Theatre & Ballet

Theatre

The dance field is set up as self-employed sector of the Venice Biennale in 1998. The shows presented at the Biennale between 1999 and 2002 are divided into thematic sections that take place from May to October during the season danzamusicateatro (organically as they are called the three areas of live performance of the Biennale). The Theatre Festival of the Biennale began in 1934. The idea that started the festival, was to represent the classic venetian in the natural scenery of Venice. Among the first performances of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

  • Carmen at Theater La Fenice

    A modernized Carmen by Bieito This year Georges Bizet's masterpiece, Carmen, will return to the La Fenice in Venice, conducted by Diego Matheuz with the direction of Calixto Bieito, who…

  • Venice the Show al Teatro San Gallo

    On stage at Teatro San Gallo every night since 29 October 2009 this entertaining show is probably one of the most engaging ways to discover the unique ‘Story of Venice’.…

  • Season Preview

    Alessandro Gassman is conferming, with his 2011-2012 schedule, great freshness of ideas and attention for all the "publics". The growing attention for the New Dramaturgy is finding its crowning glory…

  • Venezia The Show – 1000 performances

    Now celebrating 1000 performances this joyful and entertaining show brings more than 1000 years of the history of this great city to life. A theatrical piece on the history of…