The theater review “IN-CON-TRA – Unraveling Inner Knots with Theater”, promoted by the Zagreo Cultural Association with the sponsorship of the City of Este, offers an artistic journey that through performances, theater-dance, and itinerant performances invites the audience to reflect on emotions and inner dynamics through the language of theater.
The events will take place from March to June 2026 in various locations in Este: Teatro dei Filodrammatici, Parco delle Api, and Chiostro delle Consolazioni, featuring intimate and immersive theatrical experiences.
Saturday, March 21 – from 8:00 PM, Teatro dei Filodrammatici
Evening “Theater Beyond – Theater Festival” with three performances: The Tale of How and Where (Si Fa Teatro Giovani), dedicated to the theme of dwelling and identity; The Stain, inspired by Hamlet by Shakespeare and set after the tragedy, when Fortebraccio reconstructs the events through witnesses; I Who Do Not Live (Zagreo), a theater-dance performance on a loving relationship that ends in violence and on the necessity of awareness and prevention.
Saturday, May 23 – 8:30 PM, 9:30 PM, and 10:30 PM, Parco delle Api
Galilean Orbits – With Eyes to the Sky, a show dedicated to Galileo Galilei, inspired by Life of Galileo by Brecht, with scientific insights from the Polesani Astrophile Group (20 seats per performance, reservation required).
Sunday, May 31 – 5:30 PM
Itinerant show Peripheries of the Empire, inspired by The Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, starting from the Kontainer bar.
Saturday, June 6 – 5:00 PM, Chiostro delle Consolazioni
Before Words, curated by Teatro Cosquillas.
Saturday, June 27 – from 8:00 PM, Chiostro delle Consolazioni
Evening of theater-dance with TangOrfeo // Beauty and the Beast (Zagreo) and SBRANARSI (Lotus Association).
Tickets: full €10, reduced €5, free for 0–5 years.
Purchase at the box office on the day of the performance.
Info and reservations: info@zagreo.it – tel. 388 6370013 – www.zagreo.it
