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Oltre la scena Festival Presente Indicativo | Milano Crocevia


Encounters, conversations and masterclasses offering a chance to get to know the protagonists of the Festival Presente Indicativo | Milano Crocevia and their work: during the events for Oltre la scena (Beyond the stage), the artists tell their stories, sharing processes, perspectives and different ways of inhabiting the stage.


An opportunity to navigate with increased awareness and curiosity among the paths that meet in Milano Crocevia, but also a reminder that a festival is, above all, a living and direct space for audiences, artists and operators to come together.


The various moments of encounter are accompanied by DJ sets and live performances, as well as music and a bar, organised by mare culturale urbano, to light up the piazza in front of the Teatro Strehler throughout the Festival.
 

EVENTS CALENDAR

For the appointments scheduled on the Sagrato of the Teatro Strehler, in case of bad weather: the conversation with Tiago Rodrigues (Saturday 16 May, 5PM) will take place at the Chiostro Nina Vinchi and the conversation Łukasz Twarkowski (Thursday 21 May, 6PM) in the Scatola Magica of the Teatro Strehler; while Oltre la scena LaPiazza events will be cancelled.

 

Electropicàl and Parini Secondo | LaPiazza

Animating the Preview of the Festival Presente Indicativo | Milano Crocevia, a DJ set by Electropicàl, an Italian-Columbian collective born from a love of afro-tropical and global electronic music, and a performance by the Parini Secondo dance ensemble. 

Tuesday 12 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 8PM
Free entry

Lasagna Lounge | LaPiazza

A LaPiazza resident DJ, Lasagna Lounge takes a deep dive into library music and Italian film soundtracks from the 60's and 70's. A warm and immersive musical landscape to accompany the sunset on the Sagrato.

Thursday 14 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 9PM
Free entry

We Africans United & Refugees Welcome Italia | LaPiazza

An event inspired by Tiago Rodrigues' La Distance to open a space for dialogue, beginning with a language lab and a moment of cultural exchange led by Vitality Social. In collaboration with Black History Month Milano and Nalini Vidoolah Mootoosamy.

Friday 15 May | Teatro Strehler – Scatola Magica, 6PM
Free entry

Kelly B | LaPiazza

Kelly B's DJ SET explores translatlantic connections through the sounds of the Global South, weaving traditional rhythms of the African diaspora with the percussive sounds of the club – tying everything together with breakbeat, jazz, and house music – creating a musical journey that spans history, geography, and identity. 

Friday 15 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 7PM
Free entry

Where you gonna run to? | LaPiazza

A collective action configured as a choreographic practice centered on energy, strength, and inclusion. The work pulls inspiration from Tiago Rodrigues' By Heart: like in his performance, knowledge is transferred from body to body, generating a temporary community based on direct shared experience.

Saturday 16 May | Teatro Strehler – Sala Carpi, 11AM
Free entry, reservation required by writing to training@maremilano.org

Incontro con Tiago Rodrigues | Parole in pubblico

Tiago Rodrigues, our associate artist and director of By Heart and La Distance, in conversation with Graziano Graziani.

Saturday 16 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 5PM
Free entry upon reservation
 

Where you gonna run to? | LaPiazza

A collective action configured as a choreographic practice centered on energy, strength, and inclusion. The work pulls inspiration from Tiago Rodrigues' By Heart: like in his performance, knowledge is transferred from body to body, generating a temporary community based on direct shared experience.

Saturday 16 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 7PM
Free entry, reservation required by writing to training@maremilano.org

Incontro con Caroline Guiela Nguyen | Segnalibro

Our associate artist and director of Valentina, Caroline Guiela Nguyen presents her book Teatro (Il Saggiatore, 2026), in conversation with Chiara Elefante and Graziano Graziani.

Saturday 16 May | Teatro Strehler, after the performance
Free entry until full capacity
 

Buba | LaPiazza

Buba, whose musical research originates in the British electronic scene and from the impact of the Afro-Caribbean community on British culture, presents a DJ SET which moves through UK Garage, funk, house, and experimental electronic music. Curated by Black History Month Milano in collaboration with Nalini Vidoolah Mootoosamy.

