Umbria and the world celebrate Dario Fo's centenary in 2026
From March 2026 to March 2027, the Umbria region will celebrate the centenary of Dario Fo, the Nobel Prize-winning playwright, through a series of events organized by Fondazione Fo Rame. The festivities will kick off with previews in October 2025 at the Libera Repubblica di Alcatraz, located near Gubbio. The main initiative, titled '100 anni per 100 Paesi,' aims to host events across 100 countries and 100 sites within Italy. An international conference lasting five days will take place in Milan, Pisa, and Rome, highlighting Commedia dell'Arte. Additionally, an exhibition at Rocca di Spoleto will present Fo's theatrical backdrops, and sketches for 'San Francesco e il lupo' will be featured at Palazzo della Penna. This effort also backs Spoleto and Foligno's candidacy for Italian Capitals of Culture 2027.
Key facts
- Dario Fo centenary celebrations run from March 2026 to March 2027, with previews from October 2025.
- Events are organized by the Fondazione Fo Rame, led by president Mattea Fo and archive director Stefano Bertea.
- The '100 anni per 100 Paesi' project aims for events in 100 countries and 100 Italian locations.
- Fo and Franca Rame are the most performed Italian authors worldwide, with over 7,000 productions in 54 languages across 78 countries.
- A five-day international conference on Commedia dell'Arte will be held in Milan, Pisa, and Rome.
- An exhibition at Rocca di Spoleto will display Fo's monumental theatrical backdrops and stage elements for the first time.
- The Kore de Alcatraz project, starting August 2025, helps women victims of violence with hospitality and training.
- Umbria will be the guest region at the Salone del Libro di Torino, and Spoleto and Foligno are candidates for Capitali della Cultura 2027.
Entities
Artists
- Dario Fo
- Franca Rame
- Jacopo Fo
- Mattea Fo
- Costantino D'Orazio
- Stefano Bertea
- Giovanna Giudini
- Daniele Cipriani
- Tommaso Bori
- Vittoria Ferdinandi
Institutions
- Fondazione Fo Rame
- Fondazione Dario Fo e Franca Rame
- Musei Nazionali dell'Umbria
- Rocca di Spoleto
- Palazzo della Penna
- Palazzo Collicola
- Fondazione Fendi
- Libera Repubblica di Alcatraz
- Festival dei Due Mondi
- Salone del Libro di Torino
- Regione Umbria
- Comune di Perugia
- SIAE
- Artribune
Locations
- Umbria
- Perugia
- Gubbio
- Spoleto
- Foligno
- Milano
- Pisa
- Roma
- Verona
- Sangiano
- Italia
- India
- Mozambico
- Ucraina