. Dr. Matthew
Fox. Score by Alessandra Belloni and Academy Award-nominated composer John La
Barbera

From the Author & Producer ALESSANDRA BELLONI:

“I am very proud to share that CASA ITALIANA ZERILLI MARIMO at New York
University has awarded us an initial grant to film a feature documentary this
summer, both in the regions of Sicily and Campania during our unique pilgrimages
and workshops in stunning locations, sacred sites of the Black Madonna and
joined by students from all over the world.”

This is a great achievement for our organization as we plan this to be a feature
documentary that will also include archival footage that I collected over the
years and various interviews. Our plan is to premiere it at CASA ITALIANA and
send it for festivals and other sources for distribution.

The date of the premiere at CASA ITALIANA in New York City is scheduled on
February 6th and will also present a live concert of the music featured in the
film from Sicily and Campania and original music composed by Alessandra Belloni
and John La Barbera with an ensemble of five musicians.






THE BLACK MADONNA & TARANTELLA 


PERFORMANCE AND DINNER FUNDRAISER 2024


SUN DEC 8, 2024 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM


LUNELLA RESTAURANT, 173 MULBERRY STREET, LITTLE ITALY, NEW YORK, NY 10013

Join us SUNDAY DECEMBER 8 at 5:00pm EST in the heart of Little Italy!
 

Come and celebrate the holidays Italian style, the feast of the Madonna and the
44th anniversary of I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA Italian Folk Music & Dance, sharing
food, drink and wonderful music while we celebrate four decades of Alessandra's
Belloni's work!

Also celebrating and fundraising for our up-coming feature documentary ‘MUSICAL
JOURNEYS WITH THE BLACK MADONNA IN SOUTHERN ITALY “ to be premiered at NYU CASA
ITALIANA on February 6th 2025.

During this holiday end-of-year fundraiser, you will meet some very special
people that we want to honor:

3 times Emmy Award winner Mickela Mallozzi, producer and director of the TV
series Travel Barefoot,

Directors of Italian Charities of America Marialena and Domenic Giampino

Special Guests Padre Carmelo Gagliardi and Buddy Fortunato
 

You will have the opportunity to listen to Alessandra Belloni, author of the
book "Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna", published by Inner
Traditions-Bear & Company. This fund raiser will also help our organization and
the Black Madonna center to funds for the completion of our special documentary
film and artistic projects planned during 2025.

This will be such a special celebration of over four decades of work for I
Giullari di Piazza, a non profit organization, who are artists in residence at
the Cathedral of St. John Divine and who have also performed at Carnegie Hall,
Lincoln Center and Symphony Space, to name but a few.

This joyous evening will include a performance of "The Black Madonna & the
Tarantella by award winning percussionist, singer, author Alessandra Belloni
with composer, guitarist John La Barbera, founders of I Giullari di Piazza, in
their famed production of dedicated to the Black Madonna and the healing power
of the tarantella " an impeccably researched production rich with songs,
tarantellas, and magic rituals used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula,
along with healing chants and ritual drumming in honor of the Black Madonna.
With its authentic music, costumes, and instrumentation, Belloni and company
here unite the fascinating and similar legends, traditions, and musical rhythms
of Southern Italy and Brasil. And, as always, the fun concludes with audience
members being invited to join the cast for a "raise the roof" tarantella.

Featuring: Alessandra Belloni - Artistic Director, Percussions and Vocals

John La Barbera - Music Director, Composer, Guitar, Mandolin, Chitarra Battente

Wilson Montuori - Guitar

Mara Gerety - Violin

Steve Gorn - Bansuri Flutes, Saxophones, Clarinet

Dancers - Amara & Peter de Geronimo, Mark Mindek also playing the commedia
character Arlecchino


FOR TICKETS CLICK HERE
 


 


Watch HERE NOW!

 PBS SERIES “DREAM OF ITALY” Fetauring Alessandra Belloni and Oscar Winning
Actress Marisa Tomei!

 

BE A PART OF THE FILM FUNDRAISER BY CLICKING HERE! 

YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED

 

Alessandra Belloni is featured in the PBS SERIES DREAM OF ITALY WITH ACTRESS
MARISA TOMEI
 (Season 3 Episode 6) on PBS!

https://www.pbs.org/video/the-black-madonna-with-marisa-tomei-oACFDQ/

It was filmed in September of 2022 at the powerful feasts of the Black Madonna
in Moiano (region of Campania) on September 8 for LA MADONNA DELLA LIBERA OUR
LADY OF FREEDOM also known as Brunettella, and in Montevergine for the
tammorriata drum and dance festival.
We also filmed AT THE JUTA OF THE BLACK MADONNA MAMMA SCHIAVONA!  honored by the
gays and femminielli featuring local singers and most amazing rituals,
processions and musical devotion.
 
In this episode, Kathy and Academy Award-winning actress Marisa Tomei and Black
Madonna expert Alessandra Belloni take a spiritual journey in Campania in search
of the mysterious Black Madonna. They explore the Madonna’s unique symbolism and
attend two incredible celebrations for the Madonna Nera in the town Moiano and
Sanctuary of Montevergine, complete with chanting, fireworks and incredible acts
of veneration. 
 
Please check your local PBS station at www.pbs.org and go to this link and type
in your zip code! 
OR
 WATCH NOW IN THE LINK BELOW!
Episode 306 - The Black Madonna and Marisa Tomei
https://dreamofitaly.com/tv-show/black-madonna-marisa-tomei

 

This episode is based on my book 'HEALING JOURNEYS WITH THE BLACK MADONNA"
published by INner Traditions - Bear & Company -still No 1 best seller on
Amazon! with forword by best selling authour Rev Dr Matthew Fox.

https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Journeys-Black-Madonna-Practices/dp/1591433428/?

 


 


ANNUAL RHYTHM IS THE CURE RETREAT IN HAWAII

Feb 23 - March 1, 2025


HEALING DANCE AND PERCUSSION WORKSHOP 
FROM SOUTHERN ITALY FROM HAWAII! 


REGISTER NOW! PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE.

Deposit /registration $150 non-refundable

More Information Click HERE

Rhythm is the Cure is a 6-day, intensive healing workshop featuring Southern
Italian ritual music and dance used as therapy for centuries throughout the
Mediterranean. This new workshop will blend the Southern Italian musical
traditions of the Black Madonna, and the Divine Feminine. Every morning drumming
sessions will be held on the beach. 

 

For questions about registration, please contact us!


CONTACT:
alessandrabelloni@gmail.com
blackmadonnacenter@gmail.com
abelloni@aol.com
https://alessandrabelloni.com/retreat-in-hawaii


 

DANCE OF THE TARANTULA & BLACK MADONNA FOR HALLOWEEN!

