Contemporanea Festival / Focus Danza

A festival for contemporary dance in Prato

Contemporanea Festival / Focus Danza is one of the most significant events in the Tuscan choreographic research scene. Born as a project of the Fondazione Teatro Metastasio di Prato, the festival has been active since 1999, bringing the best of contemporary creation to the capital of the Province of Prato over the years, transforming the city into a crossroads of stage, body, and visual languages.

Focus Danza: the body at the center

In its most recent iteration, the festival has adopted the subtitle Focus Danza, concentrating its attention on dance and choreographic research. Artistic director Edoardo Donatini offers a program that weaves together performances, works-in-progress, and studies by Italian and international artists, with a special focus on emerging voices from the European scene.

Many spaces, one city

The festival is spread across iconic landmarks of Prato's cultural life: the Teatro Metastasio, the Teatro Fabbricone, SpazioK, and the Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art. The Pecci Center also hosts the Institute of Advanced Choreographic Studies, a project promoted by KLm dedicated to sharing choreographic practices and knowledge through meetings, workshops, screenings, and study sessions with associated artists.

A reflection on the present

Each edition features a theme that guides the programming. The festival questions the role of the body in contemporary society, viewing it as a living archive and a space of critical presence in an era marked by the dematerialization of experience. Dance thus becomes a vector for knowledge, thought, and resistance.

An event for Prato and Tuscany

Realized with the support of the Tuscany Region, the Municipality of Prato, and the Province of Prato, Contemporanea Festival / Focus Danza is a reference point for dance and performing arts enthusiasts eager to discover new horizons in choreographic creation in the heart of Tuscany.