Metropolitan Art
A journey into the territory and the multidisciplinary dimension of art
Metropolitan Art is a bridge between the performing arts and contemporary art, an exciting journey between artworks and live performance, where visitors are the protagonists of a collective adventure.
It is an innovative project of education, training, research and artistic production, with workshop and performance activities, museum visits, and the setup of performative/exhibition spaces.
A journey of discovery through art and the territory
For the eleventh edition of the Metropolitan Art project, following an effective approach already tested in previous editions, we envision a comprehensive response to all the objectives of Circoscrizioni, che spettacolo… dal vivo! 2026. While maintaining and developing the project’s distinctive features, we plan to deliver highly qualified artistic activities that are at the same time accessible to all residents of the territory and to young artists, thus promoting educational and training initiatives related to the languages of contemporary art, while also fostering significant opportunities for social cohesion. Stalker Teatro, in collaboration with two nationally active companies in the planning phase, will carry out different actions across various local venues:
the C.C. Lorusso e Cutugno; the I.C. Padre Gemelli; the R.S.A. Villa Primule; the BiblioBus/Torino Civic Libraries at Piazza Montale; the local branch of La Cultura dietro l’angolo in the Le Vallette neighborhood, at Officine CAOS. In its ten previous editions, Metropolitan Art has already demonstrated its ability to connect Le Vallette to the rest of the city, through a network of relationships with numerous associations in Circoscrizione 5, with events that attract residents from across the entire city and through interaction with major cultural centers, leading each year to the creation of new contemporary art productions involving many citizens.
Program 2026
METROPOLITAN ART 11
Presentation of the eleventh edition of the project
Friday, July 3, 7 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18/a
Presentation of the Metropolitan Art 11 program and the editorial publication of the tenth edition of the multidisciplinary project. Followed by a convivial gathering and refreshments.
NON IL SOLITO… SPETTACOLO!
Scenic readings by GhissBross
Tuesday, July 14, 4 PM
Residenza Villa Primule, Via delle Primule 7
An improvisational theater performance using modern clown techniques, enhanced by surreal costumes and stage designs, employing new expressive and communicative means that will spark curiosity and fun.
CONCERT
by Anton Gerasymov
Tuesday, July 21, 4 PM
Residenza Villa Primule, Via delle Primule 7
A virtuoso violinist, graduated from the P. I. Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine in Kyiv, with a repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary jazz, he has had the honor of performing on Europe’s most prestigious stages. With impeccable technique and deep sensitivity, he involves the audience in an unforgettable musical journey. We thank the Coordinamento Associazioni Musicali di Torino for their collaboration.
GUIDED TOUR AT PAV
Parco Arte Vivente, Centro Sperimentale d’Arte Contemporanea
Friday, September 18
Via Giordano Bruno 31
Departure: 3 PM from Piazza XVIII dicembre and 3:30 PM from Officine CAOS
Arrival: 4 PM at PAV – Parco Arte Vivente
Return: 5:30 PM to Piazza XVIII dicembre and Officine CAOS
GUIDED TOUR AT FONDAZIONE MERZ
Fondazione Merz
Wednesday, September 23
Via Limone 24
Departure: 3 PM from Piazza XVIII dicembre and 3:30 PM from Officine CAOS
Arrival: 4 PM at Fondazione Merz
Return: 5:30 PM to Piazza XVIII dicembre and Officine CAOS
GUIDED TOUR AT FONDAZIONE SANDRETTO
Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
Wednesday, September 30
Via Modane 16
Departure: 3:00 PM from Piazza XVIII dicembre; 3:30 PM guided tour of the Le Vallette neighborhood; additional departure: 4:00 PM from Officine CAOS
Arrival: 5:00 PM at Fondazione Sandretto
Return: 7:00 PM to Piazza XVIII dicembre and Officine CAOS
IL CORPO COME PONTE
Contemporary Dance Workshop for young artists by Twain physical dance theatre (RM)
Saturday, October 3 & Sunday, October 4, 3–8 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18a
The workshop will focus on choreographic research in social contexts, offering young artists and interested participants a pathway exploring the possibilities of intervention in a public square, interacting with students from the Istituto Beccari in connection with the mobile library BiblioBus.