October 27th from 5:pm to 8:00pm EST at CMDE 84 Euclide Ave Hackensack NJ

LET’S GET THE POISON OUT OF OUR BODY WITH THE TARANTELLA AS MUSICAL EXORCISM FOR
HALLOWEEN!
LET’S SPIN IN HONOR OF THE BLACK MADONNA FROM CALABRIA
Experience the healing power of tarantella rhythms and dance with
internationally renowned singer, percussionist, and teacher, Alessandra Belloni.
The workshop focuses on releasing blockages of energies, breaking the imaginary
"spider web" of the subconscious mind.


AUTHOR OF THE BOOK 'HEALING JOURNEYS WITH THE BLACK MADONNA,
published by Inner Traditions - Bear & Co.-
October 27th from 5:pm to 8:00pm EST at CMDE 84 Euclide Ave Hackensack NJ
FEATURING DANCERS; AMARA & PETER DI GERONIMO'


Will hold a special drumming and dance workshop focusing on the healing dance of
the tarantula as a musical exorcism .
We will learn
• the Medieval chant and dance for the Black Madonna from Calabria LA MADONNA
DEI POVERI (our Lady of the Poor) done to expel fear of death and contagious
disease with the Medieval chant to the Black Madonna of Montserrat Cuncti Simus
Concanentes
• the Calabrese Rhythm of San Rocco and La Madonna dei Poveri with and dance
called TARANTELLA INFUOCATA (Fiery tarnatella calabrese)
• the healing trance Spinning dance to expel fear and bring good energy
We’ll create a community healing ritual as our bodies move in ways that help us
to open the energy points and stay grounded.
description:
– This rhythm is used to accompany a trance dance originating in Calabria during
the Middle Ages, which evokes the elegant and meditative movements of the
Whirling Dervish ceremonies of the Sufis.
Both rhythm and dance were used during the time of the Black Death, to heal
people and as a release from overpowering fears of death by contagious disease.
This is very important and similar to the situation today with the outbreak of
the CORONAVIRUS. We will celebrate All Hallow's eve and the feast of the Dead
and pray to the Black Madonna for good energy and healing..


FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: 

Email to: alessandrabelloni@gmail.com or blackmadonnacenter@gmail.com
$75 at the door and $65 in advance
You can pay by paypal: @blackmadonnacenter
blackmadonnacenter@gmail.com
OR DIRECTLY TO Alessandra-
Venmo Alessandra Belloni or
Zelle Abelloni@aol.com
https://www.everbutton.com/pay/3750


REQUIREMENTS:
Participants need to have a tambourine or frame drum, at least 12 inches wide.
Alessandra's own design is available for purchase, made in collaboration with
REMO for the Southern Italian tambourine technique.
http://www.alessandrabelloni.com/store
Alessandra may have drums for sale at the workshop.
In the dance workshops should be barefoot, or wear comfortable shoes, and if
possible everyone should wear white or black and red clothes, also use red
ribbons.
The sessions are held in a way that gives students the feeling of being part of
the "ritual."
--Procession Of The Black Madonna http://youtu.be/HJqD5cr1NKk
Trance Dance of San Rocco https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-EgfFvcZdc


STUDY ONLINE WITH ALESSANDRA!

INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SINGER, PERCUSSIONIST, TEACHER, AUTHOR ALESSANDRA
BELLONI - REMO ARTIST PROUDLY ANNOUNCES TWO SELF-PACED COURSES ON THE BLACK
MADONNA:


“THE VOYAGE OF THE BLACK MADONNA VIRTUAL PILGRIMAGE TO THE SACRED SITES OF THE
BLACK MADONNA IN SOUTHERN ITALY.” 

A VIRTUAL PILGRIMAGE 



Immerse Yourself in the Healing Musical Traditions of the Black Madonnas of
Southern Italy! 

Dance and drum your way through intoxicatingly beautiful and romantic Southern
Italian hilltops and coastal towns where you will encounter seven enchanting and
mysterious Black Madonnas. Across eight episodes plus an introduction, this
pilgrimage opens a portal into the sacred sites of Southern Italy -- once known
as Magna Grecia-- and the worship of the Earth Goddess, the African Mother, the
Black Madonna. You will be immersed into a powerful world of ritual and magic.
You'll learn chants, drum rhythms, and dances from master folk practitioners
dedicated to the preservation and celebration of the Black Madonna. Following
the story of Alessandra's best-selling book, "Healing Journeys with the Black
Madonna" (Inner Traditions - Bear and Co., 2019) 


HEALING MUSIC AND CHANTS FOR THE BLACK MADONNA JUST RELEASED!

WITH SOULGEM RECORDS & PRODUCER LELIO D’APRILE

Alessandra Belloni represents Italian pride and excellence, bringing and
spreading Southern Italian folk culture overseas for almost 40 years in the
United States. She co-founded in New York the Southern Italian folk music,
dance, theater company I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA, with whom she performs as
artist-in-residence at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.

 

She also tours around the world, and organizes special workshops of Southern
Italian percussion, tambourines, and frame drums, and ritual healing dances and
chants.

 

You can find the brand new album by ALESSANDRA BELLONI on TIDAL, APPLE MUSIC
(iTUNES), SPOTIFY, AMAZON PRIME MUSIC, DEEZER and (most importantly) digital
stores worldwide!

Click to Listen Now!


READ ABOUT ALESSANDRA'S BEST SELLING BOOK:


THE HEALING JOURNEYS WITH THE BLACK MADONNA  



Published by Inner Traditions, with a foreword by bestselling author Matthew
Fox, Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna is rated 5 stars on Amazon and has
been No. 1 best selling in new releases under the categories of "Folk Dancing"
and "Suggested Gifts"! 

Sharing her more than 35 years of research and fieldwork at sacred sites around
the world, Belloni takes you on a mystical pilgrimage of empowerment,
initiation, and transformation with the Black Madonna. 

An experiential guide to the ancient healing rituals of the Black Madonna:
• Reveals the practices and rites of the still-living cult of the Black Madonna
in the remote villages of Southern Italy, including the healing rites of
the tarantella dance
• Details shamanic chants, rhythms, and songs and how to use them for
self-healing, transformation, and recovery from abuse, trauma, depression, and
addiction
• Explores the many sacred sites of the Madonnas and connects them to other
Great Goddesses, such as Isis, Aphrodite, Cybeles, and the Orisha Yemanja and
Ochun
• Includes access to 12 audio tracks

ORDER NOW! 

Order on Amazon 

Order on Barnes and Noble 

Order as an Audiobook 

Learn more


 

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READ ALESSANDRA BELLONI'S BEST SELLING BOOK HEALING JOURNEY'S WITH THE BLACK
MADONNA TODAY! 

NOW AVAILABLE IN FRENCH! 



