Attraversamenti Multipli in Toffia (Kids Section)

A festival spread between Rome and Sabina

Attraversamenti Multipli is one of the longest-running multidisciplinary festivals in the Lazio region. Conceived and curated by the Margine Operativo group, under the artistic direction of Alessandra Ferraro and Pako Graziani, it reached its 26th edition in 2026. Each year, the festival traverses urban and natural landscapes with dance, theater, music, live video, and site-specific creations. The Roman leg takes place at Parco di Torre del Fiscale, the green lung of the Appia Antica Archaeological Park, while the extra-urban Lazio leg is hosted by the medieval village of Toffia, in the province of Rieti.

The Kids section in the village

Toffia is a permanent fixture of the festival and specifically hosts the Kids section: two days of performances dedicated to the next generation of spectators, with a special focus on contemporary circus, movement, and physicality. The shows—designed «for an audience aged 0 to 99»—take place in the urban spaces of the historic center, between squares and alleys, turning the village into an open-air stage where children, families, and adults share the same experience.

Coexistence: the festival's vision

The common thread of recent editions is coexistence. For Margine Operativo, this means taking responsibility for continuing to create cultural actions capable of generating spaces and times for encounter. This leads to precise choices: low-impact performances, «soft» formats in how they relate to the public and the landscape, schedules that follow the cycle of natural light—from the sun to sunset and into the night—and a horizontal relationship with local communities, who are not mere locations but active interlocutors in the artistic project.

Toffia, a village in the Farfa Valley

The Municipality of Toffia is located in Sabina, in the province of Rieti, Lazio. It is a medieval village perched in the Farfa Valley, about 50 kilometers from Rome along the Via Salaria and just 5 kilometers from the famous Farfa Abbey. The village is part of the Ecomuseo dei Borghi del Farfa circuit, at the foot of the Sabini Mountains, and is surrounded by nature trails and olive groves. Bringing contemporary circus and performing arts to this setting means enhancing the village's historical heritage and offering the public a cultural experience rooted in the Sabina territory.

Recent Toffia editions

In 2025, for the festival's 25th anniversary, the Toffia leg was held on October 4th and 5th with contemporary circus shows «Happy Hoop» by Silvia Martini and «Boato» by Andrea Mineo / Collettivo Clown. In 2026, the event was moved to the summer, on July 3rd and 4th, featuring «A ruota libera» by Roberto Sblattero / Circo Madera and the preview of «The final match point» by Madame Rebinè. A recurring event that, edition after edition, has solidified the bond between the festival and the Toffia community.