gARTen
gARTen – THEATRE FESTIVAL IN THE PARK
1, 2 and 3 july 2026, from 6pm
gARTen festival returns for its seventh edition, once again transforming the Foundation’s park into a vast open-air stage.
Three evenings dedicated to the performing arts, spanning prose, physical theatre, dance, and music. Young artists bring every corner of the garden to life, offering a dynamic and engaging experience open to all who wish to immerse themselves in a lively summer atmosphere, where theatre meets social exchange. Interviews and talks enrich each evening, offering new perspectives on the performances.
To make each day of the festival even more enjoyable, a food village hosts local food trucks, while DJ leMox accompanies us with music, creating the perfect atmosphere.
The festival takes place in the evocative setting of the Foundation, showcasing its natural and architectural spaces: the park, the inner courtyard garden, the arcade of the 19th-century building, and the square, with the small nymphaeum and the forest as a backdrop.
Like last year’s, the 2026 edition is part of MAPS – Mete Artistiche per la Sostenibilità project, supported by Interreg Italy–Switzerland. This cross-border initiative connects cultural institutions to develop artistic pathways that foster social inclusion, cohesion, sustainable tourism, and active community participation.
In this context, gARTen becomes one of the key nodes in a network that spans across territories, with the aim of giving citizens a more conscious and engaged role in their cultural landscape.
- From 6:00 PM, opening with DJ leMox and food village.
- All events are entirely free of charge.
- Parking available just a few meters from the Foundation.
- Under-25s and those arriving by bike or public transport receive a free drink!
- The festival will go ahead even in case of bad weather.
The opening night of the gARTen festival is dedicated to artists from the Accademia Teatro Dimitri, who present performances with strong emotional and visual impact.
Through a variety of languages—non-verbal theatre, dance, music, acrobatics, and juggling—the artists invite us to reflect on our everyday lives.
During the festival, we will also welcome Meta Terra, an exploration of imagining and mapping a sustainable future from our present. On stage, Lucilla Giagnoni and participants from the theatre workshops of Nuovo Teatro Faraggiana in Novara share their stories, creating narrative maps that open up new possibilities for our planet.
Other performances are currently being finalized.
SCOPRI IL PROGRAMMA
2 July
La serata di apertura del festival gARTen è dedicata ad artisti e artiste provenienti dall’Accademia Teatro Dimitri, che portano in scena performance dal forte impatto emotivo e visivo.
Through different languages – nonverbal theater, dance, music, acrobatics and juggling – the artists invite us to question our daily lives.
3 July
Il festival gARTen, nella sua seconda giornata, prosegue con un focus sul tema della sostenibilità. Attraverso diverse prospettive artistiche, gli spettacoli in programma offrono spunti di riflessione originali su una tematica tanto complessa quanto urgente.
4 July
L’ultima giornata del festival gARTen vede protagoniste quattro artiste donne. Ognuna ci condurrà in uno spazio e in un tempo distinti, ognuna lo farà con la sua personale poetica.
gARTen ha ricevuto il riconoscimento EFFE Label (Europe for Festivals – Festivals for Europe), ovvero il marchio di qualità europeo per i festival di spicco, che ne attesta l’impegno in campo artistico, il coinvolgimento della comunità e l’apertura internazionale.
