THE FESTIVAL
The story
The International Festival of Puppets and Figures Arrivano dal Mare! is one of the longest-running festivals entirely dedicated to puppetry in Italy and the world. It was first held in Cervia in 1975, and since 2011 it has moved to the city of Ravenna and other locations in Romagna (mainly in the Forlì and Cesena areas). The ownership of the brand and the Artistic Direction of the Festival are, since 2015, of the Teatro del Drago/Famiglia d'Arte Monticelli of Ravenna in collaboration with the host municipalities, the Emilia-Romagna Region, the Ministry of Culture. Over the years, the Festival has become a reference point and an unmissable appointment for puppeteers, marionette players, puppeteers and traditional storytellers, as well as for emerging artists and companies involved in the search for new languages for the image and figure, theatre scholars, critics, amateurs and spectators.
Festival venues
Ravenna
- Artificerie Alm agià - via dell'Almagià 2
- La Casa delle Marionette Museum - Vicolo Padenna 4/a
- Palazzo Rasponi dalle Teste - Piazza Kennedy
- Classense Library - via Alfredo Baccarini 3
- Rasi Theatre - via di Roma 39
- MAR Art Museum of the City of Ravenna - via di Roma 13
- Rocca Brancaleone - via Rocca Brancaleone
Gambettola, Gatteo, Longiano
- Municipal Theatre of Gambettola - Piazza 2′ Risorgimento 6, Gambettola FC
- Municipal Library of Gambettola, Corso Mazzini 73, Gambettola FC
- Municipal Library "Giuseppe Ceccarelli", Via Roma 13, Gatteo FC
- Teatro Petrella and Sala San Girolamo, Piazza San Girolamo 3, Longiano FC
Our partners
With the support of
Municipality of Ravenna, Municipality of Gambettola, Municipality of Longiano, Municipality of Gatteo, Emilia-Romagna Region, MIC Ministry of Culture
In collaboration with
Ravenna Teatro, Rete di Associazioni Almagià, Istituzione Biblioteca Classense, MAR Museo d'Arte della Città di Ravenna, Il Planetario di Ravenna, Akâmì, CittAttiva, Casa delle Culture, ScrittuRa Festival, Ve.Ra - La Velostazione di Ravenna, Ravenna Port Authority, Ravenna Port Cooperative, Associazione Circuiti Dinamici, Casa Fellini Centro di residenza per il Teatro, il Cinema e le Arti Circensi, P.A.C. Polo Artistico CreAttivo - Ex Macello Gambettola, Associazione La Casa delle Marionette, ReTeFì.
Under the auspices of
UNIMA Italy, ATF/Agis, Italiafestival