COORDINATE Festival
Four days of performing arts blending nature, landscape, and community in Calcata
About COORDINATE Festival
A medieval village turned into a stage
In the heart of the Viterbo Tuscia, perched on a tufa cliff overlooking the Treja Valley, the village of Calcata hosts COORDINATE Festival, an event dedicated to contemporary performing arts. For four days, from July 30 to August 2, 2026, the ancient historic centre becomes a vast, distributed stage: alleys, squares, art galleries, and natural spaces turn into meeting and creative hubs, where dance, theatre, music, visual arts, and performances dialogue with one of the most evocative landscapes in the Lazio region.
The second edition
Following the success of the 2025 debut, the festival returns with an even broader and more multidisciplinary programme. Conceived and produced by PROTEO ETS, COORDINATE is born from a collective artistic direction composed of Raffaella Appià , Patrizio Bucci, and Tommaso Petrolo. The project is realised with the support of the Lazio Region and the patronage of the Municipality of Calcata and the Valle del Treja Regional Park Authority, confirming the deep bond between the artistic initiative and its territory.
Performing arts in dialogue with the landscape
The festival's guiding theme is the concept of restanza—the poetic and political choice to inhabit and care for one's home. Performances are created in close connection with the natural environment and the village's architecture: the audience is invited to wander between different spaces, discovering Calcata as a living set. The Capomandro open-air theatre, the Capomandro Gardens, the Baronial Palace of the Anguillara, and Piazza Umberto I host contemporary dance shows, exhibitions, concerts, and social gatherings.
A project for the community
COORDINATE is not just a showcase of performances, but a participatory project involving the Calcata community and its visitors. Tango lessons, creative movement and swing in the square, photography workshops, and family activities complement the artistic programme. All events are free of charge, reflecting the organisers' commitment to making art accessible and shared.
Calcata, an art village in Tuscia
Known as one of the most distinctive villages in the Viterbo area, Calcata has been a haven for artists and artisans for decades. Its timeless atmosphere, alleys carved into the tufa rock, and the lush nature of the Valle del Treja Regional Park provide the ideal backdrop for a festival that weaves together roots and the future. For those visiting the province of Viterbo, COORDINATE Festival is an opportunity to discover the territory through the lens of contemporary performing arts.
COORDINATE Festival — edition 2026
The second edition of COORDINATE Festival brings Calcata to life for four days, from July 30 to August 2, 2026, with a multidisciplinary programme even broader than the 2025 debut. Contemporary dance, theatre, music, visual arts, and street performances transform alleys, squares, gardens, and the Capomandro open-air theatre into one large, distributed stage, in dialogue with the nature of the Valle del Treja Regional Park.
The festival is conceived by PROTEO ETS with the artistic direction of Raffaella Appià , Patrizio Bucci, and Tommaso Petrolo, with the support of the Lazio Region and the patronage of the Municipality of Calcata and the Valle del Treja Park Authority.
Programme COORDINATE Festival 2026
Shows at the Capomandro open-air theatre
- Oleandri - Tommaso Petrolo
- Neutra - Gianni Notarnicola
- Echi - Giulia Alvear Calderon
- Il Mare che ci unisce - Emma Cianchi / ArtGarage
- Breathing Room - Salvo Lombardo / Chiasma
- Don't, Kiss - Fabio Liberti / Kodance&Ko
Exhibitions and tributes
- Retrospective dedicated to Lindsay Kemp at the Baronial Palace of the Anguillara, with live performances by Daniela Maccari
Performances in the alleys and galleries
Distributed interventions in the village of Calcata Vecchia with Carlotta Rondana, Salvatore Cataldo, Gaia Gonnelli, Patrizio Bucci, Marika Meoli, Alfredo Di Meo, Mariona Vynes, Mireia Varón.
Music and visual arts
- Concert by Nire Bird
- Jam session between dance and electronic music with Olimpia Fortuni (Sosta Palmizi) and Scira Manca
- EroSoirée, a performative aperitif by Valentina Martino Ghiglia and Daniela Giordano in the Capomandro Gardens
Community and closing
- Tango, creative movement, and swing lessons in Piazza Umberto I
- Young People Project Bastogi, photography workshop with Amici dei Bimbi ETS
- Closing with Ecstatic Dance by Max Passante and DJ set by Anna Trivella
Highlights COORDINATE Festival 2026
- Retrospective on Lindsay Kemp with performances by Daniela Maccari at the Baronial Palace
- Six contemporary dance shows at the Capomandro open-air theatre
- Distributed performances in the village alleys and art galleries
- Jam session between dance and electronic music with Olimpia Fortuni and Scira Manca
- EroSoirée, performative aperitif in the Capomandro Gardens
- Free admission to all events
Prices COORDINATE Festival 2026
Practical information — COORDINATE Festival
Location
Village of Calcata Vecchia, Municipality of Calcata (VT), Lazio. Events take place in various locations throughout the historic centre: the open-air theatre and Capomandro Gardens, the Baronial Palace of the Anguillara, Piazza Umberto I, and the village's alleys and art galleries.
Getting there
By car from Rome (about an hour) via the Via Cassia or the A1 motorway, Magliano Sabina exit; from Viterbo in about 40 minutes. The ancient village is pedestrian-only: parking is available in the square at the entrance to Calcata Vecchia.
Admission
All events are free. Reservations may be recommended for certain performances and guided tours.
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Borgo di Calcata Vecchia