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SUMMARY:KIT at BMAP Busan Int'l Performing Arts Market
DESCRIPTION:KIT is attending the Busan International Performing Arts Market to open new collaborations with Korea (and Asia). More info on the Festival go to https://www.bpam.kr/en
URL:https://kitheater.org/event/kit-at-bmap-busan-intl-performing-arts-market/
LOCATION:Busan\, Korea\, 84-1\, Uam-ro\, Nam-gu\,\, Busan\, Korea\, Republic of
CATEGORIES:Program,Theater
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SUMMARY:KIT at the Premio Hystrio
DESCRIPTION:As every year\, KIT is at the Premio Hystrio\, organized by Hystrio Magazine\, the lain theater magazine in Italy\, to announce the selected play (and playwright) for the Mentorship on translation and adaptation at In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY. More on that soon!
URL:https://kitheater.org/event/kit-at-the-premio-hystrio/
LOCATION:Teatro Elfo Puccini\, Corso Buenos Aires\, 33\, MIlan\, MI\, 20124\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Program,Theater
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SUMMARY:Deadline Italian American Playwrights Series
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Kairos Italy Theater\, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU and John Calandra Italian American Institute\, the initiative aims to spotlight authentic Italian American voices and stories that reflect the diverse experiences\, heritage\, and cultural intersections of the Italian American community.
URL:https://kitheater.org/event/deadline-italian-american-playwrights-series/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Program,Reading,Theater
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SUMMARY:Scadenza Bando Spettacoli In Scena! 2027
DESCRIPTION:BANDO UFFICIALE SPETTACOLI IN SCENA! 2027 – 14ª EDIZIONE – NEW YORK CITY\, 4-18 MAGGIO 2027\nSCADENZA PER L’INVIO DELLE PROPOSTE: 10 SETTEMBRE 2026 \nPartecipate all’unico festival di teatro italiano del Nord America! Leggete il bando QUI e mandate le vostre proposte.
URL:https://kitheater.org/event/scadenza-bando-spettacoli/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Program,Theater
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SUMMARY:In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY 2026
DESCRIPTION:In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY Announces International Artists for 2026 Festival\nMay 5-19\, 2026 in All Five Boroughs of NYC  \n The New York City-based Kairos Italy Theater along with Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at NYU and the Italy-based KIT Italia will present the 13th season of the In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY\, New York City’s premiere festival of Italian theater taking place in all five boroughs of NYC\, May 5-19\, 2026. Admission to all shows and events in the festival is completely FREE. All shows will be performed in Italian with English supertitles\, unless otherwise noted. Participating venues and the full schedule of performances will be announced at a later date.\n \nEach year In Scena! showcases some of the best Italian theater from Italy\, in New York City. The festival features productions that have already toured in Italy as well as readings of Italian plays in translation\, mentorships and exchanges between Italian and International artists. The goal is to promote greater awareness of Italian theater and Italian artists among New York City theatergoers\, and to build a bridge between the artistic scenes in Italy and the US. \nCLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY\nWritten\, Directed and Performed by Matteo Porru\, Artistic advisor Marleen Scholten\nPresented by 369gradi\nMany dream of stepping inside a writer’s mind. But what if it’s “closed for the holiday”? In a dazzling carousel of characters and stories\, balancing the carnivalesque with the dramatic\, Matteo Porru—winner of the Campiello Giovani Literary Award—invites readers to wander through the empty spaces of imagination and the restless paths of thought\, where creativity never sleeps. Running Time: 50 min Italian with English Supertitles \nCONDITIONAL SENTENCES\nWritten by Gloria Riggio\nPerformed by Gloria Riggio (voice)\, Riccardo Riggio (original live music)\nPresented in collaboration with Dominio Pubblico\nA performative journey where words and music collide\, blending poetry\, sound\, and melody. Conditional Sentences is a performative poetry show with music\, where the texts and voice of 2023 Italian Poetry Slam Champion Gloria Riggio – the first woman in the national history to hold the title – rest on the sonic landscapes created by musician Riccardo Riggio. Running time: 75 min Italian with English Supertitles \nPATRIA – THE TOWN OF CAIN AND ABEL\nConceived by Fabio Banfo\, Giacomo Ferraù & Giulia Viana\, Dramaturgy by Fabio Banfo\nDirected by Giacomo Ferraù\, Performed by Fabio Banfo\nA co-production by Centro Teatrale MaMiMò/Eco di fondo in collaboration of the Flamigni Archive\nPatria is a small town everyone wants to leave\, yet almost no one manages to escape. It is a town like countless others—its mayor\, its priest\, its schoolteacher\, its bar\, its school\, and its cemetery. But it is also a place of mysteries\, injustices\, and blood: the town of Cain and Abel. A tragicomic tale\, Patria retraces the history of Italy from the postwar years to the present\, seen through the eyes of two brothers who find themselves mysteriously entangled with some of the bloodiest episodes of Italian terrorism. From Centro Teatrale MaMiMò\, the company that brought Alfredino to In Scena! 