Nomadic School 2026

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The Nomadic School is an alternative mentorship programme rooted in the Alps and in the performing arts.
The school focuses on the concept of spatial creation—how performative arts interact with space both inside and outside the theatrical institution—and the intersection between disciplines, linking artistic practices to climate and social issues.

The Nomadic School takes place every summer in different sites of Trentino/Alto Adige – Südtirol around 2000 meters above sea level. A fortnight's gathering of a diverse community of mentors and participants who are engaged in a variety of disciplines, including architecture, choreography, glaciology, geology, stage design, sound curation, dramaturgy, visual and literary arts, and anthropology.

Individual and collective moments merge as we are invited to engage with a context that provides an opportunity to examine artistic practices through the lens of the alpine landscape, while also observing their pedagogical impact.
What happens when uncontrolled and dynamic environments become factors in or participate in the development of performance practices? What happens when performing arts are taken outside institutional spaces and practiced as processes of contamination with surrounding environments?

Through workshops, micro-performances, walks and dialogues, the school creates open spaces for experimentation in which heterogeneous experiences and knowledge interact in a horizontal and non-hierarchical way.

From June 15 to June 26, 2026, the Nomadic School 2026 will take place at 2.450 m above sea level. Participants will stay at Rifugio Carè Alto, in the Adamello mountain group, a location that can only be reached on foot in approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes.
Life in the mountains is marked by the weather and characterised by essential services (overnight stay in dormitories, simple shared meals, limited use of water, no Wi-Fi) and most activities will take place outdoors.
By totally immersing itself in the alpine landscape, the Nomadic School intends to leave behind the representational distance cultivated by academic and artistic institutions.

The selected participants will share the Nomadic School with mentors who, respecting their practices will explore the role of space and its impact on shaping reality. The mentors are:

+ Beatrix Rinke (writer)
+ Vittoria de Franchis (curator and vocal researcher)
+ Prathima Muniyappa (designer and transdisciplinary scholar-artist)
+ Carolina Cappelli (artist and perfomer)
+ Gianni Mittemperger (alpine hut keeper, president’s SAT section)
+ Giacomo Lorandi (chef, fermenter, and gastronomic researcher)
+ Elena Francalanci (artist and choreographer)
+ Lara Casagrande (speleologist MUSE)

 

 

Prizes Details: 

The school is free of charge.
Ten participants will be selected and will receive full board and accommodation for the entire duration of the programme.

Location: 
Rifugio Carè Alto, Alps, Trento
Deadline: 
02/May/2026
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