La Biennale di Venezia

05/06/2026

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How can we give voice to human suffering and to all those who have experienced slavery, uprooting and migration across the centuries? This is the question at the heart of CRIES: scheduled for Tuesday 9 (9:30 pm) and Wednesday 10 June (9:30 pm) at the Teatro Verde on the Isola di San Giorgio, Christos Stergioglou and Alex Drakos Ktistakis' music-theatre draws on ancient and modern poetry and theatre to invite audiences "not merely to watch, but to experience and attune to a pulse that traverses the centuries, a pulse that is profoundly human, where ritual meets experimentation, where history is not re-enacted but reactivated, and where ancient forms do not find a conclusion, but are set free".

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Come dare voce alla sofferenza umana e a tutti coloro che hanno vissuto la schiavitù, lo sradicamento e la migrazione nel corso dei secoli? Questa è la domanda al centro di CRIES: martedì 9 (ore 21.30) e mercoledì 10 giugno (ore 21.30) Christos Stergioglou e Alex Drakos Ktistakis portano sul palcoscenico del Teatro Verde dell'Isola di San Giorgio un concerto-spettacolo che trae ispirazione dalla poesia e dal teatro antico e moderno per invitare il pubblico "a vivere e a sintonizzarsi con un battito che attraversa i secoli, un battito profondamente umano, dove il rituale incontra la sperimentazione, dove la storia non viene rievocata ma riattivata e dove le forme antiche non trovano una conclusione, ma si liberano".

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05/06/2026

Ultimi giorni per visitare la mostra FINESTRE SUL MONDO – L’ARTE POSTALE ENTRA A SCUOLA! Fino a domenica 7 giugno, le Sale d'Armi dell'Arsenale ospitano gli esiti del "laboratorio di educazione alla pace" con cui la ha invitato bambine e bambini delle scuole dell'infanzia e degli istituti comprensivi a raccontare il proprio territorio attraverso una cartolina, inserirla in una busta e spedirla simbolicamente in viaggio: un gesto semplice, che attraversa luoghi, storie e immaginari e raggiunge ciascuno di noi – perché, come ricorda il progetto, "ogni busta ha un mittente, ma siamo tutti destinatari" → bit.ly/3RTH0qA

E non finisce qui: il programma Educational per comprende anche workshop, attività e presentazioni per adulti e famiglie, laboratori creativi per divertirsi e imparare con l'arte, visite guidate, percorsi personalizzati, approfondimenti, iniziative per studenti universitari, e molto altro! Scopri di più → bit.ly/BiennaleArte2026_Educational

05/06/2026

Until November 22, the city centre of Venice is hosting 31 Collateral Events that enrich .
Some of the themes discussed in the exhibitions and projects located throughout the city include art as a vessel for connection and resilience, marine research and ecological knowledge, memory as a space for resistance, diasporic ties, social transgressors, the interplay between wetland ecologies and minoritised languages, new forms of engagement that shift from consumption to encounter, and geopolitical demarcations.

Visit the 61st International Art Exhibition until November 22!
Find out more → bit.ly/CollateralEvents_BiennaleArte2026

05/06/2026

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From Alberto Colombo Sormani's direction, examining "a space-time continuum that is constantly being reconfigured" in IMAGO VOCIS | SPACETIME IN-BETWEEN, to the staged readings bringing to life Davide Pascarella's "private, personal journey" through the desire to "destroy who you are – and survive the destruction" (KISS DREAM SELF-DESTRUCTION), as well as the "pirate dramaturgy" that drives “onwards, as if waiting to emerge on the other side of the page" explored by Bruna Bonanno in AKA JOLLY ROGER: is enriched by the projects of the , a dedicated space for research, experimentation and support for new generations.

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04/06/2026

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Three schools, three pathways, one shared space of encounter: from the Scuola Teatro di Napoli – Teatro Nazionale to the Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi in Milan, and on to the Accademia Teatrale Carlo Goldoni of the Teatro Stabile del Veneto – Teatro Nazionale, the 54th International Theatre Festival opens its doors to the "performers of tomorrow" with THE DRAMA SCHOOLS PROJECT.

