Festival
Story
Created in 2006, it is the main activity of the Segni d’Infanzia Association.
The only one of its kind in Italy, SEGNI New Generations Festival is an international art and theatre event aimed at boys and girls, children and teenagers aged 18 months to 18 years.
It is designed to involve schools, families and all those who love the theatre, research and the languages of the arts.
Artists and companies from Italy and abroad – among the most renowned and innovative on the world scene – perform in shows, workshops and art itineraries, in Mantua’s most beautiful locations. Support by the President of the Republic – in the form of a Representative Award – is a guarantee of the high quality of the project.
Edition 2022
Dear spectators, artists and operators,
THANK YOU!
With a “sold out” at the Ariston Theater for the Dutch show “Lucky Luuk”, the 17th edition of SEGNI New Generations Festival ended last Sunday! It was nine intense and wonderful days in which more than 15,000 spectators of all ages were involved in performances, workshops, master classes and special events.
To retrace together some special moments of this fantastic edition watch the video story here!
A warm and heartfelt thank you goes to all the sponsors, volunteers, staff and artists who contributed to the realization of this edition. A big thank you then goes to the families, teachers, children, boys and girls, and all those who enlivened the Festival venues.
The appointment is for the 18th edition of SEGNI New Generations Festival:
We look forward to seeing you next year, from October 28 to November 5, 2023.
See you soon!
Join us
You can be part of the audience with your classmates or family, you can help organize and carry out events by becoming a volunteer or put your creativity to the test by entering the Contest or suggesting a show or artistic project.
Volunteers
Do you want to become a Segni volunteer? – Write an email to elisabetta.girolami@segnidinfanzia.org or call us at +39 0376.752417 for more information.
If you believe in the importance of culture, theater and art, you can contribute with your enthusiasm and your time to the realization of the festival.
We assure you an experience full of emotions, inputs, encounters.
Everyone from 14 years old upwards can participate. Parents’ authorization is required for those under 18.
For those coming from outside Mantua is possible to organize personalized solutions for accommodation based on skills and motivations.
Main tasks needed:
- Ticket office clerk and venue manager to welcome the public at the venues.
- Venue assistance to help the public make the most of the events.
- Info point employee to drive the public to enjoy at best the festival program.
- Photographer to storytell the festival through images.
- Runner to accompany the artists and bring the materials to the places of the shows (specify if you have a car and of what type of license you have ).
For info: elisabetta.girolami@segnidinfanzia.org
Festival delegates
A new way to participate in SEGNI New Generations Festival was born in 2022, thanks to the PASTA MADRE Masterclasses.
Find out how to hold your Masterclass at Festival 2023 by filling out the form at this link: https://forms.gle/g54hsLRJn1M36m4o6
Artists
Applications for SEGNI New Generations Festival edition 2023 are open until December 31, 2022 11:59 p.m. (CET). Fill out the form at this link: https://forms.gle/2VhP9twsg9k8XyXC9
Tickets office
Press
To request photographic material, insights and interviews with the Artistic Director or scheduled artists write to stampa@segnidinfanzia.org giving the contact details of the relevant media (name, phone and fax number, website, email address) and of a designated journalist.
The 18th edition of SEGNI New Generations Festival will be in Mantova from October 28 to November 5, 2023.
Press office contact:
Maddalena Peluso + 39.340.6968133 | maddalena.peluso@gmail.com
DOWNLOAD HERE an excerpt from the 2021 press review
Gallery
Info
Families and cultural operators from all over Italy and abroad, during the days of SEGNI, choose Mantua as the city where they experience a unique stay between art and theater, combining the vision of the shows with the visit of the historical and artistic places.
Reaching Mantova
By car
- Highway A22 Modena-Brennero (exits Mantova Sud – località Bagnolo San Vito; Mantova Nord – località San Giorgio di Mantova)
- Highway A4 Milano-Venezia exits Desenzano, Sirmione, Peschiera e Verona Sud
- Highwaya A1 exits Parma Est e Reggio Emilia.
Trains
Connections from the stations of Milan, Verona, Bologna, Bolzano, Modena, Parma, Padua, Florence, Rome and Bari. The train station is located in the city, a five-minute walk from the historic center in Piazza Don Leoni, 14 .
