Premio Marcello Magni for theatre

The Premio Marcello Magni for Theatre, with a total prize fund of €20,000.00, is open to projects of theatrical performances created by emerging artists or groups, newly formed companies, or artists engaged in new paths of research.
The Prize aims to support the creation of an original and unpublished theatrical work, contributing to its final staging.
Participants applying for the Prize must not have reached the age of 35 by the application deadline.

FIRST EDITION OF THE PREMIO MARCELLO MAGNISATURDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER AND SUNDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2026AUDITORIUM CULT!, PIAZZA DELLA LIBERTÀ, BERGAMO

The final and most demanding stage of the journey leading to the First edition of the Premio Marcello Magni is approaching. Following the selection of 39 projects submitted from Italy, France, and Switzerland, eight performances will present excerpts of these works-in-progress to the public and an expert jury on Saturday, 26 September and Sunday, 27 September. Kathryn Hunter, Daniele Finzi Pasca, and Giuliana Musso will award the Premio — a total prize fund of €20,000 intended to support theater companies and projects formed by artists under the age of 35.

Saturday, 26 September
8:00 PM
Opening Ceremony

8:30 PM
Competition

NON OGGI (Not Today)
Quartana/Gariglio
irony on the condition of youth
BABY FISH CRY BOY
Michael Guest
environmental satire
(in English with subtitles)
Intermission
ABEL
del Caravaggio
circus-theater
LA TERRA DE MES
or how I became Harlequin
Michele Augusto Magni and Mara Kitharatzis
narration with live music

Sunday, 27 September
5:00 PM
Competition

MADAME DÉCHET
LA SIGNORA DEI RIFIUTI (The Lady of the Waste)
Erica Nava
social theater
FEED FEDE FÜHRER
Scopinich/Fava
digital-political satire
Intermission
TARTARUGA (Turtle)
Slap-Scratch
theater-dance-clown performance
MAL DI SCHIENA (Backache)
Chiara Terigi
irony on the female condition

8:00 PM
Buffet

9:00 PM
Award Ceremony

THE FINALIST PROJECTS FOR THE MARTCELLO MAGNI AWARD HASE BEEN SELECTED - first edition

The examining committee, coordinated by Fabio Comana with Albino Bignamini, Enzo Mologni, Maria Grazia Panigada, and Andrea Rodegher, after carefully reviewing the video materials and presentation sheets of all 39 selected projects, reached unanimous agreement in selecting the 8 finalist projects:

Davide De Togni – Slap-Scratch – Tartaruga
Giacomo Fava – Feed Fede Führer
Michael Guest – Michael Guest – Baby Fish Cry Boy
Michele Augusto Magni – Michele Augusto Magni e Mara Kitharatzis – La Terra de Mès, o di come diventai Arlecchino
Erica Nava - Madame Déchet la signora dei rifiuti
Federica Quartana – Quartana/Gariglia – Non oggi
Chiara Terigi – Chiara Terigi – Mal di Schiena
Alessandro Travelli – Del Caravaggio – Abel

The originality of the performance project, the creativity and diversity of the languages used were the basis of the criteria that inspired the challenging selection process, given the medium-high quality of the majority of the projects submitted.

Our thanks therefore go to all the candidates who chose to participate in the Marcello Magni Award, hoping that it will continue to grow in quantity and quality of participation
in future editions.

Applications for the Premio Marcello Magni are now officially closed.

A huge thank you to the 39 companies who chose to share their work with us!

We are delighted to have received proposals from across Italy and beyond, including submissions from French and UK-based companies. This is a strong reminder that artistic research, experimentation, and exchange continue to be vibrant and essential.

The selection process now begins. We will keep you updated on the next stages of the Prize.

121 api operaie - Alice Agnello
Abel - Alessandro Travelli
Agamemnon - Emanuele Giorgetti
Ammandinmcatammandeng - Francesco Valli
AnnA - Il mormorio delle cose - Francesca Tisano
B - Andrea Ferrara
Baby Fish Cry Boy - Michael Guest
(Il) Caso Garibaldi - Katia Nava
Cartografia della distanza - Benedetta Parisi
(The) Caucasian Chalk Circle - Vanya Chokrollahi
Composta e scomposta di pezzi - Miriam Giacchetta
(La) Costanza del buio - Sergio Biagi
(Il) Cugino - Tommaso Vavassori
Due Vite - Alfredo Maria Le Boffe
EMMA - Loris Mucciarelli
Eravamo tre sorelle (e non abbiamo mai litigato) - Giulia Petruzzi
FAME - Lidia Margiotta
Feed Fede Führer - Giacomo Fava
IF (sulle possibilità di un incontro) - Nicola Lorusso
In visibilio o il mondano mondato - Maria Teresa Vargas
Largo! Fai presto - Amy Locci
(The) Little Light - Sam Critchlow
Madame Dechét (La signora dei rifiuti) - Erica Nava
Mal di schiena - Chiara Terigi
Mineheart - Christian Sandri
(I) Mostri non esistono (titolo provvisorio) - Giovanni Onorato
Nel mio castello Barbablù è ovunque, di Megere - Eva Gennaro
Non oggi - Federica Quartana
Pigalle - Francesco Savino
Pinocchio dopo Pinocchio - Salvatore Alfano
Profondo Mondo - Dario Furini
(La) Strage - Emanuele Fantini
Supermarket, danza muta per due ossessioni - Giulio Macrì
Tartaruga - Davide De Togni
(La) Terra de Mès, o di come diventai Arlecchino - Michele Augusto Magni
Valentina De Florio - Valentina De Florio
Vestizione - Edoardo Cocco
(La) Vita Nova - Emilia Scatigno
Vota Fax! - Andrea Valietti

Applications for the Premio Marcello Magni are now officially closed.

A huge thank you to the 39 companies who chose to share their work with us!

The selection process now begins. We will keep you updated on the next stages of the Prize.

Applications for the Premio Marcello Magni are now officially closed.

A huge thank you to the 39 companies who chose to share their work with us!

The selection process now begins. We will keep you updated on the next stages of the Prize.

OPEN CALL

An award for theatre projects aimed at young artists under 35.

Premio Marcello Magni for theatre

FIRST EDITION OF THE PREMIO MARCELLO MAGNISATURDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER AND SUNDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2026AUDITORIUM CULT!, PIAZZA DELLA LIBERTÀ, BERGAMO

THE FINALIST PROJECTS FOR THE MARTCELLO MAGNI AWARD HASE BEEN SELECTED - first edition

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