EMMA — Molisan Community Theatre Festival

Theatre that gives voice to villages

In Rotello, a village in lower Molise in the province of Campobasso, EMMA — Molisan Community Theatre Festival is much more than a cultural review: it is a project that uses theatre as a tool for participation and to combat the depopulation of inland areas. Now in its second edition in 2026, the festival takes place from May 29 to June 1 between Piazza Italia, in front of the San Rocco Theatre, and the village spaces, with all events offering free admission.

A quality programme

The 2026 programme alternates civil theatre, music, and debate. The opening features journalist and narrator Domenico Iannacone with "Il senso dell'umano"; the second evening stars Daniele Sepe in concert with the "Spiritus Mundi" project, accompanied by Giuseppe "Spedino" Moffa and Manuel Petti; the theatrical performance "Zampalesta u cane tempesta" concludes the programme with a language also aimed at families.

A network for inland areas

Promoted by UILT Molise, Il Giardino Artistic Farm, and Teatro Proskenion, with the patronage of the Municipality of Rotello, EMMA intertwines art and social commitment, transforming a small Molise village into a community laboratory where theatre becomes an opportunity for meeting, reflection, and rebirth for the territories of the inland areas.