Italy's Late Summer 2026 Performing Arts Festival Guide
Italy's late summer festivals in 2026 will highlight theater and dance, featuring contemporary dance, circus acts, and performance art. Among the significant events is the 46th Oriente Occidente Dance Festival in Rovereto, running from September 3-12, themed 'Vuoto,' showcasing talents like Marcos Morau and Marco Da Silva Ferreira. The 38th FDE Festival Danza Estate in Bergamo, scheduled for August 27 to September 13, will spotlight French artists with 'Esercizi sulla soglia.' Additionally, the 21st Short Theatre in Rome, taking place from September 3-12, will delve into 'contemporary artistic geographies' with international participants. Other noteworthy festivals include Le città visibili in Rimini (until September 25) and L'altro Monferrato (August 21-October 4), featuring a mix of established and emerging artists.
Key facts
- Oriente Occidente Dance Festival celebrates its 46th edition in Rovereto from September 3-12, themed 'Vuoto'.
- FDE Festival Danza Estate in Bergamo runs August 27-September 13 with the theme 'Esercizi sulla soglia' and a focus on France.
- Short Theatre in Rome marks its 21st edition from September 3-12, featuring artists from 11 countries.
- Le città visibili in Rimini continues until September 25, directed by Tamara Balducci.
- L'altro Monferrato festival runs August 21-October 4 across Piedmont and Liguria, themed 'Sognando l'Orient-Express'.
- Earthink Festival in Casabianca, Valchiusella, and Turin takes place August 27-September 12, celebrating its 15th edition with the theme '#GocciaAGoccia'.
- L'Arlecchino Errante in Pordenone celebrates its 30th edition from September 1-10, themed 'Suoni e Sentimenti'.
- FuMe Festival in Cesena runs September 2-13, focusing on contemporary dramaturgy and sports-related narratives.
- Venere in Teatro in Venice Mestre is held September 3-13, themed 'Ritratti al presente'.
- Festival Danza Urbana in Bologna and Ferrara occurs September 4-10 and 15, marking its 30th anniversary.
- Dinamico Festival in Reggio Emilia runs September 9-19, featuring contemporary circus and street theater.
- Narni Città Teatro in Narni takes place September 11-13, dedicated to 'Stati di Umanità'.
- Valerio Berruti will install monumental aluminum sculptures in Narni's public spaces as part of 'Figli degli uomini'.
Entities
Artists
- Marcos Morau
- Marco Da Silva Ferreira
- Maguy Marin
- Emanuel Gat
- Abbondanza/Bertoni
- Gloria Dorliguzzo
- Sofia Nappi
- Komoco
- Stefania Tansini
- Claudia Catarzi
- Cult of Magic
- Virgilio Sieni
- Michele Di Stefano
- Jacopo Jenna
- Elisabetta Consonni
- Daniele Albanese
- Irene Russolillo
- Mikhail Durnenkov
- Caterina Marino
- Hanami
- Georges Gurdjieff
- Tonino Conte
- Maria De Barbieri
- Gianni Masella
- Andrea Robbiano
- Giuseppe Amato
- Denis Fontanari
- Agatha Christie
- Serena Bavo
- Flavia Vecchiarelli
- Kalamandalam John
- Kalatharangini Kathakali
- Michela Lucenti
- Teatr a Part
- Michele Di Giacomo
- André Agassi
- Laura Curino
- Girolamo Lucania
- Alberto Boubakar Malanchino
- Lodo Guenzi
- Matteo Gatta
- Elisa Sbaragli
- Claudia Marsicano
- Alessandro Bandini
- Silvia Bottiroli
- Silvia Calderoni
- Ilenia Caleo
- Michele Di Stfeano
- Roberta Zanardo
- Matteo Angius
- Silvia Rampelli
- Ambra Senatore
- Raffaella Giordano
- Cristina Kristal Rizzo
- Mélissa Guex
- Katerina Andreou
- annamae
- Massimo Carosi
- Roger Bernat
- Alejandro Moya
- Arnau Perez
- Mehdi Dahkan
- Manuel Rodriguez
- Mattia Quintavalle Sly
- Elia Pangaro
- Alexander de Vries
- Francesca Melluso
- Federico Pipia
- conferenza balaam
- CollettivO CineticO
- Pepijn Ronaldo
- Francesco Montanari
- Davide Sacco
- Pablo Trincia
- Ambra Angiolini
- Francesco Piccolo
- Emanuele Aldrovandi
- Edoardo Pesce
- Giulia Mei
- Leonardo Manzan
- Mamadou Diakite
- Raissa Aviles
- Valerio Berruti
Institutions
- Oriente Occidente Dance Festival
- FDE Festival Danza Estate
- Short Theatre
- AREA06
- Le città visibili
- L'altro Monferrato
- AgriTeatro
- Earthink Festival
- L'Arlecchino Errante
- Scuola Sperimentale dell'Attore
- Compagnie Hellequin
- FuMe Festival
- Alchemico Tre
- Invisibile Kollettivo
- Venere in Teatro
- Live Arts Cultures
- Festival Danza Urbana
- Dinamico Festival
- Associazione di promozione sociale Dinamica
- Compagnia Rasposo
- Circus Ronaldo
- Narni Città Teatro
- MUSE
- MART
- Teatro Zandonai
- Progetto Manifattura
- Teatro Bonci
- Chiostro di San Francesco
- Mattatoio
- Orto Botanico
- Teatro India
- Teatro Vittoria
- MACRO – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma
- Cinema Troisi
- MUCIV – Museo delle Civiltà
- Forte Marghera
- Tecnopolo di Ferrara
- Cattedrale del Polo scientifico tecnologico
- Parco del Popolo
- Teatro Cavallerizza
- Reggiane Parco Innovazione
- Teatro Piccolo Orologio
- gres art 671
- Teatro Renzo Vescovi
- Palestra Tobagi
- Sala dell'Orologio CULT!
- Auditorium CULT!
- DASTE
- Teatro Sociale
- Cecchi Point
- Teatro Baretti
Locations
- Rovereto
- Italy
- Bergamo
- Rome
- Rimini
- Piedmont
- Liguria
- Casabianca
- Valchiusella
- Turin
- Pordenone
- Cesena
- Venice Mestre
- Bologna
- Ferrara
- Reggio Emilia
- Narni
- Terni
- Tagliolo Monferrato
- Valli del Latte
- Castello di Casaleggio
- Ovada
- Molare
- Rocca Grimalda
- Carpeneto
- Cassinelle
- Campo Ligure
- Genova
- Brosso
- Vico
- Vidracco
- Rueglio
- Spain
- France
- Poland
- Hungary
- Algeria
- Libya
- Eritrea
- Cameroon
- Rwanda
- Mexico
- China
- Switzerland
- Greece