La macchia
A tripartite dialogue in total (un)listening Theatre Nationale Premiere Liberaimago La macchia dramaturgy and direction Fabio Pisano with Francesca Borriero, Emanuele Valenti, Michelangelo Dalisi set designer Luigi Ferrigno costume designer Rosario Martone light designer Paco Summonte stage technician Mauro Rea light technician Alessandro Salzano organisation Eirene Martinelli assistant to the director Francesco Luongo coproduction compagnia […]
Giacomo
The political speech, the real, incisive one, which becomes destiny in the history of people Theatre National Preview Teatro dei Borgia Giacomo dramaturgy, direction Gianpiero Borgia with Elena Cotugno coproduction Artisti Associati di Gorizia A work centred on the full minutes of two sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly, which define the relationship of the Socialist […]
Baba Karam
A euphoric dance party you will never forget! Dance National Premiere Konstgruppen Ful Baba Karam – through Jamileh and Khordadian The summer sneak peek concept and idea the art group Ful (Nasim Aghili, Malin Holgersson, Rani Nair) performers Parwin Hoseinia, Rani Nair, Jafar the Superstar and Rasuul (George Chamoun) voices/dance memories Sepideh Khodarahmi, Ardeshir Bibakabadi, […]
About Lolita
Can pleasure be censured? Theatre Biancofango About Lolita dramaturgy Francesca Macri, Andrea Trapani with Gaia Masciale, Andrea Trapani, Francesco Villano direction Francesca Macri light designer Gianni Staropoli production Teatro Metastasio, Fattore K assistant to the direction Andrea Milano video Lorenzo Letizia technical direction Massimiliano Chinelli in collaboration with Twain Residenze di spettacolo dal vivo A […]
Boxes
Poetic, kaleidoscopic mini universes for audiences of all ages Theatre National Preview UnterWasser Boxes by and with Valeria Bianchi, Aurora Buzzetti, Giulia De Canio and with Francesco Capponi executive production Pilar Ternera/NTC A personal experience dedicated to every single spectator, both adult and child, that comes from a research about the optical effects and techniques […]
Così violento, così fragile
Meeting Così violento, così fragile participants: Giulio Baffi, Anna Bandettini, Pippo Delbono, Raffaella Giordano, Petra Magoni, Gianni Manzella, Laura Palmieri, Cristina Piccino, Pepe Robledo public meeting curated by Gianni Manzella Friends, colleagues, critics and scholars together, to narrate the work of Pippo Delbono and his 35-years career, but also to question the reasons for the […]
Grido
Movie Grido by and with Pippo Delbono and with Pepe Robledo, Bobò, Nelson Lariccia, Mario Intruglio production Angelo Curti, Pippo Delbono, Marco Muller, Dino Sommadossi photography Cesare Accetta editing Jacopo Quadri, Alessio Borgonovo The shout of the outcasts, of the marginalized, in an autobiographical documentary film. The story of a life in theatre and the […]
La notte
An angry shout to hold out against the world around us Theatre Pippo Delbono La notte by and with Pippo Delbono from La nuit juste avant les forêts by Bernard-Marie Koltès music Piero Corso in association with Garofano Verde in agreement with Arcadia & Ricono Ltd courtesy of François Koltès The Night Just Before the […]
EYEnet 2.0
EYEnet 2.0 is a project of the Europe for Citizens Program that involves young European citizens to enhance theatre as a collective art form and social forum, with the aim of creating debate around the current values and problems of the EU. Realized in 8 European cities (Athens, Berlin, Clermont-Ferrand, Kaunas, Maribor, Novi Sad, Prague, […]
Insectum in Sansepolcro
The world from an insect’s point of view Dance National Premiere Silvia Gribaudi / Tereza Ondrová Insectum in Sansepolcro by and with Silvia Gribaudi, Tereza Ondrová light designer Katarína Morávek Ďuricová production Zebra, Temporary Collective / Daniela Řeháková coproduction Tanec Praha, Operaestate Festival Veneto, CSC di Bassano del Grappa performance inspired by In-sectum project by Sara […]
Punk. Kill Me Please
A living manifesto of feminism, with irony and freedom Dance Visionari Selection Francesca Foscarini / Cosimo Lopalco Punk. Kill me Please concept and choreography Francesca Foscarini, Cosimo Lopalco with Francesca Foscarini, Beatrice D’Amelio light designer and technician Maria Virzì logistics and management Federica Giuliano, Eleonora Cavallo music X-Ray Spex, Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Stiff Little […]
Riflessioni
An inert body, an exhibited and manipulated still life Dance Visionari Selection Claudia Caldarano Riflessioni by and with Claudia Caldarano and with Maurizio Giunti dramaturgy Alessandro Brucioni music Filippo Conti production mo-wan teatro music performance Giacomo Masoni set designers Alessandro Brucioni, Giacomo Masoni, Monica Filippi with the support of Regione Toscana, Aiep Ariella Vidach, Fattoria […]
Wabi-Sabi
The beauty of imperfection, between renovation and growing Dance Visionari Selection Sofia Nappi / Komoco Wabi-Sabi choreography, performance, costumes Sofia Nappi and with Adriano Popolo Rubbio, Paolo Piancastelli light designer Emiliano Minoccheri production Sosta Palmizi with the support of New Master Ballet with Comune di Sestri Levante, Kommtanz/Passo Nord Compagnia Abbondanza/Bertoni in collaboration with Comune […]
Prometeo?
