With The 2025/2026 season, the Piccolo Teatro di Milano He enters a tense leg in a new three -year period, which will culminate in 2027 with the eightieth anniversary of the foundation of the Milanese theater institution. If in previous years the focus had been placed on the theatrical language, this year the viewfinder tightens even more on the founding grammar of making theater: relationships. “Complement of relationship” is in fact the opening title of the new season, which It is proposed to investigate the cavities between the public and theatrical operators, between them and we, between the you and the ego. A logical analysis of the complements that establish and consolidate relationships, or that undermine the community function to the base.
The Councilor for Culture Tommaso Sacchi, in a brief opening intervention, underlines how this year the commitment of the Milanese building is to make himself agorà, to cover a social role of aggregation, of dissemination. “We like to think that every closing of curtain in our three theaters a curtain is open in other places, even far from the city center” Piergaetano Marchetti, the historic president of the Milanese building, says.
“An art theater for everyone”, proclaimed Strehler and Grassi at the opening of the baby, in 1947. And the reflection of Lanfranco Li Cauli, appointed new general manager last December, starts from the identification of these “all” who today make up the rooms and files of the Italian theater: not only, therefore, therefore, the subscribers and habituals, but also all the young people who have never had access to the rooms, the people with disabilities. Which populates Milan during holidays or that allocates in the Milanese city for study or work. “Small open” is in fact the great initiative of the next season, Always according to the theme of the season: Create an open, inclusive and accessible theater that gives the ear to everyone’s needsthrough audiodesceptions, touch tour, superitles not only for hospitality but also for productions and co -productions, translations in LIS, simplified materials and a more accessible website. Being a community and part of a community is in fact the fulcrum of artistic research: “Through relationships, community nuclei under the most varied forms are born: from the couple, to the family, to the networks of affection and finally to the city” says Claudio Longhi, artistic director.
Therefore, the associated artists, among whom Davide Carnevali, Marta Cuscunà, Marco D’Agostin, Anne Teresa de Kaersmaeker, Daria Deflorian, Davide Enia, FC Bergman, Niccolò Fettarappa, are new to the associated artists. Lino GuancialeCaroline Guiela Nguyen, Lacasadargilla, Parini Secondo, Tiago Rodrigues, underground, łukasz Twarkowski.
But the big news is also A return to the contamination of languages, especially with that of science: associated scientists such as Amalia Ercoli Finzi, Alberto Mantovani, Telmo Pievani, And Ersilia Vaudo will collaborate closely with the artists for a qualified and free scientific dissemination.
Thirteen productions, eight co -productions, four absolute first and thirty -six guest shows: This is the map within which to orient themselves, to which must be added the return of the festival this indicative from 14 to 30 May next, in addition to the numerous events that are out of stage which, as usual, include the close encounter between the public and artists, theater, cities, schools and neighborhoods.
Among the productions, there will be many re -proposed by previous seasons, in homage to the most loyal public and the most acclaimed shows. Above all, Goldoni and Strehler’s Arlecchino, in the second half of Stefano De Luca.
The baby will also take part in the cultural Olympics of Milan Cortina 2026 With a month of special programming dedicated to the event, during which two shows will be represented that celebrate the meeting between sports, culture and entertainment.
