Torino International Mime Festival
1st Edition – From April 9 to 12, 2026
From April 6 to 12, 2026, Turin will host its first International Mime Festival!
Under the artistic direction of Matteo Cionini, the festival emerges from Turin’s LoveMime Community, made up of young and enthusiastic people, professional performers, emerging artists, and passionate enthusiasts.
LoveMime promotes the Art of Mime in all its forms, far from clichés and stereotypical images, capable of telling universal stories that break down the barriers that divide us.
We believe that Mime today is a necessary Art.
In an increasingly divided world, where walls between nations and people grow ever higher, Mime is an Art that unites.
In an increasingly artificial world, Mime is the Art of the storytelling body, made by humans for humans.
In a world overwhelmed by visual stimuli, Mime is the Art of active imagination.
LoveMime and the Torino International Mime Festival arise from these convictions.
SHOWS
The Turin Scene meets
International Artists for the first time in Italy
WORKSHOP
Opportunities to learn the basics of Mime, as well as original techniques to expand creative possibilities
MASTERCLASS
A unique opportunity for professionals,
with a living legend for the first time in Italy!
CONFERENCE
With leading figures from the international scene discussing the Art of Mime in today’s world.
SHOWS
The Turin Scene meets
International Artists for the first time in Italy
WORKSHOP
Opportunities to learn the basics of Mime, as well as original techniques to expand creative possibilities
MASTERCLASS
A unique opportunity for professionals,
with a living legend for the first time in Italy!
CONFERENCE
With leading figures from the international scene discussing the Art of Mime in today’s world.
THE FESTIVAL PROGRAM:
Thursday, April 9
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Thematic Workshop
9:00 PM: MiME CABARET – The “Best Of” Turin Mime
Friday, April 10
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Thematic Workshop
9:30 PM: “UNTOLD STORIES” – by and with Silent Rocco (Austria) – Italian Premiere
Saturday, April 11
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Thematic Workshop
9:00 PM: MODERN MiME GALA – with International Artists
Sunday, April 12
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: International Conference with Bartłomiej Ostapczuk (director of the Warsaw International Mime Festival)
2:30 PM – 5:30 PM: Workshop on Modern Mime with Silent Rocco
Monday, April 6 – Friday, April 10
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Professional Masterclass with Michel Courtemanche (Canada)
Tickets and Passes
Show tickets, workshops, and passes will be available from February 1, 2026.
Before that date, however, you can participate in the crowdfunding: support the Festival and secure your participation at a reduced price.
Places are limited: crowdfunding allows you to get tickets to all shows and access to the entire festival offering in advance of the official opening. It’s worth it, and it helps us cover the Festival’s production costs.
SHOWS
SINGLE TICKET
Full price: €18
Reduced: €15
TRAINING
Thematic WORKSHOP
Single fee: €40
Silent Rocco WORKSHOP
Single fee: €80
MASTERCLASS Michel Courtemanche
Participant: €300
Observer €130
PASSES
Shows PASS (All shows)
– Full: €54 €47
– Reduced: €45 €40
– Crowdfunding: €30
Intermediate PASS (All shows, 3 thematic workshops, workshop with Silent Rocco)
– Full: €246 €200
– Reduced: €240 €180
– Crowdfunding: €150
Complete PASS (All shows, 3 thematic workshops, workshop with Silent Rocco, masterclass with Michel Courtemanche)*
– Full price: €404 €350
– Reduced: €355 €300
– Crowdfunding: €280
ATTENTION: The ARCI membership card is not included, which is necessary to access the Festival venues.
* Participation in Michel Courtemanche’s Masterclass as a student is limited to a maximum of 12 people and will be by selection. Therefore, with a Full Pass, you are entitled to participate as an observer. By submitting your application as a student, if selected, you can participate as a student by paying an additional fee of €170 (or €100 if you are a donor in the crowdfunding campaign).
Crowdfunding
For this first edition of the Festival, we decided not to wait for the outcome of any grant applications. We don’t want someone else to decide whether we can do it or not.
This means the entire festival is supported by us and you: through the volunteer work of wonderful people who donate their time, energy, and skills; but also through ticket sales, workshop registrations, and grassroots donations.
It’s a Festival we create together, as the LoveMime Community.
By participating in the crowdfunding, you directly support making this dream possible, and in return, you can purchase passes and tickets in advance while saving money!
LoveMime Community
LoveMime is a movement of people who love the Art of Mime.
It consists of performers, emerging and internationally established artists. But it also includes passionate people, curious individuals, spectators who find in this art form so much creativity, imagination, ingenuity, care, and dedication.
Mime, beyond stereotypical images, is a Universal Art that unites, breaks down barriers, and tells universal stories.
In an era of rising walls, of silences filled every moment…
Yes, Mime is something precious and important, now more than ever.
That’s why LoveMime promotes and spreads the Art of Mime through events like theMime Cabaret, theTorino International Mime Festival, and other initiatives.