Italian Performing Arts Festivals: Late Summer 2025 Agenda
From the end of August to the middle of September 2025, Italy will be the venue for a variety of performing arts festivals. The Earthink Festival, running from August 28 to September 14 in Valchiusella, emphasizes sustainability. In Bergamo, Festival Danza Estate (August 29 – September 14) features Simona Bertozzi. L'ultima luna d'estate in Lecco (August 29 – September 7) showcases adventure with artists such as Giuseppe Cederna. The Mirabilia International Circus & Performing Arts Festival in Cuneo (September 3–7) will present Compagnia Rasposo and La Huella Teatro. The Oriente Occidente Dance Festival in Rovereto (September 3–13) marks its 45th anniversary with 40 events. Additionally, the Brindisi Performing Arts Festival (August 24 – September 17) challenges stereotypes, while the IRA Festival in Soverato (September 4–7) features Motus. Lastly, the Mercurio Festival in Palermo (August 26 – October 5) highlights Danio Manfredini, and Play Iubilaeum! in Rome (August 30 – September 14) offers free events. Tassonart (August 22–24) will focus on water.
Key facts
- Festivals run from late August to mid-September 2025 across Italy.
- Mirabilia International Circus & Performing Arts Festival in Cuneo from 3 to 7 September 2025.
- Earthink Festival in Valchiusella, Turin, and Casabianca from 28 August to 14 September 2025.
- Festival Danza Estate in Bergamo from 29 August to 14 September 2025.
- Oriente Occidente Dance Festival in Rovereto from 3 to 13 September 2025.
- Danza Urbana in Bologna from 3 to 7 September 2025.
- Brindisi Performing Arts Festival from 24 August to 17 September 2025.
- IRA Festival in Soverato from 4 to 7 September 2025.
Entities
Artists
- Serena Bavo
- Simona Bertozzi
- Flavia Vecchiarelli
- Michele Di Stefano
- Luca Radaelli
- Giuseppe Cederna
- Pietro Del Soldà
- Andrea Pennacchi
- Saule Kilaite
- Daniele Timpano
- Nabaggala Lilian Maximillian
- François Chaignaud
- Sofia Nappi
- Frida Kahlo
- Salvo Lombardo
- Amanda Piña
- Kerfalla Camara
- Yoko Omori
- Yue Yin
- Marcos Morau
- Eszter Salamon
- Gloria Dorliguzzo
- Dalila Belaza
- Neve Harrington
- Massimo Carosi
- Fabrizio Favale
- Ofelia Balogun
- Nagga Giona Baldina
- Vito Alfarano
- Giuseppe Provinzano
- Danio Manfredini
- Manuela Capece
- Davide Doro
- Niccolò Fettarappa
- Matilde Vigna
- Cristina Kristal Rizzo
- Kike Garcia
- Gianmaria Borzillo
- Zoé Lakhnati
- Maria Colusi
- Alessandro Machìa
- Francesco Verdinelli
- Grazia Di Michele
- Ugo Chiti
- Andrea Tidona
- Alberto Bassetti
- Alessia Gatta
- Ricky Bonavita
- Sara Taglialagamba
- Massimo Mattioli
- Giulia Rubenni
- Laura Bevione
- Némo Flouret
- Ant Hampton
- Francesco Marilungo
- Muna Mussie
- Benjamin Kahn
Institutions
- Mirabilia International Circus & Performing Arts Festival
- Compagnia Rasposo
- Abbondanza/Bertoni
- La Huella Teatro
- Earthink Festival
- Festival Danza Estate
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- Cult of Magic
- L'ultima luna d'estate
- Teatro Invito
- Piccoli Idilli
- Oriente Occidente Dance Festival
- Batalo east
- Circus Baobab
- Danza Urbana
- Brindisi Performing Arts Festival
- AlphaZTL Compagnia d’Arte Dinamica
- IRA Festival
- International Institute of Performing Arts
- Motus
- Agrupación Señor Serrano
- Mercurio Festival
- Cantieri Culturali della Zisa
- Spazio Franco
- Compagnia Rodisio
- La Confraternita del Chianti
- Tony Clifton Circus
- Quintorigo
- Play Iubilaeum!
- Compagnia Zerkalo
- Magazzini Artistici APS
- Tassonart
- Artribune
- Amazon
Locations
- Cuneo
- Italy
- Dogliani
- Val Chiusella
- Valchiusella
- Turin
- Torino
- Casabianca
- Asti
- Bergamo
- Lecco
- Monza
- Brianza
- Rovereto
- Trento
- Bologna
- Brindisi
- Mesagne
- Carovigno
- San Pancrazio Salentino
- San Pietro Vernotico
- Torre Santa Susanna
- Erchie
- Soverato
- Catanzaro
- Calabria
- Palermo
- Zisa
- Rome
- Roma
- Tassonarla
- Lunigiana
- Macerata