Italy's September 2024 Performing Arts Festivals: A Nationwide Guide
In late September 2024, Italy will host several performing arts festivals, with five taking place in Milan. These include the 5th edition of Le Alleanze dei Corpi from September 15-29, featuring over 30 events curated by Maria Paola Zedda; the 7th edition of Tendenza Clown from September 16-21; the 3rd edition of Hystrio Festival from September 17-22; and the 38th edition of MILANoLTRE Festival running from September 24 to October 17. Additionally, Centrale Fies presents 'Evolving Love' in Trentino from September 19-21. Other notable events include Piedmont's Play with Food (September 28-October 6, 13th edition), Emilia-Romagna's Parma Moving Festival (September 16-20, 2nd edition), Ibrida Festival (September 20-22, 9th edition), Sicily's Mercurio Festival (September 21-October 5, 6th edition), and Sardinia's Autunno Danza (September 9-December 8, 30th edition).
Key facts
- Le Alleanze dei Corpi runs Sep 15-29 in Milan, 5th edition, free entry, 30+ events across 8 venues.
- Tendenza Clown runs Sep 16-21 in Milan, 7th edition, at Teatro Franco Parenti, Bagni Misteriosi, Piazza Santa Maria del Suffragio.
- Hystrio Festival runs Sep 17-22 in Milan, 3rd edition, at Teatro Elfo Puccini, focuses on under-35 Italian artists.
- MILANoLTRE Festival runs Sep 24-Oct 17, 38th edition, 50+ events, co-directed by Rino De Pace and Lorenzo Conti.
- Centrale Fies in Dro (TN) hosts Evolving Love Sep 19-21 with Fies Factory artists.
- Play with Food in Torino runs Sep 28-Oct 6, 13th edition, 63 events, directed by Davide Barbato.
- Parma Moving Festival runs Sep 16-20, 2nd edition, directed by Daniele Albanese, in public spaces.
- Ibrida Festival in Forlì runs Sep 20-22, 9th edition, theme Artificial Reality.
- Mercurio Festival in Palermo runs Sep 21-Oct 5, 6th edition, curated by Giuseppe Provinzano.
- Autunno Danza in Cagliari runs Sep 9-Dec 8, 30th edition, curated by Fuorimargine.
Entities
Artists
- Maria Paola Zedda
- Enzo Cosimi
- Khavn De La Cruz
- Amanda Piña
- Cinder/Gordon Sharp
- Massimo Pupillo
- Gaia Ginevra Giorgi
- Sara Leghissa
- Iman Salem
- Mai Mai Mai
- Mike Cooper
- Peter Shub
- Leandre
- Gardi Hutter
- Pau Palaus
- Claire Ducreux
- Los Galindos
- Carmelo Rifici
- Carmine Maringola
- Marco D'Agostin
- Rino De Pace
- Lorenzo Conti
- Roberto Zappalà
- MK
- Oaha Doherty
- Fabrizio Favale
- Adriano Bolognini
- Salvo Lombardo
- CollettivO CineticO
- Anagoor
- Sergi Casero Nieto
- Vashish Soobah
- Elena Rivoltini
- OHT
- Davide Savorani
- Giulia Crispiani
- Mali Weil
- Giulia Damiani
- Davide Barbato
- Valerio Aprea
- Mattia Torre
- Chiara Cardea
- Chiara Vallini
- Teatro delle Ariette
- Leonardo Tomasi
- Teatro d'Emergenza
- Minestre riscaldate
- Daniele Albanese
- Michele Di Stefano
- Parini Secondo
- Pietro Pireddu
- Lucia Palladino
- Dehors/Audela
- Salvatore Insana
- Elisa Turco Liveri
- Riccardo De Simone
- Chiara Montalbani
- Manfredi Perego
- Danilo Smedile
- C.G.J. Collettivo Giulio e Jari
