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Antón Reixa (Vigo, 1957) is preparing to cross the Atlantic. The artist, poet and performer will travel to Buenos Aires this September to take to the stage at the prestigious International Performing Arts Festival (FIBA) with Cicatriz. Directed and choreographed by Kirenia Martínez Acosta, the show represents an unprecedented physical and artistic challenge for the creator: turning the more than 700 verses of his own poem into dance. Following the performances in Argentina, t

The contemporary dance production ‘Cicatriz’, based on Antón Reixa’s poetry collection of the same name and bringing the writer himself together on stage with Galician-Cuban choreographer and dancer Kirenia M. Acosta, will travel to Argentina this September. The piece, co-produced by Artestudio and the Centro Coreográfico Galego, has been selected to take part in the Buenos Aires International Festival (FIBA), with two performances scheduled for 19 and 20 September at the cit

The contemporary dance piece “Cicatriz” has been selected by the Buenos Aires International Festival. With the support of the General Secretariat for Emigration of the Xunta de Galicia, it will be performed twice, on the 19th and 20th of this month. The piece is inspired by the poetry collection of the same title, written by Vigo-born Antón Reixa: 500 verses, each of them beginning with “I want” (“Quero”), and it is directed by choreographer Kirenia Martínez Acosta. In additi

The contemporary dance piece «Cicatriz», directed and choreographed by Kirenia Martínez Acosta and performed by the artist herself alongside Antón Reixa, has been selected to take part in the Buenos Aires International Festival (FIBA). The work will be presented on 19 and 20 September at the Sala Cunill Cabanellas of the Teatro San Martín. It is the only Spanish production featured in the festival, which also includes several co-productions involving Spain. «Cicatriz» emerged

Galician creativity is crossing borders to continue winning over new audiences, and not exactly through the most commercial of proposals. The dance piece Cicatriz —performed by Kirenia Martínez Acosta and Antón Reixa, and directed and choreographed by Kirenia M. Acosta— has been selected to take part in the upcoming edition of the Buenos Aires International Festival (FIBA), which will be held this September 2026.¹ The Argentine event, established since 1997 as a barometer of

Buenos Aires, 31 August (NA) — The city will once again become the setting for a major celebration of the performing arts with a new edition of the Buenos Aires International Festival (FIBA), which will take place from 9 to 20 September and bring together national and international productions at different venues across the city. The FIBA 2026 programme includes projects from Argentina and countries such as Spain, France, Brazil, Chile, Belgium, South Korea, Ecuador, Colombia

Buenos Aires will once again become the epicentre of a major celebration of the performing arts with the arrival of the new edition of the Buenos Aires International Festival (FIBA). The event will take place from 9 to 20 September, offering a wide-ranging selection of both local and international productions across various venues in the city. The FIBA 2026 programme includes works from Argentina and countries such as Spain, France, Brazil, Chile, Belgium, South Korea, Ecuado

While here it continues to be the least programmed discipline, Galician contemporary dance is reaching major milestones by establishing a presence abroad and earning recognition internationally. One only has to look, for example, at all the Galician works that have won different awards at the Madrid Choreographic Competition, competing alongside companies and artists from across Spain. Between 20 and 24 August, Lugo-based Colectivo Glovo, formed by Esther Latorre and Hugo Per

On November 14, I had the opportunity to attend a performance of Cicatriz , by Kirenia Martínez, at the Municipal Auditorium of Vigo, as part of the Vigocultura program. Cicatriz is a dance performance featuring Kirenia herself on stage, accompanied by Antón Reixa, whom we see dancing for the first time. The piece explores bodily expressiveness through Antón’s poems, making his presence on stage particularly meaningful. The work stands as a manifesto in itself, through its s

Antón Reixa is a born creator. He has been proving it throughout his life by working across many fields, from poetry to cinema, including literature, screenwriting, and television series. But no one expected that, at the age of 68, Reixa would dare to take on contemporary dance. And yet, he has. He was persuaded by Cuban dancer and choreographer Kirenia Martínez, director of the performance Cicatriz , based on a poetry collection by Antón Reixa himself. With a 65% physical di