Dansa Metropolitana 2024

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Dansa Metropolitana will fill the city with choreographies of all styles and tastes, with international artists, new talents and acts to surprise audiences and encourage people to dance.

The new edition of the Dansa Metropolitana festival brings movement arts to city's residents with a series of free and theatre-based shows. This year, urban dance forms the backbone of a program that shines a spotlight on French companies and artists and seeks to share knowledge of movement arts through the Artèries program.

Taking part in the initiative are the municipalities of Badalona, Barcelona, Cornellà, El Prat, Esplugues, Granollers, L’Hospitalet, Sant Cugat, Sabadell, Santa Coloma, Terrassa and Viladecans. In the theatres and also public spaces of these towns and cities, you’ll have the chance to enjoy almost two weeks of performances from major local and international companies.

Sessions featuring a single show or double and even triple bills—all for free!—will bring us performances ranging from Diego Garrido’s solo Nunca bailaré solo to Iron Skulls Co’s La perla, Núria Guiu’s Cyberxorcisme; choreographies such as Colectivo Glovo’s Alleo; references to boxing in the form of Àngel Duran’s Clinch; the stimulating shows from LaSala (Alive); and the passionate piece by Led Silhouette and Marcos Morau entitled Los perros.

International creations such as those from Marco da Silva Ferreira, Fantasie minor (2022 creation), the double bill from Leïla Ka and Maciej Kuźmiński and, straddling Hong Kong and Barcelona, Panda Waack and their Beautiful Chaos, are part of the wide-ranging program. Here you’ll have the chance to see a series of choreographies by professional creators showcasing their talent and, at the same time, working with students from local dance schools to perform urban dance pieces resulting from the collaboration between students and professionals.

The festival also has a theatre-based program (fora fee) which will feature shows from well-known names from the international dance scene and the best of the local scene.

The program is filled with a wide range of movement languages, allowing you to choose a dance that will surprise you, look for safe bets, discover new talents or enjoy the festival outdoors.

The festival makes dance more accessible to all citizens in an inclusive way, so that everyone can enjoy it, and it does so by bringing together disciplines from diverse origins, enriching the cultural heritage of metropolitan areas, facilitating dialogue between communities, and, above all, inviting the public to experience dance in all its intensity and joy.

For more events check our online events calendar.