SATURDAY,APRIL 26
SA LLONJA
OPENING EVENT
“L’AMOR X SA LLOTJA”
A proposal exploring the relationship between movement and sound, establishing a dialogue between contemporary dance and flamenco.
Artists:
- Alice Godfrey – contemporary dancer with a strong career at the Nederlands Dans Theater
- Francisco Velasco – flamenco dancer from the Spanish National Ballet
- Adrián de Alfonso – musician and sound artist
- José Luis Hernández – flamenco singer
- Isaac Diego García – musicologist and composer
PLAÇA MAJOR
PALMA BALLA
Outstanding dance schools will participate in the celebration of InternationalDance Day, showcasing the beauty, discipline, and universality of this art form. Each school will present a unique performance reflecting the diversityand talent of their students and teachers. Styles range from classical ballet to contemporary dance, urban dance, and folkloric expression.
SUNDAY,APRIL 27
PALAU DE L’ALMUDAINA
“ESTUDIOS ELEMENTALES”
A stage dialogue between dancer Jesús Rubio and violinist Luz Prado, sharing their reflections on music and dance with the audience.
MONDAY,APRIL 28
ES BALUARD
“THE RETURN OF LA ARGENTINA”
Forty years after the death of Spanish dancer Antonia Mercé, known as "LaArgentina", founders of Japanese Butoh dance, Kazuo Ohno and Tatsumi Hijikata, honored her in their 1970s piece “Admiring La Argentina.” Now, Trajal Harrell pays tribute to both the dancer and Ohno and Hijikata.
TUESDAY,APRIL 29
PLAÇA MAJOR
DANCE AND MUSIC JAM SESSION
An improvisational and creatively free activity open to the public in celebration of International Dance Day.
TEATREPRINCIPAL DE PALMA
“NAVAJA”
A scenic self-portrait about sex-affective poetics featuring five characters called LOINKS, embarking on a (non-)journey in three acts.
WEDNESDAY,APRIL 30
TEATRE MUNICIPAL MAR I TERRA
EMBODIED LISTENING SESSION
Led by body expression instructor, community builder, curator, radio host, andDJ Malu. An open space designed to awaken the senses, featuring performances by international dancers Marion Barbeau and Guillem Jiménez, and the Mallorcan group "Estatus".
THURSDAY,MAY 1
TEATRE MUNICIPAL XESC FORTEZA
MASTERCLASS
An artistic practice masterclass called DATA, focused on the act of dancing, led by dancer, researcher, and choreographer Lipi Hernández. Open to dance teachers and students, as well as practitioners of bodily or artistic disciplines.
FRIDAY,MAY 2
CAN BALAGUER
CONVERSATION BETWEEN MARCOS MORAU AND MAR AGUILÓ
The artistic director of Palma Dansa 2025, Mar Aguiló, speaks with Marcos Morau, named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture in 2023 and selected as the best choreographer of the year by theGerman magazine Tanz. Since 2004, he has directed “La Veronal,” one ofEurope’s leading dance companies.
CAN BALAGUER & CASAL SOLLERIC (Simultaneous sessions)
“PURA COINSIDANSA”
Dancer Belén Martí Lluch and musician Joan Miquel Oliver lead a dance and guitar performance where each show is unique and unrepeatable, due to ongoing interaction between the artists and the audience.
SATURDAY,MAY 3
ES BALUARD
“MAJA Y BASTARDA”
A reinterpretation of traditional dances through free expression, resulting in a folkloric performance that journeys from the tablao to the theater, the caveto the cabaret, the guild to the fans, and the street market to the runway.
DANCEGALA – CASTELL DE BELLVER
Staging of “Degunino”, featuring Maria Kochetkova, music by Alexander Knaifel, and choreography by Marcos Morau. The title refers to the district ofMoscow where Kochetkova was born in the mid-80s.
SUNDAY,MAY 4
FUNDACIÓ MIRÓ MALLORCA
“VERÒNICA”
A performance by the Magdalena Garzón dance company, with participation from the Women's Choir of the University of the Balearic Islands.
MONDAY,MAY 5
TEATRE MUNICIPAL XESC FORTEZA
“CYBIL·LA”
A work inspired by the Sibyl, a figure from Greek and Roman mythology acting asa prophetess. Adopted later by the Catholic Church, she inspired the “Song of the Sibyl.” In this piece, she is portrayed as an evolved being who travels between present, past, and future, delivering a message about the power to love and dance.
