Mad River Festival

Mad River Festival
Dell’Arte International
P. O. Box 816
Blue Lake, CA 95525 USA
Phone: (01) 707-668-5663
Email: info@dellarte.com

Since 1991, the Dell’Arte Mad River Festival has brought together performers and audience members from “around the world and down the block” for performances of theatre, music, comedy, storytelling, clown, puppetry and more. Hosted in Dell’Arte’s two theatres in Blue Lake, plus other venues in the area, the MRF has presented troupes from Brazil, Russia, Europe, Canada and across the United States, as well as top solo performers from around the world. The Festival features new works, with original performances by the resident Dell’Arte Company and and other guests. In its final week, the MRF partners with the Humboldt Folklife Festival for a week of music performances and workshops, culminating in a full day of music in the streets, Dell’Arte’s Rooney Amphitheatre, and around the town.

The Mad River Festival is held concurrently with the Dell’Arte Summer Workshops, allowing for a great opportunity to train and to observe some of the best physical theatre performers in the world. Check out this year’s schedule—and join us! The Festival is funded in part through the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund Program for Exemplary Community Arts Centers, the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council, the Flintridge Foundation and the Theatre Communication Group/International Theatre Partnership.