This year’s Dansa Metropolitana once again highlights the presence and talent of women creators in its programme, reaffirming its clear backing for equality and women’s visibility in the performing arts.
In this edition, women are in the majority: of the 90 shows in the programme, 47 are authored by women, 16 are of mixed authorship and 27 correspond to male creators. It is the highest number of women authors in the festival’s history, underscoring a firm commitment to parity and a diversity of perspectives.
This commitment is also reflected in the programme, which places women’s bodies at the centre of creation, expression and freedom, exploring new narratives and stage languages.
Some of the most notable projects in the programme featuring women or by women creators are:
Lake Machine, by Mari Paula in Terrassa, where the Brazilian choreographer revisits the classical canon that has bound women for centuries, approaching it with both sensitivity and determination.
Umuko, by Dorothée Munyaneza at the SAT!, brings together five young Rwandan artists who weave the legacy of the past with the boldness of the future.
Bailar y otras maneras de jugarse la vida, by Precaria García – La Quebrá at the Atrium Viladecans, blends dance, monologue and audiovisual elements in an acerbic yet humorous reflection on the precariousness of artists through the eyes of a 40-year-old dancer.
veline repertoire, by Gaia Pellegrini at the Antic Teatre, reinterprets the dances of Italian TV showgirls, transforming their cheerful yet objectified image into a lesbian romance.
Calentamiento, by Rocío Molina at the Teatre Lliure, plays with the idea of an infinite beginning: a start that resists beginning and, at the same time, defies death by affirming the desire to live.
A place to dance, by Poliana Lima and Yinka Esi Graves at the Mercat de les Flors, centres on the desire to present the body in its collective dimension and to position dance as a powerful means of creating and transforming spaces.
Inestable, by Lali Ayguadé at the TNC, explores the tension between the virtual world and everyday reality, often stripped of artifice.
La Cordero i el seu exèrcit, by Sol Picó at the TNC, is conceived as a ritual of surrender – an infernal and revelatory striptease in which vulnerability becomes strength.
With this programme, Dansa Metropolitana not only celebrates International Women’s Day on 8 March but also consolidates a line of work that places women artists at the heart of contemporary creation and ensures their voices are heard.