Fondazione Teatro Piemonte Europa

Name

Fondazione Teatro Piemonte Europa

Legal name

Fondazione Teatro Piemonte Europa

Website

https://fondazionetpe.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Dance Companies (71112), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Plays/Drama) (MPAGABAH), Regional & Repertory Theatre Companies (MPAGABAB), Touring Theatre Productions (MPAGABAC)

Keywords

• Contemporary theater productions
• Performing arts programming
• Dance season programming
• Cultural festival management
• Theater venue management

Headquarters

HQ city

Torino, To

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from individual show tickets at Teatro Astra, with various price tiers for different audience segments (full price, reduced rates for seniors, youth, disabled patrons, and convention discounts).
2. Season Subscriptions: Multi-show subscription packages offering discounted access to the theater season, including various tiers like Teatro a Scelta (4 shows), A Teatro in 2 (3 shows for 2 people), Over 65, Giovani Under 30, and A Teatro con Chi Vuoi (10 admissions).
3. Public Funding and Sponsorships: Government funding from founding members (Regione Piemonte, Città di Torino) and the Ministry of Culture (MiC), plus private sponsorships and partnerships.
4. Donations and 5x1000: Liberal donations from individuals eligible for 19% IRPEF tax deduction, and 5x1000 tax designation contributions (tax code: 09585670012).
5. Venue Rental and Services: Revenue from café concession at Teatro Astra and potentially other venue services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fondazione Teatro Piemonte Europa is a private non-profit cultural foundation that produces, programs, and presents contemporary theater, dance, and performing arts at Teatro Astra, a historic 400-seat art deco venue in Turin. Its offerings span an annual main season (Stagione TPE), a dedicated contemporary dance series (Palcoscenico Danza), a multi-disciplinary summer festival (Festival delle Colline Torinesi), original touring co-productions with Italian and European partners, accessibility programs, and community outreach initiatives. Programming follows three-year thematic artistic cycles led by Director Andrea De Rosa.

Product overview

Fondazione Teatro Piemonte Europa is a Theater of Significant Cultural Interest (Tric) recognized by the Italian Ministry of Culture, operating primarily from Teatro Astra in Turin. The institution functions as a unified theater ecosystem consisting of: (1) Stagione TPE, the main season programming prose, dance, and music performances; (2) Palcoscenico Danza, the dedicated contemporary dance series; (3) Festival delle Colline Torinesi, the annual multi-disciplinary summer festival; (4) Produzioni in Tournee, original co-productions that tour nationally and internationally; (5) Teatro Astra as the primary 400-seat venue with two performance halls; and (6) ancillary services including accessibility programs, sustainability initiatives, and box office operations. The programming follows three-year artistic cycles, with the current 2025-28 cycle focused on identity themes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stagione TPE (Main Season) The main theatrical season featuring a curated program of contemporary plays, dance performances, and cultural events held at Teatro Astra in Turin, open to general audiences for the 2026/27 season at €25 full price tickets.
• Palcoscenico Danza Annual contemporary dance series featuring dance productions and choreography with artistic direction by Paolo Mohovich.
• Festival delle Colline Torinesi Annual summer festival featuring multi-disciplinary performances including theater, dance, music, and visual arts across various venues in the Piedmont region.
• Produzioni in Tournee Original theatrical productions created by TPE that tour to other theaters and festivals nationally and internationally as co-productions.
• Metamorfosi Programming project exploring themes of change and transformation through theater, reflecting on nature's evolutionary processes and adaptation.
• Biglietteria (Box Office) Ticket sales service offering single tickets (from €11) and subscription packages with various pricing tiers including reduced rates for seniors (€18), youth under 30 (€12), under 14 (€11), convention discounts (€20), and people with disabilities (€17 with free companion).
• Teatro Astra Venue The main venue of Fondazione TPE located in Turin at Via Rosolino Pilo 6, a historic art deco theater with 400 seats across Sala Grande and Sala Côtè Court serving as the primary performance space for all season productions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tric recognition by MiC since 2015
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Integration4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Ministero della Cultura (MiC)coreOthers · 7 June 2022Granted €206,042.66 through PNRR funding for eco-efficient improvements to Teatro Astra (heating/cooling system upgrades).
• Festival delle Colline Torinesi PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Festival organized by TPE with direction by Isabella Lagattolla and Federica Rosellini since 2026, featuring annual programming of contemporary theater and cultural events.
• Palcoscenico Danza PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Ongoing artistic partnership for the Palcoscenico Danza series directed by Paolo Mohovich, featuring collaborations with Italian and international dance companies and artists.
• Regione PiemontecoreOthers · 1 January 2007Founding member of Fondazione TPE since 2007. Provides institutional and financial support to the foundation. Joined months after the foundation's creation.
• Città di TorinocoreOthers · 1 January 2007Joined as founding member in 2010. Provides municipal support and entrusted TPE with management of Teatro Astra since 2009.
• Associazione Teatro EuropeocoreOthers · 1 January 2007Founding member organization contributing to the foundation's establishment in 2007.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Teatro Stabile di Torino – Teatro Nazionale: National theater in Turin operating under the same Italian Stabile framework as TPE, sharing the same Tric-equivalent funding designation and overlapping donor and audience pools in the Piedmont market. Most direct geographic and structural peer.
• Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione (ERT): Regional theater foundation offering prose, dance, and contemporary programming across multiple cities; same Fondazione structure and Tric-eligible funding model, with comparable international co-production activity.
• Teatro dell'Elfo – Fondazione Nuovo Teatro Milano: Milano-based nonprofit theater foundation producing contemporary prose and dance seasons; same Fondazione governance model, comparable scale, and overlapping contemporary Italian repertoire focus.
• Teatro di Roma – Teatro Nazionale: Rome-based national theater operating on the Stabile model; comparable programming streams, public funding profile, and role in the Italian contemporary theater ecosystem.
• Teatro Stabile di Catania: Sicilian Stabile theater where current TPE director Andrea De Rosa previously led; operates the same regional theater foundation model with MiC co-funding and comparable season-based programming structure.

Broad incumbents

• Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia – Settore Teatro: Public Italian cultural institution with a dedicated theater/dance (Biennale Teatro / Biennale Danza) programming arm; competes for international co-production opportunities and EU/PNRR cultural funding.
• Piccolo Teatro di Milano: Italy's flagship theater foundation with multiple venues and a substantially larger budget; sets the national benchmark for contemporary programming and competes for the same institutional funding, sponsors, and touring co-production partners as TPE.

Emerging players

• Festival dei Due Mondi (Spoleto): Italian performing-arts festival with comparable international programming scope; partial overlap with TPE's Festival delle Colline Torinesi in model and audience, though anchored in Umbria rather than Piedmont.
• Théâtre de la Ville – Paris: European municipally supported theater presenting international contemporary dance and theater; comparable artistic scope to TPE's Palcoscenico Danza and touring stream, and a potential co-production partner in TPE's documented European collaborations.

Regional players

• Centro Teatrale Brescia / Teatro Stabile del Veneto: Regional Stabile theater operating on the same Italian model in northeastern Italy; comparable size and structure but geographically distinct from TPE's Piedmont catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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