Foligno hosts the 46th edition of the Segni Barocchi Festival from August 29 to September 6, 2025, a significant cultural event in the Italian theater scene that continues to explore the connections between the Baroque and the contemporary. Under the artistic direction of Daniele Salvo for the second consecutive year, the Festival confirms itself as a cultural laboratory that enhances the city as a place of sharing and artistic experimentation.

The 2025 edition, entitled Life is a Dream, takes inspiration from the famous masterpiece by Calderón de la Barca and presents the dream not as mere escape but as a critical space for questioning fate, the illusion of the senses, and identity, both individual and collective. The Festival stages the complex tension between appearance and truth, power and conscience, representation and reality through a rich program that includes classical texts, contemporary rewritings, musical performances, screenings, and collective actions.

This edition intends to reaffirm the relevance of the Baroque as a key to interpreting the contradictions of the present, offering the audience an immersive experience that involves deep emotions, visions, and tensions. The selection of works by authors such as Calderón de la Barca, Shakespeare, and Marino, combined with encounters with Baroque music, makes the event an opportunity for reflection and a revival of the ability to dream and think together.

For more information and the full program, visit the website: [link].