The Festival Program
What do we talk about when we talk about love...?
...a thought that has characterized this past year of artistic reflection. What does it mean to talk about love, through art, in a world dominated by words like "war," "emergency," "crisis," and "extinction"? What can be the role of art, theater and, in its small way, figure theater in this discourse? This year's Festival attempts to emphasize the theme of inclusivity and confrontation as inescapable roots of daily, peaceful coexistence, and it attempts to do so through one of the richest and most heterogeneous programs, capable of connecting different artistic worlds not only as languages but also as generations. This edition of the Festival, in fact, sees represented all the traditional techniques of Italian Figure Theater and beyond: the puppets, the puppets, i puppets sicilians and the guarattelle Neapolitan puppets. At the same time, they also have in the program a representation of excellence the shadow theater, the theater of objects, the theater on black, and in general the more contemporary panorama of this theatrical world. The confrontation between these languages, however, does not take place in an oppositional dynamic between new and old, between experimental and traditional, but rather intersects these elements by bringing different generations into dialogue. And so, a technique such as traditional puppetry now passes from the hands of a historical family like the Gran Teatro Burattini Niemen to those of the very young Valerio Saccà, the new representative of the Lombard mask of the Meneghino; up to the experience of the Spanish puppeteer Paz Tatay, who will open the confrontation to a European tradition of figure theater. the language of shadows is now proposed in the historical guise of the Teatro Gioco Vita, an internationally recognized excellence, now in that of the more contemporary and emerging company Unterwasser. The themes are also transversal: war, the brutality of war, will inhabit the scene of the "ready-made" objects of Israeli Ariel Doron as well as the shack of Parma puppeteer Patrizio Dall'Argine. Finally, the attempt to "include" in the broadest possible sense will touch on the most sensitive issues of disability with the international project Sixth Sense Theatre, but it will also take the form of broader and more radical thinking and an attempt to open more or less theatrical spaces to a real tout public, capable of welcoming different generations of spectators, without sharp separations between targets and labels. A theater of all and for all, this is our idea of love for this Festival.
The Artistic Direction
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General calendar
Events for 1st May
Events for 2nd May
Events for 3rd May
Events for 4th May
Events for 5th May
Events for 6th May
Events for 7th May
Events for May 8th
Events for 9th May
Events for 10th May
Events for 11th May
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Events for 13th May
Events for 14th May
Events for 15th May
Events for 16th May

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.
Events for May 17th

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.
Events for 18th May

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.
Events for 19th May

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.

CANCELLED Puppet, strings and sticks

The Emilia-Romagna of puppets: Sandrone and Fagiolino

CANCELLED - Stories hanging by a thread.

CANCELLED - Yay for panettone.

CANCELLED - Gianduja host
Events for 20th May

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.

CANCELLED Puppet, strings and sticks

The Emilia-Romagna of puppets: Sandrone and Fagiolino

ONLINE - Puppets intangible heritage of humanity?

CANCELLED - Area 52

CANCELLED - Happy B-Day to Me

CANCELLED - Memento Mori pants.
Events for 21st May

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.

CANCELLED Puppet, strings and sticks

The Emilia-Romagna of puppets: Sandrone and Fagiolino

ONLINE - Presentation of the book "Orcs, Anthropophagi and Butchers" and the project "On the Other Side"

CANCELLED - The Miraculous Water

CANCELLED - FISH PARADE. The festive koinobori fish parade.

CANCELLED Brigitte et le petit bal perdu

CANCELLED La muerte de Don Cristobal

CANCELLED Dear Wolf

CANCELLED Cracrà Punk
Events for May 22nd

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.

CANCELLED Puppet, strings and sticks

The Emilia-Romagna of puppets: Sandrone and Fagiolino

CANCELLED Air travel

CANCELLED Air travel

Ciapa la galeina

Dans l'atelier

Dans l'atelier

La muerte de Don Cristobal
Events for May 23rd

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.

CANCELLED Puppet, strings and sticks

The Emilia-Romagna of puppets: Sandrone and Fagiolino

CANCELLED Air travel

CANCELLED Air travel

Sixth Sense Theatre

La muerte de Don Cristobal

A little further on

Ms. Rossetta

Wood heads
Events for May 24th

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.

CANCELLED Puppet, strings and sticks

The Emilia-Romagna of puppets: Sandrone and Fagiolino

Project Yard

Walking with Sandrone

CANCELLED The Golden Poet. The grand imaginary theater of Giuliano Scabia

The Iron Mask

The madness of Orlando
Events for May 25th

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.

CANCELLED Puppet, strings and sticks

The Emilia-Romagna of puppets: Sandrone and Fagiolino

CANCELLED To take away

Puppets 4.0 - Museum without walls

Shavings and the rocking horse

Mr. Barti

Plastic Heroes
Events for May 26th

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.

CANCELLED Puppet, strings and sticks

The Emilia-Romagna of puppets: Sandrone and Fagiolino

CANCELLED To take away

Puppets 4.0 - Museum without walls

That Devil Harlequin

MEDIUM project presentation

Untold
Events for May 27th

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.

CANCELLED Puppet, strings and sticks

The Emilia-Romagna of puppets: Sandrone and Fagiolino

The story of Q

The Countess' parrot

Tragic Drone

Mr. Barti

Pinocchio

Tragic Drone

Once upon a time. The fairy tale museum
Events for May 28th

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.

