TNC raises women’s voice
It National Theater of Catalonia It presents a season 2025-2026 with a clear and forceful statement of intent: “It’s time to appropriate our story.” With this motto, Carme Portaceli It culminates his artistic project with a program marked by the presence and protagonism of women in all areas: dramaturgy, direction, interpretation and themes. Of the 32 scheduled works, 20 are carried out by actresses and 65% of the direction and authorship positions are occupied by women.
Big names
The season will start on September 24 in the big room with Death and springthe most enigmatic novel of Mercè Rodoredatransformed into dance by the prestigious company The greenunder the direction of Marcos Morau. However, this will not be the only dance that can be seen at the TNC. Four big names in contemporary dance complete the offer: Peeping Tom with Chroniclesa hypnotic show over the passage of time; Sun sunthat will present The lamb and its armya battle between the body and the resistance; Lali Ayguadé with Unstablea reflection on socially built identity; and Vero ash with A bright imperfectionwith a company made up of neurodivergent performers.
Angels Gonyalons
Also in the large room, they stand out The crown of thorns of Josep Maria de Sagarradirected by Xavier Albertí and interpreted by Angels Gonyalonsand Oedip & Antigonea re -reading of three tragedies of Sophocles by Carlota Subirós with Oriol Genís, Kathy Sey and Vicenta Ndongoamong others.
Portaceli will direct two international pieces: Mary Magdalenwritten by Michael of Cockwith Ariadna Gil at the helm, and the opera Bovaryalso signed by De Cock together with the composer Harold Noben. They complete the international poster Giovanni’s room of James Baldwindirected by ALINE ARBO, Absalon, Absalon! of Faulkner under the gaze of Séverine Chavrierand Neige’s UNE Chute Disction of Sara Stridsbergdirected by Christophe raucck.
Kathy Sey and Babou Cham
Catalan dramaturgy and new stories
The TNC maintains a commitment to contemporary Catalan authorship. Lurdes beard will lead Mista work of Lluïsa Cunillé about European disenchantment. Paul Carrió proposes The queen wolfan anjou daisy review with Maria Rodríguezwhile Manel doso presents Jambo Bwanawith Montse Germán and Aurea Márquez. Raimon Molins claims the figure of the dancer Rosette mauri with The daughter of the airand Lara Díez Quintanilla co -directs with other authors Beatson the gestational experiences.
For young audiences, stands out Tarsiusalso by Díez Quintanilla, who addresses adolescent suicide, and The sound,,,,,, Ingenu projectthat recovers the silenced story of Catalina Muñozexecuted during the Civil War.
All the programming of the National Theater of Catalonia, here.
