Teatro a Pedali Festival — Pedaling Through Stories

A theatre festival that runs on pedals

The Teatro a Pedali Festival is the only eco-sustainable theatre festival in Italy where the audience is not just a spectator: they are the very source of energy for the show. Attendees pedal on specially designed bicycles connected to a cogeneration system, producing electricity in real-time to power the lights and sound system. A display shows the energy generated, turning every performance into a participatory and sustainable experience. Created by actor and director Daniele Ronco and produced by the Mulino ad Arte company, the festival brings theatre to small villages, combining culture, community, and soft mobility.

Moiola and the July 30, 2026 stop

The Municipality of Moiola, a small village in the Stura Valley in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, hosts one of the stops of the festival's seventh edition. On Wednesday, July 30, 2026, "Pedaling Through Stories" will be performed, an itinerant show that gives voice to the communities of the Cuneo valleys.

"Pedaling Through Stories"

"Pedaling Through Stories" is a unique theatrical project: before each performance, Daniele Ronco collects stories, memories, testimonies, and anecdotes from local residents, then brings them back to the stage in a unique show that differs for every village. The work evokes the Piedmontese tradition of the vià (or vijà), the evening gatherings where mountain communities would meet to share tales, memories, and small manual tasks. A simple and warm event, designed for families, that celebrates the territory and collective memory.

An itinerant network across six regions

The seventh edition in 2026 runs from May 11 to September 27 with nearly 60 live performances, including four international events, spread across six Italian regions: Piedmont, Lombardy, Aosta Valley, Trentino-Alto Adige, Emilia-Romagna, and Puglia. In the Cuneo area alone, the festival reaches numerous village valleys, from Bagnolo Piemonte to Sampeyre, from Acce, from Acceglio to Boves and Pontechianale, with Moiola and Venasca taking the stage on July 30.

Culture, sustainability, and community

More than just a schedule of shows, Teatro a Pedali is a cultural experience that weaves together theatre, music, scientific outreach, and cycle tourism. Sustainability is told through stories, bodies, landscapes, encounters, and shared pedaling: an original way to experience live performance in the marginal territories of the Piedmontese mountains, restoring centrality to small municipalities.