Panama Dance Festival PRISMA Runs August 31 to September 27

The Panama Dance Festival PRISMA is set to run from August 31 to September 27, 2026. This fifteenth edition of the festival features companies from Europe, Ibero-America, and Panama across various venues in Panama City and beyond. The program encompasses contemporary dance, video dance, and public-space interventions, attracting new audiences.

Opening night on August 31, 2026, features tanzmainz from Germany presenting Soul Chain by Sharon Eyal. Tickets for Luneta 2 are priced at US$20, while Luneta 1 costs US$30. The same theatre hosts another show on September 20, with tickets at US$20 for each section.

The closing performance on September 27, 2026, is by Gauthier Dance from Stuttgart, Germany, with Turning of Bones by Akram Khan. This 65-minute work is free for beneficiaries of charitable foundations and is followed by a post-show discussion. The same work is also ticketed for a performance on September 26 at 8pm.

Other venues for the festival include the Teatro Nacional in the Casco Antiguo, the Biomuseo at the Amador Causeway, and the Teatro Ateneo in Ciudad del Saber. Free performances, marked as "ENTRADA GRATIS", take place at various locations, including the San Miguelito metro station, the CACCO in Colón, and the Biomuseo. These include performances for schoolchildren and free shows at the Biomuseo and the San Miguelito metro station.

The festival receives support from Panama's Ministry of Culture and is organized by the Fundación PRISMA Danza. Performances are accompanied by post-show discussions marked as "pos-espectáculo".