Italian Theatre Festivals to Watch in June 2024
The summer live performance season in Italy for 2024 will showcase several outdoor locations, including the Teatro Grande di Pompei and Arena Shakespeare in Parma. Notable highlights include: "Pluto. God of Gold" at Pompei on May 25-26, under the direction of Marco Martinelli, featuring 120 local teenagers; the XII Cross Festival in Verbania, running from May 25 to June 2, with a theme of 'Space for the Soul' and over forty participating artists; Primavera dei Teatri in Castrovillari from May 23 to June 2, presenting more than 55 events along with a new platform called PRIMA; Verdecoprente Umbria Fest starting May 25, offering performative walks; Arena Shakespeare in Parma, opening June 11 with TUTU and various artists; and the Inteatro Festival in Polverigi and Ancona from June 18-23, led by Velia Papa.
Key facts
- Pluto. God of Gold runs May 25-26 at Teatro Grande di Pompei, then May 29 at Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna and October 11 at Olimpico di Vicenza.
- Cross Festival XII edition runs May 25-June 2 in Verbania, Ghiffa, and Albagnano.
- Primavera dei Teatri runs May 23-June 2 in Castrovillari, founded in 1999.
- Verdecoprente Umbria Fest starts May 25 across Amelia, Attigliano, Giove, Alviano, Lugnano in Teverina, Guardea, Montecchio, and Baschi.
- Arena Shakespeare season opens June 11 in Parma.
- Inteatro Festival runs June 18-23 in Polverigi and Ancona.
- Over 55 events at Primavera dei Teatri; over 40 artists at Cross Festival.
- Forced Entertainment presents Signal to Noise in Italian premiere at Inteatro.
Entities
Artists
- Marco Martinelli
- Ermanna Montanari
- Gabriel Zuchtriegel
- Antonella Cirigliano
- Federico Torre
- Alex Baczyński-Jenkins
- Éliane Radigue
- Enrico Malatesta
- Attakkalari Dance Company
- Agnese Banti
- Francesco Marilungo
- 2501 (Jacopo Ciccarelli)
- Elisa Sbaragli
- Saverio La Ruina
- Dario De Luca
- Settimio Pisano
- Roberto Giannini
- Rossella Viti
- Michele Pascarella
- Teatro Ippocampo
- Philippe Lafeuille
- Chicos Mambo
- Sofia Nappi
- Emma Dante
- Domenico Iannacone
- Paolo Rossi
- Velia Papa
- Mario Schifano
- Forced Entertainment
- Roberta Racis
- Agrupación Señor Serrano
- Le Stanze Segrete di S.
- Daniele Catalli
- Nyamnyam
- Laura Bevione
Institutions
- Teatro Grande di Pompei
- Parco Archeologico di Pompei
- Teatro Alighieri di Ravenna
- Olimpico di Vicenza
- Cross Festival
- Cross Project
- Primavera dei Teatri
- Associazione Teatro Ippocampo
- Fondazione Teatro Due di Parma
- Arena Shakespeare
- Inteatro Festival
- Artribune
Locations
- Pompei
- Italy
- Ravenna
- Vicenza
- Verbania
- Ghiffa
- Albagnano
- Lago Maggiore
- Piedmont
- Castrovillari
- Calabria
- Amelia
- Attigliano
- Giove
- Alviano
- Lugnano in Teverina
- Guardea
- Montecchio
- Baschi
- Umbria
- Parma
- Emilia
- Polverigi
- Ancona
- Marche
- Campania