Thirteen companies and 43 artists will participate in the Marbella TodoDanza festival.

The Marbella City Council presented today the 16th edition of the 'Marbella TodoDanza' Festival, which will be held from October 4 to November 8 ... and will feature the participation of 13 companies and a total of 43 artists. This event, established as one of the most prominent cultural offerings on the cultural calendar, will provide performances of contemporary dance and flamenco in various venues around the city, including the Marbella City Theater, the Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engraving, the Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín, the Royal Hospital of Mercy, Cortijo Miraflores, and outdoor locations.

The General Director of Culture, Carmen Díaz, emphasized during the presentation that "this is a festival fully established in our program, which was created in 2009 with the aim of providing a specific space for contemporary dance and flamenco, one of the most avant-garde forms of bodily expression." In this edition, it will feature a schedule that extends over more than a month, and includes both stage performances and street events, under the slogan 'Dancing for Peace', a section that seeks to bring dance closer to the citizens through the spontaneity of urban encounters. Among the highlighted artists is Lorena Nogal, National Dance Award winner, who will present the piece 'El elogio de la fisura'.

Additionally, the 'Movement and Abstraction' series, focused on the experimental, will take place on the four Thursdays of October at the Museum of Engraving, with works specifically conceived for its halls. The educational aspect of the festival will also be present with workshops on bulerías, led by Javiera de la Fuente, and contemporary dance, taught by Guillermo Weickert. As a novelty, a series of parallel activities under the name 'Dance Encounters' has been included, which will address topics such as lighting design, sound art, or scenic costume, expanding the perspective on the multiple languages that converge in choreographic creation. The book 'Yo bailo', by María Moreno, will also be presented, and the feature film 'Aún', directed by choreographer Antonio Ruz, will be screened.

The opening, which will take place on October 4, will be led by the company of Manuel Liñán, with the work 'Muerta de amor', a proposal of contemporary flamenco. Díaz recalled that Liñán "is a consecrated choreographer, National Dance Award winner and internationally recognized for his expressiveness and creativity, as he already demonstrated with his work 'Viva', performed in Marbella in 2019 with great critical acclaim." The festival will conclude on November 8 with the closing ceremony by Antonio Ruz, also a National Dance Award winner, with the performance 'Norma', "a creation that reaffirms his versatility as a choreographer and multidisciplinary artist," stated the municipal official.