ACT 2026
Programme
ACT Festival
3-6 June 2026
The ACT FESTIVAL 2026 programme will take place across five different venues in Bilbao and Barakaldo: the Guggenheim Museum, Sala BBK Aretoa, Kafe Antzokia, LaFundición and Teatro Barakaldo Antzokia.
“To attend ACT performances as a member of the public, you can purchase individual tickets for each session via the websites of the respective venues or directly from our website.”
For detailed information about the sessions, the productions and the companies taking part in ACT FESTIVAL 2026, download the programme in JPG format or view the extended online version below.
Kafe Antzokia
|20:30 |OPENING
Adam’s apple
Creama | Switzerland
It is a dance piece that addresses the deeply rooted shame women experience in relation to their bodies and identities.
DANCE
HOW TO_just another Boléro
EM+ | E. Rosa & M. Focaraccio | Italy
It’s a portrait of different attempts at re-learning how to behave, touch, cooperate, help, love… constantly shifting between dramatic and ironic tones.
PHYSICAL THEATER
Teatro Barakaldo
| 18:00 |
El mundo atrás
Rolando Salamé/ Madrid-Chile
A dance and physical theatre piece that explores an exodus—no longer from a town, but from the human being. It explores the sense of belonging, what one takes with them and carries, and what is left behind and remains.
PHYSICAL THEATER & DANCE
blOck it oUT
Charly / Belgium
It represents a challenge to stay focused on what’s important in the face of relentless distractions and endless external information that constantly bombards us in the fast-paced modern world we live in
DANCE
Sala BBK Aretoa
| 20:00 |
¿Hasta cuándo?
Fugite | Mexico
Routine, the relentless passage of time, the intricate processes of decision-making and, lastly, the inevitable outcomes. Is it all merely a matter of chance, or is there a hidden purpose behind every action?
DANCE
UCSO● UnaCarezzaSugliOcchi
Balletto di Sardegna / Italy
A loving touch, a reassuring gesture. A fragment of life, the complexity of feelings. The mutability of a relationship over time and the acceptance of changes, from apparently error-filled experiences to a vital awakening.
DANCE
Teatro Barakaldo
| 18:00 |
WE’RE ALL FISH
Lur and Maru / Basque Country., Portugal, Brussels
“In this world our inner child is the one making the decisions creating a genuine, playful world which is both a statement and a challenge. This piece is a statement of our love..
PERFORMANCE
Sala BBK Aretoa
| 20:00|
The marginal man
Yingyu Lyu / France
This dance is divided into four parts: Give me up, save me, find me, exile me. It is inspired by the story of Icarus’ fall. Through the performance, the artist seeks to make the audience feel the power of loneliness. Those who are on the edge of reality can also have the courage to surpass themselves
DANCE
JARANA SP
cia Laia Santanach/ Catalonia
JARANA explores traditional collective practices that have disappeared or are in danger of disappearing. It is a celebration that invites reflection on the importance of preserving traditional celebrations while also exploring new forms of collective expression in an increasingly changing and technological world.
DANCE
Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa
| 12:00 |
The Liminal Body F-A-E Archive/ Korea
Archival records not as traces fixed in the past, but as entities continuously brought into the present through relationships. Within the boundaries where body and record, image and reality, and past and present intersect, it reveals a state of belonging completely to neither side.e.
Work commissioned by the Seoul Museum of Art
DANCE VIDEO
THE KID Volta / USA
It examines intimacy, alienation, and our longing for authentic connection in the digital age. Two performers’ relationship to a mundane prop transforms, exploring technology as a surrogate for human connection, with an original score by Dylan Fujioka
DANCE
Sala BBK Aretoa
| 20:00 | CLOSING
ACT RESIDENCY 2025 AWARD
Twist again
Cie MF | Maxime & Francesco | France
This is a contemporary dance duet currently in development, presented as a work in progress as part of a residency
Their work focuses on a humorous exploration of the body, rhythm, and space. They champion and challenge the relationship with the audience, ensuring that their artistic vision is accessible to everyone
DANCE
AWARD CEREMONY
ACT AWARD 2025
ÊTRE
Cía. Miguel Jiménez| Valencia
“Who am I? Who is the other? Where do we come from? Where do we belong?” These are the fundamental questions at the heart of *Être*, a dance-theater piece that blends philosophy, spoken word, and movement through the techniques of physical theater and contemporary dance. An intimate, poetic, and reflective exploration that seeks to offer a new perspective on what we call “identity.””
DANCE