Romaeuropa Festival 2026 Opens with Sofia Nappi's Komoco, Dance Program Runs to November 22
On September 8, 2026, Sofia Nappi and her organization, Komoco, inaugurated the 41st Romaeuropa Festival at Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome. The opening night showcased Nappi's early piece, Dodi, alongside the Italian debut of Chora – Il vuoto all'origine, a collaboration with Oriente Occidente Festival, featuring original compositions by Ciaran Morahan and a cast of seven dancers. The dance series will continue until November 22, 2026, presenting works such as Benjamin Millepied's Summerland, Nacera Belaza's L'echo at Teatro India, Christos Papadopoulos's Landless at Teatro Vascello, and Groupe Acrobatique de Tanger's KA-IN at Teatro Brancaccio. Additional performances include Eun Me-Ahn, (LA) HORDE, and Opera Ballet Vlaanderen across various locations.
Key facts
- The 41st Romaeuropa Festival opened on September 8, 2026, with Sofia Nappi and Komoco at Auditorium Conciliazione in Rome.
- Komoco co-founders Adriano Popolo Rubbio and Paolo Piancastelli performed Dodi, an early Nappi work with a Mediterranean bromance theme.
- Chora – Il vuoto all'origine had its Italian premiere, co-produced by Romaeuropa and Oriente Occidente Festival, with music by Ciaran Morahan and seven dancers.
- The dance program runs until November 22, 2026.
- Benjamin Millepied presents Summerland with November Ultra at Auditorium Conciliazione.
- Nacera Belaza's L'echo, a duo with Valérie Dréville, has its Italian premiere at Teatro India.
- Teatro Vascello hosts Christos Papadopoulos's Landless and Carte Blanche in Katerina Andreou's How Romantic.
- Mattatoio features Boris Charmatz's Muette national premiere and DNAppunti Coreografici with Riccardo De Simone's Everybody Has a Fate.
Entities
Artists
- Sofia Nappi
- Adriano Popolo Rubbio
- Paolo Piancastelli
- Ciaran Morahan
- Benjamin Millepied
- November Ultra
- Nacera Belaza
- Valérie Dréville
- Christos Papadopoulos
- Georgios Kotsifakis
- Katerina Andreou
- Raphaëlle Boitel
- Rachid Ouramdane
- Lora Juodkaite
- Eun Me-Ahn
- Sasha Waltz
- Anastasia Kobekina
- Wim Vandekeybus
- Jan Martens
- Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
- Boris Charmatz
- Chara Kotsali
- Nik Rajsek
- Roberta Racis
- Michael Incarbone
- Giacomo Luci
- Silvia Gribaudi
- Noemi Piva
- Alessandro Paschitto
- Giulia Cannas
- Riccardo De Simone
- Carmelo A. Zapparrata
Institutions
- Romaeuropa Festival
- Komoco
- Oriente Occidente Festival
- Auditorium Conciliazione
- Teatro India
- Teatro Vascello
- Carte Blanche
- Teatro Brancaccio
- Groupe Acrobatique de Tanger
- Villa Medici-Accademia di Francia
- (LA) HORDE/Ballet national de Marseille
- Opera di Roma
- Teatro Costanzi
- Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
- Teatro Olimpico
- Collectif XY
- Mattatoio
- Vidavé Company
- DNAppunti Coreografici
- gruppocorp3
- Teatro Argentina
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- California
- Norway
- Tangier
- Morocco
- Marseille
- France
- Flanders
- Belgium
- Greece
- Slovenia
- Lithuania
- Germany
- Algeria