Village Off

"VILLAGE OFF"- OUR MAIN ARTISTIC HUB

THE FRINGE VILLAGE, or "Village Off," is the headquarters of the Festival, and hosts many of "Off-Off Milan"'s multidisciplinary initiatives.

-   SPEED DATES - Meetings between participating artists/companies and the artistic directors and operators of  Milanese, national and international theatrical structures. Each person has 5 minutes to ask questions, gain advice and propose their show. 

-   THEATRICAL SHORTS – A rich circulation of new artistic proposals in the form of theatrical shorts, that will freely perform on Village Off stage throughout the day.

-   OFF LIBRIS - A space dedicated to the protagonists of contemporary fiction: readings and debates connected to the performing arts within all kinds of context, comparing specific topics with general Milanese culture.

-   EXPO-OFF – Visual art pieces and performative activities spread throughout the festival spaces.

-   PANELS AND WORKSHOPS

-   ECO-FESTIVAL - Daily meetings between Ecology and Economy in order to deepen the social and professional relationships between science, culture and art. Discussion panels with festival partners and associations, with particular perspectives in relation to Milanese culture.

MEETINGS AND DISCUSSION PANELS ON TOPIC SUCH AS:

- THEATRE IN PRISON, JUSTICE AND CIVIL RIGHTS

- GENDER EQUALITY, COMMUNITIES WITH DISABILITIES, LINGUISTIC MINORITIES

- HUMAN RIGHTS

- REFLECTIONS ON THE TRENDS OF CONTEMPORARY THEATER

- GREEN INITIATIVES, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE