Terre in Festival 2026

Widespread theatre in the Valtiberina, with performances, dance, music, workshops and participatory projects

Terre in Festival 2026 returns with a widespread programme that travels through villages, theatres, squares, museums and open-air spaces in the Valtiberina. The festival, promoted by Laboratori Permanenti under the artistic direction of Caterina Casini, confirms its vocation: bringing theatre into places, creating relationships with communities and enhancing the area through the performing arts.

The events will involve Sansepolcro, Monterchi, Pieve Santo Stefano, Caprese Michelangelo, Sestino, Badia Tedalda and Anghiari, creating a cultural itinerary that invites audiences to discover the valley through theatre performances, concerts, performances, workshops, projects for children and contemporary dance.

One of the most significant events of the 2026 edition is “Silenzioso”, a project by Virgilio Sieni in Monterchi, inspired by Piero della Francesca’s Madonna del Parto and dedicated to the relationship between gesture, landscape and community.

Terre in Festival offers theatre that can inhabit places and generate encounters: a cultural experience designed for residents, visitors and tourists, combining live performance, participation and discovery of the territory.

PROGRAMME

Saturday 1 August
Sestino, Teatro Pilade Cavallini
9:15 PM
HOW TO KILL YOUR WIFE OR HUSBAND WITHOUT TOO MANY WHYS
A brilliant comedy based on Antonio Amurri, combining biting irony and observation of couple dynamics.

Sunday 2 August
Pieve Santo Stefano, Piazza Plinio Pellegrini
9:15 PM
HOW TO KILL YOUR WIFE OR HUSBAND WITHOUT TOO MANY WHYS
Second performance of the show produced by Seven Cults.

from 2 to 4 August
Monterchi, Musei Civici Madonna del Parto
4:30 PM – 7:00 PM
SILENZIOSO – ATELIER ON GESTURE
Free workshop led by Virgilio Sieni, open to citizens of all ages, parent-child pairs and people with vulnerabilities.

Wednesday 5 August
Monterchi, Musei Civici Madonna del Parto
8:30 PM
SILENZIOSO – PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF THE ATELIER ON GESTURE
Public presentation of the work carried out during the workshop.

9:30 PM
RITO – COMPAGNIA VIRGILIO SIENI
Performance with Jari Boldrini and Maurizio Giunti, with live music by Naomi Berrill.

Thursday 6 August
Sansepolcro, Anfiteatro Campaccio
9:15 PM
GABRIELLA… ALWAYS
Musical tribute to Gabriella Ferri with Anna Lisa Mameli and Corrado Aragoni, in collaboration with Jazz Club Valtiberina.

Friday 7 August
Caprese Michelangelo, Garden of the Casa Museo
9:15 PM
EDITH, THE VOICE OF THE SOUL
Performance dedicated to Edith Piaf, combining songs, storytelling and memory.

Saturday 8 August
Sansepolcro, Anfiteatro Campaccio
9:15 PM
THE FIRST VOTE IS NEVER FORGOTTEN
Performance on women’s right to vote on 2 June 1946, with Mariella Fabbris.

Sunday 9 August
Monterchi, Garden of the Museo Madonna del Parto
10:00 AM
PUPPET WORKSHOP
Free workshop for children and adults, using recycled materials.

9:15 PM
CHAIM SOUTINE, A GAZE INTO THE STORM
Lecture-performance dedicated to the life and work of Chaim Soutine, with narration, images and music.

Wednesday 12 August
Sansepolcro, Anfiteatro Campaccio
7:00 PM
THE MOVE
Open reading of the new monologue by Caterina Casini, Nero di Seppia project.

Thursday 13 August
Monterchi, Garden of the Museo Madonna del Parto
7:00 PM
BOTTLENECK
National preview by Collettivo Il Nido, a project developed during a creative residency at the Teatro Comunale di Monterchi.

Sunday 16 August
Sansepolcro, Anfiteatro Campaccio
9:15 PM
MOBY DICK
Performative event inspired by Herman Melville’s novel, combining storytelling, music and live sculpture.

Wednesday 19 August
Sansepolcro, Anfiteatro Campaccio
9:15 PM
THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TOBACCO
One-act play by Chekhov with Roberto Negri, directed by Caterina Casini.

Thursday 20 August
Badia Tedalda, Museo dell’Alta Valmarecchia
9:15 PM
THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TOBACCO
Repeat performance of the show produced by Laboratori Permanenti.

Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August
Sansepolcro, Anfiteatro Campaccio
9:15 PM
THE ADVENTURES OF CHALVALL
Performance freely inspired by Calvino’s “The Baron in the Trees” and the poetic imagery of Chagall.

Friday 28 August
Anghiari, Auditorium Mascagni
6:30 PM
ENOCH ARDEN
National premiere of Richard Strauss’s melodrama for reciting voice and piano, with Caterina Casini and Marco Scolastra.

from 31 August to 2 September
Pieve Santo Stefano, Teatro Giovanni Papini
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
LULLABY WORKSHOP
Singing workshop led by Caterina Pontrandolfo, dedicated to the voice, the body and oral tradition.

Wednesday 2 September
Pieve Santo Stefano, Teatro Giovanni Papini
9:15 PM
DUERMETE, MI ALMA
Performance by Caterina Pontrandolfo dedicated to lullabies, mothers’ songs and melodies of peace.

from 1 to 5 September
Caprese Michelangelo, Multipurpose Hall
3:30 PM – 6:00 PM
LET’S PLAY THEATRE
Free workshop for children aged 6 and over, led by Caterina Casini and Sadra Ghahari.

Sunday 6 September
Caprese Michelangelo, Garden of the Casa Museo
11:30 AM
LET’S PLAY THEATRE
Public presentation of the workshop.