Italy's Top Fall 2025 Performing Arts Festivals: From Vicenza to Milan
From late September to November 2025, Italy will host several prominent performing arts festivals. The 78th Ciclo di Spettacoli Classici, running from September 25 to October 22 in Vicenza, is curated by Marco Martinelli and Ermanna Montanari with the theme "Coro." In Lugano, FIT, directed by Paola Tripoli, takes place from October 3 to 12, showcasing international artists. The FOG Triennale Milano, part of the 24th Esposizione Internazionale, is scheduled for October 7 to November 12, focusing on "Le disuguaglianze dei corpi." Additionally, the Festival Fabre in Milan (October 3-30) honors the 40-year partnership of Jan Fabre and Mino Bertoldo, while FAROUT Live Arts Festival at BASE Milano (October 4 - November 22) explores "Making Kin." The 30th edition of the Festival delle Colline Torinesi will occur in Turin from October 8 to November 3, alongside the Periferico Festival in Modena (October 2-19) and the Interazioni Festival in Rome (September 30 - October 5).
Key facts
- 78th Ciclo di Spettacoli Classici in Vicenza runs September 25 to October 22, curated by Marco Martinelli and Ermanna Montanari under theme 'Coro'
- FIT Lugano runs October 3-12, directed by Paola Tripoli, with artists from 11 countries
- FOG Triennale Milano runs October 7 to November 12, part of 24th Esposizione Internazionale Inequalities
- Festival Fabre at Teatro Out Off Milano runs October 3-30, includes two world premieres
- FAROUT Live Arts Festival at BASE Milano runs October 4 to November 22, theme 'Making Kin'
- Festival delle Colline Torinesi 30th edition runs October 8 to November 3, features Rimini Protokoll on Taiwan
- Periferico Festival in Modena runs October 2-19, theme 'Becoming'
- Interazioni Festival in Roma runs September 30 to October 5, theme 'Piène'
Entities
Artists
- Marco Martinelli
- Ermanna Montanari
- Roberto Latini
- Salvatore Sciarrino
- Claudia Castellucci
- Vinicio Capossela
- Igort
- Paola Tripoli
- Sergi Casero Nieto
- Boris Nikitin
- Peeping Tom
- Mario Banushi
- Virgilio Sieni
- Chiara Bersani
- Joana Hadjithomas
- Khalil Joreige
- Muna Mussie
- Fabio Cherstich
- Nelson Makengo
- Cristina Kristal Rizzo
- Diana Anselmo
- Jan Fabre
- Mino Bertoldo
- Annabelle Chambon
- Cédric Charron
- Irene Urciuoli
- Linda Di Pietro
- Silvia Calderoni
- Ilenia Caleo
- Giorgia Ohaneshian Nardin
- Olimpia Fortuni
- Marte Sterud
- Ann Christin Kongness
- Basel Zaraa
- Sergio Ariotti
- Isabella Lagattolla
- Rimini Protokoll
- Rabih Mroué
- Lina Majdalanie
- Maria Hassabi
- Agrupación Señor Serrano
- Mohamed El Khatib
- Motus
- Tiziana Arnaboldi
- Oscar Schlemmer
- Federica Rocchi
- Serena Terranova
- Aziza Gorgi
- Emily Sarsam
- Fabrizio Saiu
- Tolja Djokovic
- Teodora Grano
- Begüm Erciyas
- Salvo Lombardo
- Mohamed Abdelkarim
- Malek Bahri
- Rahma Nur
- Leidy Pineda Gil
- Gianmaria Borzillo
- Martina Ruggeri
- Bunny Dakota
- Gaia Ginevra Giorgi
- Igor x Moreno
- Sara Sguotti
- Stefania Tansini
- Sarah Vanhee
- Laura Bevione
Institutions
- Teatro Olimpico
- Basilica Palladiana
- Teatro Comunale
- Teatro Astra
- Palazzo Cordellina
- FIT – Festival Internazionale del Teatro e della Scena Contemporanea
- Triennale Milano
- Teatro Out Off
- BASE Milano
- TPE – Teatro Astra
- Fondazione Merz
- Collettivo Amigdala
- Chiasma
- Centrale Preneste
- Spazio Diamante
- Artribune
- Amazon
Locations
- Vicenza
- Italy
- Lugano
- Switzerland
- Milano
- Torino
- Modena
- Roma
- Afghanistan
- Belgium
- Ivory Coast
- France
- Germany
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Serbia
- Spain
- Norway
- Palestine
- Lebanon
- Taiwan