Festival Danza Estate

FDE Contemporary Dance Festival in Bergamo FDE – Festival Danza Estate has been for more than thirty years one of the main live show events and the only festival dedicated to contemporary dance in Bergamo. Many venues in the city and surroundings for meeting internationally famous artists and Italian talent. An opportunity to live the energy of dance invading the city and province. Every year, Festival Danza Estate provides plenty of quality occasions to see and experience choreutic art at all levels. The audiences are led on the discovery of contemporary dance through numerous fringe events: meetings, performances, film projections, training courses for dancers and aficionados. Thanks to the collaboration with precious local cultural partners, each edition takes place in prestigious city settings such as the fantastic Teatro Sociale, the cloister of the Carmine Monastery and the former Daste thermoelectric power plant. The network reaches out to squares, theatres and public spaces throughout the province, thanks to the engagement and support of some towns on the outskirts of the city. Festival Danza Estate contributes to cultural growth in the territory, bringing to completion the well-stocked supply of events, museums and activities already available in Bergamo, making the city more attractive to Italian and foreign tourists.