FOG Performing Arts Festival 2026 Opens in Milan with Lina Lapelyté's Mud Works
The ninth edition of the FOG – Performing Arts Festival, organized by Umberto Angelini for Triennale di Milano, commenced on September 19 and will continue until November 15, 2026. It kicked off with Mud Works, a performance by Lithuanian artist Lina Lapelyté, where attendees crafted clay cubes. These cubes will be fired and transported to Vilnius for her solo exhibition, Gatherings, opening on October 9. The festival showcases contemporary dance performances from artists such as Dewey Dell, Boris Charmatz, Kyle Abraham, Yanghee Lee, Gaetano Palermo, Michele Petrosino, and Chiara Bersani. Notable events include the world premiere of UN/SENT by Amir Reza Koohestani, Jaha Koo's multimedia piece, and Pour la Fin du Temps by Maria Alterno and Richard Pareschi.
Fatti principali
- FOG – Performing Arts Festival ninth edition runs September 19 to November 15, 2026, at Triennale di Milano, curated by Umberto Angelini.
- Opening performance Mud Works by Lina Lapelyté took place from 3 to 8 p.m. in the Triennale gardens as a durational clay musical.
- Participants shaped clay cubes that will be fired and sent to Vilnius, with collaboration from Fondazione Officine Saffi.
- The clay cubes will join those made in a Vilnius performance on October 9 opening Lapelyté's solo show Gatherings at CAC (Contemporary Art Centre).
- Lina Lapelyté won the Golden Lion at the 2019 Venice Art Biennale for Sun & Sea.
- FOG 2026 is titled Lo sguardo sul mondo and features dance, music, and theater by international and Italian artists.
- Program includes Kyle Abraham, Boris Charmatz, Dewey Dell, Yanghee Lee, Chiara Bersani, Caroline Shaw, and Amir Reza Koohestani.
- The festival includes a free workshop Crip Experience, Crip Futures with Brandon LaBelle and a video montage of Romeo Castellucci's Amleto.
Entità
Artisti
- Umberto Angelini
- Lina Lapelyté
- Dewey Dell
- Boris Charmatz
- Kyle Abraham
- Yanghee Lee
- Gaetano Palermo
- Michele Petrosino
- Chiara Bersani
- Caroline Shaw
- Agnese Banti
- Amir Reza Koohestani
- Haribo Kimchi
- Maria Alterno
- Richard Pareschi
- madalena reversa
- Romeo Castellucci
- Brandon LaBelle
- Rasa Juškevičiūtė
Istituzioni
- FOG – Performing Arts Festival
- Triennale di Milano
- Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi
- ALOT collective
- Fondazione Officine Saffi
- CAC (Contemporary Art Centre)
- Scuola di Teatro Grock
- Accademia di Architettura dell'Università di Mendrisio
- Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio
- Artribune
Luoghi
- Milan
- Italy
- Vilnius
- Lithuania
- Venice
- Mendrisio
- Switzerland