From Caracalla Danza to Bolzanodanza: festivals are in the air this July

CCN/Aterballetto dances the final performances of the 2025/2026 season

Rome – Caracalla Danza

The month of July opens with the final three dates of Caracalla Danza: from 3 to 5 July CCN/Aterballetto returns to the Reflecting Pool of the Baths of Caracalla with the triptych Preludio by Diego Tortelli, An Echo, A Wave by Philippe Kratz and BLISS by Johan Inger.

Preludio by Diego Tortelli opens with the intensity of a secular prayer inspired by the writing of Nick Cave: five dancers embodying obsessions, addictions and desires in a hymn to the body and its ceaseless transformation. From that tension unfolds An Echo, A Wave by Philippe Kratz, where the flowing movements of the two performers evoke the rhythm of the sea. Closing the triptych, BLISS by Johan Inger, one of the most beloved titles in the company’s repertoire, revived for the occasion with an entirely new cast: a special return to the Baths of Caracalla to celebrate ten years since its 2016 debut.

CCN/Aterballetto – BLISS © Festival de Granada | Fermín Rodríguez

Fürstenfeldbruck – Dance First Festival

On 9 July the company will be at the Dance First Festival in Fürstenfeldbruck (Germany) with a programme that takes shape as a true concert in dance. Rhapsody in Blue by Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich opens the evening with the brilliant, irresistible energy of Gershwin’s celebrated piece. It is followed by An Echo, A Wave by Philippe Kratz, Reconciliatio by Angelin Preljocaj — a delicate female duet set to the notes of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata — and Solo Echo by Crystal Pite, which, through Brahms’s sonatas for piano and cello, explores the themes of acceptance and loss.

Trento – Haydn’s Summer 2026 | Bolzano – Bolzanodanza Festival

From Bavaria to Trentino-Alto Adige: in three castles between Trento and Bolzano, CCN/Aterballetto dances Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Philippe Kratz and Fabio Cherstich, accompanied by the voice of a countertenor and the music of a harpsichord and two strings.

Haydn’s Summer 2026

  • 13 July at the Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento
  • 14 July at Castel Thun in Vigo di Ton
    Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda is accompanied by the MicroDanza Eppur si muove by Francesca Lattuada.

Bolzanodanza festival 

  • On 16 July at Castel Mareccio in Bolzano Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda opens Bolzanodanza Festival 2026. Alongside the performance, a selection of MicroDanze: Soft P. by Diego Tortelli, Terra Piccola by Antonella Bertoni and Eppur si muove by Francesca Lattuada.

Bertinoro (FC) – Entroterre festival

The season closes on Sunday 26 July at the Giardino della Rocca in Bertinoro, within the setting of Entroterre Festival: four MicroDanze in a single evening, with An Echo, A Wave by Philippe Kratz, A Gig by Diego Tortelli, Eppur si muove by Francesca Lattuada and Terra Piccola by Antonella Bertoni.

Antonella Bertoni firma la coreografia di Terra Piccola, creata per le danzatrici Emiliana Campo e Matilde Di Ciolo del CCN/Aterballetto.

CCN/Aterballetto -Terra Piccola – ph. Claudio Montanari

 

Published On: 29 June 2026

News

Caracalla Danza 2026

A site-specific initiative from June 26 to 28, with CCN/Aterballetto leading a surprise journey through the famous spaces — and other secret and hidden ones — of the archaeological complex of the Baths of Caracalla, curated by Diego Tortelli. From June 30 to July 5, stage performances are scheduled on the Specchio d'Acqua (Water Mirror).

  • From 2 to 29 March, Aterballetto performs in Italy and on the French Riviera some of the most acclaimed titles from its repertoire, including Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau, Solo Echo by Crystal Pite, and Glory Hall by Diego Tortelli.

From Rome to Naples: Aterballetto’s March tour

From 2 to 29 March, Aterballetto performs in Italy and on the French Riviera some of the most acclaimed titles from its repertoire, including Notte Morricone by Marcos Morau, Solo Echo by Crystal Pite, and Glory Hall by Diego Tortelli.

  • From 1 to 8 March 2026 Dance Week at La Fonderia of CCN/Aterbaletto in Reggio Emilia gives the tribute to the female creativity.

Dance Week. A tribute to female creativity

From 1 to 8 March, Dance Week comes to Fonderia, paying tribute to female creativity through visions, languages, and imaginaries shaped by choreographers and artists capable of questioning the present through plural perspectives.

  • Four events exploring time in dance: from improvisations with an accordion to the tragic fate of Macbeth, from gestures spanning centuries to the talent of new dancers.

Danza in Fonderia in February

Four events exploring time in dance: from improvisations with an accordion to the tragic fate of Macbeth, from gestures spanning centuries to the talent of new dancers.

  • Per la prima volta nei suoi quasi 50 anni di storia, Aterballetto in tournée in Sudafrica dall’8 al 12 novembre, all’interno di ITALIA DANZA.

Aterballetto in South Africa for the First Time

As part of the ITALIA DANZA project, and with the support of the Italian Embassy in Pretoria and the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria, Aterballetto will perform in South Africa from 8 to 12 November 2025.

  • Siamo orgogliosi di annunciare che il Centro Coreografico Nazionale / Aterballetto riceverà il Premio Taobuk 2025, nell’ambito del prestigioso Taobuk Festival, in programma a Taormina dal 18 al 23 giugno.

Caracalla Danza

From September 26 to 28 at the Baths of Caracalla, a new project by the Special Superintendency of Rome in collaboration with CCN/Aterballetto comes to life. Guest company: Gauthier Dance. In partnership with Romaeuropa Festival.