4D TEATRO

2021 - ongoing

Contemporary theater network and programme

4D TEATRO is a local network offering theatrical and performance events, workshops and meetings curated by Teatro Magro, ARS Creazione e Spettacolo, Carrozzeria Orfeo and Teatro all’Improvviso: four established theater companies in Mantua united to promote contemporary drama and bring audiences back to social life by making them an active part of the cultural proposal. The project emerged from the need of the four involved companies, which have been working in the field of Live Performing Arts (contemporary theater) for 10-20-30 years on a local, national and international level, to cooperate in order to propose a network of cultural offerings differentiated by places, targets and functions. The Cabina di Regia puts theater at the center as a function of the spectator, to create a multidisciplinary schedule of events, performances, workshops, residencies, and theatrical productions.

Launched in 2021 thanks to funding from Fondazione Cariplo as part of Emblematico Minore call, the project has continued in the following years thanks to local, regional and national funds: Fondazione BAM – Banca Agricola Mantovana, Tea Group, Regione Lombardia, Ministry of Culture – FNSV (Fondo Nazionali Spettacolo dal Vivo).

The project has the following general objectives:

Fostering aggregation, confrontation, exchange, growth of civic sense among people, openness to the world, development of greater awareness of self and others through the elaboration of new cultural experiences.
Providing opportunities for aggregation and culturally meaningful experiences through guided attendance at performing arts venues and thus foster social cohesion.
Encouraging increased cultural participation with paths aimed at audience involvement and the enhancement of their interests.

Edition 2024

The 4D TEATRO programme continues with the 2024 edition. The project hosts some important representatives of the contemporary theater scene, who present their works in the spaces of the partner institutions, thanks to the support of the Municipality of Mantua, the Lombardy Region and the BAM Foundation.
The review is also enriched by some initiatives produced on the occasion of the inauguration of the Museum at the Palazzo del Podestà dedicated to Virgil. With the project “Virgilio Me Genuit,” financed by the MIC – Ministry of Culture under the FNSV 2024 – Special Projects 2024 call for proposals, the four realities of 4D Teatro produced and realized artistic interventions related to the figure of Virgil specifically for the spaces of the city, with a special focus on the Palazzo del Podestà – the current new home of the museum. The intent was to deepen the relationship between art and territory, and to highlight how Virgil’s work helped shape the perception of humanity and its connection with nature.
Below is the full program of the exhibition.

Saturday, June 29 2024 | Sunday, June 30 2024 | Piazza Virgiliana
Walkie Talkie, production Teatro Magro

Friday, September 20 2024, 6:30 p.m. | Spazio Gradaro
Il circo senza tetto, production Lampisteria Teatro

Friday, September 27 2024, 6 p.m. | Sottoportico dei Lattonai
Me genuit, production Ars Creazione e Spettacolo

Friday, October 11 2024, from 5 p.m. | Saturday, October 12 2024, from 3 p.m. | Pescherie di Giulio Romano
Nel mezzo dell’Inferno, co-production CSS Teatro stabile di innovazione – LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura

Monday 14 – Thursday 17 October 17 2024, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Sala delle Capriate
Lasciateci migliorare la vita attraverso la scienza e l’arte, workshop by Carrozzeria Orfeo led by Gabriele Di Luca

Friday, November 15, 2024, 9 p.m. | Sala Maddalena, Corte Maddalena
Caino e Abele, production by Compagnia Rodisio and TAK Theater Liechtenstein

Sunday, November 24 2024, 5 p.m. | Spazio Studio Sant’Orsola
Pluto, production Gruppo della Creta

Saturday, November 30 2024, 7 p.m. | Sala dei Trionfi Superiore, Museo MACA
Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, production Teatro all’Improvviso

Saturday, December 7 2024, 9 p.m. | Spazio HOME di Teatro Magro
Dove tutto è stato preso, by and with Tamara Bartolini and Michele Baronio, production Bartolini/Baronio and 369grades

EDITION 2023

The second edition took place entirely in autumn 2023, and featured two contemporary strands.

A first series of events was held with the support of Fondazione Banca Agricola Mantovana, the Municipality of Mantua, and Tea Group. Unlike the previous edition, these events were scattered throughout the different spaces managed by the network partners, to reinforce the project’s territorial dissemination value. Below is the program of events of the review.

