Italy's Late Summer 2024 Performing Arts Festivals: A Comprehensive Guide
September 2024 marks the opening of several major Italian performing arts festivals. Romaeuropa Festival (Sept 4–Nov 17) opens with Mycelium by Christos Papadopoulos and Merce Cunningham's Biped, performed by Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon at Teatro Costanzi. Artistic director Fabrizio Grifasi's 39th edition features 700 artists across 100 projects. Torinodanza Festival (Sept 12–Oct 26) opens with Emanuel Gat's Freedom Sonata, a musical blending Beethoven and Kanye West. Directed by Anna Cremonini, it includes Alessandro Sciarroni, Sharon Eyal, and Marco Da Silva Ferreira. Fabbrica Europa in Florence (Sept 13–Oct 15) opens with Aurélien Bory's Invisibili, mixing dance, circus, and visual arts, inspired by Pina Bausch and a 15th-century fresco. Danza Urbana in Bologna (Sept 4–8) features site-specific performances in streets and gardens, directed by Massimo Carosi, with Virgilio Sieni and Paola Bianchi. Short Theatre in Rome (Sept 5–15), directed by Piersandra Di Matteo, presents 50 projects from 40 companies across 13 locations, with a focus on El Conde de Torrefiel. Dinamico Festival in Reggio Emilia (Sept 6–15) focuses on contemporary circus, with works by Collectifs Desfoules and Cordata FOR. #ogniluogoèunteatro in Vercelli (Sept 6–19) stages performances in non-theatrical spaces. Earthink Festival (Sept 5–21) in Turin, Valchiusella, and Casabianca explores sustainability through performance, directed by Serena Bavo.
Key facts
- Romaeuropa Festival runs September 4 to November 17, 2024 in Rome.
- Torinodanza Festival runs September 12 to October 26, 2024 in Turin.
- Fabbrica Europa runs September 13 to October 15, 2024 in Florence.
- Danza Urbana runs September 4 to 8, 2024 in Bologna.
- Short Theatre runs September 5 to 15, 2024 in Rome.
- Dinamico Festival runs September 6 to 15, 2024 in Reggio Emilia.
- #ogniluogoèunteatro runs September 6 to 19, 2024 in Vercelli.
- Earthink Festival runs September 5 to 21, 2024 in Turin, Valchiusella, and Casabianca.
Entities
Artists
- Christos Papadopoulos
- Merce Cunningham
- Emanuel Gat
- Aurélien Bory
- Pina Bausch
- Virgilio Sieni
- Paola Bianchi
- Massimo Carosi
- Piersandra Di Matteo
- El Conde de Torrefiel
- Rimini Protokol
- Dana Michel
- Antonia Baehr
- Latifa Laâbissi
- Collectifs Desfoules
- Cordata FOR
- Piergiorgio Milano
- Clara Storti
- Magda Clan
- Marco Pasquinucci
- Rubidori Manshaft
- Roberta Bosetti
- Teatro delle Ariette
- Marta Cuscunà
- Carullo-Minasi
- Teatrino Giullare
- Rita Frongia
- Irene Ivaldi
- Annalisa Canetto
- Serena Bavo
- Marta Del Grandi
- Cecilia Valagussa
- Fabrizio Grifasi
- Anna Cremonini
- Alessandro Sciarroni
- Sharon Eyal
- Marco Da Silva Ferreira
- Ambra Senatore
- Omar Rajéh
- Cristina Kristal Rizzo
- Sacha Waltz
- Amos Gitai
- Compagnia Licia Lanera
- Martina Badiluzzi
- Daria Deflorian
- Giorgina Pi
- Lisa Ferlazzo Natoli
- Oscar De Summa
- Claudia Castellucci
- Francesca Pennini
- Kanye West
- Samuel Beckett
- Buster Keaton
- Italo Calvino
Institutions
- Romaeuropa Festival
- Torinodanza Festival
- Fabbrica Europa Festival
- Danza Urbana Festival
- Short Theatre
- Dinamico Festival
- #ogniluogoèunteatro
- Earthink Festival
- Teatro Costanzi
- Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
- Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels
- Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon
- Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale
- Teatro Biondo di Palermo
- Galleria regionale di Palazzo Abatellis
- Fondazione Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
- Auditorium Zubin Mehta
- Teatro di Dioniso
- CuocoloBosetti
- Arteinsacco
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Turin
- Florence
- Bologna
- Reggio Emilia
- Vercelli
- Valchiusella
- Casabianca
- Asti
- Palermo
- Codemondo
- Parco del Popolo
- France
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Brazil
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Rwanda
- United States
- Germany
- Canada
- Palestine
- Mexico