PROSPETTIVA DANZA TEATRO FESTIVAL VOILÀ – 28th EDITION Padua from 21 March to 10 May

The Prospettiva Danza Teatro Festival returns to Padua from 21 March to 10 May. The project, organised by the City of Padua – Department of Culture, promoted and implemented in collaboration with the Arteven Regional Multidisciplinary Circuit / Veneto Region, under the artistic direction of Laura Pulin and Eleonora de Logu and with the support of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo and Synlab, reaches its 28th edition this year.

‘Consolidated over time as a place for meeting and research, Prospettiva Danza Teatro continues to renew its commitment to presenting dance as an artistic, cultural and collective experience,’ says Councillor for Culture Andrea Colasio . ‘The 2026 edition aims to be a space open to experimentation and listening, where the body becomes an instrument of relationship, reflection and change, capable of speaking to different audiences through increasingly permeable and contemporary languages.’

“VOILÀ: between apparitions and spells is an exclamation that opens this 28th edition of the Festival with wonder. A gesture of sudden revelation, inviting us to be surprised by what happens on stage,‘ continue artistic directors Laura Pulin and Eleonora de Logu. ’We gratefully thank all those who make this edition possible and the audience who, with their presence, continue to bring the Festival to life.”

Prospettiva Danza Teatro 2026 will feature important national and international companies performing at the Agorà of the Altinate-San Gaetano Cultural Centre, the G. Verdi Municipal Theatre, the Eremitani Museum and the Alberto Peruzzo Foundation – Spazio Sant’Agnese.

The festival will be accompanied by a number of side events organised by Spaziodanza Padova. On Friday 8 and Saturday 9 May at 3.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. at the Complesso Socio Sanitario ai Colli, there will be a workshop entitled PARLAMI DI LUCE (TELL ME ABOUT LIGHT) by Francesca Catellani – in collaboration with DiSLL, Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies – University of Padua, UlSS 6, Associazione Acta – conceived as part of the Sensibili alla luce (Sensitive to Light) project. An experiential journey through language, imagery and perception of luminous matter curated by Cristina Grazioli. On Sunday 17 May at 4 pm at the Church of Santa Caterina, Antonella Schiavon will present GENITORI E FIGLI: I NOSTRI CORPI SACRI (Parents and Children: Our Sacred Bodies), which will explore the profound and universal dimension of family ties through body language.

The Prospettiva Danza Teatro International Award – promoted by the Department of Culture of the Municipality of Padua with the contribution of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo, in collaboration with the Circuito Multidisciplinare Regionale Arteven and the artistic direction of its creator Laura Pulin – will reach its 17th edition this year and will take place on Sunday 10 May at 7.30 pm in the Sala del Ridotto of the Teatro Comunale G. Verdi. The international jury will be composed of artistic directors, choreographers and professionals from the sector. The Award aims to support research, promote creativity and talent and represent a significant starting point for enhancing the quality of the choreographic work of young artists. It consists of €5,000 in production support, a performance during the Prospettiva Danza Teatro 2027 Festival as a preview for the Veneto region, a week-long choreographic residency in Padua and a week-long choreographic residency at Scenario Pubblico in Catania – Centre of National Interest for Dance.

Prospettiva Danza Teatro 2026 is produced in collaboration with Spaziodanza Padova, the University of Padua, Teatro Stabile del Veneto, and Network Anticorpi XL, with contributions from Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo and the City of Padua – Department of Culture.