The Bilbao City Council presented on Monday the 23 free shows that will be part of the theater and street art program during Aste Nagusia from August 17 to 24 at two venues, the txikigune of Plaza Doña Casilda and Plaza de la Convivencia, featuring 19 Basque, Spanish, and international companies.
The program was unveiled at a press conference at one of the venues, Plaza de la Convivencia, where the Councilor for Equality and Festivities, Itziar Urtasun, spoke. During the event, the Bilbao duo Orain-Bi gave a preview of their show «Mute.»
Urtasun emphasized that the diverse, fun, and high-quality program is designed for audiences of all ages and that the shows will be accessible, «as many pieces will have very little text, making them easy to understand, and the rest will have a sign language interpreter.»
Furthermore, the councilor highlighted the presence of Basque companies in the lineup. «In our closest environment, we have many people who do excellent work in the world of performing arts. That talent needs to be recognized, and as a City Council, we have to promote it. We want all of them to have a space at Aste Nagusia, which is the best showcase,» she pointed out.
Of the 19 companies, seven are from the Basque Country, five from other regions of Spain (Catalonia, Aragon, and Andalusia), and seven are international (Taiwan, France, England, Argentina, Belgium, and Italy).
PLAZA DE LA CONVIVENCIA
Plaza de la Convivencia, which replaced Plaza del Gas as the venue for this program last year, will host two shows daily, except on Sunday the 24th, and will have a designated and marked area for people with disabilities.
On Sunday, August 17, Taiwanese circus artist Chieng Hung-Kuo will kick off the space with his show «Moving Zen» at 12:30 pm. At 9:15 pm, the French company Barolosolo will perform their clown show «Île O.»
On Monday, the 18th, the company Orain-Bi, a circus-theater duo from Bilbao, will present «Mute» at 12:30 pm. The second show of the day, at 9:15 pm, will be by the Catalan group Teatro sobre ruedas, with their circus and comedy show «Revolución,» accessible for deaf and blind individuals.
Tuesday, August 19, at 12:30 pm, will feature «Bermutaren Kermessea,» a show in Basque by the Basque company Teatro Gorakada. The classical string quartet Bowjangles will perform «Classically untamed» at 9:15 pm.
Argentine company manoAmano will bring their acrobatic show «Kinematos» on Wednesday, August 20, at 12:30 pm, which won the award for the best show from around the world at the 2025 Leioako Umore Azoka. The Aragonese group Los Gandules will close the day at 9:15 pm with «Extravagancia.»
On Thursday, August 21, at 9:30 pm, the Andalusian group La Banda de Otro will perform «Rodeo,» and the French group Josianes will sing and dance in «Art de la résistance,» both on that day at 9:30 pm and on Friday, August 22, at 12:30 pm. The group Midnight will close the Friday program at 9:15 pm with «US.»
On Saturday, August 23, Ganso y Cía from the Basque Country will parody classic theater pieces in «Welcome Sorry» at 12:30 pm, and Nostraxladamus with «Nada» will close the day at 9:15 pm.
On the last day of the festival, Sunday, August 24, there will only be one show in the morning at 12:30 pm by Trapu Zaharra with «La última y nos vamos,» as the festival will conclude in the evening with the burning of Marijaia.
TXIKIGUNE
The txikigune, located in Plaza Doña Casilda, will offer a single show daily at 7:30 pm aimed at a children’s audience and will also have a designated area for people with disabilities.
Taiwanese artist Chieng Hung-Kuo will perform the same show as in Plaza de la Convivencia, «Moving Zen,» on August 17. The Basque family company Zirika Zirkus will perform «Matietak Zirkus» on Monday, the 18th.
Bowjangles musicians will arrive at txikigune on Tuesday, August 19, manoAmano from Argentina will perform on August 20, and the Basque company Markeliñe will debut with «Artilusioa» on Thursday, the 21st.
On Friday, the 22nd, Civi Civiac will bring magic with the character «Don Bártulos»; on Saturday, the 23rd, the clowns from Agro The Clown will improvise in their show «ImproLocura,» and the last show at txikigune will be by Eleder Magoa, in Basque, with their show «Magia Mundiala,» combining magic, dance, music, and song.
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