Friday, October 13 2023, 7:o0 p.m. | Sala dei Trionfi Superiore, Museo MACA
Season presentation press conference
7:30 p.m.
Performance Speciale, by and with Maki Morishita and Yuriko Mikami, production Teatro all’Improvviso

Sunday, November 12 2023, 6 p.m. | Spazio Studio Sant’Orsola
Acarnesi, production Crete Group

Sunday, December 10 2023, 6 p.m. | Spazio HOME di Teatro Magro
R.R., production Farmacia Zooè

Friday, December 15 2023, 9 p.m. | Sala Maddalena, Corte Maddalena
White Rabbit Red Rabbit, by Nassim Soleimanpour, production 369 Degrees

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A second series of events enriched the season by more directly enhancing the city of Mantua and transforming it from INVISIBLE (immersed in fog) to VISIBLE: visible to the largest audience possible. These events were created with the support of the FNSV (Fondo Nazionale Spettacolo dal Vivo), an important recognition from the Ministry of Culture, and thanks to the patronage of the Municipality of Mantua.
Starting from the celebration of the birth of Italo Calvino, a chorus of artistic activities and actions allowed an ever-increasing number of spectators to deepen their knowledge of the city’s historical-cultural spaces. A fundamental part of the project was the challenge launched to the partners to produce new shows and performances inspired by Calvino’s works and a shared schedule of the four realities was created, inspired by several texts by the author. Below is the program of events.

Friday, December 1 2023, 6:00 p.m. // Saturday, December 2 2023, 4:00 p.m. | Spazio Gradaro
Un giorno, by and with Dario Moretti, production Teatro all’Improvviso

Friday, December 8 2023, 4:00-5:00 p.m. | Pescherie by Giulio Romano
Invisibilia, production Ars Creazione e Spettacolo

Sunday, December 17 2023, 5:00 p.m. | Liceo Classico e Linguistico “Virgilio”
6, production Teatro Magro

Thursday, December 21 2023, 6:30 p.m. | Sala delle Capriate
Una storia notturna, by Le Canaglie, production Carrozzeria Orfeo

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EDITION 2022/2023

The 2022/2023 theater season took place entirely at Spazio Studio Sant’Orsola, managed by Ars Creazione e Spettacolo, and in addition to the theater events in review, it included an opening event and a series of closing events. The season was made possible thanks to Bando Emblematici Minori by Fondazione Cariplo, and the support of the Municipality of Mantua, Fondazione BAM and Fondazione Comunità Mantovana Onlus. The complete program is available down below.
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Opening Event
Saturday, September 3 2022 | La Zanzara
7:30 p.m.
Aperitif open to the public
8:30 p.m.
Presentation conference of the festival
9:00 p.m.
Stand-up poetry, by and with Lorenzo Maragoni

Shows 2022
Saturday, October 22 2022, 9:00 p.m. // Sunday, October 23 2022, 5:00 p.m.
I mezzalira, curated by Agnese Fallongo, production by Ars Creazione e Spettacolo

Saturday, November 19 2022, 9:00 p.m. // Sunday, November 20 2022, 5:00 p.m.
Storia di Luce, by and with Dario Moretti, production Teatro all’Improvviso

Saturday, December 3 2022, 9:00 p.m. // Sunday, December 4 2022, 5:00 p.m.
Robe dell’altro mondo, production Le Canaglie and Carrozzeria Orfeo

Saturday, December 17 2022, 9:00 p.m. // Sunday, December 18 2022, 5:00 p.m.
Quadretti, production Teatro Magro

Shows 2023
Saturday, January 14 2023, 9:00 p.m. // Sunday, January 15 2023, 5:00 p.m. // Monday, January 16 2023 (school matinee)
Arturo, production Florian Metateatro and Rueda/Habitas

Saturday, February 4 2023, 9:00 p.m. // Sunday, February 5 2023, 5:00 p.m.
Tabù, by and with Roberto Scappin and Paola Vannoni, production Teatro della Caduta / quotidiano.com

Saturday. March 11 2023, 9:00 p.m. // Sunday, March 12 2023, 5:00 p.m.
J and Acca, by and with Rossana Gay and Paola Tintinelli

Sunday, April 2 2023, 5:00 p.m. // Monday, April 3 2023 (school matinee)
Il berretto a sonagli, directed by Giuseppe Miale di Mauro, production NEST Napoli Est Teatro

Closing events
Friday, June 2 2023 | Corte Maddalena
7:00 p.m.
Quattro Tempora, by and with Collettivo Lan-De-Sì
8:00 p.m.
pizza party on the farmyard
9:00 p.m.
Fino alle stelle, by and with Tiziano Caputo and Agnese Fallongo, production Raffaele Latagliata

Saturday, June 3 2023 | Arci Tom
7:30 p.m.
End of project conference
8:00 p.m.
Risottata on the terrace
9:15 p.m.
Concert by Pardo, Italian singer-songwriter
10:00 p.m.
Opera Omnia 2 – DISCO, Teatro Magro production

Workshop
Friday 2 – Saturday 3 June 2023 | Corte Maddalena
Senza Parole, theatre workshop by Teatro Telaio

Friday 28 – Sunday 30 July 2023 | Spazio HOME di Teatro Magro
Annotazioni superficiali, text-based listening workshop and sound actions by Enrico Malatesta