Fabbrica Europa 2025

Fabbrica Europa Festival returns from September 13 to October 12 with its 32nd edition, continuing its exploration of the most innovative national and international performing arts scene. This year’s program features established artists, young creators, and emerging talents.This year more than ever, Fabbrica Europa presents itself as a living, pulsating organism, capable of weaving together artistic geographies, critical thinking, and communities.Not just events, but a shared journey that unfolds throughout Florence between visions and emerging expressive impulses, bringing into dialogue 130 artists from 10 countries across 70 events including shows, performances, workshops, and talks.A Festival that, over the course of a month, presents previews, Italian premieres, and world premieres in both unconventional venues and city theatres.Centered around the questions that animate our present, this edition aims to offer reflections, ideas, and stories to discover, because today, art is a space of sharing and responsibility.Over 130 artists from 10 countries enliven 11 venues – including theatres, historic and artistic heritage sites, urban spaces, and unconventional locations – with more than 70 events, including shows, concerts, performances, workshops, talks, previews, national and world premieres.The opening took place at the former FIAT Power Plant in Novoli, a site of industrial archaeology usually closed to the public, which for the occasion hosted Senza titolo by Romeo Castellucci, an Italian director internationally renowned for creating a form of theatre based on the total integration of the arts.The program featured prominent figures from the international performing arts scene. Revolutionary bailaora Rocío Molina presented the Italian premiere of Vuelta a Uno, a visionary and physical flamenco work that explores struggle, euphoria, and transcendence. Until the Beginnings by Mouvoir & École des Sables brought together dancers and musicians from Senegal, Germany, and France in a journey into the meaning of hospitality. French choreographer Leïla Ka presented Maldonne, a powerful portrayal of the female universe and its metamorphoses. Japanese director Takahiro Fujita / mum & gypsy, in Chair/IL POSTO, directed young performers from Italy and Japan.From the Italian scene, Roberto Castello presented Inferno a pezzi, a site-specific and original reimagining of his work Inferno. The Nuovo Balletto di Toscana took the stage at the Maggio Musicale with Sisifo Felice, choreographed by Philippe Kratz and Pablo Girolami. Fanny & Alexander brought Ghosts to the stage, inspired by Edith Wharton, while Gennaro Lauro presented the world premiere of To repel ghosts / Lettera al padre, an intimate exploration of masculinity. MK showcased Panoramic Banana, a choreographic whirlwind blending reinvented folklore with raw, untamed energy.Music ran through the festival in the form of hybrid experiences: Rotte Mediterranee by Redi Hasa and Paolo Angeli; Notes on the Memory of Notes by Fabrizio Cassol, Adèle Viret, and Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch; Alone, Not Lonely by Antonio Raia; and Sleep Techniqueby Demetrio Castellucci & Massimo Pupillo. In Closer Maria Chiara Argirò and Klaudia Wittman presented a dialogue between sound and movement, while Nicola Ratti showcased Automatic Popular Music.The Esplorazioni (Explorations) section also gave space to emerging artists such as Giselda Ranieri, Daniele Bianco, AZIONIfuoriPOSTO, Elisa Sbaragli, Genny Petrotta, Blanca Lo Verde, Lupa Maimone, Teodora Grano, Poliana Lima, and many others.