2025. Running Time: 60 min Italian with English Supertitles \nTHE SHOW\nWritten by Manuela De Meo\, Directed by Luigi D’Elia\, Performed by Elisa Denti\nPresented by Sementerie Artistiche & Elisa Denti\nAdele is cynical\, shy\, and sharp-tongued\, with an inner beast stirred by life’s discomforts. When she joins a wrestling class\, we follow her intimate thoughts\, her clumsiness\, and her courage. The Show is a warm\, witty\, and moving story of change and the right to be happy. Running Time: 60 min Italian with English supertitles \nTALE OF A POTATO\nWritten & Directed by Angelo Trofa\, Performed by Valentina Fadda\nAssistant Director Leonardo Tomasi\, Voice-over by Chiara De Giorgi\nOriginal music by Luca Spanu\nTranslation and revision by Chiara De Giorgio and Daniela Innocenti\nOn a small stage\, the life of a Potato is revealed. Its journey unfolds through dirt\, vegetables\, and a knife—an ironic quest through life and death\, exploring our roots and what makes us truly alive\, for humans and tubers alike. From Batisfera\, creators of the Award winning miniature epic The Gummy Bears’ Great War (In Scena! 2023) comes a new immersive\, moving and poetic  tabletop theater show. EFFTA AWARD WINNER (Edinburgh Fringe Theatre Awards) Running Time: 35 min Presented In English \nTRAVIATA – A FREE PROSE OPERA\nWritten\, Directed & Performed by Andrea Caldi\, Fabio Fassio & Elena Romano\nLibretto by Francesco Maria Piave\nBased on La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils\nProduced by Bottega di Cyrano – Teatro degli Acerbi\nThree actors\, with no sets or opera singers\, choose to tell the story of La Traviata by relying solely on the evocative power of theatre. Through Bottega di Cyrano’s original method\, A Free Opera In Prose\, Verdi’s music becomes a dramaturgical soundtrack\, famous arias are reborn through spoken performance and the story of Violetta and Alfredo becomes universal. Irony and pathos\, lightness and tragedy intertwine in a performance capable of moving audiences anywhere. Running Time: 70 min Italian with English supertitles \nTROVATA UNA SEGA! – LIVORNO\, MODIGLIANI\, AND THE LEGENDARY PRANK OF SUMMER ’84\nWritten & Performed by Antonello Taurino\nPresented by Teatro della Cooperativa\nA storytelling for “Actor and Projector” of the infamous 1984 prank in Livorno: the recovery of alleged Modigliani sculptures hailed as masterpieces\, only to be revealed as fakes by three students. Amid deceived critics\, unresolved mysteries\, and unintended comedy\, it paints a vivid portrait of an Italy ready to believe the legend\, never losing its taste for the absurd—truly\, “the prank of the century.” Running Time: 80 min Italian with English Supertitles \nWHITE NOISE: CONFESSIONS OF AN UNSUSPECTED SERIAL KILLER WITH A BACKGROUND HISS\nWritten & Performed by Danilo Napoli\, Directed by Yari Gugliucci\nPresented by Vitruvio Entertainment\nA serial killer of transgender women recounts the repression and homophobia he endured from his family from an early age. Victim before perpetrator\, he faces his mother\, exposing denied love\, stifled identity\, and cycles of violence. A story that questions the fragile line between pain and guilt. Running Time: 55min Italian with English supertitles
URL:https://kitheater.org/event/in-scena-italian-theater-festival-ny-2026/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:TUTTI IN SCENA\, the show
DESCRIPTION:Tutti in Scena (The Show)\nOne day in Little Italy… a century ago \nConceived and Directed by Laura Caparrotti \nWith\nClara Bocchino\, Laura Caparrotti\, Elisabetta D’Avenia\, Andrea Galatà\, Alice Lussiana Parente\, Mario Merone\, Elena Sartor\, Massimo Zordan \nThe first showing of an ensemble piece inspired by Tutti In Scena (dir. Laura Caparrotti\, 2021)\, supported by Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at NYU. Audiences are transported to turn-of-the-century Little Italy through immigrant-written theater\, revealing the artistry\, struggles\, and social realities that shaped early Italian American life. \nIn Italian and Italian Dialect with English Supertitles
URL:https://kitheater.org/event/tutti-in-scena-the-show/
LOCATION:Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU\, 24 W 12 street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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SUMMARY:I turcs tal Friul (The Turks in Friuli-Screening)
