The performances take place in traditional theatrical venues and in outdoor locations, surprising the audience with unexpected contemporary dancing. DAP brings together the various aspects of Pietrasanta, famous for its foundries, the artisan marble shops, sculpture studios and art galleries in a unique dance, music and art festival for the promotion and enhancement of the territory, and the city's artistic and cultural heritage. Performances and Master Classes, through the integration of various arts such as dance, music, sculpture, photography, and video, encourage national and international dancers and choreographers to experience the city space in a new global vision of live entertainment.

The annual summer art exhibition in the Sant'Agostino Complex, and Piazza del Duomo by world-renowned sculptors, is a source of inspiration for festival participants. The DAP Festival is visible in the media not only in Italy but also in Europe, the United States and all over the world thanks to the artistic director Adria Ferrali and her international collaborators. We promote cultural exchange and offer a unique and innovative experience for young dance students, teachers, and choreographers from all over the world.

The Performance Calendar features a series of internationally renowned and emerging dance companies, as well as independent dancers who perform in theaters and various public spaces in Pietrasanta along with master classes, and exhibits.

DAP offers intimate conversations with choreographers and leaders of the dance field with #dapfocuson and #daptalks; online interviews and meetings which are published in social media. The performance programs titled "XZGeneration" and "Colleges of the Globe" present evenings of exciting youthful creative expression, with a variety of shows featuring national and international dance scholars. DAP is a cultural encounter and exchange that forges meaningful new alliances.

The "invasions" are impromptu events performed in the Pietrasanta area. The city is surrounded by contemporary dance in the form of free expression, improvisation, flash mobs, and creative contemporary choreography. The complexity of the event, which for two weeks invades the city, extends from the historic center to Marina di Pietrasanta every day at set times and enjoys great success among the public of all ages. These performances transform the city spaces into improvised theaters, animating beautiful historic and artistic sites, reaching the public in unexpected ways as a result of the performances in non-traditional venues.

DAP College highlights the teaching of its Master Classes program with the choreographers and international dancers from the annual Performance Calendar. Students can be selected to participate in the projects of guest choreographers and to audition for XZGeneration and Colleges of the Globe. DAP College collaborates with several international universities and other prestigious organizations which become partners of the Festival by joining the study abroad program with their students. The success of the previous DAP editions has strengthened the idea of theater and created an innovative study space which has become increasingly immersed in the area.

The performances take place in the spectacular Chiostro di Sant'Agostino enhancing the fusion between the historical architecture and the city’s yearly art exhibit stimulating experimentation and artistic creativity through the fusion of genres.

The Versiliana Grand Stage is an open-air theatre in Marina di Pietrasanta which accommodates an audience of 2000 people. This is the DAP College venue for the daily master classes program and the DAP Festival Grand Gala.

DAP promoted the collaboration between the choreographer Sebastian Kloborg, the Danish musician Kim Helweg, and Master Sculptor Jørgen Haugen Sørensen in 2017. The choreography entitled "The Crowd," inspired by Sørensen’s sculpture, was also performed at "Ofelia Beach" in Copenhagen under the aegis of the Royal Danish Theater. The main dancers involved in the project were Elena Martinez, Ana Sendas, Csongor Szabo, Thomas Johansen, and 10 selected DAP Festival College students.

The 2021 artistic production was inspired by Giuseppe Veneziano’s artwork featuring the Spanish/French dancer Isaies Santamaria and the Italian performer Tamara Fragale. The choreography entitled ON TO POP opened successfully and was reviewed very positively by Dance News. An additional multimedia project was developed in September 2021 in collaboration with CAV and the Stagetti Marble studio.

The 2022 edition featured choreography inspired by Japanese master sculptor Kan Yasuda's latest artwork titled “Unconscious” which was produced by the Giorgio Angeli Marble Studio. The Taiwanese/ New York-based Bessie Award winning dancer, PEIJU CHIEN-POTT interpreted the sculpture, redefining its meaning on stage and broadening its horizons through an olfactory journey especially designed by Atelier Parfumeide.

• Artistic Executive Director: Adria Ferrali
• Executive Assistant Director: Sara Tartaglia
• Associate Artistic Director: Sebastian Kloborg
• Secretary Management: Laura Soave
• Artistic Assistant Director: Curran Tellalian
• Artistic Assistant: Angelica Stella
• International cultural Comunication Director: James Boyd
• Administration Manager: Barbara Paganini
• Press Office: Rosi Fontana
• Graphic Design: Ed Noriega
• Photography: Alessandro Botticelli, Lorenzo Bianchini, Mark Moseley
• Web design: Luca Ponzanelli
• English Editor: Barbara Craig