Performing Arts Festivals Across Italy in February 2026

February 2026 sees a wave of performing arts festivals across Italy, each exploring experimental dramaturgy and choreography. At Triennale Milano, the ninth edition of FOG opens February 27 with Romeo Castellucci's new work 'Credere alle Maschere' and Silver Lion winner Mario Banushi, curated by Umberto Angelini. The festival runs through April 26 across multiple venues including Triennale, Teatro Filodrammatici, BASE, PAC, and Padiglione Chiaravalle. In Collegno (Turin), Dark MatterS – Festival d'inverno returns February 13–15 at Lavanderia a Vapore, curated by Chiara Organtini, focusing on themes of darkness and blindness in collaboration with Black History Month and the Italian Union of the Blind. Featured artists include Aristide Rontini and Dorothee Munyaneza. Vicenza's Danza in Rete Festival runs February 13–May 24, curated by Pier Giacomo Cirella, with the title 'Architetture del presente,' featuring international names like Compagnie Marie Chouinard, Virgilio Sieni, Hofesh Shechter Company, and emerging talents. Brescia hosts ContaminAzioni Teatrali from February 18 to May 27 at Teatro Borsoni and Teatro Mezzadri, with a program titled 'Sguardi sul presente fra leggerezza e profondità' including works by Arnold Wesker, Luigi Pirandello, and Edoardo Erba. In Rome, EXPO – Teatro italiano contemporaneo continues until April 23 at Teatro Belli, directed by Andrea Paolotti and Franco Clavari, supporting contemporary Italian playwrights and young companies.