A reflection on the fragility of our existence, between dance and circus Dance Visionari Selection Lorenzo Covello Prometeo? by and with Lorenzo Covello light designer Gabriele Gugliara assistant Agostina D’Alessandro set designer Jesse Gagliardi music Stefano Grasso costumes Corinne Giugni, Valeria Mendez production PinDoc The conflict that tears the soul apart before making a choice […]
Pietre nere
How many and which are the rooms in our world? Theatre Babilonia Teatri Pietre nere by Enrico Castellani and Valeria Raimondi with the artistic collaboration of Francesco Alberici with Francesco Alberici, Enrico Castellani and Valeria Raimondi and with Orlando Castellani set direction Luca Scotton production Babilonia Teatri and La Corte Ospitale coproduction Operaestate Festival Veneto […]
Uno sguardo estraneo
The dictatorship of frenzy and doing Theatre Visionari Selection Paolo Costantini Uno sguardo estraneo direction Paolo Costantini with Evelina Rosselli, Rebecca Sisti dramaturgy Linda Dalisi production Teatro i stage props Giuseppe Stellato sound project supervision Franco Visioli sound designer Riccardo Marsili light designer Fabio Bozzetta costumes Graziella Pepe interaction design Andrea Spontoni first phase of […]
Woyzeck!
Why did Woyzeck kill Marie? Theatre Visionari Selection Carmelo Alù Woyzeck! by Letizia Russo from the play by Georg Büchner direction Carmelo Alù with Marco Quaglia coproduction 369gradi, Compagnia dell’Accademia movement director Chiara Taviani set designer and costumes Marta Montevecchi light designer Marco D’Amelio music Francesco Leineri voice Serena Lo Curzio production management Alessia Esposito […]
Le parole e le mani
A participatory work, by and for the community Visual Art Bianco-Valente Le parole e le mani with speeches by Roberto Ferrari, Pietro Gaglianò and the local associations involved in the project with the support of Creative Living Lab, Toscanaincontemporanea The project, curated by Pietro Gaglianò, recreates the 15th-century Palio della Balestra, a banner representing the […]
Opα
A myth of the past that becomes a feminist message for the present Theatre National Premiere Mélina Martin Opα by and with Mélina Martin artistic collaboration Jean-Daniel Piguet sound and light designer Leo Garcia technical direction Filipe Pascoal organisation and touring Iskandar, Marianne Aguado Italian translation Luca Ricci production Room To Rent Company coproduction Arsenic […]
Relazioni Necessarie
Social conventions and stereotypes, with a bit of irony Theatre Visionari Selection Compagnia Lisi/Milani Relazioni Necessarie by Valentina Lisi, Nadia Milani with Valentina Lisi direction Nadia Milani A table, a lamp and a large pop-up album, with photographs that come to life through the use of paper shapes and figures: these are the ingredients for […]
Glove
Stories of survival in Porta Palazzo, Turin, today Theatre Visionari Selection Il Mutamento Glove Se son rose fioriranno, se son rider… with Max Liotta direction Giuseppe Bisceglia music Marco Piccirillo dramaturgy Giuseppe Bisceglia, Max Liotta voice-over Sara Cianfriglia in collaboration with Associazione Arteria Onlus A cross-section of the contemporary society through the story of a […]
Mass Effect
Overcoming oneself with the support of the community Dance National Premiere Himherandit Mass Effect choreography Andreas Constantinou with Aris Papadopoulos, Theo Marion, Paola Drera, Elise Ludinard, Aline Sanchez, Heli Pippingsköld sound and light designers Jeppe Cohrt, Christofer Brekne music Full of fire – the Knife coproduction Bora Bora funded by Danish Art Foundation, City of […]
I’ll do I’ll do I’ll do
Ecstasy: heavenly ascent or infernal descent of the soul out of the body? Dance Dewey Dell I’ll do, I’ll do, I’ll do choreography and performance Teodora Castellucci assistant to the production Agata Castellucci original music Demetrio Castellucci light designer Vito Matera An imagined Sabbath: a magical gathering of witches behind which an ecstatic cult is glimpsed, dominated […]
