FIET 2025 will bring together 46 companies and more than 100 performances in Vilafranca from October 16 to 19.

PalmFrom October 16th to 19th, Vilafranca de Bonany will become the epicenter of family and youth theater with the celebration of the twenty-third edition of FIET, the Children's and Youth Theater Fair of the Balearic Islands. Under the slogan "We continue dreaming of theater," the event will offer 48 shows in 103 performances by 46 companies, three of them international.

The opening show, Bolero, by the French company DK 59, will be seen for the first time in Spain within the framework of FIET. Also participating will be the Italian Zaches Teatro, with Cenerentola, and the French Lamento & L'Académie Fratellini, who will bring the dance and circus show to Vilafranca The fabulous historian of BasarkusA total of 27 shows will premiere for the first time in the Balearic Islands, including five world premieres and one revival.

The new voices of Balearic theater

FIET 2025 will also host the winning plays from the tenth edition of the Bòtil (Balears Offers of Theatre and Literature). The children's category will premiere Sa Rateta 2.0, by Myotragus Teatre, while in the youth section you can see From the salt of the wound I have made a tattoo, by Teatro sin concesiones. Both productions are part of this year's outstanding Balearic representation, with 17 companies from the islands—13 from Mallorca, 2 from Formentera, 1 from Ibiza, and 1 from Menorca—as well as groups from seven autonomous communities in Spain.

A meeting point for the sector

Beyond the stage programming, FIET maintains its professional vocation with several round tables, sessions of work in progress and a project market. In total, more than 180 theater professionals have registered for this edition. Activities will begin on Thursday with discussions on creating with objects and new formats for children's and youth theater.

A participatory fair for all ages

Circus, clown, oral storytelling, magic, dance, puppets, and street music will fill the streets of Vilafranca in an edition that focuses on audience participation. Among the most notable offerings are I love to dance, but I'm terrible at it., from the Dánzate collective, and the Red Party from Quintos 2004, which will be part of the fair's attic sessions. FIET will also have the support of more than 80 local volunteers, who will help transform the town into a performing arts festival.

Theater for everyone

This year, more than 2,200 students from schools in Mallorca will attend 21 school performances, in addition to specific activities for librarians and senior citizens at the municipal residence. The FIET Moves program will take the fair to other municipalities, such as Palma, San Lorenzo de Cardassar, and Portocristo, to bring theater to new audiences and promote intergenerational relationships.

Awarded the National Prize for Performing Arts for Children and Youth in 2022, FIET returns once again with the aim of consolidating its position as a major theater festival and promoting theatrical creation on the islands.

The full program and ticket sales are now available. here.