Making Theatre in Florence Italy

Welcome to Festa!

FESTA Season 2008-2009

We have big things up at FESTA for 2009. In our new season, all our attention is focused on one thing; our summer show.

Through luck, the kindness of strangers, and a massive amount of very hard work - we have secured no less than the Bargello Museum for this summers production of MACBETH.

We are stunned. We are excited. We are challenged. And if you want to take this ride along with us, you are more than welcome. For more information about Macbeth - including a video archive of the entire production process, please visit our new site The Macbeth Project

ANNOUNCING: CAMP BABY MACBETH; LEARN SWORD FIGHTING, SWASHBUCKLING AND ACTING FROM ACTORS AND FIGHT DIRECTORS FROM ALL AROUNG THE WORLD! THIS IS A ONE TIME ONLY OPPORTUNITY (unless we do it again next year) TO LEARN HOW TO FIGHT, JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES. THIS CAMP IS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS 7 - 12, AND WILL BE TAUGHT BI-LINGUALLY! RESERVE YOUR SPACE NOW! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

WE ARE ALSO OFFERING STAGE COMBAT, HAND TO HAND, KNIFE, AND RAPIER FOR ADULT ACTORS - OFTEN CALLED UPON TO COMMIT VIOLENCE ONSTAGE. LEARN HOW TO DO IT SAFELY, PROFESSIONALLY, AND BELIEVABLY. WRITE TO US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

In the meantime, we want to thank ALL of you who have supported us during 2007-2008 - our friends, patrons, artists, volunteers, families, and all of you who have simply wished us well! Please keep your eyes on this site for big, upcoming announcements, write to us at info at festatheatre.com to join our mailing list, or join us at FESTA on Facebook!

For those of you who missed Peter this year (and those of you who saw it... but would like a behind the scenes peak!) here is a short video we have prepared, just for you!

With 2100 spectators and 7 performances, Peter and the Wolf is a new celebration of this classic children's tale. The show includes a fresh modern orchestration, a world class children's choir, an orchestra of 12 Florentine musicians, English and Italian actors, and a phenomenal cast of some of Florence's BEST kids.

To find out how you can get involved, or even better - to sponsor us in our outreach efforts, please click here.

Our last adventure was one of the best loved children's books of all time - Alice in Wonderland. This multimedia production featured a cast of some of Florence's finest actors from Italy and from around the world, with over SIXTY TWO characters, live music, dancers, and nine of Florence's children, in a special bilingual adaptation meant to be understood by the whole audience!

We are now looking forward to our second season - and we want you to be a part of this! The arts are important. Accessible, bilingual art that reaches out to the entire community is something desperately needed in our city and evident in the enthusiastic response to Peter & the Wolf. And the truth is, we cannot do it without you.

Explore our site, and get in touch - we are looking for artists, painters, actors, writers, creators, dreamers, dancers, singers, kids, audiences - and everyone else in between!

Lets have a FESTA!