Festival Opera Prima

This call for entries is opened to international groups or artists that practice experimental theatre or experimentation on scenic languages.

The call is open to single artists or emerging and independent professional companies (national and international) that work as professionals in the field of contemporary theatre, dance and performing arts, practicing experimental theatre or experimentation on scenic languages.

The 16th edition of Festival Opera Prima will take place 10-13 September 2020 in Rovigo, Italy. The festival is calling for entries from Italian and international groups or artists that practice experimental theatre in the sense of experimenting with: a scenic language separate from text-based work; a redefinition of the scenic space; the reformulation of the role and the gaze of the spectator; an original actors’ training; or a deep connection between the actors, the company and its poetic style. Deadline: 31 March 2020.