ARIA Performing Arts Festival, 2026

Ossi, Porto Torres, Tissi, Sassari, Alghero

ARIA Performing Art Festival 2026 is an international festival dedicated to the performing and visual arts.
A project spanning the north-west of Sardegna, encompassing theatre, dance, music, poetry and video art.

Organised by the association Senza Confini Di Pelle, under the artistic direction of Dario La Stella and Valentina Solinas, the festival fosters an ongoing dialogue between artists and the local area.
Shows, travelling performances, concerts, workshops, book presentations, food and wine tastings, guided archaeological tours and meetings with the artists make up a wide-ranging programme.

The ARIA Performing Arts Festival 2026 celebrates the region’s cultural, environmental, historical and gastronomic heritage.
The venues become an integral part of the experience, ranging from monuments and archaeological sites to urban spaces and natural locations.

These include the Rosello Fountain, the Civic Theatre, the Domus de Janas at the Su Crucifissu Mannu Necropolis, the Church of Balai Lontano, the Molineddu Arts Park, the historic centre of Ossi and the Cantina Alba winery.
Each event invites the public to discover the north-west of Sardegna through the eyes of the artists.

The ARIA Performing Arts Festival 2026 welcomes leading figures from the local, national and international contemporary arts scene.
These include Balletto Civile/Michela Lucenti, Paola Bianchi, Liquid Spine, Sara Azzu, Raffaella Tomellini, Theandric Teatro Nonviolento and Julyen Hamilton.

Accompanying the festival, the Radio Aria On Air podcasts return, featuring interviews with the artists and interesting facts about the local area.
Furthermore, through the festival raffle, members of the public will have the chance to win prizes offered by the partners of the 2026 edition via a prize draw for an admission ticket.

DATE LIST

📅 14 June 2026 – Teatro Civico, Sassari “La
Burattina di stato”, a dance-theatre performance based on the book by Vittorio Gazale, director of the Asinara National Park.
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📅 17 June 2026 – Balai Lontano Church, Porto Torres “Articolazioni
del Tempo Presente”, a site-specific dance performance by and starring Dario La Stella.
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📅 19 June 2026 – Cantina Alba,
Tissi“A”, a reading-performance with Francesca Gironi, featuring hula hoops and music, followed by a guided tour, wine tasting and aperitif dinner.
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📅 25 June 2026 – Alghero Airport “HUMAN
HUNT”, a site-specific dance performance by Dario La Stella.
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📅 1 September 2026 – Su Crucifissu Mannu Necropolis, Porto Torres “SITE
SPECIFIC”, a guided archaeological tour and dance performance by the Liquid Spine company from Boston.
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📅 4 September 2026 – Molineddu Arts Park, Ossi
: “BAD Being in the Act of Doing” and “BYCATCH”, two contemporary and eco-contemporary dance events.
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📅 5 September 2026 – Molineddu Arts Park, Ossi
: “Occi a s’eba” and “[…] KZ”, two contemporary dance pieces featuring Sara Azzu and Paola Bianchi.
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📅 6 September 2026 – Piazza Antonio Gramsci, Ossi
: “MALALA”, a theatrical monologue written, directed and performed by Raffaella Tomellini.
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📅 9 September 2026 – Teatro Civico, Sassari “Le
Fenicie”, a dance-theatre performance by the Balletto Civile/Michela Lucenti company.
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📅 12 September 2026 – Tettoia Mercato Civico, Sassari “Senza
Tempo”, a guided tour and site-specific dance performance with live music.
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📅 24 September 2026 – Spazio TEV, Sassari
“ANONYMOUS”, a new dance performance by Julyen Hamilton.
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