From today until September 6th, Muravera becomes the Sarrabus capital of culture with the third edition of the InVaso Festival, an international festival of theater, music, and performing arts that brings companies from across Europe and the Mediterranean to Sardinia. Six days of free performances, workshops, concerts, and meetings transform the town's squares and streets into a vibrant stage, intertwining languages, traditions, and creativity.
The festival, promoted by FITA – Italian Amateur Theatre Federation, Compagnia La Forgia, and Associazione NAIF, with the patronage of the Municipality of Muravera and the Region of Sardinia, has already attracted over fifty artists from more than ten countries, strengthening its international reach and engagement with the local community.
The 2025 edition offers a program ranging from physical theater to reinterpretations of classics, from Mediterranean folk to contaminated blues, and even family-friendly performances. Highlights include the opening performance of "I Soli in Una Stanza" and a concert by Moses Concas, the musical comedy by Puppet Cabinet, the Georgian show "Astigmatists" and a concert by Tamurita, the clownish reimagining of "Hamlet" by Theatre Arlekinas, the Banda Osiris, and the grand finale with the Rito del Vaso and a concert by Ratti Matti.
Each day alternates performances in intimate spaces, such as courtyards and schools, with evening events in the main squares, maintaining a balance between intimacy and popular celebration. The Rite of the Vase, scheduled for September 6th, will see each company pour a little soil from their homeland into a terracotta vase as a symbolic gesture of unity and cultural exchange.
InVaso also lives through food: every day from 7 pm, Via Roma and the town's courtyards host a street food area with authentic flavors of local cuisine, Sardinian wines, and traditional desserts. Every evening, three "Pratzas del gusto" (taste tastings) offer themed menus dedicated to island traditions.
The festival's name itself recalls the history of Sardinia, a land that has endured many invasions over the centuries without ever losing its identity. Today, Muravera welcomes a "peaceful invasion" of artists, music, and languages, restoring to the community a shared heritage of memories, gestures, and sounds.