Extra Festival 2026



Created by the European network led by Dance Festival Malta with partners INTERPLAY Festival (IT), Frei Festival (DE), _Na Kna Festival (SL), Abrile endanza Festival (ES), in support of the Maltese company Moveo Dance Company.
A choreographic residency project to reflect on contemporary dance as a tool for exploring the shared humanity that unites us all. Regardless of our differences in race, culture, sexuality, neurodiversity, or personal histories, we are all born the same way and, in the end, we all return to the earth the same way.

The Mosaico Danza Association (project leader) and its partner Compagni Di Viaggio APS won the June 2024 public tender “Torino, che cultura!” (Turin, what culture!), financed with PN METRO PLUS E CITTA’ MEDIE SUD funds co-financed by the European Union, with the FREE.SEED-sconfinamenti project. Through a shared green vision, a program of live performances, contemporary dance, and theater was outlined, designed specifically for different audiences and presented outdoors in the green parks and hills of Turin. The performances are accompanied by opportunities for growth for audiences and artists, with choreographic and participatory residencies, dance, theater, and community workshops.

Mosaico Danza won the PNRR TOCC call for proposals for the Ecological Transition of Cultural and Creative Organizations with the IN.EX. INTERPLAY EXTENDED IN NATURE project. The initiative will take place in various locations and in the LIVING LAB of the Open Air Campus at the headquarters of the Mosaico Danza Association, where choreographic residencies, open rehearsals, masterclasses, workshops, and educational meetings with experts will be held in nature with a very low environmental impact.

In 2026, the INTERPLAY FESTIVAL, as a partner, won the 4th EFFEA Call with the ASHES TO ASHES project, led by Dance Festival Malta and with partners Frei Festival (DE), _Na Kna Festival (SL), and Abrile endanza Festival (ES).
Since January 2023, the Interplay Festival has been the winner, with several European partners, of all the Calls of the European Effea Call for Proposals, a project of the European Festivals Association, co-founded by the European Union and supported by the European Commission for Creative Europe, supporting the mobility of new creations by emerging artists through cooperation projects with other European festivals.

Crossing the Sea is a project aimed at internationalizing Italian live entertainment. It was created with the goal of establishing and consolidating long-term collaborations in Europe and beyond, thanks to partnerships currently active in Chile, China, Korea, Japan, India, Lithuania, Peru, the United Kingdom, and Spain.
The aim of the project is to initiate a process of internationalization of careers through the promotion of networking opportunities and the sharing of best practices.
The project is carried out with the support of the Ministry of Culture / Boarding Pass Plus call for proposals and is promoted by a network formed by: Marche Teatro (lead partner), Mosaico Danza / Festival Interplay, Espacio Checoeslovaquia (Chile); Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center, Shanghai International Dance Center (China); Seoul Institute of the Arts (South Korea); Kinosaki International Art Center, YPAM (Japan); Attakalari Center for Movement Arts (India); Klaipedas Youth Theatre (Lithuania); Festival Indisciplinados, Alianza Francesa de Lima (Peru); Luca Silvestrini’s Protein (United Kingdom); Teatro Inestable (Spain).