Summer 2023 Italian Cultural Festivals: From Electronic Music to Literature
From late July to August 2023, Italy will host a series of vibrant cultural festivals showcasing electronic music, film, videodance, literature, street photography, rural themes, and ecological awareness. Notable events include the Apolide Festival in Collegno and Turin featuring Jeff Mills (20–23 July), Nextones in Oira Crevadossola (20–23 July), and Creuza de Mà on San Pietro Island (until 23 July). Other significant happenings are .MOV in Rome (23–30 July), Pop Corn Festival del Corto in Porto Santo Stefano (21–23 July), Elba Book Festival (until 21 July), Gibellina Photoroad (28 July–30 September), CHAMOISic (until 14 August), Cervino Cinemountain (29 July–5 August), Lago Film Fest (21–29 July), and Sub Limen (21 July–19 November).
Key facts
- Apolide Festival runs July 20–23, 2023 in Collegno and Turin.
- Jeff Mills performs at Apolide Festival with Jean-Phi Dary and Prabhuo Edouard.
- Nextones festival is July 20–23 at Tones Teatro Natura in Oira Crevadossola.
- Lorenzo Senni and Hatis Noit perform at Nextones.
- Creuza de Mà festival runs until July 23 on San Pietro Island, Carloforte.
- Creuza de Mà honors Fabrizio De André with Mauro Pagani and an exhibition.
- .MOV videodance festival debuts July 23–30 at Villa Lais, Rome.
- Pop Corn Festival del Corto is July 21–23 in Porto Santo Stefano.
- 18 short films are screened at Pop Corn Festival, including Oscar and BAFTA entries.
- Federico Moccia leads the Pop Corn Festival jury.
- Elba Book Festival runs until July 21 in Rio nell'Elba.
- Hans Georg Berger receives recognition at Elba Book Festival.
- Gibellina Photoroad runs July 28–September 30, 2023.
- CHAMOISic festival runs until August 14 in Valle d'Aosta.
- Cervino Cinemountain is July 29–August 5 in Cervinia and Valtournenche.
- Alessandro Borghi opens Cervino Cinemountain.
- Lago Film Fest is July 21–29 in Revine Lago.
- Lago Film Fest features the SIGNPLICITY project for Deaf inclusion.
- Sub Limen runs July 21–November 19 in Brescia and Bergamo.
- Davide 'BOOSTA' Di Leo and Daniela Pes perform at Sub Limen.
- Festival Cantieri Culturali Isolotto is July 24–28 in Florence.
- Monte Pisano Art Festival is July 22–31 across five Tuscan communes.
- Ortigia Sound System is July 26–30 in Siracusa.
- Polifonic Festival is July 27–30 in Valle d'Itria.
- Marcantonio creates 'Germogli' installation for Polifonic Festival.
- Traffic Festival is July 21–23 in the Marche region.
- 17 artists participate in Traffic Festival.
- Concorso Lirico Internazionale Portofino runs until July 23.
- CLIP finals are at Teatro Sociale with the Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice.
- CLIP has attracted singers from over 70 nations since 2015.
Entities
Artists
- Jeff Mills
- Jean-Phi Dary
- Prabhuo Edouard
- Lorenzo Senni
- Hatis Noit
- David Lynch
- Gianfranco Cabiddu
- Fabrizio De André
- Mauro Pagani
- Raffaella Carrà
- Sergio Japino
- Federico Moccia
- Marco Spoletini
- Manuela Rima
- Carlo Griseri
- Michele Suma
- Stefano Giovani
- Hans Georg Berger
- Arianna Catania
- Giorgio Li Calzi
- Fabio Battistetti
- Christian Toma
- Edoardo Raspelli
- Alessandro Borghi
- Luca Marinelli
- Anna Chiara Carlet
- Davide 'BOOSTA' Di Leo
- Daniela Pes
- Iosonouncane
- Marcantonio
- Matteo Binci
- Bianca R. Schröder
- Giacomo Pigliapoco
- Pietro Consolandi
- Giulia Angeloni
Institutions
- Apolide Festival
- Flowers Festival
- XP – #danceforchange
- Fondazione Tones on the Stones
- Threes Productions
- Tones Teatro Natura
- Backstage
- Associazione Saphyrina
- Isola dei libri
- Pop Corn Festival del Corto
- BAFTA
- Giffoni
- RIFF
- Elba Book Festival
- Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano
- Gibellina Photoroad
- Associazione culturale On Image
- Comune di Gibellina
- Fondazione Orestiadi
- CHAMOISic
- Combin en musique
- Cervino Cinemountain
- Lago Film Fest
- SIGNPLICITY
- Sub Limen
- Teatro Romano di Brescia
- Daste
- Subsonica
- Club to Club
- Mi Ami
- Eurosonic
- Festival Cantieri Culturali Isolotto
- FuoriOpera
- Strada dell'Olio Monti Pisani
- Interreg Itinere Romanica
- Ortigia Sound System
- Teatro Massimo Comunale di Siracusa
- Polifonic Festival
- Natuzzi Italia
- Traffic Festival
- Concorso Lirico Internazionale Portofino
- Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Collegno
- Turin
- Parco della Certosa di Collegno
- Cortile della Lavanderia a Vapore
- Magazzino sul Po
- Oira Crevadossola
- Val D'Ossola
- Orridi di Uriezzo
- Carloforte
- San Pietro Island
- Sardinia
- Rome
- Villa Lais
- Porto Santo Stefano
- Argentario
- Rio nell'Elba
- Tirreno
- Monte Serra
- Eremo di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
- Arcipelago Toscano
- Gibellina
- Trapani
- Belìce
- Valle d'Aosta
- Aosta
- Antey-Saint-André
- Chamois
- Donnas
- Etroubles
- La Magdeleine
- Montjovet
- Valpelline
- Ollomont
- Doues
- Oyace
- Grand Combin
- Cervinia
- Valtournenche
- Cervino
- Revine Lago
- Brescia
- Bergamo
- Florence
- Isolotto
- Pisa
- Vecchiano
- San Giuliano Terme
- Calci
- Vicopisano
- Buti
- Monte Pisano
- Siracusa
- Ortigia
- Valle d'Itria
- Puglia
- Marche
- San Lorenzo in Campo
- Pergola
- Castello di Loretello
- Arcevia
- Pesaro
- Urbino
- Ancona
- Portofino
- Camogli
- Tigullio
- Teatrino
- Teatro Sociale
- Piazzetta