Alessandra is proud to announce that her book HEALING JOURNEYS WITH THE BLACK
MADONNA published by Inner Traditions Bear & company (a best seller on Amazon
under dance) is now being published in France, translated into French by a great
Publisher, LE DUC with preface by brilliant writer and teacher Marianne
Grasselli.

LA VIERGE NOIRE (The Black Virgin) Rituels de Guerison de la Grande diesse. 

https://espritdefemme.ch/les-vierges-noires/ 

https://www.editionsleduc.com/produit/2577/9791028522278/voies-de-guerison-avec-la-vierge-noire?fbclid=IwAR3T42PStTqqwwAr8_zpxWM5Etj9dPp6VQv1DZL_pY8-PzxMrbxi1Y09MFk

Black Madonna Pilgrimage & Workshop in Sicily: 

Summer Solstice 2025

Dates Forthcoming

Internationally renowned singer, percussionist, teacher 

 Alessandra Belloni, Remo Artist, 

Author of "HEALNG JOURNEYS WITH THE BLACK MADONNA” by Inner traditions 

Proudly announces her 

Black Madonna Pilgrimage & Ritual Drumming & Chants workshop 

in Sicily for the Summer Solstice 

 

 

Join us for a MUSICAL JOURNEY TO THE BLACK MADONNA IN SICILY 

& THE SUMMER SOLSTICE at the MEGALYTHS OF ARGIMUSCO 

Register now! 

Dates Forthcoming

This Pilgrimage is dedicated to the ancient traditions of the Black Madonna in
Sicily and learning special Sicilian Folk Music, including drumming, chanting &
dance at amazing locations by the sea and in the hills near the Black Madonna of
Tindari & Mount Etna 

 

 

Black Madonna Pilgrimage &Summer Solstice Musical celebration in Sicily filmed,
directed and edited by Francesco Piccolo in the summer 2023.

Produced by Alessandra Belloni &The Black Madonna Center

Special Features: 

The Sicilian Folk Music Group SudCantica (https://www.facebook.com/Sudcantica) 
 with Federico Chiofalo - accordion, tambourine, guitar, Sebastiano Pietrini -
vocals, guitar, tambouirne, Santino Scordino - bagpipe, tamboruine, Jaw’s hap 
Special musical presentation by the renowned Sicilian Folk Musician, Giorgio
Maltese, from Catania. 
Special Lectures about Argimusco, by Philosopher writer Peppe Piscuneri 
Ritual drumming and chants led by Alessandra Belloni in various sacred sites &
Mount Etna 

 

 

Description: 

This workshop/pilgrimage will be a deep immersion in the ancient devotion to the
Black Madonna of Tindari and other Black Madonnas to be fully experienced with
drumming, singing and dance in the sacred mountains and healing waters of the
Sicilian Mother Land. 

As featured in Alessandra's book "Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna ", 

This new workshop & pilgrimage will blend the Southern Italian musical tradition
of the Black Madonna and the Divine Feminine with sacred locations in Sicily at
The Megalith Stones of Argimusco, the Sanctuary of the Black Madonna, and the
Temple of the Goddess Cybele in Tindari. 

We will also feature the participation of special Sicilian Artists who will join
us for wonderful jam sessions of Southern Italian Folk Music in great
locations. 

 Drumming classes will be done at different powerful locations invoking the
healing powers of the volcanic earth of Sicily combined with sacred chants of
the Black Madonna. 

 Participants will learn the unique style of southern Italian tambourine playing
and the ancient healing dance of the tarantella. 

During the Pilgrimage we will visit: 

 1. Black Madonna of Tindari on Beautiful Hill overlooking the sea 
 2. Megalyths of Argimusco 
 3. Feast of St. John and Festa du muzzuni 
 4. Black Madonna of Paterno, Catania 
 5. Black Madonna of Montalto

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE!




  ALESSANDRA BELLONI - REMO ARTIST

proudly announces   
BLACK MADONNA DRUMMING & DANCE RITUALS & PILGRIMAGE

IN SOUTHERN ITALY 2025

 
Dates Forthcoming
More Information From the 24 pilgrimage HERE
 
By the sea & mountains in the region of Naples
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
write to alessandrabelloni@gmail.com
 or blackmadonnacenter@gmail.com
 
These tours will involve a full immersion into the ancient drumming traditions
and devotional chants in Honor of the Black Madonna, which can only be truly
experienced in the sacred mountains and healing waters of the Mother Land. This
powerful journey will introduce and transport students to a time and place where
an unbroken and ancient tradition continues today with folk music, processions,
devotional drumming, and dance.


ACCOMMODATIONS:

>  
> Total Cost 
> 
> $ 2,600 for single room (if you register by April 1st you will get $ 100 off
> the regular price $ 2,700 after April 1st)
> 
> $ 2,500 for double room ($ 2,600 after April 1st)
> 
> Registration fee due: immediately $200 (non-refundable, applied to final
> payment)
> Please pay registration fee
> here: https://www.everbutton.com/flow/options/4834/?origin_url=
> Or VENMO & ZELLE also accepted. (Contact Alessandra for these options)
> and notify Alessandra that you have paid at alessandrabelloni@gmail.com
>  
> 
>  

> Please specify that you are coming to the tour in Naples, Campania when you
> make a payment

 



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CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT ALESSANDRA BELLONI AND THE BLACK MADONNA CENTER FUNDRAISER
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DEAR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS AROUND THE WORLD,

I am so grateful for your ongoing support over the past 43 years of beautiful
artistic and educational projects with I Giullari di Piazza, a non profit
organization under the 501-c-3 code . As you know, most of my work is in
devotion to the Black Madonna in all her manifestations around the world with a
focus on Southern Italy, and to the healing tradition of the ancient tarantella.
I have been exploring these traditions and practices in performance and workshop
settings for many years.

I am proud to share that I received a wonderful important award from the Italian
Charities of America, the Renaissance Award, for my lifetime dedication to the
studies, research, performances and teaching of the authentic southern Italian
folk traditions music dance and theater. Thank you Italian Charities of America
for honoring me at their 87th annual gala!

As this work grows in scope and more people find their way to the Black Madonna,
I have joined with my nonprofit and board members to create THE CENTER FOR THE
BLACK MADONNA. This is an educational space (both in-person and virtual) that
honors the Black Madonna and the ancestral lineages of Southern Italy by
teaching, performing and reviving interest in these ritual and artistic
traditions.

I am also facing a personal challenge as I am going for knee replacement surgery
December 21, and will need time to recover. As many artists, I count on the
support of my audience and fans and artistic activities, which I will resume in
Mid February.

To put it simply, we are currently in a financial crisis and need the support of
our fans and friends to continue with our mission and keep presenting these
unique and powerful programs in the United States and Italy. Please see below 
for information on our Annual Holiday in person fund rasier in Little Italy
December 17 .

We continue to do amazing work, but we need funding to continue performing and
teaching online and in person through the end of 2023 and into 2024. 

