Romaeuropa Festival. Caterina Barbieri performing at Rewire. Photo by Nat Urazmetova
Five standout performances to book now, from radical choreography and visionary theatre to Keith Jarrett reimagined
Romaeuropa Festival returns for its 41st edition, bringing more than two months of contemporary dance, theatre, music and digital culture to venues across the city. Running from 8 September to 15 November, its vast programme brings to Rome the artists and productions you might otherwise expect to catch in London, Paris or New York, alongside some of the most interesting emerging voices across disciplines. These are the five performances on our Radar.
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(LA)HORDE — Après moi, le déluge
1 – 4 October · Teatro Argentina
The collective behind the Ballet national de Marseille returns with a new work for twelve dancers. Known for bringing online dance cultures, pop and fashion into contemporary choreography, (LA)HORDE looks at what societies inherit after catastrophes and what can be saved.
Romeo Castellucci — Faust. Fatto, non detto
15–18 October · Teatro Argentina
Romeo Castellucci approaches Faust through images and sound rather than a conventional staging of Goethe. The Italian director’s new production, presented in its Italian premiere, promises to be one of the festival’s major theatrical events. In Italian.
The Köln Concert — Maki Namekawa and Thomas Enhco
2 November · Auditorium Parco della Musica
Keith Jarrett’s legendary 1975 improvisation is revisited by two pianists from different traditions. Classical pianist Maki Namekawa performs sections of the concert note for note, while jazz pianist Thomas Enhco improvises around its central movement.
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen — On Speed / Grosse Fuge / Opus
10–11 November · Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Three leading choreographers share one programme at the Teatro Costanzi: Jan Martens, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Christos Papadopoulos. Each responds to music through a distinct physical language, from speed and repetition to Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge.
Jlin and Third Coast Percussion — Vernacular
14 November · Auditorium Parco della Musica
Pulitzer Prize finalist Jlin joins the Grammy-winning Third Coast Percussion for a meeting of electronic music and live percussion. Rooted in Chicago footwork but reaching far beyond club music, the project presents electronic compositions alongside their acoustic transformations.
