Italian Theatre and Dance Festivals in August 2026
In August 2026, Italy will host a variety of theatre and dance festivals. 'L'ultima luna d'estate' takes place in Brianza from 28 August to 6 September, featuring Laura Curino and Massimo Popolizio. Bassano del Grappa will present B.Motion from 21-30 August, highlighting Switzerland and Lithuania with performances by Soraya Leila Emery and Baptiste Cazaux. The PerformAzioni Festival runs until 5 August and resumes from 9-13 September, inspired by bell hooks' concept of the margin in Valsamoggia and Guiglia. In Sicily, Teatri di Pietra, directed by Aurelio Gatti, showcases performances at 15 archaeological sites until 5 September. Ginesio Fest (25-30 August) focuses on 'Illusioni,' directed by Leonardo Lidi. 'The Trial' is scheduled from 25 July to 23 August at Futa Pass, while 'Al gran ballo di Venere' will transform Apricale from 5-15 August. 'La materia dei sogni' at Castello Carlo V, running until 10 January 2027, delves into themes from Shakespeare.
Key facts
- PerformAzioni festival runs until 5 August and again from 9-13 September in Valsamoggia and Guiglia.
- Teatri di Pietra in Sicilia involves 15 municipalities from 16 July to 5 September.
- B.Motion in Bassano del Grappa takes place 21-30 August with a focus on Switzerland and Lithuania.
- Ginesio Fest in San Ginesio runs 25-30 August under the theme 'Illusioni'.
- L'ultima luna d'estate in Brianza is from 28 August to 6 September, despite losing ministerial funding.
- Il processo by Archivio Zeta is staged at Futa Pass cemetery from 25 July to 23 August.
- Al gran ballo di Venere in Apricale runs 5-15 August, inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses.
- Tovaglia a Quadri in Anghiari is from 10-19 August, focusing on educational models.
- La materia dei sogni exhibition in Lecce is open until 10 January 2027.
Entities
Artists
- Laura Curino
- Massimo Popolizio
- Alessandra Faiella
- Soraya Leila Emery
- Emma Saba
- Baptiste Cazaux
- Džiugas Kunsmanas
- Adrian Carlo Bibiano
- Federica Rosellini
- Elisa Sbaragli
- Demetrio Castellucci
- Francesca Foscarini
- Eric Arnal-Burtschy
- Leonardo Lidi
- Antonio Latella
- Carolina Balucani
- Enzo Vetrano
- Stefano Randisi
- Franco Scaldati
- Alessandro Bandini
- Giulia Scotti
- Marco Corsucci
- Francesco Marilungo
- Alessio Maria Romano
- Gianluca Guidotti
- Enrica Sangiovanni
- Franz Kafka
- Emanuele Conte
- Paolo Pennacchini
- Andrea Merendelli
- Peter Bottazzi
- Silvia Rigon
- William Shakespeare
- bell hooks
- Aurelio Gatti
- Anna Dora Dorno
- 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
- Muna Mussie
- Benjamin Kahn
Institutions
- Archivio Zeta
- Teatro della Tosse
- Operaestate Festival
- Teatro Invito
- Piccoli Idilli
- Teatro del Lemming
- La Confraternita del Chianti
- Babilonia Teatri
- Castello Carlo V
- Mirabilia International Circus & Performing Arts Festival
- Compagnia Rasposo
- Abbondanza/Bertoni
- La Huella Teatro
- Earthink Festival
- Festival Danza Estate
- mk
- Cult of Magic
- L'ultima luna d'estate
- 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
- Tony Clifton Circus
- Quintorigo
- Play Iubilaeum!
- Compagnia Zerkalo
- Magazzini Artistici APS
- Tassonart
- Artribune
- Amazon
Locations
- Italy
- Brianza
- Lecco
- Merate
- Osnago
- Monticello Brianza
- Missaglia
- Montevecchia
- Casatenovo
- La Valletta Brianza
- Lomagna
- Sirone
- Bulciago
- Usmate Velate
- Carnate
- Bassano del Grappa
- Vicenza
- Valsamoggia
- Bologna
- Guiglia
- Modena
- Sicily
- Agrigento
- Trapani
- Palermo
- Siracusa
- Enna
- Messina
- Caltanissetta
- San Ginesio
- Macerata
- Futa Pass
- Firenze
- Apricale
- Imperia
- Anghiari
- Arezzo
- Valtiberina
- Tuscany
- Umbria
- Lecce
- Castello Carlo V
- Liguria
- Lombardy
- Emilia-Romagna
- Cuneo
- Dogliani
- Val Chiusella
- Valchiusella
- Turin
- Torino
- Casabianca
- Asti
- Bergamo
- Monza
- Rovereto
- Trento
- Brindisi
- Mesagne
- Carovigno
- San Pancrazio Salentino
- San Pietro Vernotico
- Torre Santa Susanna
- Erchie
- Soverato
- Catanzaro
- Calabria
- Zisa
- Rome
- Roma
- Tassonarla
- Lunigiana