Cantieri Teatrali — Novellara Theatre Festival

2025 Edition — "There Is Still Hope"

The second edition of Cantieri Teatrali was held in Novellara from March 8 to 17, 2025, centered around the theme "There Is Still Hope". On that occasion too, the festival combined performance and theatre education, involving students from all levels of schooling both as spectators and as protagonists.

Dance and international productions

Among the highlights, on Saturday, March 9, at the Teatro Tagliavini, the showcase Cantieri in Danza (Construction Sites in Dance), under the artistic direction of Maestro Hektor Budlla, featured dance schools from the provinces of Reggio Emilia, Modena, and Parma. The official inauguration took place on Sunday, March 10, with With Feet on the Ground and Head in the Clouds, an international co-production between Italy and the Netherlands with over fifty young performers, in choreographies ranging from classical to hip hop, modern to contemporary.