his season, the Auditorium Conciliazione will be featuring Shen Yun 2026, a spectacular show that blends classical Chinese dance with traditional stagecraft, a live East-West orchestra, and imaginative visuals, earning a prominent place in today’s performing-arts scene. Based in New York, company Shen Yun aims to revive the essence of 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, bringing a new production each year. The show evokes an ancient, more compassionate China through stories that highlight kindness, wisdom, and spiritual ideals. Audiences journey through mythical realms where emperors and philosophers seek cosmic harmony, celestial maidens dance with airy grace, and warriors leap across the stage with explosive energy. auditoriumconciliazione.it

In the 1990s, a new generation of artists revolutionized art by opening it to human relationships—exploring collective life, social practices, conviviality, and interaction as creative tools. Until March 1, MAXXI museum explores what became known as the Relational Art movement with 1+1–The Relational Years, the first major global retrospective dedicated to this artistic current. Curated by its theorist Nicolas Bourriaud, it unites 45 artists united by concepts like proximity, participation, and micro-utopias, including Vanessa Beecroft, Maurizio Cattelan, Carsten Höller, Douglas Gordon, Gabriel Orozco, Santiago Sierra, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres. In an age when most relationships unfold through screens, 1+1 invites us to rediscover the human dimension of encounter, transforming the museum into a living, participatory space where art comes alive through those who experience it. maxxi.art

oman garden art has evolved greatly from the 16th century to the mid-20th century, and the exhibition Villas and Gardens of Rome: a Crown of Delights, on view at the Museum of Rome in Palazzo Braschi, traces this development for the very first time. Originally, gardens symbolized power, culture, and refinement — and served as tools of propaganda for the popes, princes, and cardinals who owned them. The exhibition follows their transformation into public spaces “for the pleasure of the people.” Through 190 paintings and views, visitors can rediscover the original appearance of villas and gardens that have now vanished or were heavily altered. The works highlight how Roman gardens inspired painters and became theatrical backdrops for celebrations and displays of power. Among the most notable are depictions of Villa Borghese and Villa Medici, as well as lost villas such as Villa Ludovisi and Villa Montalto Peretti. museodiroma.it

t the Capitoline Museums’ Villa Caffarelli, Greece in Rome brings to life the great masters of Greek art and their lasting influence on Roman and Western culture. The exhibition showcases more than 150 works —sculptures, reliefs, and archaeological finds,— all original Greek pieces, some on public display for the first time. Highlights include the rare reunion of the monumental Capitoline bronzes, the striking stele from the Abbey of Grottaferrata, and the expressive Niobid sculptures from the Horti Sallustiani. Newly unearthed Attic ceramics discovered near the Colosseum will also be making their debut. An immersive multimedia setup, with largescale projections and visual storytelling, guides visitors through the artistic dialogue between two extraordinary civilizations. museicapitolini.org