{"id":43975,"date":"2021-07-12T11:25:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T09:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/discover-venice-through-open-air-theater-dance-and-cinema-under-the-stars\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:38:18","slug":"discover-venice-through-open-air-theater-dance-and-cinema-under-the-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/en\/discover-venice-through-open-air-theater-dance-and-cinema-under-the-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Venice through open-air theater, dance, and cinema under the stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23159 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Foto-VOS-stampa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Foto-VOS-stampa-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Foto-VOS-stampa-2-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>A grand summer of theater, high fashion, dance, and cinema in Venice. Experience the Venetian cultural scene from its very heart. <\/h2>\n<p>Architecture, theater, dance, music, cinema, and live performances. Venice embraces all the arts with a program of cultural events and exhibitions animating the summer of 2021 and beyond. Here are the dates to mark in your calendar.  <\/p>\n<h3>Venice Open Stage<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veniceopenstage.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Venice Open Stage<\/a><\/strong> is the festival that brings <strong>international theater to Venice<\/strong>. <strong>From July 13 to 25<\/strong> in Campazzo San Sebastiano, in the Dorsoduro district, the evenings will be enlivened by <strong>11 free performances<\/strong> (booking required by calling 345 6105044), staged by local and national companies, as well as groups from Switzerland, Greece, and Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>The focus of the festival&#8217;s 9th edition, organized by the cultural association <b>Cantieri Teatrali Veneziani<\/b>, is the celebration of Venice&#8217;s 1600th anniversary. The title, as the young organizers explain, is <strong><em>Par tera, par mar <\/em><\/strong>(By land, by sea), which expresses &#8220;the idea that there were no limits to the ability of Venetian inhabitants to explore and understand the world and its variety. Travelers and merchants brought customs, novelties, and avant-garde ideas from the Mediterranean to the Far East into the city, just as our festival has presented countless styles of approach to the performing arts for nine years.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Among the shows, there will also be <strong>theater and dance performances, multisensory representations dedicated to physical accessibility, and performances dedicated to women<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>The schedule<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, July 13 at 9:45 PM<\/strong><br \/><em>The beautiful tragedy to be human<\/em> by the Accademia Teatro Dimitri of Verscio (Switzerland)<br \/><strong>Wednesday, July 14<\/strong><br \/>The OFF 2021 section opens with <em>Let me be<\/em> by the Fuori Equilibrio company from Florence<br \/><strong>Thursday, July 15<\/strong><br \/><em>Ida D.&#8217;s Thirtieth Birthday<\/em> by the Super sekt company<br \/><strong>Friday, July 16<\/strong><br \/>Closing the OFF section will be <em>La principessa Azzurra<\/em> by the La Fuffa company<br \/><strong>Saturday, July 17 and Sunday, July 18<\/strong><br \/>The Faculty of Fine Arts \/ School of Drama of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki will present <em>Kaspar<\/em><br \/><strong>Monday, July 19 and Tuesday, July 20<\/strong><br \/>Academy of Dramatic Arts of Zagreb (Croatia) with <em>Tartuffe<\/em><br \/><strong>Wednesday, July 21<\/strong> <strong>July<br \/><\/strong>The &#8220;Venice 1600&#8221; section opens with the La Ribalta company from Pisa and Interno camera<br \/><strong>Thursday, July 22<br \/><\/strong><em>Tomato Soap<\/em>, by the Venetian\/Bolognese group Manimot\u00f2<br \/><strong>Friday, July 23<br \/><\/strong>&#8220;Venice 1600&#8221; with <em>Saichebanca<\/em> by Ilynx teatro<br \/><strong>Saturday, July 24<br \/><\/strong><em>Fuck Me(n)<\/em> by the Evo\u00e8 Teatro company<br \/><strong>Sunday, July 25<\/strong><br \/>Ippogrifo Produzioni closes Venice Open Stage 2021 with <em>La Papessa<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"2\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"2\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Foto-VOS-stampa-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"Hashim Sarkis Photo by Jacopo Salvi, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia\" data-caption=\"Hashim Sarkis Photo by Jacopo Salvi, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.6\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Hashim-Sarkis_Photo-by-Jacopo-Salvi-Courtesy-La-Biennale-di-Venezia_43I2183_43I2199.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" alt=\"Hashim Sarkis Photo by Jacopo Salvi, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><span class=\"rgg-caption-container\"><span class=\"rgg-caption\"><span class=\"rgg-inner-caption\">Hashim Sarkis Photo by Jacopo Salvi, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia<\/span><\/span><\/span>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>The Venice Biennale<br \/><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The great energy of the Venice Biennale has ignited Venice with the <strong>17th International Architecture Exhibition<\/strong>, curated by <strong>Hashim Sarkis<\/strong> and open until November 21. An exhibition that speaks of our planet and our future, answering the question <em>How will we live together?<\/em><em>.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue<\/strong>, the <strong>49th International Theatre Festival<\/strong>, recently concluded under the direction of <strong>Stefano Ricci and Gianni Forte<\/strong>, who presented a program of performances reflecting on the consciousness of <strong>a new cultural Renaissance<\/strong>, such as the one the city of Venice has been experiencing lately.