Theater, cinema, dance, literature:  the best of Dutch artistic production for children and teenagers  staged at the most important Italian festivals. This is the FuturoPresente 2023 program, a calendar full of public presentations that involved adults and children, professionals and non-professionals, in the name of fun and cooperation between our two countries. 

FuturoPresente was a special initiative of the Embassy and Consulate-General of the Netherlands in Italy and four major Dutch cultural institutions Performing Arts Fund NL Dutch Foundation for Literature Dutch Cultural Participation Fund and SeeNL. 
The aim was to introduce the Italian public to the wealth of Dutch artistic productions for children and young adults, strengthening professional networks exchange in the two countries, and to contribute to a more inclusive notion of ​​culture.  

The title FuturoPresente intends to underline how the new generations not only present "the future", but how their point of view on the world must be listened to in the present, of which they are fully-fledged citizens. It also draws attention to current urgent issues, at the heart of many planned works, whereby today's actions will have a decisive impact on tomorrow.  
The campaign image, by Dutch illustrator Xaviera Altena, shows how exchange between cultures is a fertile ground for talent, development and inspiration, and that we all need the other in order to maintain balance. 
The FuturoPresente programme ran throughout 2023 and was driven by thirty top-level Italian festivals and cultural organizations. It offered dance and theater performances, meetings with writers, screenings, workshops, conferences and performative workshops marked by exchanges and connections.

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