Following the experience of WWW.WORDWORLDWAR.BOMB at the , the Festival brings together three leading Italian drama schools, fostering dialogue between different practices, artistic visions, and pedagogical approaches. With QUINDICI RAGAZZƏ CON QUALCHE ESPERIENZA, SAINT JOAN OF THE STOCKYARDS and COMERADOVERA, becomes a workshop and a crossroads where training meets stage performance: a space of exchange where students "come not only to present their work but to see the work of others; to get to know their contemporaries; to exchange ideas; and to discuss and discover new theatrical languages".

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04/06/2026

Mercoledì 10 giugno (ore 17.30) la nostra Biblioteca ospiterà la presentazione di "Massimo Cacciari racconta 'Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità', lectio magistralis". Dopo un dialogo tra il Presidente Pietrangelo Buttafuoco e Massimo Cacciari, seguirà la proiezione in anteprima del nuovo capitolo del programma di NOVE dedicato alla Storia recente, prodotto da Videa Group: un'occasione per riflettere, attraverso il pensiero del celebre giornalista, commediografo e autore satirico austriaco Karl Kraus, sulle tensioni, le paure e i rischi che il mondo sta vivendo nel presente, in un mondo sempre più interconnesso culturalmente e economicamente.

Mercoledì 10 giugno 2026, ore 17.30, Biblioteca della Biennale di Venezia.

04/06/2026

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"The erosion of tradition is like cutting off the umbilical cord that anchors a fisherman, a rupture that threatens to detach us from the depths of our being. [...] Through creation, we seek to discover our shared roots, our common genealogy. So, the creation of art is a way of initiating a dialogue, reflection, and expanding the universe, a means to listen deeply to each other." Lemi Ponifasio

SATURDAY 20.06, 9 pm / SUNDAY 21.06, 6 pm
Arsenale – Teatro alle Tese
LEMI PONIFASIO
STAR RETURNING – VENICE

Find out more about the 54th International Theatre Festival (Venice, 7 > 21 June 2026) → bit.ly/BiennaleTeatro_2026
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03/06/2026

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"TACET puts the performer to the test. It is an ongoing experiment that takes place before the audience’s very eyes, because it demands absolute precision from the performer [...] meanwhile, we [...] cannot help but be machines of the unpredictable." Silvia Costa

"TACET does not aim to define the space that opens up to the spectator, only to open it up. [...] We're attempting to open up a space for unpredictability within each spectator. The doorway to this is our effacement, through silence. [...] This performance is intended for their wordless solitude." Jacopo Giacomoni

SATURDAY 20.06, 7 pm / SUNDAY 21.06, 9 pm
Arsenale – Tese dei Soppalchi
SILVIA COSTA / JACOPO GIACOMONI
TACET

Find out more about the 54th International Theatre Festival (Venice, 7 > 21 June 2026) → bit.ly/BiennaleTeatro_2026
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03/06/2026

Would you like to step into "a sanctuary of the imaginary and the possible", and explore "the nature of reality"? From 19 July to 1 August, a series of workshops led by the protagonists of will enrich the programme of the 20th International Festival of Contemporary Dance.
The workshops, open to the public and aimed at dancers with various levels of experience, will take place at the Sala d'Armi G in the Arsenale: don't miss the opportunity to immerse yourself in "the incredible, diverse worlds of dance"!

Un ciclo di workshop aperti al pubblico e rivolti a danzatrici e danzatori con diversi livelli d’esperienza. Dal 19 luglio all’1 agosto alla Sala d’Armi G (Arsenale).

03/06/2026

On the night of 2 June, the new heart of the Historical Archive – International Centre for Research on Contemporary Arts at the Arsenale was brought to life with YET DARKNESS HELD NO SERAPHIM, the concert by the Artistic Director of , Caterina Barbieri.

Through the hypnotic patterns of modular synthesis and expanded electroacoustic forms, the audience was drawn into a space where memory, time, and perception were in constant flux – continuously reshaped and redefined in real time. Enveloped by the light design of Marcel Weber and visuals by Ruben Spini, the performance unfolded as a sensorial voyage through shifting states of trance and heightened consciousness, dissolving the boundaries between listening and vision, presence and recollection.

Find out more → bit.ly/PresentationNewPremises-Arsenale_BiennaleArchivio