Italian Dance and Theater Festivals: Late June to Early July 2026
Italy will be the venue for a variety of dance and theater festivals from late June to early July 2026. In Rome, the Caracalla Danza festival runs from June 26 to July 5, showcasing site-specific pieces like Diego Tortelli's 'Découverte: Caracalla'. The 11th Fuoriprogramma Festival, also in Rome, takes place from June 21 to July 10, featuring Michele Di Stefano's works. Meanwhile, the 33rd Civitanova Danza Festival in Marche, scheduled from July 3 to August 2, will include Fouad Boussouf's 'Näss (Les gens)' and performances by Dewey Dell. Additionally, the 23rd Giardino delle Esperidi Festival in Lecco (June 27–July 5) and the 60th Festival Teatrale di Borgio Verezzi (July 8–August 13) will present classic works. Other notable events include 'Il cielo sopra Belluno', Festil, Inequilibrio Festival, Teatri Riflessi Festival, and the 45th Orestiadi Festival.
Key facts
- Civitanova Danza Festival runs July 3–August 2, 2026, in Civitanova Marche.
- Caracalla Danza takes place June 26–July 5, 2026, at the Baths of Caracalla, Rome.
- Fuoriprogramma Festival is held June 21–July 10, 2026, in Rome.
- Giardino delle Esperidi Festival occurs June 27–July 5, 2026, in the province of Lecco.
- Festival Teatrale di Borgio Verezzi celebrates its 60th edition from July 8 to August 13, 2026.
- Il cielo sopra Belluno runs June 26–July 11, 2026, in Belluno.
- Festil takes place July 2–September 26, 2026, across Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
- Inequilibrio Festival is scheduled June 25–July 4, 2026, in Tuscany.
- Teatri Riflessi Festival runs July 12–19, 2026, in Zafferana Etnea, Sicily.
- Orestiadi Festival includes an anteprima June 26–27 and main program July 3–August 2, 2026, in Gibellina.
Entities
Artists
- Fouad Boussouf
- Dewey Dell
- Anna Basti
- Simon Le Borgne
- David Zagari
- Diego Tortelli
- Michele Di Stefano
- Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch/mk
- Roberto Tedesco
- Yared Tilahun Cederlund
- Joanna Holewa Chrona
- Mauro Astolfi
- Cristiana Morganti
- Emanuele Soavi
- Maguy Marin
- Alessandra Cristiani
- gruppo nanou
- Loredana Parrella
- Nicola Galli
- YoY Performing Arts
- IVONA
- Michele Ifigenia
- Oscar De Summa
- Ippolito Chiarello
- Giulio Santolini
- Silvia Gribaudi
- Sanpapié
- Michele Losi
- Niccolò Fettarappa
- Lorenzo Guerrieri
- Pallaksch
- Giulia Scotti
- Gruppo della Creta
- Giulia Bartolini
- Cinzia Spanò
- Zakon Teatar
- Francesco Alberici
- Francesca Coin
- Matthieu Pastore
- Unterwasser
- Anagoor
- Luca Altavilla
- Alberto Boubakar Malanchino
- Girolamo Lucania
- Makkox
- Valerio Aprea
- Chiara Lagani
- Sara Sguotti
- Simona Bertozzi
- Gaetano Palermo
- Michele Petrosino
- Francesca Santamaria
- Roberto Latini
- I Sacchi di Sabbia
- Nerval Teatro
- Alessandro Benventi
- Roberto Abbiati
- Aristide Rontini
- Emilio Isgrò
- Alfio Scuderi
- Maximilian Nisi
- Valentina Marini
- Tommaso Tuzzoli
- Federico Bellini
- Angela Fumarola
- Vassilij Gianmaria Mangheras
- Daniela Nicosia
Institutions
- Città di Civitanova Marche
- Azienda Teatri di Civitanova
- AMAT
- Sovrintendenza Speciale di Roma
- Centro Coreografico Nazionale / Aterballetto
- Centro Nazionale di Produzione della Danza Orbita/Spellbound
- Campsirago Residenza
- TIB Teatro
- Tinaos
- Fondazione Armunia
- IterCulture
- Artribune
Locations
- Marche
- Rome
- Italy
- Civitanova Marche
- Macerata
- Teatro Rossini
- Teatro Annibal Caro
- Piazza XX Settembre Fermo
- Parco di Villa Vitali
- Terme di Caracalla
- Teatro India
- Palazzo Farnese
- Teatro Biblioteca Quarticciolo
- Provincia di Lecco
- Monte di Brianza
- Parco del Monte Barro
- Parco Regionale di Montevecchia e della Valle del Curone
- Campsirago
- Olgiate Molgora
- Olginate
- Ello
- Colle Brianza
- Galbiate
- Borgio Verezzi
- Liguria
- Piazza Sant’Agostino
- Torrione
- Teatro Gassmann
- Grotte del Valdemimo
- Belluno
- Casa delle Arti
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Udine
- Trieste
- Gradisca d’Isonzo
- Duino Aurisina
- Castiglioncello
- Rosignano Marittimo
- Castello Pasquini
- Costa degli Etruschi
- Zafferana Etnea
- Catania
- Sicily
- Gibellina
- Trapani
- Baglio di Stefano
- Cretto di Burri