Saturday 16 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 10:30PM
Free entry

Babele | LaPiazza

A multilingual reading (in Italian, Chinese, Arabic, French, Spanish, Bulgarian, and Mauritian Creole) that explores the intimate and everyday relationship with the Italian language. Like in Valentina, by Caroline Guiela Nguyen, Babele also presents language as a fragile yet powerful tool, in which identity, memory, and attachment move through countless worlds. Curated by Nalini Vidoolah Mootoosamy.

Sunday 17 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 6PM 
Free entry

Marco Manini | LaPiazza

A resident DJ of LaPiazza, Marco Manini, musician and performer with a long history in the Italian independent scene, brings a free and inclusive approach to his music. Able to move between genres and imagination without prejudice, Manini constructs moments in which to find recognition with one another, to sing, to dance, and to be together.

Tuesday 19 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 6:30PM
Free entry

Marco Manini | LaPiazza

A resident DJ of LaPiazza, Marco Manini, musician and performer with a long history in the Italian independent scene, brings a free and inclusive approach to his music. Able to move between genres and imagination without prejudice, Manini constructs moments in which to find recognition with one another, to sing, to dance, and to be together.

Wednesday 20 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 6:30PM 
Free entry

Incontro con Łukasz Twarkowski | Parole in pubblico

Łukasz Twarkowski, our associate artist and director of ORACLE, speaks with Graziano Graziani. 

Thursday 21 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 6PM
Free entry upon reservation

Incontro con Niccolò Fettarappa | Segnalibro

Our associated artist Niccolò Fettarappa, director of Orgasmo, presents his publication Orgasmo. Prosa dispiaciuta sulla fine del sesso (Luca Sossella editore, 2026), in conversation with Graziano Graziani.

Thursday 21 May | Teatro Studio Melato, after the performance
Free entry until full capacity
 

Philosophie de Boudoir | LaPiazza

A performance that brings together, with irony and grace, the emotional power of melodrama – from Mozart to Verdi – and the provocatory and irreverent art of contemporary burlesque. Inspired by Niccolò Fettarappa's Orgasmo, Philosophie de Boudoir positions desire not as something scandalous, but as a primary motivator of the human spirit.

Thursday 21 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 9PM
Free entry

Marco Manini | LaPiazza

A resident DJ of LaPiazza, Marco Manini, musician and performer with a long history in the Italian independent scene, brings a free and inclusive approach to his music. Able to move between genres and imagination without prejudice, Manini constructs moments in which to find recognition with one another, to sing, to dance, and to be together.

Friday 22 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 6:30PM
Free entry

Philosophie de Boudoir | LaPiazza

A performance that brings together, with irony and grace, the emotional power of melodrama – from Mozart to Verdi – and the provocatory and irreverent art of contemporary burlesque. Inspired by Niccolò Fettarappa's Orgasmo, Philosophie de Boudoir positions desire not as something scandalous, but as a primary motivator of the human spirit.

Friday 22 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 10PM
Free entry

Lasagna Lounge | LaPiazza

A LaPiazza resident DJ, Lasagna Lounge takes a deep dive into library music and Italian film soundtracks from the 60's and 70's. A warm and immersive musical landscape to accompany the sunset on the Sagrato.

Saturday 23 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 9PM
Free entry

Turbolenta | LaPiazza

The sounds of Turbolenta are born from the desire to place diverse cultural identities in discussion through a unique musical expression. In her DJ SET, traditional North African and Arabic melodies are interwoven with the language of club music, creating a narrative that travels through memory, transformation, and belonging.

Saturday 23 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 10:30PM
Free entry

Parole e Punti | LaPiazza

An informal gathering space to reclaim knitting as a collective practice, capable of forming relationships and reciprocal support, also through the creation of handmade items sent to social projects, in collaboration with Associazione Parole e Punti.

Sunday 24 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, from 3:30PM
Free entry

La Bellezza Salvata | LaPiazza

La Bellezza Salvata was born from the meeting of Talestri and PostAntique: a concert split between two eras, which brings together classical and contemporary music. The intimate sounds of the viola da gamba and the harpsichord dialogue with the progressive pop universe of PostAntique, in a soundscape that brings together fragility and strength, the search for freedom and the possibility of transformation.

Sunday 24 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 4:30PM
Free entry

Masterclass con Christian Di Furia

Christian Di Furia, author of Flusso – with Lino Guanciale and Gianmarco Saurino – winner of the  “Franco Quadri” Special Mention at the 56° Premio Riccione per il Teatro 2021 awards, leads a dramaturgy Masterclass, entitled Frottole.

