The festival, to be held in 13 venues across the region, will feature a total of 29 performances from 18 countries. This year, the event places special emphasis on the influence of the United States on the global artistic scene, recognizing its multicultural roots.
Among the featured artists are the Robert Wilson Company, María de Medeiros, Trajal Harrell, Sorvina, Anacarsis Ramos, Consuelo Iturraspe, tgSTAN, and Théâtre des 13 vents. The Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sport, Mariano de Paco Serrano, along with the event's director, Marcela Diez, described the festival as a “great meeting point” for contemporary and international performing arts, presenting seven absolute premieres, two in Europe and nine in Spain.
De Paco Serrano emphasized the importance of understanding contemporary culture without the influence of the United States and the Hispanic legacy. The opening will be led by Robert Wilson's company with the performance PESSOA-Since I’ve Been Me, starring María de Medeiros, a work that explores the ambiguous and fragmented.
Choreographic innovations include Tambourines by Trajal Harrell, inspired by The Scarlet Letter, and Flesh Chariot, Chariot of Flesh by Faye Driscoll with the Cullberg Ballet. In music, Sorvina will present a fusion of jazz rap, neo-soul, and hip-hop, while Izo FitzRoy will perform A Good Woman.
Documentary theater will be represented by Mi madre y el dinero by Anacarsis Ramos (Mexico) and El rincón de los muertos by Sebastián Rubio and Yanira Dávila on Peruvian themes. Argentinians Marco Canale and Verónica Pallini will premiere Collons exploring contemporary masculinities, and Laura Sbdar and Consuelo Iturraspe will present Un tiro cada uno, addressing gender-based violence in Argentina.
Reflections on current Europe will be seen in Nachtland by tgSTAN and Yesterday You Were Angry in Green by Anna Augustynowicz, exploring motherhood and autism.