- Francesca Leoni
- Davide Mastrangelo
- Gianfranco Brebbia
- Enrico Malatesta
- Attila Faravelli
- Nicola Ratti
- Luca Maria Baldini
- Igor Imhoff
- Kika Nicolela
- Özge Samanci
- SVCCY
- Giuseppe Provinzano
- Roger Bernat
- Alessandro Berti
- Andrea Cosentino
- Ilenia Caleo
- Silvia Calderoni
- Cie Samuel Mathieu
- Momi Falchi
- Giulia Muroni
- Raffaella Giordano
- Stefania Tansini
- Chiara Bersani
- Samaa Wakim
- Cristina Kristal Rizzo
- Alessandro Sciarroni
- Ariella Vidach
- Matteo Sedda
- Marta Bellu
- Vitamina
- Laura Bevione
- Tindaro Granata
- Oscar De Summa
- Serena Balivo
- Rita Frongia
- Agata Tomšič
- Pietro Giannini
- Cuocolo/Bosetti
- Vito
- Hiba Najem
- Claudio Cirri
- Massimo Barbini
- Gloria Giacopini
- Giulietta Vacis
- Zerogrammi
- Jacopo Milani
- Nicola Galli
- Christophe Al Haber
- Samer Zaher
- Barbara Stimoli
- Francesca Marconi
- Lavinia Hanay Raja
- Sara Sguotti
- Arianna Ulian
- Élie Autin
- Elena Boillat
- Jacopo Jenna
- Andrea Peña
- Antonio Marras
- Masako Matsushita
- Missoni
- Domenichino da Piacenza
- Riccardo Buscarini
- Fabio Liberti
- Chiara Ameglio
- Alessandra Cristiani
- Michele Marco Rossi
- Gian Francesco Amoroso
- Sev Ka
- Bill Viola
- Valentina Valentini
- Claudio Angelini
- Gary Hill
- Rocío Molina
- Romeo Castellucci
- Fanny & Alexander
- Leïla Ka
- Mouvoir & École des Sables
- Roberto Castello
- Sofia Nappi
- Fabrizio Cassol
- Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch
- Adèle Viret
- Moritz Ostruschnjak
- Jan Martens
- Panzetti / Ticconi
- Daniele Ninarello
- Gianmaria Borzillo
- Ilenia Romano
- Diana Anselmo
- Elisa Sbaragli
- Kelly Ardens
- Roberta Racis
- Lucia Di Pietro
- Fabritia D’Intino
- Agnese Banti
Institutions
- Le Alleanze dei Corpi
- Hystrio Festival
- MILANoLTRE Festival
- Tendenza Clown
- Teatro Franco Parenti
- Bagni Misteriosi
- Teatro Elfo Puccini
- Situazione Drammatica/Il Copione
- Premio Hystrio Scritture di Scena
- Pac Padiglione di Arte Contemporanea
- Centrale Fies
- Fies Factory
- FONDO
- Santarcangelo dei Teatri
- Play with Food
- Associazione Cuochilab
- Parma Moving Festival
- Ibrida Festival delle Arti Intermediali
- Mercurio Festival
- Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
- Autunno Danza
- Fuorimargine
- Sa Manifattura
- Artribune
- Teatro di Dioniso
- Cuocolo/Bosetti
- Arteinscacco
- Città di Ebla
- Invasioni Creative
- Fabbrica delle Candele
- La Scatola dell’Arte ETS
- Centro di Produzione di danza e arti performative della Sardegna
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Trentino
- Dro
- TN
- Piedmont
- Turin
- Emilia-Romagna
- Parma
- Forlì
- Sicily
- Palermo
- Sardinia
- Cagliari
- Teatro Franco Parenti
- Bagni Misteriosi
- Piazza Santa Maria del Suffragio
- Teatro Elfo Puccini
- Pac Padiglione di Arte Contemporanea
- Centrale Fies
- Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
- Ex Officine Ducrot
- Sa Manifattura
- Vercelli
- Piacenza
- Florence
- Velletri
- Genzano
- Rocca di Papa
- Castelli Romani