CHAIN REACTION – GRAND TOUR ITALIA

Chain Reaction is a project supported by the MiC – Ministry of Culture, of which Trallallero is a founding partner alongside five other Italian festivals with an international focus and Assitej-Italia, which since 2020 has been developing and promoting international initiatives and partnerships in theatre for the younger generation. 

In the 2026–2027 period, Chain Reaction is presenting the ‘Grand Tour in Italy’: an initiative offering international professionals a deep immersion in Italian children’s theatre, facilitating their participation not only in partner festivals but also guiding them to discover the other spaces for artistic creation that the region has to offer.

The Grand Tour events linked to Trallallero 2026 will be:

October 5–7, 2026
Čakovec (Croatia)
Participation as the Italian delegation at the
9th Croatian TYA Puppet Theater Showcase (29th Gathering of the ASSITEJ Croatian Center)
to present the Italian children’s theater system


Wednesday 14 October

4.00–4.30 pm

Artegna, Teatro Lavaroni

90 minutes

Meeting with professionals from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region

presentation of the Grand Tour at Trallallero 2026


STAGE 1

Thursday 15 October

Udine, Arearea/Lo Studio

2:30 pm

Meeting with the Arearea dance company: a visit to “Lo Studio,” a renovated arts space for workshops, productions, and programming of
dance performances, discovering “Scylla and Charybdis” new production underway.


STAGE 2

Thursday 15 October

Rive d’Arcano, Mulino Nicli/Magazzino delle Arti

4.45 pm

30 mins

POSTUMO: human, post-human

CrepaMuro Teatro

In a world of waste, matter comes to life and gives rise to Postumo, a post-human creature. As it uncovers the traces of lost humanity, it questions who we once were and what remains of us. 

5.15 pm (45 mins)

coffee break, tour and presentation of the artist-in-residence programme and activities at the Magazzino delle Arti

6.00 pm (90 mins)

CRITICARE AD ARTE

discussion on “Postumo” organised by Mateatrium, a workshop for new dramaturgy

Discussing a performance without dismantling it, learning to give and receive effective feedback to advance the creative process, and proposing useful tools for constructive self-criticism.


STAGE 3

Friday 16 October

Porpetto

3.00 pm

90 mins

BRAT

Knowing the BRAT Company: the specific work on Commedia dell’arte, the productions, the making of masks, visiting the space and furthemore…


Saturday 17 October

4:00 pm

Trieste, Hangar Teatri

NUNC by Brat

The show will be repeated on Sunday 18th October 11:00


Tuesaday 20 October – Sunday 1st November

Vicenza

Stardust Festival (La Piccionaia)