MuDanzas 2026 — 'Rhythm' by Marcat Dance

Marcat Dance’s “Rhythm” was scheduled into the central Saturday program of MuDanzas 2026 in Cartagena, part of a four-day contemporary dance festival running from May 21 to May 24, according to festival and city listings. The performance appeared on the bill for Saturday, May 23, at Plaza de las Cartagenas del Mundo, with events beginning at 7:30 p.m. The company’s own calendar also listed “Performance of Rhythm” in Cartagena on that date. MurciaEconomía included the work in its May 22 regional weekend agenda. ### Where did “Rhythm” fit inside the MuDanzas weekend? MuDanzas 2026 was billed by Cartagena’s cultural listings as the festival’s 14th edition, with programming spread across May 21 to May 24 in public spaces in the city. The Saturday, May 23, program was described by the Ayuntamiento de Cartagena as the festival’s “jornada central,” or central day. (cultura.cartagena.es) Plaza de las Cartagenas del Mundo was the named venue for that Saturday block. Cartagena’s city notice and MurciaEconomía both said Marcat Dance appeared there alongside Otra Danza, Tito Yaya and Corpo Liminal, with performances starting from 19:30. ### What is Marcat Dance, and who is behind it? Marcat Dance identifies itself as the artistic home of Spanish choreographer Mario Bermudez Gil and American co-founder Catherine Coury. (cultura.cartagena.es) The company says it is based in Spain and works through creation, performance and teaching. The troupe’s public agenda listed Cartagena, Spain, on Saturday, May 23, 2026, for a “Performance of Rhythm” at Plaza Cartagenas del Mundo. (cartagena.es) That listing places the company in Cartagena on the same date cited by the festival and local media. ### What did organizers say “Rhythm” is about? Cartagena festival materials described “Rhythm” as “una obra que explora el ritmo como lenguaje universal,” presenting rhythm as a universal language and as a force linking the human body with nature, music and emotion. (marcatdance.com) The same description appeared in city cultural notices published ahead of the weekend. (marcatdance.com) The Ayuntamiento de Cartagena said the Saturday lineup brought together companies from different parts of Spain. In that program note, “Rhythm” was grouped with works that the city said used different styles and movement languages. ### Was this a single show or part of a larger regional agenda? MurciaEconomía’s weekend guide placed MuDanzas within a broader regional cultural agenda running from May 22 to May 24, with events across plazas, theaters, churches and museums in the Region of Murcia. (cultura.cartagena.es) In that roundup, Cartagena was singled out for taking dance into the street through MuDanzas. (cartagena.es) The city’s own festival pages said MuDanzas was revived by Cartagena in 2023 after a 12-year absence. Those notices described the event as focused on contemporary dance and new movement languages, with performances staged in urban spaces rather than only in conventional theaters. ### What else was on the same Saturday bill? Otra Danza, led by choreographer Asun Noales, was scheduled to present “Al Punto” on the same Saturday program, according to Cartagena’s listings. (murciaeconomia.com) Tito Yaya and Corpo Liminal were also named in the lineup for Plaza de las Cartagenas del Mundo. Cartagena’s cultural notice said the Saturday program began at 19:30 in the plaza. (cartagena.es) That made “Rhythm” part of a shared outdoor bill rather than a standalone ticketed evening centered only on Marcat Dance, based on the published schedule. ### What came next after the Marcat Dance performance? Sunday, May 24, was scheduled to continue MuDanzas with a family workshop, Contakids, at Estudio de Danza Margarita Amante, plus additional pieces in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, according to MurciaEconomía’s agenda. (cartagena.es) The same article named “Auroro,” by Pablo Egea, and “52 Blau,” by IXA, among the works set for the closing day. Festival pages published by Cartagena said MuDanzas 2026 ran through May 24. Program details remained available on Cartagena festival listings and in the MurciaEconomía weekend agenda after the Saturday performance of “Rhythm.” (cultura.cartagena.es) (murciaeconomia.com)