La Luna nel Pozzo is a cultural centre set in the beautiful Puglian hills outside of Ostuni, in the Italian province of Brindisi. The name means “the moon in the well”, which conveys our hope for a cultural oasis – a place where you will find sustenance and delight in the graceful, shimmering and playful reflections of the moon (click on our logo above and you’ll see).

Created in 1999, this centre was born when two actors - Robert McNeer and Pia Wachter - after 15 years of touring Europe with Teatro Kismet of Bari, recognized here the magic of this place.

Workshops at “La Luna nel Pozzo”

La Luna hosts both extended courses (Art of the Actor, Hatha Yoga) as well as intensive residential workshops (Nose to Nose clown workshops, Voice and Breathing work, Tribuana Theatre with Tapa Sudana, etc.)
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Summer Festival

Our summer festival, Teatri di Terra (“Theatres of Earth”), was born in 2003 in order to create a network of theatrical relations in the territory, involving not just residents, but also tourists interested in theatre
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Hosting artistic research

Every year, La Luna nel Pozzo offers hospitality to the numerous companies who participate in the summer festival, Teatri di Terra (“Theatres of Earth”). This artistic residence is the opportunity for companies to meet and witness
one another’s work …
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Theatrical Repertoire

KiSaKiSaRò (Who Knows Who I Will Be)
A play for humans from 6 years old, inspired by Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’
“KiSaKiSaRò” is a theatrical game full of musical and visual transformations seen through the eyes of a child,
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Accommodation

La Luna offers bedrooms for the lodging of 20 people, a kitchen and dining room for 30 people
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Our activities

Over the last decade, our aim has been to make this beautiful corner of the world thrive through the practice of theatre, that it may be a haven for many different experiences weaving together in respect and playful surprise
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