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Curriculum Vitae

Girolamo Ferlito
Director
[Girolamoferlito@loschiaffo.org]

Born in Catania, the first of July'76. His journalistic experience began in 2004 when it completes a Masters in sports journalism Cinisello Balsamo (MI) in the studies of FORMASS (CEPU). Already the author of short stories yellow, a newspaper for children (Cubitus) dating to the period of youth and management of websites and blogs informative content (corner of La Madama company is courteous, Scataniamoci), after a brief stay in Milan back to Catania to commence his experience as a collaborator with some local newspapers web. Among the names are more high-Step-1 (short experience) and Unimagazine. At the end of that year began a collaboration with the local news "Etna city" (included in the historic university Regional Library), regular paper that covers the entire province Catania under the editorial direction of Joseph Campo. From 2008 he, in the same magazine, the figure of Chief-editor. In 2006, is founder of portal informative "The slap" along with two other members forming part of the project. Journalist in 2008, in the same year was elected unanimously Director.

Sabina Corsaro
alias Sonia Abrasco
Chief editor
[ sabinacorsaro@loschiaffo.org]

Degree in letters with a thesis entitled "Proust and the doors reading" (considerations sull'estetica Ruskin and Proust, and on the critical reading), is currently conducting a PhD in Modern History (on Sicily Post - Risorgimento through a path between History and Literature). It has been a member since 2003 until the beginning of 2006 for drafting the university literary magazine "Abstract furies." Currently co-moderates the forum "Univers'arte" (for the faculty of Arts of the University of Catania) devoted to images. It is co-author of the book "About Bruno Caruso" (Lombardi publishers, in March 2007, edited by Barbara Mancuso) has published reviews on literary blog run by writers and journalists as Letteratitudine Massimo Maugeri and the journal Historical Cities and History ". He received several certificates, including that of the CIS (Corso d'written Italian) organized by the University of Catania, what about the laboratory Theater Critics organized by CTS in collaboration with the DISEUR and the Group Iarba el'attestato intermediate level French Language. In 2002 couple into a theatrical workshop coordinated by the director Gioacchino Palumbo. In 2005-2006 Cultural Events organized within the Faculty of Arts with critics of art history. It deals with literary writing and Reviews-cards on Drama, Art, Books. Writes the text on critical catalog at an exhibition (of which was the organizer) on Emilia Faro held in 2006 at the former Benedictine monastery of Catania. In the same year by the critical abstraction Daily "and coordinates the collective photographic project in the outskirts Corso, whose art section was introduced by her. In 2006 the association began with Jerome Ferlito (now Chief Director) with whom he founded the portal "The slap." In 2008 and organized by the exhibition of Dionysian hispano-American painter Francisco Benitez at the historic chapel Bonajo (Catania) and writes the critic. Right now assumes, of Lo slap in the role of Chief-editor (charge still present) and staff selection Manager and draft registration website (by 2008) will be the post of Editorial Director.

Gian Maria Ferlito
Head CEM
[Gianmariaferlito@loschiaffo.org]

Born in Catania since little has a certain interest in the arts, a passion inherited from his grandfather painter. At 8 years begins to take piano lessons from Maestro Scaccianoce Patrizia, so begins his musical adventure. At some point decide to devote to studies for the conservatory also encouraged by the good results of examinations of theory and musical notation but without ever forgetting the music, helped also by the advice of his uncle "Franco" bassist Catania in the years'60-70. He studied harmony and composition bases with M. Enrico Giunta. Complying with its interest in the free improvisation start taking lessons Piano Jazz at the College-St. Louis Rome for 2 years ending three years. Jazz piano and harmony with Pierpaolo Principality, Laboratory of music together with Claudio Colasazza and Carlo Mezzanotte.Ear Training with Marco Siniscalco. In the meantime comes procedure by the Institute of Higher Studies Music V. Bellini in Catania. Continue studying classical piano with M. Cristina Zago achieving the Diploma piano with excellent risultati.Dal 2001 to 2003 she participated as a pianist reviews dell'Agimus. In 2002/03 follows the confirmation of the first level as sound engineer at The Music Institute Delta Rho. Followed courses of the Master S. Gadjiev, C. Life, Festival of Troina 2005-2006-2007, The art of fingering with the M. White 2007. Collaborate with Trama Medea as a keyboardist and pianist from May of 2007 (www.myspace.com / tramamedea). He studied vocal technique and approach at the M ° S. Pistone. Between March and December 2007 has worked at the recording studio of Light Zone (www.zonediluce.it). He attended the two-year period in enabling ed. musical studies at the Higher Institute of Music V. Bellini in Catania and has taken the jazz studies following the lessons of technical improvisation M ° Mazzarino at the Academy E. Randisi. Since 2006 held the post of Head and Coordinator of the areas Cinema, Music and Esoterism in newborn editorial of "The slap."

Giuseppe Lavagna
Cartoonist
[Giuseppelavagna@loschiaffo.org]

Born in Catania on 1 March 1982. He attended successfully the Art School of Via Plebiscito in Catania developing specific attitudes toward photography and comics. Spends his days between Rock, cinema and video. Football practice from time to time and had a brief experience racing in the third category. His passion for comics and music have been intertwined to friendship towards the Maestro Gian Maria Ferlito and director Jerome Ferlito who believes this adventure started as a cartoonist in the portal de Lo slap. His collaboration began with the first sticker attached to the question of Dico entitled "Dialogue of the park, remained online throughout the month of June 2007 in the old edition of the site. This was the first work done that responded to a series "lucky" to cartoons to political and social background that were, are and will be published on the front page during the period of activity information portal.

Except Spina
Photographer and Cameraman
[Salvospina@loschiaffo.org]

Born in Acireale in February 1977, but lives in Riposto, defines "Ripostese pure blood". He graduated in Philosophy in 2007 with theses issues by the events of the Protestant Reformation in Sicily (specifically in Catania), continues her studies looking and searching for roots that made his great country, Riposto. Except for living art in all its forms, but prefers the theater, music, photography and grafik-art (digital art). Art, said Salvo, one judges by herself. Not exist and there must be no art critics, because they have no reason for such. We can not have the pretension to grasp the general concept of the one expression that binds to a motion interior. Art for humans is what the man wants to see. There should be no catalogs and criteria for classification of artistic, but the full willingness to accept the people around us and their expressions, because nobody has the right to say to anyone that his ideas are not "ideas". The idea, expressed through art, this is only because God has made the idea and then have art in itself, and not because someone loves or hates and terminating in a label. Except for three years is vice-president of cultural Kephas Aetnas (Riposto), an association that wants to revitalize the theater "written and directed" by the boys of the same. In addition to the representative of the association, Salvo deals with all matters relating to the signs of theatrical performances and the technical management of audio / video. Currently entered in the course of Science in the History of Philosophy, in Catania, working with a thesis on urban planning ripostese between the sixteenth-eighteenth century.