Dictatorships, colonialism and the regenerative force of the Polis
Anna Cavallo, “Theatron 2.0”, May 13th 2025
https://webzine.theatronduepuntozero.it/dittature-colonialismo-e-forza-rigeneratrice-della-polis/
Polis festival 25: scene, body and technology between youth and apocalypse
Renzo Francabandera, “PAC”, May 10th 2025
https://www.paneacquaculture.net/2025/05/10/polis-festival-25-scena-corpi-e-tecnologie-tra-gioventu-e-apocalisse/
Interview to Agata Tomšič / ErosAntEros curated by William Piana on Radio Città Fujiko Breakfast Club InScena, May 9th 2025.
Here the PODCAST.
The good season, festivals begin
Silvia Napoli, “ilmanifestoinrete”, May 7th 2025
https://www.ilmanifestoinrete.it/2025/05/07/la-stagione-bella-cominciano-i-festival/
POLIS, A LITTLE BUT GREAT FESTIVAL
Anna Bandettini in her newsletter “Post Teatro – La Repubblica”, May 2nd 2025
Interview to Agata Tomšič / ErosAntEros curated by William Piana on Radio Città Fujiko Breakfast Club InScena, May 2nd 2025.
Here the PODCAST.
ErosAntEros’ interview by Guido Barbieri on Rai Radio3, within the program Radio3 Suite – Panorama, May 1st 2025.
Her the PODCAST. For min 12.
On the occasion of POLIS NEON’s two special and entirely free days (May 2-3), the POLIS Teatro Festival box office is present at all hours to give people the opportunity to purchase tickets at a promotional price for its IBERIAN FOCUS, which takes place the following week at major cultural venues in Ravenna.
The festival, in fact, after POLIS NEON, enters the heart of its international programming from May 6 to 11, putting a focus on the Iberian Peninsula, with international guests, national premieres, panel discussions and participatory projects.
Don’t miss this opportunity!
Spain and Portugal protagonists of Polis Teatro Festival 2025
ErosAntEros’ interview by Ilaria Cecchinato, “Gagarin Orbite Culturali”, April 30th 2025
https://www.gagarin-magazine.it/2025/04/incontro-ravvicinato/spagna-e-portogallo-protagonisti-del-polis-teatro-festival-2025/
ErosAntEros’ interview on POLIS 2025, curated by RavennaWebTv.
https://www.ravennawebtv.it/il-2-maggio-al-via-lottava-edizione-di-polis-il-festival-del-teatro-contemporaneo/
Around festivals, along the tracks of summer. In Ravenna, for example
Roberto Canziani, QuanteScene!, April 29th 2025
https://robertocanziani.eu/quantescene/2025/04/29/in-giro-per-festival-2025-3/
Since 2025, POLIS Teatro Festival activates a Whatsapp chat group where spectators can ask for rides and accord for themselves so as to encourage carsharing and help people and the planet!
Join the group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GLg2ZMzJ3IyJwEPpj3SLh4
Interview to Agata Tomšič / ErosAntEros curated by William Piana on Radio Città Fujiko Breakfast Club InScena, April 29th 2025.
Here the PODCAST.
POLIS Teatro Festival on air on Radio Popolare within the program CULT, curated by Ira Rubini.
PODCAST to listen the presentation of the festival by Agata Tomšič. From min. 33 and 50 sec.
From May 2-11, 2025 Ravenna becomes the stage for the 8th edition of POLIS with two big surprises:
-> May 2-3, POLIS NEON, a section dedicated to Under35, with free access at Almagià;
-> May 6-11, IBERIAN FOCUS, an international focus on the Iberian Peninsula, with major artists from the European scene, national premieres, meetings and more.
Thanks to Les Bompart Produzioni for the super launch video!
Sunday, April 27th
h 12.15 pm
Porta Pratello
(via Pietralata, 58 – Bologna)
ErosAntEros – 8th edition of POLIS Teatro Festival and his Iberian Focus
curated by Hispania Asociación Cultural
within the program of Sant Jordi. Festa delle librerie indipendenti bolognesi
Free entry
Thursday, April 24th
h 6 pm
Fondazione Sabe per l’arte
(via G. Pascoli, 31 – Ravenna)
The press conference of the 8th edition of POLIS Teatro Festival will be held on April 29th at 12 pm at Sala Multimediale degli Antichi Chiostri Francescani – Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Ravenna (via Dante Alighieri 2/A – Ravenna)
The press conference is also streamed on the festival’s channels
On September 26th-27th ErosAntEros comes back to the stage in Ravenna with a third important event, organized by POLIS Teatro Festival, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the company: an extraordinary event that will stage in Ravenna their two new productions – thanks to the support of the Special Projects 2025 of the Italian Ministry of Culture – a celebration enriched by moments of discussion with scholars, journalists, professionals and friends, who have nurtured the company’s journey over the years.
In 2025 we celebrate 3 important anniversaries: 15 years of ErosAntEros, 30 years since the death of Heiner Müller, and 50 years since the publication of The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula Le Guin. We do so by developing new best practices in research, production, programming, promotion and distribution of live performance, involving local and international audiences, within a project that supports and programs the two new performances by Agata Tomšič and Davide Sacco inspired by these artists.
A rich program, brought to international attention through a new collaboration with ATER Fondazione, accompanied by several side events such as: an international conference on Heiner Müller, with the participation of European scholars, critics and professionals; and a round table to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of ErosAntEros.
The two productions are:
Medea Material
text Heiner Müller
concept, direction, space Agata Tomšič / ErosAntEros
music and sound design Matevž Kolenc
with Agata Tomšič
technical direction and set-up Vincenzo Scorza
production ErosAntEros
with the support of Internationale Heiner Müller Gesellschaft
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
text Ursula K. Le Guin
with Eva Robin’s
concept, direction, set-light-music-video design Davide Sacco / ErosAntEros
production ErosAntEros, Teatri di Vita
In 2025, the festival opens on May 2nd-3rd at Artificerie Almagià with POLIS NEON, realized with the support of MiC and SIAE, as part of the “Per Chi Crea” program.
POLIS NEON is a special under35 section of POLIS 2025, which dedicates part of its 8th edition to theater companies founded in the last ten years, through a focus on the new languages of the contemporary scene. Four performances by four different collectives, Usine Baug e Mezzopalco, Ucci Ucci, Fettarappa/Guerrieri, Landi/Mignemi/Paris, that bring heterogeneous artistic languages to Ravenna to give expression to an often forgotten and exploited generation that critics and scholars struggle to define.
POLIS NEON, Greek for “the city of young people”, plays with the double meaning given by the word “neon”: it puts the polis in the hands of young people and sheds light on the performance research of four young groups that would otherwise be unlikely to find space on city stages. It is not just a showcase, but a place for artists and scholars to explore and discuss about and through the theater of the second wave of the 2000s.
POLIS is thus developed for the first time over a two-week period through an innovative project that promotes contemporary languages, featuring a special section dedicated to them, with completely free admission in order in order to reach as wide an audience as possible.
With the support of MiC and SIAE, as part of the “Per Chi Crea” program
