Great final season of Angels Margarit at the Mercat de les Flors
The 2025-2026 season of the Mercat de les Flors is loaded with meaning. Will be the last under the artistic direction ofAngels Margaritwhich closes a stage of almost a decade at the helm of the Center for Creation and Dance Exhibition of reference in Catalonia. The year will also mark the 20th anniversary of the facility as a space dedicated exclusively to dance, an anniversary that will be commemorated with an ambitious and diverse program, true to the main lines that have defined Margarit’s mandate: support for local creation, committed to the plurality of styles and a clear international vocation.
The season will start with Fablea own production of Roser López Espinosain which eight dancers build a universe full of fantastic creatures that celebrates the strength of the collective. The same creator will present Cometa family proposal aimed at children from 6 to 10 years old that exemplifies the educational and transversal vocation of the market.
One of the distinguishing features of the new season is the commitment to the great international formats. Prominent names will pass as the Lorraine balletwith a double program led by Maud Le Pladec and the piece Folia by Marco da Silva Ferreira, which combines urban dance with baroque music; her Dresden Frankfurt Dance Companywith pieces of William Forsythe and Thomas Hauert; and the Dance Dance Theaterdirected by Marina Mascarellthat will offer Bloody Moon and a reinterpretation of Tonging. Will also perform the Hessen State Balletwith a selection of proven pieces, and the National Contemporary Dance Company of Korea (KNCDC)that debuts with Junglewhile the Mozambian Idio Chichava will offer the shocking Vagainusfocused on migration and black identity.
Catalan and state talent
Aina Alegrefrom the Choreographic center of Grenoblewill present it Fleeta piece inspired by Carmen Amaya. Paloma Muñozresident artist, will premiere The Quijaa creation rooted in its native Extremadura. They will also participate Miquel Barcelonawith Orgya piece around the counterculture; Pere Faurawho returns with the solo Pink method; and Leonor Lealwith Of voz, a bodywhich explores the dialogue between generations of bailaoras. The programming also includes about twenty co -productions, with names like Antonio Ruz, Daniel Abreu, Manuel Rodríguez, Luz Arcas and Poliana Limaand maintains space for young creators with the cycle The market has not co -produced me yet.
Innovation and new formats
Will be able to see Between gravterea performative conference of Laura Vilar Sweet; A Bureau Own,,,,,, Foura de Campo; and Darkmater,,,,,, Cherish Menzoa critical look at the representation of black bodies.
Family audience will enjoy proposals such as My galactic shelterfromAzkona & Tolozaor Games inside the game,,,,,, Ceren oran. The market will continue to host festivals like The littlededicated to early childhood; Circus right nowand Hopspecializing in urban dances.
A new stage
The season also coincides with the start of a new stage. Margarit recalled that his term has crossed “a pandemic and six directors”, and that the center is now preparing for a structural transformation: the integral rehabilitation work will begin in 2027 and will leave the inoperative rooms for two years. Until July 2026 the usual activity will be maintained, but from then on, the new direction – which will be made public shortly – will have to activate new strategies to keep the programming out of the building alive.
