March 2025 Performance Art Highlights Across Italy
Between late February and mid-March 2025, Italy will host various performance art festivals. The eighth Danza in Rete Festival in Vicenza, curated by Pier Giacomo Cirella, continues until May 16 and showcases international performers such as Seeta Patel Dance and Tulsa Ballet, along with Italian ensembles and new talents. In Florence, La democrazia del corpo 2025, directed by Virgilio Sieni, is set to run until May 17 at Cango Cantieri Goldonetta. The twelfth Materia Prima Festival, organized by Murmuris, takes place from March 1 to April 4 at Teatro Cantiere Florida. In Bologna, Kepler-452's A Place of Safety premieres from February 27 to March 2, while Expositio Sancti Evangelii secundum Iohannem runs from March 5 to 15 in Venice, under the direction of Antonello Pocetti. Additionally, Casanova will debut on March 11 at LAC in Lugano.
Key facts
- Danza in Rete Festival eighth edition runs until May 16 in Vicenza.
- La democrazia del corpo 2025 runs until May 17 in Florence.
- Materia Prima Festival twelfth edition runs March 1 to April 4 in Florence.
- A Place of Safety by Kepler-452 premieres February 27 to March 2 in Bologna.
- Expositio Sancti Evangelii secundum Iohannem runs March 5-15 in Venice.
- Casanova debuts March 11 at LAC Lugano.
- Kepler-452's Enrico Baraldi and Nicola Borghesi joined Sea-Watch 5 crew.
- Sandro Lombardi stars as Casanova.
Entities
Artists
- Pier Giacomo Cirella
- Loredana Bernardi
- Alessandro Bevilacqua
- Seeta Patel
- Ginevra Panzetti
- Enrico Ticconi
- Vasco Pedro Mirine
- Clara Furey
- Charlie Prince
- Camilla Monga
- Valentina Fin
- Michela Pegoraro
- Giovanni Insaudo
- Alessandra Ruggeri
- Francesca Santamaria
- Vittorio Pagani
- Sofia Nappi
- Simone Zambelli
- Virgilio Sieni
- Luna Cenere
- Antonio Raia
- Roberto Castello
- Stefania Tansini
- Raffaella Giordano
- Fabrizio Favale
- Alessandro Sciarroni
- Julie Anna Anzilotti
- Claudio Cirri
- Enrico Baraldi
- Nicola Borghesi
- Antonello Pocetti
- Antonino Viola
- Andrew Quinn
- Thierry Coduys
- Federica Fracassi
- Leda Kreider
- Dario Aita
- Marco Gemmani
- Massimo Cacciari
- Francesco Moraglia
- Fabrizio Sinisi
- Fabio Condemi
- Fabio Cherstich
- Sandro Lombardi
- Laura Bevione
- Raymond Carver
- Meister Eckhart
- Giacomo Casanova
Institutions
- Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Vicenza
- Cango Cantieri Goldonetta
- Teatro Cantiere Florida
- Murmuris
- Kepler-452
- Sea-Watch 5
- Emilia-Romagna Teatro ERT / Teatro Nazionale
- Teatro Metastasio di Prato
- CSS Teatro stabile di innovazione del Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Théâtre des 13 vents CDN Montpellier
- Arena del Sole
- Life Support
- EMERGENCY
- Archivio Storico della Biennale di Venezia
- Scuola Grande di San Marco
- Ospedale Civile SS. Giovanni e Paolo
- Coro della Cappella Marciana
- LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura
- TPE – Teatro Piemonte Europa
- Compagnia Lombardi Tiezzi
- Artribune
Locations
- Vicenza
- Italy
- Florence
- Bologna
- Venice
- Lugano
- Switzerland
- Lampedusa
- Mediterranean
- Montpellier
- France