Performances are also planned at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in the
Spring 2024.

We are planning the Intensives in Southern Italy, Summer 2024:

Black Madonna Pilgrimage and Summer Solstice Celebration in Sicily June 19 to
June 30 2024. Black Madonna Pilgrimage and ritual drumming workshops in Campania
July 31 to August 8th.

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Go Fund Me

We hope that you can help I Giullari di Piazza to continue to present these
powerful musical productions and presentations.

If you need a tax deduction before the end of the year this is a good cause!
Donate today and ask others to do so as well. Thank you!

Blessings for the holidays,

Alessandra Belloni

Click here to Donate to I Giullari Di Piazza via GoFundMe

 


 


DONATE TODAY

Dear friends around the world,

I hope that you are doing well and in good spirits.

We know there have been challenging times, and the world has changed
tremendously. I have been working very hard these past two years to adapt my
life as a touring artist, teacher, and performer by creating an online
center/school with my company I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA and launching the FIRST
SOUTHERN ITALIAN MUSICAL AND FOLKLORIC INSTITUTE. I'm asking for your support in
helping me continue to realize these beautiful artistic and educational
projects.

WHY WE NEED FUNDING

Our vision is to spread and keep alive the healing & folkloric traditions from
Southern Italy as far and wide as we can, both live and online. This also
follows the vision of our newly reformed board of directors.

We continue to do amazing work, but we need funding to continue performing and
teaching online and in person through the end of 2023.

Specifically, funding is needed to:

• Present and produce new live performances

• Create and preserve online courses and ongoing classes for 2 to 6 artists

• Pay adequate artists' fees, technical crew, and administration costs for a
cast of 3 to 12 artists

• Hire professional marketing and public relations personnel for the following
projects to take place at the Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYU Casa
Italiana, & the Italian American Museum.

• We are looking forward to launching an intensive ministry program with
Alessandra Belloni and Father Phil to study the mystery of the Black Madonna and
the teachings of the Holy Sophia. Final Ordination and Credentialing will allow
candidates to perform as officiants of prayers, liturgies, rituals and ministry
functions.

• We are currently working on creating a home base in New York while offering
on-site and/or virtual field trips to specific historical and spiritual sites.

• We working on launching the First Southern Italian Musical Folkloric
Institute!

Led by Internationally Renowned Singer, Percussionist, Teacher, and
Author Alessandra Belloni & Co-Founder and Director John La Barbera from the
Italian Folk Music, Theater and Dance Company I Giullari Di Piazza, (the Players
of the Square) a non-profit organization founded in 1980 and artist in residence
at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.)

The Center will have a base in New York at the proposed site of the Italian
American Museum with Director Dr. Joe Scelsa as well as offering virtual courses
& classes. We are also hoping for a possible collaboration with CASA ITALIAN NYU
while offering on-site field trips to specific historic and spiritual sites in
Southern Italy.

 

Donate Here


MARK YOUR CALENDAR

PREVIOUS EVENTS

Date Event Location Tuesday, May 14 @ 6:00PM Tue, May 14 @ 6:00PM Sicilian Film
Presentation & Folk Music Night, with buffet dinner Casa Belvedere Casa
Belvedere Monday, February 5 — Monday, February 12 Mon, Feb 5 — Mon, Feb 12
Annual Healing Retreat in Hawaii Information Coming Soon Information Coming Soon
Sunday, December 17, 2023 @ 5:00PM Sun, Dec 17, 2023 @ 5:00PM Tarantata
Performance and Dinner Fundraiser 2023 Lunella Restaurant, , New York Lunella
Restaurant, , New York Wednesday, December 13, 2023 @ 7:00PM Wed, Dec 13, 2023 @
7:00PM FILM PRESENTATION! Black Madonna Pilgrimage & Summer Solstice Musical
Celebration in Sicily   Friday, October 27, 2023 @ 7:00PM Fri, Oct 27, 2023 @
7:00PM Alessandra Belloni Rhythm is the Cure: Music & Moivement, Ojai, CA Rhythm
is the Cure: Music & Moivement, Ojai, CA Sunday, October 22, 2023 @ 1:00PM Sun,
Oct 22, 2023 @ 1:00PM Italian Charities of America 87th Annual Dinner Dance
Honoring Alessandra Belloni   Sunday, September 24, 2023 Sun, Sep 24, 2023
In-Person Dance and Drum Workshops Information Coming Soon Information Coming
Soon Thursday, September 21, 2023 @ 12:00PM Thu, Sep 21, 2023 @ 12:00PM FREE
EVENT: TARANTELLA WITH ALESSANDRA BELLONI SOUTHERN ITALIAN FOLK MUSIC & DANCE
FOR THE BLACK MADONNA New Haven Green New Haven Green Friday, September 8, 2023
Fri, Sep 8, 2023 In-Person Dance and Drum Workshops Information Coming Soon
Information Coming Soon Monday, August 21, 2023 @ 12:00PM Mon, Aug 21, 2023 @
12:00PM Alessandra Belloni TARANTELLA WITH ALESSANDRA BELLONI SOUTHERN ITALIAN
FOLK MUSIC & DANCE FOR THE BLACK MADONNA FREE TARANTELLA WITH ALESSANDRA BELLONI
SOUTHERN ITALIAN FOLK MUSIC & DANCE FOR THE BLACK MADONNA FREE Monday, July 31,
2023 — Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Mon, Jul 31, 2023 — Tue, Aug 8, 2023 Annual
Voyage of the Black Madonna Tour in Campania Campania, Italy Campania, Italy
Thursday, June 22, 2023 Thu, Jun 22, 2023 Special Performance in Italy with
Alessandra Belloni For More Information Click LInk For More Information Click
LInk Monday, June 19, 2023 — Thursday, June 29, 2023 Mon, Jun 19, 2023 — Thu,
Jun 29, 2023 2023 Sicily Black Madonna Pilgrimage & Ritual Drumming & Chants
workshop for the Summer Solstice Summer 2023 Sicily, Italy Summer 2023 Sicily,
Italy Thursday, May 11, 2023 @ 7:30PM (EDT, UTC-04) Thu, May 11, 2023 @ 7:30PM
(EDT, UTC-04) Sacred Drumming And Chants of the Seven Black Madonnas- Special
concert CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE 1047 Amsterdam Avenue & 112 Street, New
York, NY 10025 CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE 1047 Amsterdam Avenue & 112
Street, New York, NY 10025 Tuesday, April 25, 2023 @ 7:00PM Tue, Apr 25, 2023 @
7:00PM Live Performance and Special Event: The Healing Ritual of the Tarantella
Dance in the Galleria The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere The
Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere Monday, March 27, 2023 @ 3:30PM
Mon, Mar 27, 2023 @ 3:30PM God is a Black Woman! Virtual Virtual Monday,
February 27, 2023 — Monday, March 6, 2023 Mon, Feb 27, 2023 — Mon, Mar 6, 2023
Rhythm is the Cure Intensive Workshop-- Hawaii Windward Retreat Center, O'ahu
Hawaii Windward Retreat Center, O'ahu Hawaii Wednesday, February 1, 2023 @
7:00PM (PST, UTC-08) Wed, Feb 1, 2023 @ 7:00PM (PST, UTC-08) RAINBOW BODY MATRIX
presents: A Celebration of the Black Madonna & Lemanjá. The Electric Lodge,
Venice, CA The Electric Lodge, Venice, CA Sunday, January 29, 2023 @ 7:00PM Sun,
Jan 29, 2023 @ 7:00PM SACRED DRUMMING & CHANTS FOR THE BLACK MADONNA & THE
ORISHAS FORM ITALY & BRAZIL CORAZON PERFORMING ARTS, Topanga, California CORAZON
PERFORMING ARTS, Topanga, California Wednesday, December 14, 2022 @ 5:00PM —
Saturday, December 17, 2022 @ 11:00PM (EST, UTC-05) Wed, Dec 14, 2022 @ 5:00PM —
Sat, Dec 17, 2022 @ 11:00PM (EST, UTC-05) Dance Beyond Winter Retreat The
Ashokan Center, Olivebridge, NY The Ashokan Center, Olivebridge, NY

