Wonderland festival 2027

WONDERLAND FESTIVAL 2027 

The Ergonomics of Wonder Culture, well-being and happiness In 2027, Wonderland once again explores the present through the performing arts, bringing together experiences, artistic languages and perspectives from different contexts. With 45 performances, almost 40% of which are international, the festival presents a multidisciplinary programme spanning different forms of performance and creating opportunities for encounters between artists, audiences and cultural professionals. The 2027 Focus Country will be Denmark. The presence of Danish artists will offer an opportunity to discover a different cultural scene and to create a dialogue with the Italian and international experiences that will shape the festival. 

Wonder as an experience

The theme of Wonderland 2027 starts from an image: the ergonomics of wonder. Wonder is often seen as something exceptional, a pause from everyday life. Yet it can also be a state that allows us to observe the world more attentively, to be surprised and to connect with what surrounds us. Artistic experiences engage thought, emotions, the senses and our relationships with others at the same time. They invite us to shift our perspective, to suspend our habits for a moment and to engage with what we do not yet know. In this sense, culture can contribute to the well-being of individuals and communities. Not because it offers simple answers to the complexity of life, but because it creates opportunities to feel, think, encounter and share. 

A question about happiness

Wonderland 2027 seeks to explore a word that is both familiar and difficult to define: happiness. What does it mean to feel well today? How much space do we make for curiosity, desire and discovery? Can we think of happiness not simply as an individual state to be achieved, but as something that is also shaped through relationships, shared experiences and the way we inhabit the world? The festival does not seek a single definition. Instead, it brings different perspectives, stories and sensibilities into dialogue, allowing the works and the encounters themselves to make these questions more complex. Like wonder, happiness cannot perhaps be planned. But it can be sought, recognised and shared. 

Denmark as Focus Country

In 2027, Denmark will be at the centre of an international programme dedicated to exchange and discovery. Through performances, meetings and opportunities for dialogue, Wonderland will connect Danish artists with audiences and with the Italian and international cultural scenes. The Denmark Focus will be an opportunity to encounter different practices and imaginaries - not as a model to be replicated, but as an opportunity for exchange. An invitation to look at our habits from another perspective and to make space for questions that cross cultures and contexts. A window onto the world: Wonderland continues to create a space for dialogue through the performing arts. A festival where different experiences and artistic languages meet.