Red Friday and Ancá return to La Térmica, which this quarter will feature Christina Rosenvinge, Zahara, and Rodrigo Cuevas.

La Térmica, the contemporary culture center of the Málaga Provincial Council, presents the programming for the second quarter of 2026, a proposal that, along with the impulse of its large-scale projects (Red Friday and Ancá La Térmica), incorporates new series and content lines that reinforce its character as a space for creation, experimentation, and encounter. With special attention to family audiences and the generation of cultural experiences open to citizens, the programming combines live music, performances, workshops, and participatory activities.

The vice president and deputy of Culture, Manuel López Mestanza, emphasized "the ability of La Térmica to offer a broad, free, and quality program, combining big names such as Christina Rosenvinge, Pablopablo, Zahara, or Rodrigo Cuevas with emerging proposals and formats designed for all audiences." The presentation was supported by the communicator and cultural manager Estefanía Márquez, 'Estupenda Márquez', who revealed the keys to her new project 'Dancin' Queer', and the artist Rachid B, who closed the act with a brief performance as a preview of his participation in the center's programming.

On April 17, Red Friday, the live arts festival of La Térmica, returns with names such as La Milagrosa, Teo Lucadamo, and Yawners, alongside the DJ sets of ¡00KYX! and Las Bimbos, and the participation of Christian Mira. The format retains its multidisciplinary character with performances in Sala 005 coordinated by Ximena Carnevalle, as well as the collaboration of Málaga de Moda and the support of Cervezas Victoria.

Invitations will be available online from Wednesday, April 15 at 12:00 PM, and in person from Thursday, April 16 from 11:00 AM, until supplies last. Red Friday will continue on June 5 with a new edition featuring artists such as Pablopablo, Kokoshka, Curro, or Rachid B.

After its premiere in 2025, a new edition of Ancá La Térmica will be celebrated on April 18, one of the center's most unique formats and especially oriented towards family audiences. The day will be led by Christina Rosenvinge and will include proposals such as the concert of La Modernita and Escandaloso Xpósito, combining live music, performance, workshops, and participatory activities in an open and intergenerational environment.

The program also incorporates educational workshops on the exhibition 'El camino cuenta', by Violeta Lópiz, transferring her creative universe to the live space of the center through experiences aimed at children and families. Ancá will return on June 6 with a new edition led by María Rodés. All activities are free and open access until full capacity is reached.

New Series

Among the main new features of the quarter is the new cycle 'Una décima de segundo', directed by RTVE journalist Ángel Carmona, which will bring together artists such as Depedro (April 30), Alice Wonder (May 28), Zahara (June 25), and Rodrigo Cuevas (September 17), in a format that proposes close encounters between creators and the public.

Furthermore, La Térmica launches 'Dancin' Queer', a new project to be held on June 19, conceived by Estupenda Márquez and Antonio Rodríguez Molina, reinforcing the center's line of work around diversity and the LGTBIQ+ community. The programming will continue on May 9 with a new edition of La Térmica Village in Archidona, bringing musical and creative proposals to the public space with artists such as Cervatana, Niños Bravos, Juanca Supersub, and Arrecio, in the emblematic Plaza Ochavada of the municipality.

The spring programming is completed with the exhibitions 'Si recordar fuera olvidar', by Irene González, and 'El camino cuenta', by Violeta Lópiz, both visitable until May 24. In June, the center will reinforce its exhibition proposal with two new outstanding projects. On one hand, the exhibition by American artist Ryan Schneider (from June 4), the result of the first international artistic residency developed by La Térmica, which will gather works created during his stay and in which the artist delves into mythology, identity, and material culture from a practice of strong symbolic charge. On the other hand, 'Mis manos son mis ojos', by Nacho Martín Silva (from June 18), a project that proposes a reflection on the limits of the image through the dialogue between photography, painting, and language, also incorporating an inclusive dimension linked to the participation of blind people.

Oratory Meeting

Additionally, on April 10, La Térmica will host the second edition of the 'Avanza y Comunica' conference organized by the Club Oratoria Málaga, an association that groups more than 80 professionals and entrepreneurs from the province. The event seeks to break with traditional conference formats to offer a participatory experience focused on what the body says when words are silent. The star guest is Juan Manuel García 'Pincho', a former agent of the Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard and author of the bestseller 'Ciencias del Comportamiento' (Planeta). His method, based on neuroscience and experience in critical situations, does not aim to "speak better," but to "understand better" the real intention in each conversation.