The OGLIASTRA TEATRO project turns ten.

Over the years, it has established itself as the most important theatre festival held in Sardinia and as one of the main summer cultural events.

The connection with the territory is found not only in the location of the events, increasingly linked to nature and the places where they take place, but also in the choice of themes specific to a popular, contemporary and civilly and ethically committed theatre. The desire to propose to the public some of the most interesting artistic realities of the national and international scene, is combined with an increasingly strong contact with the environment in which the Festival takes place, in a bond that grows and strengthens thanks to the presentation of collaborative projects with artists and with activities of great excellence operating in the territory and in general with all the cultural production of Sardinia.

Over the years, it has been possible to see how this is an event awaited by the accommodation facilities and the population. During the days of the festival, the towns take on a new life, the Festival is awaited, and a network of widespread hotels is developed for the festival visitors according to a principle of sustainable tourism. The feedback comes from the same tourist reception operators and from the population of the towns involved.

The 2009 edition intends to continue and strengthen the line of promotion of the territory and the connection between nature and culture, with the choice of carrying out the activities in natural places, such as the Su Marmuri Cave, the Santa Barbara and Sant’Antonio woods and other natural locations in the territories of the Parco dei tacchi. On the other hand, the collaboration continues with a strong propensity to expand, with artistic figures of excellence, associations and operational groups of the territory, such as La Stazione dell’arte and Maria Lai, the Su Marmuri Cooperative, the pro loco of the towns. An artistic-naturalist but also educational valorization to experience nature with respect and contemplation. The Festival continues the path started in 2007 with the representation of shows in natural places, developing the section “For a theater that melts into places Le vie” with new productions whose installations are characterized precisely by the specificity of the places in which they are rehearsed and represented. In the 2009 edition, “La via dell’asino”, “La via dei matti”, via della notte” will be proposed, born in close correlation with some experiences realized by the company in the territory starting from the territory. Following the success of the past editions, we will once again propose events of study and reflection with different sections and areas: “Feriti da tanta bellezza”, a conference-round table with experts and journalists on the future of the theater, book presentations and an exhibition of ten years of the event.