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LIVE CLASSES! JOIN US!


PERCUSSION CLASSES: 

 We will trace this style of percussion through the ages, from its ancient Greek
roots, through the Italian Middle Ages and Renaissance, and its relevance
today. We will study and practice basic “tarantella tamburello“
techniques: holding the drum with emphasis on arm movement, hand technique for
triplets, and the 6/8 and 4/4 rhythms. Class sessions will be 12 lessons divided
in 4 parts, will be held on Zoom weekly (90 minutes) and will be recorded. 

You must register and pay in advance. Group space is limited!

Schedule:

Monday 6pm ET: Advanced Rhythm is the Cure Drumming Class 
Wednesday 6:30pm ET: Beginner Rhythm is the Cure Drumming Class 
Thursday 5:30pm ET: Intermediate/Advanced Rhythm is the Cure Drumming Class 

Cost: $50 for 90 min, 4 classes for $160

https://www.everbutton.com/pay/3735

More information and how to register:

Register for Percussion Classes

 

 


SINGING CLASSES:

Each lesson will feature 2 songs from a specific southern Italian region:
Campania, Calabria, Puglia, Sicily, and Lazio. We will describe the history,
myths and legends that are part of this rich ancient folk tradition. You will
receive lyric sheets with translations, and sheet music if
available. Class sessions will be 8 lessons and will be held on Zoom twice a
month, for 90-120 minutes. 

You must register and pay in advance. Group space is limited!

Schedule:

Every other Fridays 6:30pm ET: Singing/Chanting class with John La Barbera

Cost: $60 for 90-120min class

More information and how to register:

Register for Singing Classes

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"BEGINNING ITALIAN FRAME DRUMMING IN HONOR OF THE BLACK MADONNA"

PRE-REQUISITE FOR ALL OTHER SELF-GUIDED COURSES



Beginning Italian Frame Drum in Honor of the Black Madonna, is a self-paced
exploration of the TAMMORRIATA RHYTHM from the region of Campania. We will trace
the Tammorriata’s ancient Greek roots through the Italian Middle Ages and
Renaissance, finally exploring its relevance today. You will learn several
foundational drumming patterns. 

Interwoven with the instructional drumming videos are excerpts from Alessandra's
books:

Rhythm is the Cure (Mel Bay Publications) & Healing Journeys with the Black
Madonna(Inner Traditions - Bear & Company)

More Information on Beginning Italian Frame Drum


READ ABOUT OUR TARANTATA PERFORMANCE AND DINNER FUNDRAISER 2022



During this holiday end-of-year fundraiser, we honored Emmy Award winning actor
Armand Assante; actress, TV host and Ambassador of Made in Italy,  Eleonora
Pieroni; as well as philanthropist and founder of Soul De Cuba Cafe, Jesus
Puerto.

There was a performance featuring the South Italian Tarantella healing trance
dances and ritual drumming chants and dance for the Black Madonna.

This was a special celebration of over four decades of work for I Giullari di
Piazza who are artists in residence at the Cathedral of St. John Divine and who
have also performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Symphony Space, to name
but a few.


 

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PATREON ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear friends:  

I hope that you will read my  Patreon Page! In this challenging times the WORLD
NEEDS HEALING! I hope you will join me in this special healing journey through
music and film!  
If you join my Patreon page you will support my work and help me raise the money
to create very crucial and needed artistic and educational projects,
you will not only be supporting me, but you will be supporting a global healing
community. As a Patreon you will have access to:  parts of  virtual mystical
pilgrimage of empowerment, initiation, and transformation through the beauty and
tradition of Italian folk music, chants, rhythms, and sacred songs from various
regions of Southern Italy and much more ! CLICK BELOW!

PATREON PAGE HERE


Please support the work of Alessandra Belloni and
I Giullari Di Piazza!  Grazie!




PAST EVENTS


 


CELEBRATE THE FALL EQUINOX!


SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22 5:00PM-8:00PM


SPECIAL TARANTELLA WORKSHOP


 

Experience the healing power of tarantella rhythms and dance featuring Southern
Italian ritual dances used as music and dance therapy for centuries throughout
the Mediterranean.

 

Center for Modern Dance Education (CMDE)

84 Euclid Avenue, Hackensack NJ - (201) 342-2989

 

Participants will learn the unique Southern Italian style of tambourine playing
and the ancient healing trance dance of the tarantella, used to cure the
mythical bite of the tarantula. The workshop focuses on releasing blockages of
energies, breaking the imaginary "spider web" of the subconscious.

The purpose of this workshop is to introduce general audiences to a very rich
tambourine and folk dance culture with an active current performance practice in
Southern Italy and also to bring women back in touch with their lost drumming
tradition.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: Email to: alessandrabelloni@gmail.com or
blackmadonnacenter@gmail.com

Participants need to have a tambourine or frame drum, at least 12 inches wide.

 


A DANCE AND DRUMMING WORKSHOP FOR THE FEAST OF THE BLACK MADONNA


SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2024


5:00 PM TO 8:00PM EST  



 

Center for Modern Dance Education (CMDE)

84 Euclid Avenue, Hackensack NJ - (201) 342-2989

 

This powerful journey will introduce and transport the audience to a time and
place where an unbroken and ancient tradition continues today with folk music,
processions, devotional drumming, and dance. 

