Welcome to In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY – June 10-20 2013
The first Italian Theater Festival to take place in all five New York City boroughs and beyond, chosen to be one of the events representing Italian Culture in “2013 Year of Italian Culture” in the United States, under the auspices of the President of the Italian Republic with the Patronage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C. with the collaboration of the Italian General Consulate of Italy in New York.
In Scena! - Italian Theater Festival NY – aims to create an annual celebration of Italian theater, ‘made in Italy’ as well as ‘made in the United States.’
The Festival is organized by Kairos Italy Theater (KIT), the preeminent Italian theater company in New York City. It is ultimately seeking to become a 365-day-a-year platform for Italian theater companies and theater artists working in the Tri-State Area and for Italians based in Italy who are performing in such area. The Festival’s first edition will be presented in all five NYC boroughs. Performances will be offered both indoors and outdoors, in auditoriums, theaters, parks, libraries, among other locations.
The 2013 edition starts on Monday June 10th, 2013. Pre-festival events will be hold on June 8th and 9th. Opening Night on June 11th. During 7/10 days, preeminent theater companies and artists coming from Italy + Italian companies and Italian artists based in New York City will present their works.