National Festival of Amateur Theatre Paolo Dego
The national review of amateur theatre that brings Italy's best non-professional companies to Ponte nelle Alpi
About Paolo Dego Festival
Amateur theatre finds a home in the Belluno Dolomites
The National Festival of Amateur Theatre "Paolo Dego" is a national event held at the Piccolo Teatro G. Pierobon, in the hamlet of Paiane in Ponte nelle Alpi, province of Belluno. The event is dedicated to the memory of Paolo Dego and features non-professional theatre companies from all over Italy competing.
Groups and associations regularly constituted and registered with a national amateur theatre federation (FITA, UILT, TAI, and others) can participate. Each year, the organization selects five performances, chosen through the evaluation of video recordings, which take turns on stage during the festival. The performances, in Italian or dialect, have a duration of approximately 60 to 120 minutes.
A competition with two awards
At the end of the festival, a technical jury award and an audience choice award are presented, giving voice to both experts and spectators. The festival is promoted by the Municipality of Ponte nelle Alpi, with artistic direction entrusted to a local cultural association (APS Bretelle Lasche of Belluno), and enjoys the patronage of the Province of Belluno.
The completely renovated Piccolo Teatro Pierobon is an intimate venue with about 150 seats that becomes the home of quality amateur theatre for a few weeks, capable of attracting companies and enthusiasts from all over the peninsula to Ponte nelle Alpi.
Paolo Dego Festival — edition 2026
The sixteenth edition of the Paolo Dego Festival, promoted by the Municipality of Ponte nelle Alpi with the artistic direction of APS Bretelle Lasche of Belluno, begins on March 23, 2026. Five amateur theatre companies, selected nationally, take turns on the stage of the renovated Piccolo Teatro Pierobon in Paiane, competing for the technical jury award and the audience award.
Programme Paolo Dego Festival 2026
The festival opens on Monday, March 23, 2026, and continues with performances by the five competing companies, who alternate on the stage of the Piccolo Teatro Pierobon in Paiane. The complete schedule of performances and the titles of the selected works will be announced by the organization at the end of the selection phase, on the website of the Municipality of Ponte nelle Alpi. The festival concludes with the awards ceremony.
Highlights Paolo Dego Festival 2026
Opening on March 23, 2026; five amateur companies competing at the Piccolo Teatro Pierobon; jury award and audience award.
Prices Paolo Dego Festival 2026
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How to get there
The Piccolo Teatro G. Pierobon is located in Paiane di Ponte nelle Alpi (Piazza Cavalieri di Vittorio Veneto 2), a few kilometers north of Belluno along the SS51. The Ponte nelle Alpi-Polpet train station is nearby.
Tickets
Information on dates, performances, and tickets is available at the Municipal Library of Ponte nelle Alpi (tel. 0437 99214, [email protected]) and on the Municipality's website.
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Where does it take place — Paolo Dego Festival
Piccolo Teatro G. Pierobon
Piazza Cavalieri di Vittorio Veneto 2, Paiane, 32014 Ponte nelle Alpi