 

Students will learn:

A unique style of traditional Southern Italian frame drum & tambourine playing,
including variations of the 4/4 rhythm of the Tammorriata. We will learn the
history of this powerful tambourine style, traditionally done by women.

THE DANCE OF THE TAMMORRIATA - This elegant and sensual dance from Naples is
performed by couples playing castanets to the rhythm of the large drum, called
the Tammorra. 

Sacred chants of the Divine Feminine, now known as Mamma Schiavona, and the
sacred mountain of Montevergine. Chants & prayers for La Madonna del Tindari,
Sicily and La Madonna della Libera.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: Email to: alessandrabelloni@gmail.com or
blackmadonnacenter@gmail.com

Participants need to have a tambourine or frame drum, at least 12 inches wide.

**Please wear white clothing with red if possible**

$75 at the door and $65 in advance

https://www.everbutton.com/pay/3750


 

> ITALIAN CHARITIES OF AMERICA
> 
> 
> FOUNDED 1936
> 
> 
> ITALIAN CHARITIES OF AMERICA AND ARBA SICULA INVITES YOU TO OUR
> CULTURAL PERFORMANCE EVENT FOR A
> 
> 
> SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARY:
> BLACK MADONNA PILGRIMAGE & SUMMER SOLSTICE MUSICAL CELEBRATION IN SICILY
> 
> FOLLOWED BY 
> 
>     A SICILIAN FOLK MUSIC CONCERT BY 
> ALESSANDRA BELLONI & I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA
> 
> 
> In-person event on Sunday, June 2nd at 5:00pm EST 
> Doors open at 4:30pm
> REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE
> 
> Italian Charities of America and Arba Sicula have collaborated to bring you a
> musical evening featuring Sicilian traditions, culture, and music featuring a
> short film; Black Madonna Pilgrimage & Summer Solstice Musical Celebration in
> Sicily, filmed and directed by Francesco Piccolo and produced by Alessandra
> Belloni & The Black Madonna Center accompanied by a short Q&A session.
> Following the film we proudly present a Sicilian Folk Music Concert featuring
> award-winning tambourine virtuoso, singer, dancer and actress, Alessandra
> Belloni and I Giullari Di Piazza, an Italian music & theater ensemble
> featuring internationally renowned music director, guitarist & composer, John
> T. La Barbera.
> 
> This spectacular evening is being held at Italian Charities of America's
> non-profit building at 83-20 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst NY 11373. Seating is
> limited, please register online for reservations.
>  
> 
> THIS CULTURAL PERFORMANCE IS SPONSORED BY ARBA SICULA AND ITALIAN CHARITIES OF
> AMERICA WITH FUNDING TO ITALIAN CHARITIES OF AMERICA'S CULTURAL PROGRAMS
> FROM THE GIAMBELLI FOUNDATION AND NYC DISCRETIONARY FUNDING FROM COUNCIL
> MEMBER ROBERT HOLDEN.\

CELEBRATE CARNEVALE WITH NEAPOLITAN RENAISSANCE MUSIC & COMMEDIA DELLARTE ! 
FEBRUARY 16th @ 6:30 EST

 
We will teach 3 songs usign masks, with gestures, typical of the Commedia
character entitled :
Ricciulina, and Serenata di Pulcinella, and The Carnevale Tarantella Fateve
Nanze, Tempo di Carnevale
Taught by mezzo-soprano Alessandra Belloni and classical guitarist/mandolinist
John La Barbera directors of I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA Italian Music Theater & Dance
Company.
 
Students will receive a detailed explanation of the songs in musical terms that
will empower the student to have a better understanding of singing the
repertoire.
 
The approach will cover the elements of melody, rhythm, meter, harmony, and
form.We will explain the story of our Commedia dell’Arte show THE ADVENTURES OF
DON GIOVANNI AND HIS SERVANT ARLECCHINO
A comic opera based on a 16th century Neapolitan Commedia dell'Arte manuscript .
The play features the hilarious shenanigans of Arlecchino his fiancee
"Ricciulina", a servant who falls instead for his master Don Giovanni, and the
servant Sebastiano, Ricciulina’s brother, who favors his sister match with the
wealthy Don Giovanni rather than Arlecchino. But As usual Don Giovanni does not
keep his promises and does not marry Ricciulina who remains a servant and at the
end marries the poor Arlecchino. As in the opera, Don Giovanni is punished in
the end when he meets a ghost (giant puppet) and he’s taken to hell by the devil
in a "dance macabre".
 
Students will find their pitch and learn to sing the melodies and harmonize.
Fee is $60 for 90 to 120 minutes. Payment must be received prior to the start of
class.
email : alessandrabelloni@gmail.com
You can register using VENMO @Alessandra-Belloni
ZELLE using ABelloni@aol.com
or this link https://www.everbutton.com/pay/6349
You will receive the zoom link after you register, along with a copy of the
recording to practice with.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
 


GIFTS OF THE BLACK MADONNA FOR THE NEW YEAR

JANUARY 11, 2024 ~ 4:00PM PT ~ 7:00PM ET

$35.00

GIFTS OF THE BLACK MADONNA FOR THE NEW YEAR

 Featuring special talk by Dr. Rev. Matthew Fox, the  foremost proponent of
creation spirituality (based on mystical teachings of Hildegard von Bingen,
Meister Eckhart and Saint Thomas, among others)

Alessandra Belloni and John La Barbera offering sacred chants & music in Honor
of the Black Madonna from Belloni’s  book "HEALING JOURNEYS WITH THE BLACK
MADONNA”

 Published by Inner Traditions - Bear & Company presently No. 1 on Amazon in the
category of Folk dances-

with Foreword by Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox.

 & The Opera ‘THE VOYAGE OF THE BLACK MADONNA”

With music by composer/guitarist John La Barbera

& Alessandra Belloni

 Special video screening:

This concert will be presented together with a  lecture by Matthew  Fox & the
Directors of I Giullari di Piazza who will provide a full immersion into the
ancient drumming traditions and devotional chants in honor of the Black Madonna
from the region of Campania, Calabria & Sicily.

 This powerful journey will introduce and transport the audience to a time and
place where an unbroken and ancient tradition continues today with folk music,
processions, devotional drumming, and dance.

 It will feature a short video with Alessandra Belloni's field research taken
during her most recent pilgrimage in Campania in August, 2022, with her
students. It will provide a panoramic view of the sacred sites of the Black
Madonna in this region, known in the Italian folk tradition as "the Seven
Sisters." 

