What remains of Cádiz's FIT: Ron Lalá, six Ibero-American premieres and free circus until October 24
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The Ibero-American Theatre Festival is enjoying its first weekend. Until Saturday the 24th, six Spanish premieres from companies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador remain, Ron Lalá at the Falla, free circus in the street and the closing with Atalaya.
The Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Cádiz (FIT) reaches its first weekend. The 41st edition, which opened on Wednesday 14 at the Gran Teatro Falla, runs until Saturday, October 24. It brings together 20 companies and 29 performances, with nine companies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Portugal, five from Andalusia and six from other regions.
Six premieres in Spain remain, all by Ibero-American companies, and a closing performance at the Falla with Atalaya. The street shows are free. Indoor tickets are sold at Bacantix and at each theatre's box office.
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18: families and street
The weekend begins with two free offerings for family audiences. At 12:00, the Auditorio Costa Rica hosts on both days «La deliciosa historia del xocolate», by the Círculo de Artes Escénicas de Ecuador, a play about the origin of cocoa in the Ecuadorian Amazon. It is its premiere in Spain.
At 17:00, also on Saturday and Sunday, the plaza de San Antonio hosts «Lullaby», by Proyecto Kavauri: a duo of acrobats who are first-time parents and turn parenting into a circus act. Suitable from age 2.
In the afternoon comes indoor theatre. On Saturday at 19:00, the Baluarte de la Candelaria offers the last showing of «Torcidxs», by the collective Las Nenas, a finalist for Best Revelation Show at the Premios Max. At 21:00, the Teatro del Títere La Tía Norica presents «Itzulera», by the Basque company Dejabu, which mixes theatre and live cinema. It repeats on Sunday at 20:00.
On Sunday at 18:00, at the Baluarte, the Argentine Compañía Criolla premieres in Spain «La Diabla (o cómo destruir el mundo)», by Emiliano Dionisi: black comedy, café concert and music. It is for ages 18 and over and has a second performance on Monday.
Monday 19: Ron Lalá at the Falla
Monday is the day of «La Desconquista», by Ron Lalá, at 20:00 at the Gran Teatro Falla. It is a comedy in verse and with music that parodies the Crónicas de Indias. Tickets cost from 10 to 18 euros.
Earlier, at 18:00 at the Tía Norica, El Aedo Teatro presents «Poeta [perdido] en Nueva York», about the poems and letters of Federico García Lorca in New York. It won the Premio Max for Best Private Production of 2026.
In the morning, at 10:00, the Salón de Plenos del Ayuntamiento hosts the presentation of the Premio Atahualpa del Cioppo to Arístides Vargas and Charo Francés, of the group Malayerba. Admission is free until full capacity is reached.
Tuesday 20: Chile and a farewell
On Tuesday at 17:00, the Centro de Arte Flamenco La Merced hosts «Exhumar», by El Niño Proletario (Chile). It is a stage lecture on the search for the remains of the Palacio de La Moneda after the 1973 bombing. It is for ages 18 and over and is another premiere in Spain.
At 19:00, at the Baluarte, Alessandra García presents «¿Tú sabes lo que es una posidonia?», her farewell to the stage, premiered in September.
That day, the Falla has a performance of «Sueño», by the Compañía Criolla, for schools only.
Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22: Chile and Colombia
Both days repeat the same programme. At 17:00, at the Tía Norica, «Cerebro», by Teatro Niño Proletario (Chile): an interactive work based on the experience of actor Jorge Becker, who has lived for ten years with the after-effects of a brain virus.
At 19:00, at the Baluarte, «La escena invertida», by the Colombian company Los Reincidentes, a collective creation about the world of Tennessee Williams. Both works premiere in Spain.
On Thursday at 12:00, Natacha Koss gives a masterclass at the ECCO on the Teatro La Candelaria de Bogotá. Admission is free.
Friday 23 and Saturday 24: Brazil, circus and closing
On Friday at 19:00 and Saturday at 18:00, the Tía Norica hosts «Venas abiertas 60 30 15 seg», by the Brazilian company Aquela Cia. It is based on the work of Eduardo Galeano and is made up of 80 very short scenes, like those of social media. It is for ages 16 and over. On Friday at 17:00, Arístides Vargas and Charo Francés give a masterclass at the ECCO, with free admission.
Saturday 24 is the fullest day. In the morning there is free street circus: «Alboroto», by Truca Circus, at 12:00 at the plaza del Campo de Aviación, in the barriada de Loreto, and «Refugi», by Manolo Alcántara, Premio Nacional de Circo, at 13:00 at the plaza de San Antonio.
At 16:00, at the Baluarte, the Portuguese company ESTE presents «El cielo no les responde», about the journey of two migrants. And at 20:00, the Seville-based Atalaya closes the festival at the Falla with «El rey se muere», its version of the play by Eugène Ionesco.
Meetings for professionals
The complementary programme has 14 free activities. Among them, a talk on artistic residencies (Saturday 17, 10:00, ECCO), the Ultramarinos market for Andalusian companies (Sunday 18, Antiguos Depósitos de Tabacalera) and the 2nd Provincial Theatre Meeting (Saturday 24, from 10:00 to 14:00, at the ECCO, with prior registration).
All performances, with their time and place, are in the CádizYa agenda.