Dance in Spain: Talent and Crisis at Centro Danza Matadero

Dance finds itself in an intriguing landscape: unprecedented creative vitality coexisting with persistent structural hurdles in training and professional development. 🩰✨

Under its CDM Piensa initiative, Centro Danza Matadero hosts an interdisciplinary symposium to collectively examine the current reality of Spanish choreography.

🎭 Dance in Spain: The Liquid Dance of Talent and Endemic Crisis

📅 November 17 and 18, 2026

🕐 Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

📍 Centro Danza Matadero - CDM, Madrid

🎟️ €20 (two-day pass)

📖 Analyzing the Present and Future of Dance

Coordinated by journalist Clara Molla Pagán and researcher and university professor Irene López Arnaiz, this gathering convenes performing arts professionals, researchers, and cultural stakeholders to explore dance as a vital social phenomenon.

Through a program of keynote lectures and roundtables, participants will discuss essential topics including training systems for dancers and choreographers, career pathways, and the ongoing evolutions shaping choreographic practice today.

🏛️ Shared Reflection at Centro Danza Matadero

This symposium stems from CDM Piensa, an editorial and thinking line established by Centro Danza Matadero to foster dialogue and address the realities and possibilities of dance across Spain.

✨ An essential forum to examine the structural challenges and creative potential of Spanish dance.