Known World Italian Symposium

Please visit the site dedicated

to KWIS 2022 and beyond:

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We very happily provide you

with the archive information for

the first virtual Known World event (2020):

Known World Italian Salone di Fiesole!

We enjoyed a Decameron style getaway at our villa in the hills of Fiesole to wile away the hours avoiding the plague with friends and fun.

Activities included:
•An open salon area via Zoom
•Classes hosted via the SCA Virtual Classroom
•Demos, challenges, performances, and a ball!

CLASSES & DEMOS

All KWISF class videos have been posted on this YouTube channel for viewing:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1Izj92BXlpjlCZbykKqVA

Descriptions of the classes plus links to the handouts and videos on YouTube can be found in this google spreadsheet or in the schedule below (scroll down):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NFfRkWsxWRCVG-P1zd8Y4vwBBC6G-PjO2YDg61vKx3g/edit?usp=sharing

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EVENT TEAM

Event Steward: Tellina di Giuseppe da Fiesole (Tiffany Ballard, West Kingdom)

Event Steward: Giada Magdalena Alberti (Gigi Coulson, Gleann Abhann)

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SCHEDULE

YouTube Playlist of ALL classes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlGtDzHzJOAoprmgiOELRo5T10bAcYILF

Friday, May 8 (EDT/ -4 GMT)

Welcome & Introductions – Tellina (West) & Giada (Gleann Abhann) at 7PM
Vince Conaway Concert – Vincenzo Conaway at 8PM (Ealdormere)
- https://youtu.be/f6JRxjICl20
Opera Performance – Laila al-Sanna al Andalusiyya at 8:30PM (East)
- https://youtu.be/JJvw_Wkh5bM
Zibellino Show & Learn – Dianora di Cellini at 9PM (Meridies)
- https://youtu.be/e7pIRbRV2-E
15th & 16th-century Venetian Clothing – Raffaella di Contino & Vittoria di Carducci at 10PM (An Tir)
- https://youtu.be/pgYulR0efbc
Florentine Salone: A History – Giannetta Andreini da Vicenza at 11PM (Middle)
- https://youtu.be/B8235AHgpY8
Masks of the Italies – Isabetta Orsini at 12MIDNIGHT (East)
- https://youtu.be/QjHjTtyZDAw
Flirts & Fools: Intro to Commedia dell’Arte – Niccolò Bartolazzi of Middle Kingdom
- https://youtu.be/X5Nnzd-0l5g

Saturday, May 9 (EDT/ -4 GMT)

Sumptuary Laws in Bologna – Federico Marangoni at 9AM (Bologna, Italy)
- https://youtu.be/Xk1xHIHLsfo
Galen’s Cold Cream – Gwlados Vachan at 10AM (Trimaris)
- https://youtu.be/NXJuOc6R5J0
14th-century Clothing – Sarai Tindall Sogliano at 11AM (Middle)
- https://youtu.be/1MD2NTkn0jo
How to Make a Balzo – Damiana d’Onde at 12PM (East & Drachenwald)
- https://youtu.be/ooF5nBP5RrM
Venetian Flag Fans – Franca Donato at 1PM (Meridies)
- https://youtu.be/G-7RdXeJJAk
Renaissance Perfumes – Dúgū Jînán at 2PM (Northshield)
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ErIqqGwzp38iizLkFEfLkI6MW2m7xUqQ/view?usp=sharing
Pretty Parasols for Pennies – Tatiana Verlioni at 3PM (Ansteorra)
- https://youtu.be/UWhaRBczNvc
Trotula: Beauty and Hygiene – Gwlados Vachan at 4PM (Trimaris)
- https://youtu.be/26PcITVO_KY
Italian Calligraphy Manuals – Ciana dei Libri at 7PM (An Tir)
- https://youtu.be/pm5c8PMyLu4
Heraldic Trestle Table – Constanzia de Zamora at 8PM (Lochac/ Australia)
- https://youtu.be/2IUI78WfCwg
May Day Italian Ball / Danze Italiane in 2 Parts – led by Judith de Northumbria at 845PM (West)
- PT 1 https://youtu.be/vcZmERK2iJU
- PT 2 https://youtu.be/L9Su2w07VpA

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SPONSORING FaceBook GROUPS

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Stemma di Fiesole

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BELOW IS OUR MEMORIAL TO THE PLANNED EVENT THAT WAS CANCELED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC OF 2020

The Known World Italian Salon & Symposium (KWISS) will be held during Gulf Wars (GW), an autonomous incorporated 9-day event held in Mississippi. KWISS will include classes, demonstrations, activities, and tournaments focused on the historical arts and sciences of the Italian peninsula. KWISS activities take place during the heavily attended final Wednesday, March 18, 2020 to Saturday, March 21, 2020.

KWISS will be hosted and held on the land allocated to the Renaissance Village, a department of Gulf Wars and home of the Ca’ d’Oro Italian Salon. The Ca’ d’Oro Italian Salon founder, Maestra Giata Alberti, will be the event steward for KWISS with the support of this amazing staff: