Performing Arts and Cultural Initiatives
The University actively pursues the objective of creating opportunities and situations for developing and expressing artistic abilities.
Students, along with faculty and staff, have been able to express their creativity and skills for many years, to be appreciated by the entire community at performances and concerts that are open to the public.
SPECIAL EVENTS
OFF THE RECORD: ERMAL META. A million things to tell you
29 November 2023 at 6pm
Aula Magna Gobbi
A MEETING WITH ERMAL META: HIS STORY TOLD THROUGH HIS WORDS AND MUSIC.
Photo: Graziano Marella
The meeting will be held in Italian. Please check the Italian webage for further information.
PERFORMING ARTS AND COURSES
Bocconi University organizes creative workshops, cultural activities and extra-curricular initiatives to give participants a chance to express their creativity and artistic abilities.
Check out all the activities:
Acting
Acting course in collaboration with Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi.
From 7 February 2024 in English.
Click here for additional information.
GuiDance
Do not miss the dance masterclass starting on 20 February that will be held by the internationally renowned choreographer Marco Pelle.
Click here for additional information.
Choral Singing
The choral activity is open to all students, without any distinction between those who are in tune and those who are not, and includes specific activities divided into various moments. Ample space is reserved for vocal training, with activities aimed at promoting the correct functioning of the muscles involved in singing and, consequently, the correct emission of the voice.
The course is offered in collaboration with Yamaha Music Europe.
Teacher: Aleksander Zielinski
The course will start on 15 February 2024.
Click here for additional information.
Music Room
A soundproof room available free of charge, upon reservation.
Further information on the booking procedure and the terms of use are available at this webpage.
Cinema Express: a first approach to filmmaking
The course aims at providing students with the key rules and best practices to make a movie.
Before the course starts, we have organized a special event with the instructor of the course and director Tommaso Santambrogio:
Film screening: OCEANS ARE THE REAL CONTINENTS
26 February at 6:30pm in Aula Zappa
The course will start on 25 March 2024.
Click here for additional information.
BOCCONI CULTURAL INITIATIVES
Each academic year Bocconi comes to life with events involving the entire community in activities with a variety of topics.
BookCrossing Area
Starting from 26 September, a BookCrossing Area is available on campus and open to the Bocconi Community. This initiative is realized by Campus Life in collaboration with the student association Bocconi d'Inchiostro, Egea and the Bocconi Library. Discover more!
Guided tours to museums and expositions
Campus Life offers several guided tours throughout the year, which will allow you to see Milan and its museums with new eyes.
Please, note! Each of the following activities requires a minimum number of participants in order to be activated.
Upcoming events
- 16 April 2024: Guided tour at Palazzo Reale — Cézanne/Renoir > find out more
- 20 March 2024: Guided tour at the Museo del Novecento > find out more
Past events
- 21 February 2024: Guided tour at the Cenacolo Vinciano > find out more
- 17 October 2023: Van Gogh — MUDEC > find out more
- 10 May 2023: Bill Viola — Palazzo reale > find out more
- 6 March 2023: Dalí, Magritte, Man Ray e il surrealismo - MUDEC > find out more
- 24 February 2023: Guided tour of the Pinacoteca di Brera > find out more
- 29 November 2022: Warhol - guided tour at Fabbrica del Vapore (ENG) > find out more
- 27 October 2022: Max Ernst - guided tour at Palazzo Reale (ENG) > find out more
- 29 September 2022: Unknown Unknowns: An introduction to Mysteries - guided tour at La Triennale (ENG) > find out more
- 28 April 2022: Milan Street Art Tour: Navigli and Ticinese area (ENG) > find out more
- 12 April 2022: Marc Chagall, A Tale of Two Worlds - guided tour at MUDEC (ENG) > find out more on the Italian website
- 24 March 2022: Piet Mondrian, From figuration to abstraction - guided tour at MUDEC (ENG) > program
- 10 March 2022: Tiziano and the image of women in the Cinquecento Veneziano - guided tour at Palazzo Reale (ENG) > program
- 16 February 2022: Museo del Design Italiano (ENG) > program
- 25 November 2021: Museo del Novecento (ENG) > program
Shows
Over the years Bocconi has often been the stage for theater shows, organized by its students and by other companies.
Upcoming shows
PERFORMING ARTS NIGHT
8 May 2024, at 7:00pm
Aula Magna Roentgen
An evening dedicated to the performing arts in Bocconi! Find out more at this webpage!
Past shows
PERFORMING ARTS NIGHT
11 May 2023, at 7:30pm
Aula Magna Gobbi
An evening dedicated to the performing arts in Bocconi! Find out more at this webpage!
THEATER NIGHT
6 May 2022, at 8:30pm
Aula Magna Gobbi -Find out more at this webpage!
BOEF & ASEN
29 November at 9PM
Chiesa San Ferdinando, Piazza Sraffa, Milano
A play by Barabbas' Clowns (in Italian)
By Norbert Ebel, director Ferruccio Cainero, with Francesco Giuggioli and Gianluca Previato
Free show, online booking required. Green Pass required.
Download here the event poster for further information on the show.
Register at this link.
Exhibits on campus
Bocconi periodically hosts exhibitions by contemporary artists who are already admired by critics.
Additional information on upcoming exhibits will be made available soon.
CULTURAL INITIATIVES: STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS' ACTIVITIES
In Bocconi there are more than 100 student associations, some of which are very active also in the field of culture and performing arts. Find out more about the activities organized by student associations and open to the entire Bocconi Community.
Salotto Letterario
A series of meetings to get to know famous authors and writers.
Check the Italian website for additional information on upcoming events
The events are organized in collaboration with Arts and Humanities and the student association "Associazione studentesca letteraria Bocconi d'Inchiostro"
Musical
Do you like singing, acting and dancing? Or do you want to put yourself to the test with set design, choreography or directing? Bocconi puts on a musical entirely organized by and starring students from the University: join the group to provide your own contribution to the success of this initiative!
On 7 May 2024 at 8.30pm Bocconi Live Performance Students Association presents “Benvenuti al Moulin Rouge! Bocconi edition”.
Other activities
Every year student associations organize and promote several cultural activities. In Bocconi there is also the "Gruppo Teatro Studenti Bocconi", find out more!