Dates: 29 May – 1 June 2025
Location: Puppet and Actor Theatre, Łomża, Poland
Application Deadline: 31 January 2025
38th edition of the International Theatrical Festival VALISE will take place 29 May – 1 June 2025 at the Puppet and Actor Theatre in Łomża. In recent years the Festival has undergone numerous programme changes, continually reacting to new trends in the contemporary theatre, social transformations and the history of ever-evolving world. The festival was attended by about 350 theatres from 50 countries from all parts of the world, such as the United States of America, New Zealand, China, Argentina, Japan, Iran, Spain, Israel, Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore, Serbia, Germany and many others.
Each edition of this important international event facilitates the exchange of artistic ideas and experiences and creates space for puppeteers, theatres of form and interdisciplinary visual arts to meet in an extraordinary atmosphere. The Festival is a competition reviewing the most interesting and valuable performances by outstanding artists from renowned theatres around the globe, with its line-up each time resulting from careful verification. Another integral part of the Festival is an outdoor, interdisciplinary programme called ‘My city’, featuring interesting events that accompany the competition. The Valise’s open character and a plethora of forms, phenomena and events make the Festival a celebration not only for artists but also for the citizens of Łomża.
We would like to highlight the 38th edition of the Festival with an interesting and diverse programme, therefore we invite you to send your applications. As a preliminary, we ask that you carefully read the regulations before submitting your application. Each theatre may submit up to two performances for the competition.
Applications should be sent by 31 January 2025, directly to the following address: teatrlomza@hi.pl
Please carefully read regulations and informations posted here: https://teatrlomza.pl/38-mft-walizka/
We are looking forward to seeing you in Poland!