Non tre sorelle
What is Moscow for us (and for them) today? Theatre National Preview Enrico Baraldi NON TRE SORELLE / НЕ ТРИ СЕСТРИ Liberamente non ispirato a un’opera di A. Cechov with Natalia Mykhalchuk, Julia Mykhalchuk, Anfisa Lazebna, Susanna Acchiardi, Alice Conti direction Enrico Baraldi dramaturgy Francesco Alberici, Enrico Baraldi assistant to the direction Uliana Samoliuk, Ermelinda […]
Un solo respiro
An open-air exploration through the secret places of Sansepolcro Dance National Premiere Marco Augusto Chenevier / Cie Les 3 Plumes Un solo respiro by and with Marco Augusto Chenevier and with Alessia Pinto, Océane Delbrel with the support of R.A. Valle d’Aosta coproduction CapoTrave/Kilowatt, Zut! artistic residency CCN di Roubaix Three ghosts walk through hidden […]
Manbuhsona
A dance to regain instinct Danza Ivona Manbuhsona by and with Pablo Girolami and with Guilherme Leal, Giacomo Todeschi, Lou Thabart, Samuele Arisci coproduction Centro di produzione Twain – Tuscania, Festival Oriente Occidente / CID Rovereto, Dancehauspiù, Amis du MDC – Melinda Stampfli Neuchâtel This performance is the evolution of a previous duet of the company, […]
Aristotele’s Bermuda
The fight against patriarchy within a comic solo Theatre Luisa Merloni Aristotele’s Bermuda by and with Luisa Merloni light designer Camila Chiozza choreography Sarah Sammartino in association with Fivizzano27 Big changes: climate, planetary health, the obsession with well-designed eyebrows. How can women cope with contemporary challenges? Perhaps an encounter with Aristotle in the subway might […]
SonoR
Sound, song, movement, create an ode to playfulness Dance National Premiere Aloun Marchal SonoR concept and choreography Alcun Marchal with Sandra Abouav, Nelly Zagora, Mathilde Rance, Gilda Stillback light designer Nelson Lima, Eduardo Abala sound designer Rasmus Persson sound and light technician Nelson Lima costumes Anne Sefve musical advisors Aurelio Elder-Copes, Anne Gustavson dramaturgy Céline Cartillier […]
Addio Fantasmi
The shadows of a lifetime, in a crescendo of disquiet Theatre Fanny & Alexander / Anna Bonaiuto / Valentina Cervi Addio Fantasmi concept, dramaturgy, costumes Chiara Lagani concept, direction, set and light designer Luigi De Angelis with Anna Bonaiuto, Valentina Cervi music and sound designer Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio based on the novel Farewell, Ghosts by […]
70 anni
Let’s the birthday party start! Circus Leo Bassi 70 anni by and with Leo Bassi The one-man show by one of the world’s most famous clowns. A celebration of the zest for life, an invitation not to fear old age: a wonderful season, free from youth’s doubts and fears. Juggler, actor and comedian with an […]
Rimini
The kaleidoscopic and felliniano world of the Riviera Romagnola Theatre Gruppo RMN Rimini with Leonardo Bianconi, Luisa Borini, Leo Merati, Giulia Quadrelli, Chiara Sarcona dramaturgy Giulia Quadrelli, Francesco Tozzi direction Mario Scandale light designer Camilla Piccioni video Leo Merati concept Giulia Quadrelli production Gruppo RMN in collaboration with Ginkgo Teatro with the support of Comune […]
Bubikopf
Art against politics, in the historical period in which the German cabaret was shining Theatre Visionari Selection Politheater Bubikopf by and with Silvia Fancelli, Damiano A. Zigrino direction Neville Tranter set designers Jimmy Davies, Luca Giovagnoli sound designer Giacomo Calli music Emanuele Frusi sound and light designer Giacomo Polverino costumes Manuela Capaccioni Bubi sings in […]
Kilowatt Festival 2022
EXCESS OF REALITY Humankind cannot bear very much reality, wrote T.S. Eliot. Humans do not have the strength to believe thoroughly in the possibilities in front of them, as if listening to all that exists, or could exist, is too burdensome, too heavy to bear. So the time has already begun, when we are able […]
Boa
