LABS

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 2026

Friday 4 - Thursday 17, SEP

Isela Quintana
—México

PRISMA LAB Professional


ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

A creation lab for professional dancers selected through an audition process.

Wednesday 9 - Friday 24, SEP

Grand Cru Global
—
Netherlands

PRISMA LAB Youth


FUNDACIÓN ESPACIO CREATIVO
2:30 – 6:00 PM
A creation lab for young people enrolled in foundation programs that use dance as a tool for transformation, selected through an audition process.

Thursday 17 - Sunday 19, SEP

Joaquim Noguero Ribes
—
Spain
Writing Lab


 A workshop for writers, performing artists, journalists, and anyone interested in writing about dance. The workshop contributes to our Corpo blog, which features critical texts on the works presented at the festival.
Wednesday 16 - Friday 18, SEP

Melisa Varish
—

 México
Lighting Workshop







MASTERCLASSES 

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 2026

Saturday 29, AGO

tanzmainz
—Germany


Clase Maestra
FUNDACIÓN ESPACIO CREATIVO
12:00  – 1:30 PM
For young people participating in social dance programs.


Saturday 12, SEP

Isela Quintana

—

México
Clase Maestra
ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
2:30 – 4:30 PM
For intermediate and advanced dancers.
Monday 14, SEP

Adrián Morales

—

Panamá
Break Yourself Contemporary Movement Workshop
ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
A physical lab combining elements of urban dance, contemporary dance, acrobatics, and the foundations of tricking. The workshop invites participants to expand their physical mobility by “thinking outside the box”: breaking established movement patterns and discovering new possibilities through individual exploration.

For intermediate and advanced dancers and movement enthusiasts.



Monday 14, SEP

Ana Jordão & 
Vincent Kollar
—Germany


Clase Maestra
CACCO CENTRO DE ARTE Y CULTURA DE COLÓN
3:30 – 4:30 PM
For young people in CACCO’s dance program.


Tuesday 15, SEP

Ana Jordão &
Vincent Kollar

—

Germany
Acrodrone Movement and Partnering Workshop
ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Embark on a journey to discover how two bodies communicate through movement and physical touch.

For intermediate and advanced dancers and movement enthusiasts.
Thursday 17, SEP

Eleonora Dall’Asta & 
Ana Maria Suarez

—

Panamá

Bodies in Suspension: Movement Practice and Harness Work


EL CUARTO ROJO
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
A movement and harness workshop exploring suspension through a body moving off-axis. No prior experience is required: starting from curiosity and body awareness, participants will investigate new forms of support, ways of losing and regaining their center, and allowing the body to enter into suspension.

For dancers and non-dancers.


Friday 18, SEP

KOMOCO

—

Italy
Kreaturistic Character (KC) Masterclass

ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 Connect with the creature we are—the one we had simply forgotten—and, in doing so, develop a greater awareness of our unique artistic individuality, expressed in infinite ways, from the most expansive to the most delicate, through a series of guided improvisation games and tasks.

For intermediate and advanced dancers and movement enthusiasts.



Friday 18, SEP

Leonardo Bermudez

—

Panamá / Venezuela
Movement Workshop
CENTRO SUPÉRATE PANAMA OESTE
10:00 - 11:30 AM
For young people from Centro Supérate Panamá Oeste.


Saturday 19, SEP

Lisard Tranis & Clémentine Télesfort

—

Spain / France
The Attentive Act Masterclass
ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM


The class explores movement efficiency, the ability to precisely read a partner’s qualities, and the balance between intention and resolution within a shared movement exploration.

For intermediate and advanced dancers.
 


Saturday 19, SEP

COCO

—

Panamá

COCO for Everyone


BIOMUSEO
3:00 – 4:00 PM
For dancers and people with no prior experience who wish to explore through the pleasure of movement.



Sunday 20, SEP

Zimarel

—

France / Guadaloupe
Masterclass

ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Explores the relationship between movement and rhythm, fostering a dialogue between music and dance.

For intermediate and advanced dancers.



Sunday 20, SEP

KOMOCO

—

Italy

Masterclass


FUNDACIÓN ESPACIO CREATIVO
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
For young people participating in social dance programs.


Monday 21, SEP

PITT Company

—

United Kingdom / Switzerland
Maesterclass
ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The workshop cultivates a deep connection between movement and musicality, fostering a continuous flow and a heightened awareness of rhythm, texture, and energy. With an emphasis on exploring variations in dynamics, speed, and rhythm, participants are encouraged to break free from habitual patterns and expand their expressive range.

For intermediate and advanced dancers.


Tuesday 22, SEP

Bilis Negra

—

Argentina
Maesterclass
ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
For intermediate and advanced dancers.
   Tuesday 22, SEP

Ateliê Do Gesto

—

Brazil
Masterclass
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PANAMA
10:55 AM - 12:20 PM
For 6th-grade students at The International School of Panama.
Wednesday 23, SEP

Daniel Abreu

—

Spain
Masterclass
ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Support, directions, and messages. Body, mind, and emotion. It is about feeling, and through feeling, we begin to understand, comprehend, and learn.

For intermediate and advanced dancers.




 
Thursday 24, SEP

Qabalum

—

Spain
Masterclass in Strategies Against Human Physics
ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
A workshop designed to place the dancer in conflict with gravity, the support of the floor, and other bodies.

For intermediate and advanced dancers.


Thursday 24, SEP

COCO

—

Panamá

COCO para Todos


CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES
6:00 – 7:00 PM
For dancers and people with no prior experience who wish to explore through the pleasure of movement.


   Friday 25, SEP

Gauthier Dance

—

Germany
Masterclass

ACADEMIA DE DANZAS STEPS
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
For intermediate and advanced dancers.