NoteSipari is Fondazione CRT’s thematic grant programme dedicated to supporting the performing arts. Since 2004, it has helped strengthen culture across local communities by fostering connections between artistic initiatives and the territories in which they take place.
Through the many forms and expressions of music, theatre, dance, and contemporary circus, the programme recognizes valuable opportunities for youth engagement and for the cultural and social development of communities. NoteSipari was created to support the recovery and growth of the performing arts sector and to encourage audiences to reconnect with live cultural experiences, promoting innovative and high-impact projects while also supporting emerging organizations and less structured initiatives that play a particularly significant role within their local communities.
Through NoteSipari, Fondazione CRT provides structured support for professional and experimental initiatives and events in music, theatre, and dance that are relevant to their territories. In particular, the 2026 edition of the programme represents an evolution of this support, aimed at strengthening assistance to cultural operators, with special attention to less established but historically significant organizations that are deeply rooted in local communities, as well as to emerging projects. The goal is to foster their consolidation and development, especially in areas where cultural opportunities are more limited.
Over the years, NoteSipari has broadened and diversified its objectives in response to local needs and evolving global trends. The programme seeks to encourage cultural innovation and interdisciplinarity, strengthen participation and community engagement, facilitate inclusion and attract new audiences to live performances, support cultural operators in developing effective and sustainable projects, promote the involvement of young artists, and stimulate collaboration between the cultural sector and local authorities.
To date, NoteSipari has supported more than 5,000 initiatives with a total investment of approximately €53 million.