A practical guide, with thousands of opportunities to stay afloat Circus RasoterraBoa by and with Alice Gaia Roma, Damiano Fumagalli direction Juliette Hulot music Francesca Musnicki with the support of Teatro della Tosse GE, Manicomics Teatro PC, Moncirco, Centro di Residenza della Toscana (Armunia – CapoTrave/Kilowatt), Teatro PimOff di Milano How to have fun in […]
Kilowatt Festival 2021
THIS FERVENT PATIENCE The last few months have required all of us to know how to wait, more than we thought we were capable of enduring and sustaining. The entertainment industry, like and perhaps more than others, waited ten months before seeing its work spaces reopened to the public. During this time, workers were not […]
Kilowatt Festival 2020
Journey to the End of the Night “Habits contract faster than courage,” wrote Louis-Ferdinand Céline. We have learned the habit of staying locked inside the house for whole weeks. Of not hanging out with friends and loved ones. When we saw each other again, we got used to meeting at a distance. With the others, […]
Kilowatt Festival 2019
PARTICIPATING IS NORMAL A few years ago we were in Yunnan, in Shangri-La. At the highest point of a hill is the largest Tibetan prayer wheel in the world: it measures twenty-four meters. A group of locals were trying to spin it, however, it was too big for them to do it on their own. […]
Kilowatt Festival 2018
DIFFERENT BECAUSE HUMAN It is necessary to nourish souls and consciences with grace. We live in an aggressive time. We struggle to find the human in the violent words shouted against others, and in the actions that follow them. We fight those who are different; we call overpowering freedom. From the bottom of this exile […]
Kilowatt Festival 2017
THE HOPE PRINCIPLE Dreams, fairy tales, movies, shows, set in motion our deepest desires and invite us to transform them into our most inspiring endeavors. This was argued by the German philosopher Ernst Bloch who, between 1953 and 1959, published a book of more than 1,600 pages entitled “The Hope Principle.” Bloch thought that human […]
Kilowatt Festival 2016
IT’S TIME TO SHINE We are guided by the poets, in this 2016 trajectory, which is the richest we have ever traced, with 9 days of festival, 61 scheduled performances, 50 companies involved, 21 premieres and national previews, many collateral initiatives, more than 150 artists on stage. We are guided by poets because the title […]
Kilowatt Festival 2015
HOSPITABLE BY NATURE There are two main novelties in this edition of the festival: the launch of the large-scale European cooperation project “Be Spectactive!”, of which the Municipality of Sansepolcro and CapoTrave/Kilowatt are the lead partners, and the opening of a theater space in Torre di Berta Square, active on each of the festival evenings. […]
Kilowatt Festival 2014
TO FEEL BETTER “Human eye could never hear, human ear could never see, human hand could never taste, human tongue never imagine, and human heart never tell, a dream like mine” (William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream) Don’t be afraid to feel better. On stage, artists are offering us a less somber aesthetic than that […]
Kilowatt Festival 2013
BRAVE CAPTAINS The muse of the 2013 edition of Kilowatt is named Sue Austin. She is an extremist muse. “Extremist” in the sense of someone who seeks to expand her quest for knowledge by pushing beyond imposed boundaries and making us see the world from new, exciting perspectives. Extremism has a non-random assonance with the […]
Kilowatt Festival 2012
It’s the thought that counts Ten years of Kilowatt, 1,000 years since the founding of Sansepolcro An unexpected coincidence brings together Kilowatt’s first ten years with the thousand-year birthday of Sansepolcro, founded in 1012 by the pilgrims Aegidius and Arcaneus, returning from Jerusalem. And so, in juxtaposing theater with the idea of founding a city, […]
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