The Surge Madrid en Otoño festival continues its journey, taking over stages across the region with a diverse proposal encompassing theater, dance, and exhibitions. The cultural agenda stands out for the convergence of companies, creators, and artists from different generations.
On Saturday, October 3rd, the Sala Mirador will host the Emergentes (Emerging) axis, dedicated to five proposals from companies and emerging artists. Participants include Teresa Sanz with Bodegón vivo, Sol Bribiesca with Cuerpo Anfibio, Cristian González with Fracasar nunca fue tan sexy, Candela May and Macarena Regueiro with KILL OFF, and Colectivo La Nevera with Si esto fuera. Admission to these performances will be free until full capacity.
During this week, fifteen absolute premieres by prominent figures in the contemporary scene will take place. Mikele Urroz Zabala will present MENDIA at Nave 73, while Anto Rodríguez will stage Jardín, Apocalipsis y La familia (Addams) at the Teatro del Barrio.
Other notable proposals include works by Cia l'Ayapampa, Acerina Amador and Fernando López, Viviseccionados, Nuevenovenos, Sin Rumbo Fijo, Dhanya Consignatum, Desencadenante Producciones, Carlos Serrano, Vertebrados Artes Escénicas, LauraEnÓrbita, Cía Salto al Vacío, Julio Provencio, Accidental Company, Tres en Banda, and El Curro DT. Their creations address themes such as gentrification, new masculinities, historical memory, and the challenges of artificial intelligence.
Sonia Pérez Olmedillo will present the outcome of her artistic residency with Las reinas no bajan la ventanilla, a project that reflects on desire and care based on an autobiographical experience.
At the Teatros del Canal, the Spanish premiere of Baco polaco, the new work by Argentine playwright and director Mauricio Kartun, will be shown from October 2nd to 11th in the Sala Verde as part of the Canal Hispanidad cycle. The play reinterprets Euripides' The Bacchae from the imaginary of rural Argentina in the 1930s.
The Ballet Español de la Comunidad de Madrid continues to offer Nascencia, its first production, until October 4th in the Sala Roja Concha Velasco. This contemporary Spanish dance suite fuses folklore, flamenco, and current creation with live music, reflecting on the capacity to be reborn after adversity.
Within the Canal Baila program, choreographer Elías Aguirre premieres Enjambre Rave on October 3rd and 4th in the Sala Negra. The creation dialogues between the macrocosm of raves and the microcosm of swarms to explore the collective dynamics shared by human and natural systems. Following the performance on Saturday the 3rd, there will be an encounter with the audience.
The Teatro de La Abadía presents two relevant productions: Libres!!!, directed by Andrés Lima and written by Esther F. Carrodeguas, which champions women's fight for equality in 20th-century Spain until October 11th in the Sala Juan de la Cruz. In the Sala José Luis Alonso, until Sunday, El imperativo categórico by Victoria Szpunberg is performed, a black comedy addressing labor precarity, the housing crisis, and contemporary loneliness.
The programming at the cultural centers of the Community of Madrid includes theater, oral storytelling, music, and contemporary creation. On Saturday, the Centro Cultural Pilar Miró presents El flautista de Hamelin by Tyl Tyl Teatro. On Sunday, October 4th, the Centro Cultural Paco Rabal hosts DROM. El viaje del pueblo gitano, by Cristiane Azem, tracing the history of the Roma people through dance and music.
The Centro Comarcal de Humanidades Sierra Norte will host the final gala of Sierra Norte Suena on Saturday, October 3rd, an initiative to promote the region's local musical talent.
The Red de Teatros de la Comunidad de Madrid (Network of Theaters of the Community of Madrid) offers a wide range of scenic performances in various municipalities. On Friday, October 2nd, Getafe hosts De acero inolvidable; Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Malquerida; and Leganés, GOOL. On Saturday the 3rd, activities extend to Arganda del Rey (La del manojo de rosas), Arroyomolinos (Española fugaz), Becerril de la Sierra (Raíces), Chinchón (Madama Butterfly), Coslada (Mihura, el último comediógrafo), Majadahonda (La comedia de la olla), Mejorada del Campo (Palabras mayores), Navalcarnero (En el viento), Pinto (Bestseller), San Martín de la Vega (Cenicienta. Un musical sin filtros), San Sebastián de los Reyes (Malquerida), Velilla de San Antonio (El rey de la farándula), Villalbilla (Ragnarök), and Villanueva de la Cañada (La verdad). On Sunday the 4th, programming continues in Alcobendas (Play Time), Colmenar Viejo (La isla del tesoro), Coslada (Sum), Fuenlabrada (La comedia de la olla), Getafe (Poeta perdido en Nueva York), Pinto (Tenet), Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Meraki), and Villanueva del Pardillo (Pepita Grillo).
The cultural program is complemented by free exhibitions. The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando presents Madrid en el Siglo de Oro. Crisol de destinos y desembarco de genios, featuring 70 pieces from the 16th and 17th centuries. The Sala Alcalá 31 hosts Mitologías modernas: Ouka Leele & Co until October 18th. The Sala de Arte Joven exhibits Bitácoras. El valor de lo invisible.
The Museo Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) in Móstoles presents Antidotum Tarantulae by Blanca Gracia, along with the exhibitions El cielo y la tierra by Antonio Ballester Moreno and Tetuan, Tetuán by Adrian Schindler. The Museo Arqueológico y Paleontológico de la Comunidad de Madrid (MARPA) in Alcalá de Henares continues with 25 años de restauraciones en el MARPA: El vidrio y Dientes de sable, and the Red Itiner 2026 brings temporary exhibitions to several municipalities.
