To stage short dance pieces of the highest artistic quality; that is the aim of a festival that takes the city as its venue to explore the interaction between dance, the public space and people. This year, the festival celebrates its twentieth anniversary with a programme featuring such companies as Lakka (Brazil), Ziya Azazi (Austria and Turkey), Yiphun Chiem (Cambodia and Belgium), Cie 7273 (Switzerland), RootlessRoot Company (Greece), La Intrusa Danza / Damian Muñoz (Spain), Laura Aris and Jorge Jaúregui (Spain and Belgium), Chameleon Company (UK), EA & AE (Spain), Lotte Sigh (Denmark), Eleonore Valere (France), Surya Berthomieux (France), Anton Lachky and Peter Jasko – Les SlovaKs (Slovakia), Janet Rühl and Arnd Müller (Germany and Spain), Mal Pelo (Spain), Hyun-jung Wang and Sébastien Ramírez (France, Germany and the Republic of Korea), Circle of Trust (Spain), and Human Playground (Canada), amongst others, and also companys from Sitges and Mataró like Cía Vincles, EVA/Sitges, TG Maneje, Silvia Cuesta, Lola Vilalta, Esplai de Dansa Casino Prado, Grup de Balls i Dansa La Saca, Colla Sardanista Blanca Espurna and Start Game.
Parallel activities: screenings of videos on the world of dance and a virtual tour of Barcelona using the new technologies, as well as a series of community workshops.
For further information and times, visit the website: www.marato.com.
Organització: Associació Marató de l'espectacle; Direcció artística: Juan Eduardo López; Coordinació i producció: Virginie Gorzerino; Fotografia: G. Bravo;