 According to the local legend, there were seven Madonnas, all of them sisters.
The last one was believed to be the ugliest so she ran away to a high mountain,
Mount Partenio, so that the pilgrims would have to search very hard in order to
find her. Having found her, they discovered that she was the most beautiful of
the sisters, was Black, and they called her “Mamma Schiavona,” the nurturing,
serving mother, that can now be found in Montevergine. These Madonnas are
connected to the seven Goddesses that are part of the ancient worship of Mother
Earth and the Moon Goddesses, and the archetype of the African Mother,
especially Isis from Egypt and Cybele from Anatolia (Turkey).    Mamma Schiavona
is especially sacred to the femminielli -- a community of third-gender people
and transgender women who have worshipped Her since the rites of Cybele and
Attis.  According to legend, in the year 1256 two gay men were expelled from a
nearby town and were left to die, tied to a tree on the side of the sacred
mountain, only to be saved by Mamma Schiavona herself.

Now, on the Feast of Candelora, celebrated February 2nd, the femminielli and
LGBTQ people around the world make an annual pilgrimage to Mamma Schiavona,
coming to sing, dance, and heal at the feet of the Great Mother who loves and
accepts everyone.
https://www.matthewfox.org/donation-store/gifts-of-the-black-madonna-for-the-new-year?fbclid=IwAR3M3FeN0MOCzmpMkakmlV3hgf6butRbbGuvvjpjeyUYFbZaEqYNngafoFM

REGISTER HERE


ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2023


INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SINGER, PERCUSSIONIST, TEACHER 


 ALESSANDRA BELLONI, 


AUTHOR OF ‘HEALNG JOURNEYS WITH THE BLACK MADONNA” 


TOGETHER WITH I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA ITALIAN MUSIC AND DANCE COMPANY 


PRESENT THE FILM 
BLACK MADONNA PILGRIMAGE & SUMMER SOLSTICE MUSICAL CELEBRATION IN SICILY




FILMED, DIRECTED AND EDITED BY FRANCESCO PICCOLO IN THE SUMMER 2023 


PRODUCED BY ALESSANDRA BELLONI & 
THE BLACK MADONNA CENTER 


JOIN US FOR 


A MUSICAL JOURNEY TO THE BLACK MADONNA IN SICILY & THE SUMMER SOLSTICE AT THE
MEGALYTHS OF ARGIMUSCO & THE ANCIENT SOLSTICE PAGAN FEAST OF U’ MUZZUNI 


DECEMBER 13TH 6:30 PM


NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - 24 WEST 12 STREET- NEW YORK CITY


CELEBRATING THE FEAST OF SANTA LUCIA WITH THE SICILIAN FOLK MUSIC LA SANTA
LUCIOTA 


WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE SCREENING OF THE FILM TO BE FOLLOWED BY LIVE SICILIAN
FOLK MUSIC, FEATURING: 


  ALESSANDRA BELLONI , ARTISTIC DIRECTOR VOCALS & PERCUSSION 


JOHN LA BARBERA , MUSIC DIRECTOR , GUITARIST & COMPOSER , CHITARRA BATTENTE &
MANDOLIN 


STEVE GORN ON BANSURI FLUTES, SAXOPHONE AND CLARINET 


WILSON MONTUORI – GUITAR – JOE DENINZON - VIOLIN 


JOSEPH GIANNINI ACCORDION AND VOCALS (TO BE CONFIRMED) 


·       SPECIAL GUESTS FROM SICILY ON ZOOM FROM THE GROUP SUDCANTICA: 


FEDERICO CHIOFALO - ACCORDION, TAMBOURINE, GUITAR, SEBASTIANO PIETRINI - VOCALS,
GUITAR, TAMBOURINE, SANTINO SCORDINO – VOCALS, BAGPIPE, TAMBOURINE, JEW’S HARP 


FRANCESCO PICCOLO- FILM DIRECTOR, EDITOR 

Join us SUNDAY DECEMBER 17 at 5:00pm EST in the heart of Little Italy! 


TARANTATA PERFORMANCE AND DINNER FUNDRAISER 2023


SUN DEC 17, 2023 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

 


LUNELLA RESTAURANT, 173 MULBERRY STREET, LITTLE ITALY, NEW YORK, NY 10013

To celebrate the holidays Italian style, the 43rd anniversary of I GIULLARI DI
PIAZZA and our music directors birthday! John La Barbera , sharing food, drink
and wonderful music while we celebrate four decades of Alessandra's Belloni's
work! During this holiday end-of-year fundraiser, you will meet special people
as we also honor Tony and Obie award-winning producing artist and formerly
Artistic/Executive Director of Cherry Lane Theatre Angelina Fiordalisi, Award
Winning actor Saverio Guerra,  Director & Cinematographer Lisa Leone, and
Award-Winning Author, Therapist & CEO Alex Iantaffi.

Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/igiullaridipiazza/1043310?

You will have the opportunity to listen to Alessandra Belloni, author of the
book "Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna", published by Inner
Traditions-Bear & Company.  This fund raiser will also help Alessandra raising
funds for her upcoming knee surgery December 21, and her recovery time.

This will be such a special celebration of over four decades of work for I
Giullari di Piazza, a non profit organization,  who are artists in residence at
the Cathedral of St. John Divine and who have also performed at Carnegie Hall,
Lincoln Center and Symphony Space, to name but a few. 

The joyous afternoon will include a performance of "Tarantata," by award winning
percussionist, singer, author Alessandra Belloni with composer, guitarist John
La Barbera, founders of I Giullari di Piazza, in their famed production of
"Tarantata," an impeccably researched production rich with songs, tarantellas,
and magic rituals used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula, along with
healing chants and ritual drumming in honor of the Black Madonna.  With its
authentic music, costumes, and instrumentation, Belloni and company here unite
the fascinating and similar legends, traditions, and musical rhythms of Southern
Italy and Brasil.  And, as always, the fun concludes with audience members being
invited to join the cast for a "raise the roof" tarantella.

 Featuring: Alessandra Belloni - Artistic Director, Percussions and Vocals

John La Barbera - Music Director, Composer, Guitar, Mandolin, Chitarra Battente

Wilson Montuori - Guitar

Joe Deninzon - Violin

Steve Gorn - Bansuri Flutes, Saxophones, Clarinet

Dancers - Amara &  Mark Mindek also playing the commedia character Arlecchino 

www.alessandrabelloni.com  www.igiullaridipiazza.org 

www.facebook.com/alessandrabelloni54 instagram@belloni.alessandra

Press quotes:

Don Hackman, writing in the Los Angeles Times, found that "Alessandra Belloni
and "Tarantata: Dance of the Ancient Spider" is a revelation, utterly
fascinating."

Drum Magazine noted that "Italian-born virtuoso Alessandra Belloni is
established as a unique phenomenon, not just a percussionist, but also an
actress, lecturer, entertainer, and healer."

Jon Pareles of The New York Times, reviewing an I Giullari di Piazza show,
remarked that "Ms. Belloni sang in an exultant voice. The songs blazed with an
age-old momentum."

Do not miss this wonderful winter celebration of life, joy, and community!

