Primavera dei Teatri

Festival on new languages of the international contemporary scene, Primavera dei Teatri is placed in Castrovillari, a peripheral town in Calabria, one of the most disadvantaged regions of Italy, always cut off from the most significant cultural currents that run through Europe. Primavera dei Teatri is directed and organized by the homonymous non-profit association and its first edition was held in 1999. Now, after twenty editions, the festival is considered one of the leading events of the Italian artistic panorama. Thanks to a courageous and rigorous project, which has always aimed to present the best of the new international theatre production, Primavera dei Teatri has now become an essential reference point for professionals, critics, artists and the public coming from all over Italy and from abroad. The festival is now an “outpost” in the South for contemporary dramaturgy and new creativity, a workshop for meetings and exchanges between artists of different backgrounds and generations. The primary goals are to contribute to the process of renewing the international scenic language and to operate for generational change in the field of the performing arts. At the same time, the festival wants to give its contribution to the democratic, social and cultural growth of its territory and of the whole of southern Italy. The festival works in collaboration with many international partners and operates in co-production with the main Italian cultural institutions. Since its first edition, it has been supported by the Italian Ministry of Culture. The festival and its directors have received many of the main awards of Italian theatre.