CANCELLED Puppet, strings and sticks

The Emilia-Romagna of puppets: Sandrone and Fagiolino

Punchinello, Harlequin and the Fantastic City

My first guarattele. Punchinello tells Punchinello

Fulesta Feast. Thirty years of storytelling
Events for 29th May

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.
Events for 30th May

Puppets in the Window. Widespread exhibition of puppet theater in Gambettola stores.
Events for 31st May
Festival venues
The shows
Outdoor performances
Free admission
Family entertainment activity plays a key role again this year, with diverse programming capable of intercepting all audiences, from the very youngest audience to the real tout public. Once again this year, a location fundamental of the festival will be the outdoor spaces: Rocca Brancaleone in Ravenna, Piazza Pertini and the amphitheater of the Municipal Library in Gambettola, Rio Parco Budrio in Longiano and Piazza Vesi in Gatteo will host a schedule of performances with free admission for children and parents.
CANCELLED - FISH PARADE. The festive koinobori fish parade.
Pertini Square
Gambettola (FC)
Shows at the theater, for everyone
A key part of the family programming will also take place indoors, at the Gambettola Municipal Theater, the Artificerie Almagià and Ravenna's Teatro Rasi, with at least one afternoon performance each day from May 21 to 27 and some evening performances. Hosted by some of Italy's leading figure companies for the younger generation, on stage with long-running shows as well as new productions
Shows at the theater, for teen and adult audiences
Among the prerogatives of the Festival Arrivano dal Mare! is to support a Figure Theater that is not only dedicated to children's theater or family audiences, but that knows how to make itself a language and theatrical medium for adolescent and adult audiences as well. In this sense, there are several events that the Festival will host, in the evening, at the Artificerie Almagià and Teatro Rasi in Ravenna and the Municipal Theater in Gambettola, including several new productions.
CANCELLED - Gianduja host
CANCELLED - Memento Mori pants.
Plastic Heroes
MEDIUM project presentation
Dating
Once again this year the program of performances will be accompanied by parallel programming of meetings and the staging of four exhibitions.
CANCELLED - Gianduja host
CANCELLED - Memento Mori pants.
Plastic Heroes
MEDIUM project presentation
Press review
"Coming from the Sea 2023": more than 100 artists for festival
More news, April 22, 2023
"Coming from the Sea" makes 48 and moves between sea and hills
Courier Romagna, April 23, 2023
Virtual, modern and pacifist: not 'just' puppets
The Resto del Carlino - Ravenna, April 23, 2023
The Puppet and Figure Festival "Arriving from the Sea!" returns to Ravenna and Romagna, with more than a hundred artists and craftsmen from around the world
RavennaNotizie.it, April 24, 2023
Puppet and Figure Festival "Arriving from the Sea!" returns to Romagna, with more than a hundred artists and craftsmen from around the world
RiminiNotizie.it, April 24, 2023
International Festival of Puppets and Figures Coming from the Sea! 48ͣ edition | What we talk about when we talk about love May 19-28, 2023 - Ravenna, Gambettola, Longiano, Gatteo
Cultural Events Magazine, April 26, 2023
Puppets and puppets talking about love. The 48th edition of Coming from the Sea!
ER Culture, May 4, 2023
When theater wants to talk about love
Special insert, Ravenna and Surroundings, May 11, 2023
Puppet and figure festival 'Arriving from the Sea' in Gambettola
Sixth Power, May 11, 2023
Postponed start of 'Coming from the Sea' festival: online dates remain
Cesena Today, May 11, 2023
Puppets come from the sea and speak of love
Cesenate Courier, May 11, 2023
Coming From the Sea! Figure theater between craftsmanship and artificial intelligence
By Anna Cavallo, Theatron 2.0 Webzine, May 11, 2023
Puppets and marionettes a world heritage site
By Claudia Rocchi, Corriere Romagna, May 12, 2023
Puppets, international festival among meetings, workshops and exhibitions
The Resto del Carlino - Cesena, May 12, 2023
The 48th International Puppet and Figure Festival Arriving from the Sea kicks off
Ravenna Web Tv, May 16, 2023
Arriving from the Sea, puppets canceled
Cesenate Courier, May 18, 2023
"To raise awareness of ancient fables, I recovered the figure of the fulesta"
by Claudia Rocchi, May 18, 2023
From puppets to shadows: shows for families (and adults) that "Come from the sea"
Ravenna and Surroundings, May 18, 2023
Entrusted to "Coming from the Sea" festival to chase away sadness
Courier Romagna, May 21, 2023
"Coming from the sea" festival kicks off, with a thought for the flooding
Ravenna and Surroundings, May 22, 2023
Blockheads await you in Ravenna with glee
Courier Romagna, May 23, 2023
Sandrone, Sicilian puppets and juicy children's stories
By Claudia Rocchi, Corriere Romagna, May 24, 2023
"Coming from the sea," free performances to give relief
Ravenna and Surroundings, May 25, 2023
Unterwasser's "Untold," the unspoken for adults
Courier Romagna, May 26, 2023
Coming in from the sea: from the "Tragic Drone" to the Fairy Tale Museum
Courier Romagna, May 27, 2023
Pulcinella protagonist
The Resto del Carlino - Ravenna, May 27, 2023
"Coming from the sea" salutes with master Bruno Leone
Courier Romagna, May 28, 2023