October 2024 Performing Arts Festivals in Italy

October 2024 brings a rich lineup of performing arts festivals across Italy. In Turin, the Teatro Stabile di Torino opens its season on October 7 with the Italian premiere of Andrew Bovell's 'Cose che so essere vere', directed by and starring Valerio Binasco alongside Giuliana De Sio. The play explores hidden truths within a family. In Genoa, the Teatro Nazionale di Genova, directed by Davide Livermore, inaugurates its season from October 12 to 27 with a double bill of Benjamin Britten's opera 'The Turn of the Screw' and a prose adaptation by Carlo Sciaccaluga, conducted by Riccardo Minasi. In Rome and Milan, the duo Frosini/Timpano present 'Tanti Sordi. Polvere di Alberto' at Sala Umberto (October 3-6) and Teatro Studio Melato (October 9-13), exploring the legacy of Alberto Sordi. The FIT Festival in Lugano runs from October 4 to 13, directed by Paola Tripoli, featuring artists from seven European countries. The FAROUT Live Arts Festival in Milan, directed by Linda di Pietro, takes place October 3-13 at BASE Milano, focusing on housing and conviviality. The Periferico Festival in Modena, organized by Collettivo Amigdala, runs October 4-13 with site-specific performances on the theme of presence. Finally, the third edition of Pagliacce, the international festival of women clowns, occurs in Turin from October 10 to 13, organized by Le due e un quarto and Pagliacce Network.