Theatre Biennale
1st > 11th August 2013
The 42nd International Theatre Festival will run from 1st to 11th August 2013, directed by Àlex Rigola. The Festival will feature some of the best pièces of the international and the Italian scene, as well as meetings and conferences with relevant personalities of today's international theatre.
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to Romeo Castellucci >>
• Biennale College - Theatre: seventeen workshops for actors, directors, performers and auditors. Read more
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to Romeo Castellucci >>
• Biennale College - Theatre: seventeen workshops for actors, directors, performers and auditors. Read more
Theatre Biennale
Venues of the Theatre Biennale
A new venue in Venice for performing arts since 2000, the Teatro Piccolo Arsenale is located in Campo della Tana. The Biennale promoted its renovation and the theatre has today a new stage (16 m wide and 13 m deep) and seating for 250. The Teatro alle Tese is located in the heart of the Arsenale's monumental area, being the third building of a larger 2650 sq.m open space. The theatre offers seating for 408 and a large foyer and is particularly suited to contemporary performance.
Theatre Biennale
History of the International Theatre Festival
The International Theatre Festival started in 1934, after the Music (1930) and Film (1932) festivals. The festival was then directed by Renato Simoni. The basic idea was to perform classics of a Venetian subject in the scenery of Venice. Among the first performances was Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, that was played in Campo San Trovaso, a little Venetian square, directed by Max Reinhardt. From the second edition in 1936 onwards, the festival took place annually.