Tuesday 26 May | Teatro Grassi – Sala Lettura, 11AM
Free entry upon reservation
 

Marco Manini | LaPiazza

A resident DJ of LaPiazza, Marco Manini, musician and performer with a long history in the Italian independent scene, brings a free and inclusive approach to his music. Able to move between genres and imagination without prejudice, Manini constructs moments in which to find recognition with one another, to sing, to dance, and to be together.

Tuesday 26 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 6:30PM
Free entry

Marco Manini | LaPiazza

A resident DJ of LaPiazza, Marco Manini, musician and performer with a long history in the Italian independent scene, brings a free and inclusive approach to his music. Able to move between genres and imagination without prejudice, Manini constructs moments in which to find recognition with one another, to sing, to dance, and to be together.

Wednesday 27 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 6:30PM
Free entry

Incontro con Daria Deflorian | Parole in pubblico

Our associate artist Daria Deflorian, director of Che dolore terribile è l’amore – Work in progress, in conversation with Graziano Graziani.

Wednesday 27 May | Teatro Studio Melato, after the performance
Free entry until full capacity
 

Lasagna Lounge | LaPiazza

A LaPiazza resident DJ, Lasagna Lounge takes a deep dive into library music and Italian film soundtracks from the 60's and 70's. A warm and immersive musical landscape to accompany the sunset on the Sagrato.

Thursday 28 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 7:30PM
Free entry

Chez BREL Jazz Club | LaPiazza

A jazz trio to pay homage to great French music, inspired by the performance BREL. A musical journey of iconic songs, presenting the depth and evocative strength of this timeless repertoire. Curated by Cernusco Jazz, with Patrizia Di Malta, Nadio Marenco and Attilio Zanchi.

Thursday 28 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 10PM
Free entry

Marco Manini | LaPiazza

A resident DJ of LaPiazza, Marco Manini, musician and performer with a long history in the Italian independent scene, brings a free and inclusive approach to his music. Able to move between genres and imagination without prejudice, Manini constructs moments in which to find recognition with one another, to sing, to dance, and to be together.

Friday 29 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 7:30PM
Free entry

Chez BREL Jazz Club | LaPiazza

A jazz trio to pay homage to great French music, inspired by the performance BREL. A musical journey of iconic songs, presenting the depth and evocative strength of this timeless repertoire. Curated by Cernusco Jazz, with Patrizia Di Malta, Nadio Marenco and Attilio Zanchi.

Friday 29 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 8PM
Free entry

Incontro con Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker e Solal Mariotte | Parole in pubblico

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker –  our associate artist – and Solal Mariotte, choregraphers and protagonists in BREL, speak with Graziano Graziani. 

Friday 29 May | Teatro Strehler, after the performance
Free entry until full capacity
 

Masterclass con Parini Secondo e MarcRope

The dance collective Parini Secondo, our associate artists, together with the MarcRope team, present the Masterclass Make your cardio an art: a dance lab dedicated to jumprope and athletic practices through a rhythmic and musical lens, inspired by HIT OUT.

Saturday 30 May | Teatro Strehler – Sala Carpi, 11AM
Free entry upon reservation

Healing | LaPiazza

A series of holistic activities inspired by Parini Secondo's performance SLOOOOOOW: a moment of shared experience where time is slowed down in order to truly live in the present. From 3PM to 4PM, Yoga della risata with Milano Che Ride; from 4PM to 5PM, Sound Healing with le Meraviglie Sonore by Sara Usai; from 5PM to 6PM, Silent Yoga with Chiara Taviani; from 6PM to 7PM, Tai Chi with Verena Battilana from the Centro Ricerche Tai Chi. Curated by Chiara Taviani for mare training.

Saturday 30 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 3PM
Free entry

Grande festa di fine Festival | LaPiazza

A night to celebrate the conclusion of the Festival. Opening the evening, a performance by the Parini Secondo collective followed by a performance by the Vogo Beat Brass Band, who transform the energy of dance music into an immersive experience. Closing the night, a DJ SET by il Quilombo: an acoustic flux that mixes global rhythms with urban vibrations.

Saturday 30 May | Sagrato Teatro Strehler, 8PM
Free entry