DESCRIPTION:Part of the series\nPasolini: Politics & Poetry\nCurated by Ara H. Merjian and Mila Tenaglia\nOn the 50th anniversary of the death of Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) \nUS PREMIERE\nScreening\nI turcs tal Friul (The Turks in Friuli)\n(1996\, Video Edition for RAI5\, 93 min.)\nTheatrical drama\nWritten in 1944 by\nPier Paolo Pasolini \nIn FRIULIAN with ENGLISH surtitles and ITALIAN subtitles \nIntroduction (in English) by Laura Caparrotti (Kairos Italy Theater) \nOriginal stage production (1995)\nDirected by\nElio De Capitani \nI Turcs tal Friul (The Turks in Friuli) is a theatrical drama by Pier Paolo Pasolini\, written around 1944 in Casarsa. The play recounts the story of a Turkish invasion of Friuli in 1499\, capturing the people’s anxious waiting and collective fear as they face the looming threat. It remains the only text Pasolini ever wrote in the Friulian language\, and stands as a rare and powerful expression of his early poetic vision. This legendary staging by Elio De Capitani premiered on June 11\, 1995\, at the Arsenale in Venice\, as part of the Biennale Teatro 1995. The video presented here was filmed on August 25\, 1996\, during a special daytime performance at the Agriturismo I Colonos\, Villa Caccia di Lestizza (Udine). \nMusic by Giovanna Marini\nCostumes by Carlo Sala \nMusical Assistant – Francesca Breschi\n Assistant Director – Francesco Frongia \nCast\nLussia Colùs – Lucilla Morlacchi\n Pauli Colùs – Fabiano Fantini\n Meni Colùs – Renato Rinaldi\n Nisiuti – Manuel Buttus\n The Priest – Giovanni Visentin \nMatia de Montíc – Francesco Ursella\n Zuan Colùs – Angelo Battel\n Zuan Gambilìn – Aldo Baracchini\n Bastian de Jacùs – Claudio Moretti \nAnuta Perlina – Claudia Grimaz (chorus leader)\n Chorus: Sandra Cosatto\, Rita Maffei\, Chiara Minca\, Elena Molinari\, Claudia Mortali\, Lucia Staccone\, Daniela Zorzini \nS’ciefin Cuarnùs – Massimo Somaglino\n Cenci Verulìn – Elvio Scruzzi\n Asiùt – Gigi Del Ponte\n Pieri Renùt – Giorgio Monte\n Nalo Jovachìn – Marco Brollo \nVillagers: Monica Aguzzi\, Alberto Berettini\, Antonio Cantarutti\, Carlo Corubolo\, Federico Corubolo\, Massimo Furlano\, Alessandro Gasparini\, Enrico Noviello\, Andrea Orel\, Xavier Louis Rebut \n1996 Video Direction & Original Editing: Remigio Romano\n2015 Remastered & Re-edited Edition: Remigio Romano and Elio De Capitani\nCamera Operators: Remigio Romano\, Dianello Pitton\, Vittorio Lizzit\nItalian Subtitles: Annarita Signore\nVideo Production: Teatro dell’Elfo\nin collaboration with Associazione Culturale “I Colonos”\nSpecial thanks to Teatro dell’Elfo and to everyone who made this screening possible. \nThe oiginal Production was produced by\n Teatro dell’Elfo\n Teatro Stabile del Friuli Venezia Giulia \nIn co-production with\n La Biennale di Venezia\n Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia \nIn collaboration with\n Parco Rurale di San Floriano\, Polcenigo\n 40th Mittelfest 1994\n Province of Pordenone\n Associazione per la Prosa di Pordenone\n Ente Regionale Teatrale \nWith the essential support of\n Municipality of San Vito al Tagliamento\n and its Ca Bianca (former silk-drying house) \nCasa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò presents Pasolini: Politics & Poetry\, on the fiftieth anniversary of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death. The artist endures as a figure of controversy and contradiction\, yet this milestone demands more than commemoration: it calls for a critical interrogation of his literary and cinematic oeuvre—vast\, fractured\, and unruly—alongside the political and intellectual commitments that continue to resist facile categorization. Curated by Professor and author Ara H. Merjian and creative producer Mila Tenaglia\, the program runs from November 3 to 14 and pursues a multidisciplinary engagement with Pasolini’s work\, traversing the languages of music\, cinema\, theater\, and scholarly inquiry. Rather than merely honoring his legacy\, the initiative seeks to restore the vitality and provocation of his thought and poetics\, with particular attention to how contemporary artists and scholars have reinterpreted\, contested\, and claimed his intellectual and artistic inheritance. Pasolini: Politics & Poetry extends beyond screenings of Pasolini’s films—drawn from cinetecas\, the Criterion Collection\, and the Archivi Luce—to embrace works by directors and filmmakers who have discovered in his vision a wellspring for creative dialogue. This convergence of past and present positions the initiative not as a nostalgic ritual but as a living encounter with one of the twentieth century’s most formidable intellectuals\, enriched by performances\, a video installation exhibition\, conversations\, and academic interventions. Pasolini’s death—among the most notorious and contested episodes in Italian history—was not simply the murder of a homosexual man\, but an event in which politics\, literature\, and society collided in ways that remain unresolved.
URL:https://kitheater.org/event/i-turcs-tal-friul-the-turks-in-friuli/
LOCATION:Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU\, 24 W 12 street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Program,Theater
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SUMMARY:In Scena! 12th edition
DESCRIPTION:In Scena! is back for its 12th edition with a great line up from some of the best independent theater you could find in Italy. 5 boroughs\, 15 days\, 9 shows and all free admission!
URL:https://kitheater.org/event/in-scena-12th-edition/
LOCATION:Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU\, 24 W 12 street\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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