Aeroplane
Mantua can be reached from
Valerio Catullo (Villafranca VR) – 45 mins from Mantua
Orio al Serio (Bergamo) – 1h40 mins by car from Mantua
Milano Malpensa (Milano) – 2h30 by car from Mantua
www.milanomalpensa-airport.com
Milano Linate (Milano) – 1h50 by car from Mantua
Bologna – 1h10 by car from Mantua
Moving around
BIKE
The bicycle is the most comfortable and fastest way to get around in a city like Mantua, with a good cycle lane infrastructure. Download the RideMovi APP and register on the appropriate one platform for the rental service of bicycles and electric bikes.
BUS
Reach all the SEGNI festival venues comfortably and
without problems with the lines of APAM! You can buy easily
your ticket with the Dropticket and myCicero apps. If you park in Campo Canoa or at Palazzo Te you can reach the
center with the APAM shuttle, active every day from 7:00 to
9:00 pm (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays starting at 9:00 am).
Consult all the routes and timetables of the APAM lines on apam.itor contact the Customer Care every day from 7:30 to hours 19:00 at +39.0376.230339, via email to customer.care@apam.it
on whatsapp at 346 0714690, on Facebook (APAM Mantova) or on Twitter (#apam_mn).
ELECTRIC CAR SHARING
Register on the e-vai.com site and download on
smartphone the appropriate app.
RADIO TAXI
T. 0376 368844 | M. 335 5959285 | radiotaximantova.it
PARKING
Free parkings: Campo Canoa – Strada Cipata (shuttle bus service), Te Brunetti (shuttle bus service), Viale Mincio, Piazzale Montelungo, Viale Risorgimento, Viale Te, Viale Isonzo, Piazzale Gramsci.
Paid parking: Piazza Virgiliana, Piazza d’Arco, Piazza San Giovanni, Mazzini parking, Lungolago Gonzaga, Gonzaga Largo VV.FF. parking, Piazza Arche, Piazza Seminario, Piazzale Pesenti, Piazzale Ragazzi del ’99, Piazza Viterbi, Piazzale Gramsci, Piazza Anconetta.
Accomodation
- Albergo Bianchi Stazione
Piazza Don Eugenio Leoni, 24 – Mantova
info@albergobianchi.com
tel. +39.0376.326465
- Agriturismo Cipolli e Podò – Corte Carlini
Strada Fossamana, 11 – Mantova
tel. +39.336.641173
Eat and drink
Caravatti
Bar
Via Broletto, 16
tel. +39.0376.327826
fb: Bar Caravatti
Ig: barcaravatti
Closed on Mondays
Cento Rampini
Traditional Restaurant
Piazza Erbe, 11
tel. +39.0376.366349
100.rampini@libero.com
www.ristorantecentorampini.com
Closed on Sunday nights and Mondays
Circolo Culturale Arci Papacqua
International School of Shiatsu
Biobar and vegetarian and vegan restaurant
Via Daino, 1
tel. +39.0376.364636
info@papacqua.it
Closed on Saturday evenings and Sundays
Giallozucca
Restaurant
Corte dei Sogliari, 4 (Corso Umberto)
tel. +39.335.6869686
fb: Ristorante Giallozucca
Closed on Thursdays and Sunday night
Laboratorio
Restaurant & Cocktail bar
Piazza L.B.Alberti, 19
tel. +39.0376.1506092
info@laboratoriomn.it
Open Saturdays and Sundays at lunch and every night
Closed on Tuesday
La fragoletta
Osteria
Piazza Arche, 5/a
tel. +39.0376.323300
info@fragoletta.it
CLosed on Mondays
LaCucina srl
Restaurant
Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 17
tel. +39.0376.1513735
info@lacucina-mantova.it
fb: lacucina.mantova
Closed on Sunday nights and Mondays at lunch
Lo Scalco Grasso
Contemporary Osteria
Via Trieste, 55
tel. +39.349.3747958
info@scalcograsso.it
fb: Lo Scalco Grasso
Closed on Sunday nights and Mondays at lunch
Museums
The festival is a unique opportunity to combine the viewing of performances with a visit to the historical-artistic sites of the city of Mantua, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its many museums.
Several SEGNI events have wonderful art places as their locations!
To better organize your visit to the city contact:
Infopoint Casa di Rigoletto, Piazza Sordello, 43, Mantua
Tel. +39.0376.288208
info@infopointmantova.it
IAT Mantova, Piazza Mantegna, 6, Mantua
Tel. +39.0376.432432
info@turismo.mantova.it
Promoters
Patronages
Institutional partners
With the support of
Sponsorships
To thank for the hospitality
Technical sponsors
Media partners
In collaboration with