Tickets and donations include dinner and the performance, 75% tax deductible

Can't make it to the fundraiser? You can still I Giullari di Piazza non-profit
organization under the 501-c-3 code and Alessandra Belloni;s work by
donating here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-madonna-center

General Admission

$125.00

 

Ticket plus a program listing and a CD

$150.00

 

VIP Ticket plus a program listing, CD & Book

$175.00


OCTOBER 22, 2023


1-6PM EST


ITALIAN CHARITIES OF AMERICA 
87TH ANNUAL DINNER DANCE


HONORING ALESSANDRA BELLONI 

At our 87th Annual Dinner Dance we will be celebrating our 2023 Honorees 
for their outstanding work and achievements in preserving and promoting 
Italian & Italian American culture, heritage and pride.

 

Information On How To Purchase Tickets! 

To purchase tickets to our 87th Annual Dinner Dance 
please fill out the information below and 
send a check or money order.

 

 


JOIN ME IN OJAI CALIFORNIA

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP IN OJAI EXPLORING THE BLACK MADONNA, OSCHUN AND YOUR BODY AS
A HOME FOR THE DIVINE.

For more information and tickets, click HERE


OCTOBER 27TH, 2023

SPECIAL CONCERT IN OJAI CALIFORNIA

Join me in Ojai California on 10/27 at Light and Space for an unforgettable drum
and dance concert you will not forget!

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We will learn the traditional ancient healing trance dance of the tarantella,
used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula, in use for centuries throughout
the Mediterranean as music and dance therapy.

 

We’ll create a community healing ritual as our bodies move in ways that help us
to open the energy points and stay grounded. According to what Alessandra
observed in her practice and personal experience in teaching healing workshops
around the world, “tarantismo” may be defined as depression or sadness caused by
unrequited love or abuse. The Pizzica is an ancient form of music and dance
therapy.

 

We will also learn a unique style of traditional Southern Italian frame drum and
tambourine playing, including variations of the 4/4 rhythm of
the Tammorriata. These rhythms and movements represent an unbroken chain of
inspiration and expression of sound and dance, dating back to the rites of the
Mother Earth Goddess Cybele, and kept alive into the present. We will learn the
history of this powerful tambourine style, traditionally done by women.
Empowering women to get in touch with their ancient frame drumming traditions,
achieve inner balance and relief of stress while restoring spiritual and
physical energy is a major theme of this work.

$75 at the door and $65 in advance for 3 hours
You can pay by paypal: paypal@blackmadonnacenter,
blackmadonnacenter@gmail.com
or Alessandra at:
https://www.everbutton.com/pay/3750

Venmo Alessandra Belloni or Zelle Abelloni@aol.com
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You can pay by paypal: paypal@blackmadonnacenter
blackmadonnacenter@gmail.com
Venmo Alessandra Belloni or
Zelle Abelloni@aol.com or
https://www.everbutton.com/pay/3750

FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK OUT THE LINKS BELOW:

https://fb.me/e/1n33EX1cZ

https://fb.me/e/1dRY4XYP7

CHECK OUT THIS GREAT VIDEO BELOW!

MADONNA DELLA GRAZIA – Traditional devotional Tarantella in Honor of our Lady of
Grace from Region of Campania

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeoNUbWMn_A

 

 


TARANTELLA WITH ALESSANDRA BELLONI SOUTHERN ITALIAN FOLK MUSIC & DANCE FOR THE
BLACK MADONNA

THU, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 - 12:00PM 1 HR 15 MIN NEW HAVEN GREEN

FREE EVENT!
An award winning tambourine virtuoso, singer, dancer and actress, Ms.Belloni was
born in Rome, Italy and is committed to preserving the strong and rich
traditions of her culture. Author of the book ‘HEALING JOURNEYS WITH THE BLACK
MADONNA” published by Inner Traditions- Bear & Company. With foreword by best
selling author Matthew Fox.

For the last 19 years she has been holding her special dance & drumming workshop
in Tuscany RHYTHM IS THE CURE, with students that come from all over the world.
 Recepient of the Folk Arts Master Grant from the New York State Council on the
Arts 2016 & 2018.

Steve Gorn, whose flute is said to ‘re-align the cells,’ is featured on the
Grammy winning recording, “Miho – Journey to the Mountain,” with the Paul Winter
Consort, as well as the Academy Award winning Documentary film, “Born into
Brothels.” He has performed Indian Classical Music and new American Music on the
bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone and clarinet in concerts and
festivals throughout the world.  Well known to audiences in India and the west,
he is one of the few westerners recognized to have captured the subtlety and
beauty of Indian music. His CD, Luminous Ragas, is a landmark recording of music
for yoga. Recent recordings include Rasika, with Tabla virtuoso Samir
Chatterjee, and Illuminations, with Nepali flutist, Manose. www.stevegorn.com

More Information Here


SPECIAL PERFORMANCE! JULY 22ND, 2023

I am very excited to be leaving soon for my summer tour in Italy, and share
that my first pilgrimage of the Black Madonna and workshop in Sicily is sold
out; there are only a couple of spaces left for the pilgrimage and drumming
workshop in Naples and the region of Campania.

 

I am also very happy to share that for the first time this summer I will be
performing in my father's ancestral land, the Republic of San Marino, going back
my roots to a special magical place called Parco Cristallo. It will be very
emotional for me to perform in the place where the lineage Belloni comes from.

 

With music dedicated to the Black Madonna and Mary Magdalene on her feast day,
and together with dancer Fabiana Gaya Magdala - come celebrate with us!

SCROLL BELOW TO SEE MORE INFORMATION ONTHE WORKSHOPS IN SICILY AND CAMPANIA. 

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JOIN ITALIAN CHARITIES OF AMERICA AND ARBA SICULA  
ON SATURDAY, MAY 13TH, 2023 
FOR A 
SOUTHERN ITALIAN CONCERT BY  


ALESSANDRA BELLONI  & I GIULLARI DI PIAZZA  

 

Refreshments at 6:30pm & Event at 7:30pm 
Doors Open at 6:15pm! 

  Italian Charities of America and Arba Sicula have collaborated  
to bring you a Southern Italian musical concert featuring 
award-winning tambourine virtuoso, singer, dancer and actress, Alessandra
Belloni and I Giullari Di Piazza, an Italian music & theater ensemble featuring
internationally renowned music director, guitarist and composer, John La
Barbera. 

 This musical concert will feature both 
traditional and ancient Southern Italian music. 
This extraordinary event will include the internationally 
renowned Healing Dance of the Pizzica (Spider Dance) 
from the region of Puglia and tarantella's and love songs 
from the regions of Campania, Sicily and Calabria.  

  


SEATING IS LIMITED, PLEASE CLICK HERE REGISTER. 

Location of event is at Italian Charities of America's 
non-profit building at 83-20 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst NY 11373. 

  

Sponsored by Arba Sicula and Italian Charities of America








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