Tempora Contempora Fest 2026

Bodies Between Rituals and Myths

The seventh edition of Tempora Contempora Fest confirms its international and multidisciplinary identity, giving space and visibility to a new generation of artists and performers. On 30 August, the Festival will be preceded by a special prologue celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Accademia Mediterranea dell’Attore.

Tempora Contempora Fest remains, for many reasons, a special event within the cultural and artistic programme of the city and the wider region.

In keeping with AMA’s mission to train, support and discover young talent, the Festival gives voice and space above all to a new generation of artists and performers who are not yet widely known to the public or the media.

An International and Multidisciplinary Festival

The distinctive character of Tempora Contempora Fest lies in its international outlook and multidisciplinary identity, which we intend to preserve and develop further.

Our vision of art and performance is rooted in freedom and openness: beyond all borders, beyond mental and physical boundaries, and beyond the limits of conventional artistic disciplines.

Contemporary artistic languages move through connections and interconnections that are not only digital or artificial, but deeply human and physical.

The bodies that will take the stage sing, dance, speak, see and are seen. Above all, they come together as a community, a polis, a network of relationships and desires.

Over the years, the Festival has also become an important attraction within cultural tourism, engaging audiences and visitors from several countries.

Bodies Between Rituals and Myths

Bodies Between Rituals and Myths is the theme around which the seventh edition of Tempora Contempora Fest will unfold.

The body becomes a place of memory, identity, transformation and encounter: an individual and collective body moving between myth and ritual, connecting artistic languages, cultures, territories and generations.

For the 2026 edition, the Festival renews its collaboration with curator Marco Petroni and Lecce Contemporanea Mediterranea.

A Prologue Celebrating AMA’s Tenth Anniversary

The 2026 edition will be preceded, on 30 August, by a special prologue dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the Accademia Mediterranea dell’Attore, with a focus on theatre pedagogy.

It will be an opportunity to reflect on training processes, the transmission of artistic practices and the role of academies in supporting the development of new generations of actors and performers.

Guests of the 2026 Edition

Lee K-Dance Company (South Korea) · Anastasija Gurčinova (North Macedonia) · Annabel Koele (the Netherlands) · Simone Le Borgne (France) · Albanian Wave (Albania) · Haidar Al-Ghazali (Palestine) · Yuri Ancarani · Grazia Amelia Bellitta · Marco Petroni · Natalia Zarzecka (Poland) · Marinella Guatterini · Massimo Marino · Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi · Soul Breathe Crew · Tobia D’Onofrio · Alessandra Pomarico · Nerval Teatro (Ravenna) · Maestrale Teatro – Accademia Mediterranea dell’Attore.

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