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Biennale Danza is scheduled from July 23 to August 1<\/strong>, curated by the brilliant British choreographer <strong>Wayne McGregor<\/strong>, featuring Italian premieres, two world premieres, and three European premieres, with hundreds of artists from all over the world. Among the names is Italian choreographer Marco D\u2019Agostin, winner of the 2018 Ubu Prize for best performer under 35. <\/p>\n<p>Numerous daily events are scheduled, and the <strong>Biennale College Danza<\/strong> activities, dedicated to training and increasingly an integral part of the Festival, are not to be missed.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s <strong>Biennale Musica<\/strong> is dedicated to &#8220;Choruses&#8221; <strong>from September 17 to 26, 2021<\/strong>. The festival is directed by Roman composer <strong>Lucia Ronchetti<\/strong> and focuses on the voice as the absolute protagonist. Vocal production is presented in various aspects through concerts, sound installations, experimental performances, vocal happenings, a processional opera, and a chamber music theater work. <strong>The Choir of the Cappella Marciana and the Teatro La Fenice will be present<\/strong>, alongside some of the most representative artists in Europe, composers of different generations, vocalists, and performers from various musical traditions. <\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Centro Informatico Musicale e Multimediale &#8211; CIMM<\/strong> (Computer Music and Multimedia Center) of the Venice Biennale at the Civic Center of the Teatro del Parco Albanese in Mestre is growing in value and importance within the region. Together with the young composers and performers of the Biennale College, they will create new works in the various compositional forms featured in the Festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biennale College<\/strong> <strong>Musica<\/strong> is dedicated to composers interested in creating <b>site-specific sound installations<\/b>. The project is divided into three phases: the conception of the work under the supervision of Artistic Director Lucia Ronchetti in collaboration with various tutors, work in the CIMM (Computer Music and Multimedia Center) studios, and the production of new works with the participation, if required, of bass Andreas Fischer. <\/p>\n<p><strong>A widespread festival<\/strong> featuring meetings, conferences, and music lessons. <strong>An invitation to listen in the city&#8217;s historic venues and theaters<\/strong>, such as the Arsenale, St. Mark&#8217;s Basilica, Teatro La Fenice, Teatro Malibran, the Lo Squero Auditorium of the Cini Foundation, the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory, and the Teatro del Parco Albanese in Mestre.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"4\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"4\">\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.498127340824\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/figure-a-sea-biennale-danza.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"1.5\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Biennale-Danza1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n                    <a  title=\"\" data-caption=\"\" class=\" size-full rgg-img\" data-ratio=\"2.1666666666667\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rgg-tile-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/college-comp-site.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>High fashion in Venice<em><br \/><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>In mid-July, Venice hosts a very special fashion week. While major international high-fashion brands have arrived in the lagoon for their collection shows\u2014Wednesday, July 14, <strong>Yves Saint Laurent <\/strong>on the island of <strong>Certosa <\/strong>with artist <strong>Doug Aitken<\/strong>; Thursday, July 15, <strong><em>Valentino des Ateliers <\/em><\/strong>at the<strong> Gaggiandre dell&#8217;Arsenale<\/strong>, broadcast worldwide with a special visual streaming for sustainable events; followed in August and September by Dolce &amp; Gabbana and Alberta Ferretti\u2014<strong>Venetian fashion and craftsmanship<\/strong> will be presented at the <strong>Hotel Excelsior<\/strong> on Friday, July 16, with the first show of the summer Venice Fashion Week. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.venicefashionweek.com\/it\/venezia-il-nuovo-lusso-artigiano-a-hotel-excelsior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Venice Fashion Week &#8211; Summer Edition<\/a>, on July 29, presents the Venetian excellence of historic and emerging &#8220;Made in Venice&#8221; brands and designers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veneziadavivere.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/21447-ARENA_SAN_POLO.jpg\" alt=\"San Polo open-air cinema\" width=\"1280\" height=\"600\"><\/div>\n<h3>Cinema and theater under the stars<em><br \/><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Cinema in Campo San Polo<\/strong> returns with Cinemoving, a very Venetian tradition for spending a pleasant evening in the cool air. Italian cinema titles are a must, with screenings of comedies and films for children. This year, for the first time, the <em>San Polo, a look at Europe<\/em> series will take place: sixteen evenings dedicated to European cinema.  <\/p>\n<p>All performances are free of charge, subject to availability, and can be booked on the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comune.venezia.it\/content\/cultura-venezia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.culturavenezia.it<\/a> starting five days before the event and up to three hours before the start of the show.<\/p>\n<p>On August 29, <strong>Theater in Campo San Polo<\/strong> also begins. Kicking things off is the G. Verdi Music Academy of Venice, which stages the comedy <em>Una bionda in carriera<\/em> together with Theama Teatro and CMT Musical Theatre Company, in a free interpretation of the classic comedy film <em>Legally Blonde<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>On August 30, Lucrezia Lante delle Rovere stars in the play <em>The Man with the Flower in His Mouth<\/em> by Luigi Pirandello, and on August 31, <em>Decamerock<\/em>: the new show by Massimo Cotto with live music by Francesco Santalucia, which is also a tribute to <em>L\u2019ultimo giorno di sole<\/em> by Giorgio Faletti.<\/p>\n<p><em>Article by Lucia Pecoraro.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A grand summer of theater, high fashion, dance, and cinema in Venice. Experience the Venetian cultural scene from its very heart. Architecture, theater, dance, music, cinema, and live performances. 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