...E NOI QUI
Performance by Twain physical dance theatre (RM)
Monday, October 5, 11 AM
BiblioBus/Torino Civic Libraries, Piazza Montale
Through the languages of the body, word and sound, the company Twain physical dance theatre, together with the workshop participants, will transform the performative act into a tool for cohesion, intercultural dialogue and collective storytelling.
TEATRO DELL'OPPRESSO da Boal
Workshop for volunteers and interested participants by Teatro AEnigma (PU)
Friday, October 9, 6–8:30 PM; Saturday, October 10 & Sunday, October 11, 2:30–7 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18a
The workshop, aimed at prison volunteers, young artists and all those interested, will offer participants the chance to learn a famous technique from Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed. The technique will be studied and practiced, and subsequently proposed to persons deprived of their personal liberty at the Lorusso e Cutugno Prison.
TEATRO FORUM
Performance by Teatro AEnigma (PU)
Monday, October 12, 2:30 PM
Casa Circondariale Lorusso e Cutugno, Via Maria Adelaide Aglietta 35
One of Augusto Boal’s techniques, Forum Theatre, will be presented by Teatro AEnigma, featuring the performance of a problematic scene as a stimulus for the spect-actors to seek possible solutions.
REACTION - Workshop#1
Workshop with young artists aimed at performance creation
Friday, October 2; Wednesday, October 7; Tuesday, October 13; Thursday, October 15; Wednesday, October 21; Tuesday, October 27; Thursday, October 29, 6–8:30 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18a
This training workshop for young artists will offer participants the opportunity to follow all the stages of creating a socially engaged theatre performance alongside the company Stalker Teatro. In response to the stimuli gathered during the guided visits to the contemporary art museums participating in the project, performances will be developed and presented to the public during the five scheduled showings of the event.
REACTION - Workshop#2
Workshop for interested citizens aimed at performance creation
Thursday, October 1; Tuesday, October 6; Thursday, October 8; Wednesday, October 14; Tuesday, October 20; Thursday, October 22; Wednesday, October 28, 2:30–5:30 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18a
Following the guided tours of contemporary art exhibitions at the museums participating in the project, a group of interested citizens of different ages and cultural backgrounds will have the opportunity to take part in a workshop led by Stalker Teatro, aimed at creating performances for the new production Reaction, which will be presented in five showings.
ENCOUNTERS
Performance by Stalker Teatro
Wednesday, November 12, 11 AM
Istituto Comprensivo Padre Gemelli, Corso Lombardia 98
The performance by Stalker Teatro enables interaction between the performers and the students of the Istituto Comprensivo, allowing the young participants to experience, through theatrical play, an initial encounter with choral actions in participatory theatre.
REACTION rehearsals
Dress Rehearsals
Tuesday, November 3; Wednesday, November 4; Thursday, November 5, 2:30–8:30 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18a
The three days of dress rehearsals will be dedicated to composing the different performances prepared during the two previous workshops for young artists and interested citizens. The scenes built with the contribution of both working groups, guided by Stalker Teatro’s performers, will come together to create a large-scale spectacular event composed of various tableaux/performances.
REACTION performances
Show Performances
Friday, November 6; Saturday, November 7; Friday, November 13; Saturday, November 14 at 9 PM; Sunday, November 15 at 5 PM
Officine CAOS, Piazza Montale 18a
Metropolitan Art 11 includes the production of a new multidisciplinary show entitled Reaction, created with the participation of numerous citizens alongside Stalker Teatro’s artistic ensemble, directed by Gabriele Boccacini, and based on the stimuli gathered during the visits to three contemporary art museums in Turin: PAV – Parco Arte Vivente; Fondazione Merz; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo.
info e prenotazioni
comunicazione@officinecaos.net
Per informazioni relative alle attività di laboratorio scrivere a organizzazione@stalkerteatro.net
