The Plataforma Performing Arts Festival returns to Santiago with its fifth edition from May 16 to 25. This year’s program includes more than a dozen activities such as performances, workshops, meetings, exhibitions and conferences focused on film, music, dance and art.

The event, organized by Cooperativa Performa with the collaboration of the Concello de Santiago, is an unmissable event for art and culture lovers. It is characterized by the relocation of spaces and for animating the streets and squares of the city, with a program that surprises passers-by.

Among the venues chosen to celebrate this new installment of the Plataforma Festival are the NUMAX hall, the Centro Sociocultural Santa Marta, the Praza das Praterías, the Parque de Bonaval, the DIDAC Foundation and the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporáneo (CGAC).

Benxamín Otero will kick off the festival on May 16, with a performance in collaboration with the Coro da Ra at Praza das Platerías at 8 pm. Two days before, on May 14, a performance workshop will be held by Ana Gesto. Its students will perform a sample of the work done during May 18 in the streets of the old town. You can sign up through plataforma.gal.

On the other hand, DJ Russ will be in charge of closing the festival with a performance in the Sala Riquela at 10 pm.

Below, we leave you the
complete program
:

Tuesday, May 14th

‘Corpo en acción‘ – performance workshop given by Ana Gesto at the Centro Sociocultural de Santa Marta.

Thursday, May 16

‘Coma un cento de paxaros‘ – performance concert by Benxamín Otero and the Coro da Ra at 8 pm at Praza das Platerías.

Friday, May 17th

‘Perder os papeis. Ferida word‘ – performance by Neves Seara at 7 p.m. at the DIDAC Foundation.

Saturday, May 18th

‘Strings‘ – performance by Grace Schwindt in collaboration with Macarena Montesinos at 6 pm at CGAC.

‘El lugar de los pasos perdidos‘ – dance performance by Mónica Valenciano at 8 pm at Fundación SGAE.
Buy your tickets here
.

Showing of the results of Ana Gesto’s workshop, ‘Corpo en acción’, at 12:30 and 16:00 in the streets of the old town.

Sunday, May 19

‘Declaro deserto‘ – performative poetry by Nuria Vil at 1 p.m. at the DIDAC Foundation.

Blob‘ – performance by María Jerez at 6 p.m. at CGAC.

Fóra de si‘- performance by Nuria Sotelo and Luz Arcas at 8 pm at the Igrexa da Universidade. You can buy tickets here.

Friday, May 24

‘nO me tienE que me tienE que interesR‘ – performative talk by Juan Domínguez at 7 pm in the Sala Agustín Magán, at the Centro Sociocultural de Santa Marta. Tickets on sale
at the following link
.

Saturday, May 25

‘Carmen Troubles‘ – screening of Vasco Araújo’ s film at 11 a.m. at Sala NUMAX. Tickets on sale at numax.org.

E agora para onde vou?‘ – opening of Vasco Araújo’s exhibition at 1 p.m. at the DIDAC Foundation.

‘Corpo escritura‘ – workshop for children given by Neves Seara at5 p.m. in Bonaval Park. You can apply for a place by sending an email to info@performa.gal.

Performance by DJ Russ at 10 p.m. in the Sala Riquela.