ACT 2026
June the 5th
Cumbia in the blood
Workshop led by Alex Valdés (Mexico)
ACT FESTIVAL
Friday 5 June | 10.30am–12.30pm La Fundición (Deusto)
Aimed at people interested in movement, rhythm and the exploration of the body as a cultural archive and a tool for collective expression.
Cumbia en la Sangre is a project of research, creation and artistic production that explores cumbia as a cultural, physical and social phenomenon, creating spaces for artists, researchers and communities to come together, promoting the transmission of knowledge, the visibility of identities and the building of cultural networks around this living art form.
Alex Valdés
He is the artistic director of Bailar con el Corazón, a professional inclusive dance company; co-director of Extremófilas, an interdisciplinary collective that won Flash ACT 2021 (Art, Science and Technology) with the project Misión 2030; and a researcher on the Cumbia en la Sangre project, which focuses on the study, documentation and creation of works based on cumbia as a cultural phenomenon. He is also an advocate within the HEN community, a platform focused on the inclusion and accessibility of people with disabilities within the performing arts, from a perspective of cultural rights, support and the transformation of artistic practices.
A graduate of the Monterrey School of Music and Dance with a Bachelor’s degree in Contemporary Dance, he has further training in Cultural Management for the Performing Arts (UDG), Internationalisation of Dance (Ibero-American Dance Platform) and Dramaturgy in Contemporary Dance (University of Veracruz).
His artistic work has been presented in Mexico, Germany, Spain, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and the USA. He has performed as a dancer and performer with various international companies and directors, and has worked as a movement director and choreographer on audiovisual productions. He has led training workshops in both national and international contexts, establishing a practice that combines creation, research, teaching and cultural management from a contemporary, inclusive and collaborative perspective.
Director, choreographer and performer, founder and director of Fugite Laboratorio Artístico, a platform dedicated to the research, production and dissemination of transdisciplinary projects within the contemporary performing arts.
Standard price: €40; reduced price: €30 (students and unemployed people). Registration: actfestivalbilbao@gmail.com
8-9 June
Centrifugal Body
Workshop led by Miguel Jiménez
ACT FESTIVAL 8–9 June, 10am–2pm, at BAI
Free workshop led by Miguel Jiménez
This workshop aims to encourage performers who wish to explore creativity from a perspective that is more closely aligned with their personal and creative nature. The primary objective of the workshop is to recognise and develop the dancer’s psychophysical qualities in order to explore the expressive and communicative possibilities offered by the stage.
The workshop is designed as a dynamic laboratory that goes beyond the purely choreographic, shifting the focus to the exploration of different theatrical codes through the use of various movement techniques.
The educational aim is to explore the possibilities of stage creation. That is why the workshop is aimed at both dancers and any other artists who place the body at the centre of their practice (actors, performers, circus artists, etc.).
inscríbete en actfestivalbilbao@gmail.com
Places: 20 people
No prior dance training required
Time: 10:00–14:00
Venue: BAI (Arauti 5), (Bagatza Metro – exit: G Aresti)
Miguel Jiménez: Creador, intérprete y bailarín, graduado por la Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático de Murcia especializado en el Teatro de Creación, es un joven interesado en las dinámicas del teatro físico y la danza teatro. Sus objetivos presentes están enfocados en la creación escénica a través del mestizaje de las disciplinas teatrales y las técnicas de movimiento, siendo el núcleo central de su investigación el estudio de la persona humana a través de la exploración del cuerpo. En sus creaciones puede observarse influencias del Breaking, el Hip Hop, la Capoeira, y técnicas del Contemporáneo Acrobático, siempre envueltas en un profundo cuidado de la imagen y una poética sincera y cercana.
June the6th
Cumbia en la sangre
Cumbia en la sangre
ACT FESTIVAL Friday June the 5th|10:30-12:30 La Fundición (Deusto)
Friday June the 5th|10:30-12:30 La Fundición (Deusto)Alex Valdés ,director of the Mexican company Fugite, will lead a masterclass entitled “Cumbia in the Blood”
The workshop is aimed at those interested in movement, rhythm and the exploration of the body as a cultural archive and a tool for collective expression.
Alex is a director, choreographer and performer, and the founder and director of Fugite Laboratorio Artístico (Mexico), a platform dedicated to the research, production and dissemination of transdisciplinary projects within the contemporary performing arts. His artistic work has been presented in Germany, Spain, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and the United States. He has led training programmes in both national and international contexts, consolidating a practice that combines creation, research, pedagogy and cultural management from a contemporary, inclusive and collaborative perspective.
8-9 June
Cuerpo Centrífugo
Cuerpo Centrífugo
ACT FESTIVAL 8–9 June, 10am–2pm, at BAI
Free workshop led by Miguel Jiménez
“Centrifugal Body” Workshop. The BAI eskola venue will host the workshop led by Miguel Jiménez, a creator, performer and dancer who graduated from the Murcia School of Dramatic Arts, specialising in experimental theatre, and winner of the ACT2025 Grand Prize.
This workshop aims to provide an incentive for performers who wish to explore creation from a perspective closer to their personal and creative essence. The fundamental objective of the work is to recognise and expand the dancer’s psychophysical qualities in order to investigate the expressive and communicative forms offered by the stage.
The workshop is designed as a dynamic laboratory that goes beyond the purely choreographic, shifting the focus to the exploration of different theatrical codes through the use of various movement techniques.
The educational aim is to explore the possibilities of stage creation. That is why the workshop is aimed at both dancers and any other artists who place the body at the centre of their practice (actors, performers, circus artists, etc.).