The frame is the ancient and magnificent Villa Adriana in Tivoli, the picture is the outdoor stage that will host the shows - from June 15 to July 18 - and will be staged this year in the Great Baths of the Villa itself, one of largest open-air archaeological sites in the world, recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage.

The festival will show unprecedented views of the finest international scene.

From Taiwan to London from Paris to Tel Aviv from Rome to Brussels, a world tour in 14 stages through the suggestions and talents of many different art forms: dance, Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan and Vertigo Dance Company, music by Elvis Costello, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Enrico Rava with PMJL - Parco della Musica Jazz Lab theater "cuntista" Mimmo Cuticchio and the "Circus "Aurelia Thiérrée.