Queer Zagreb Season 2026

Hazem Header: Maneater (Egypt)

Performed to evocative old songs by Egyptian singers and compositions drawn from the speeches of Egyptian politicians, the performance MANEATER follows a solo dancer as he uncovers Egypt’s complex and toxic relationship with its rulers, politicians, and its own people. Through dance and physical expression, the performer explores his own love for his homeland, attempting to reconcile patriotism with disappointment, while seeking a balance between the light of hope and the darkness of repression.

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Queer Zagreb Season 2026

Gonzalo Quintana: All My Bodies (Argentina)

In All my bodies, Maiamar Abrodos — a renowned actress, set design teacher at EMAD, and a key figure in Argentine theatre — invites us to take part in a class that goes far beyond conventional teaching. What begins as a lesson on scenographic perspective and the body in theatrical space soon transforms into a deeply human journey through the many bodies she has inhabited — and the many others that have left an indelible mark on her life.

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Queer Zagreb Season 2026

Rajna Racz: Your Love is King (Croatia)

Confessional and deeply affecting, at once fierce and tender, Your Love Is King is a play by Espi Tomičić, one of the most compelling emerging voices in contemporary drama. The piece weaves together personal and family narratives—from a mother’s illness and a complex sibling relationship to the author’s transition and fragments of a childhood marked by trauma and the struggle to survive.

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Queer Zagreb Season 2026

Fernando Troya: A Pelo (Spain)

In this raw and physical duet, which serves as a prequel to We Play So Hard We Hurt Each Other, Fernando Troya takes us back to a darker period of his past. A time of hypersexualization that often left him feeling bad and condemned. The piece shows how queer desire becomes conflict and the body its battleground. Unapologetically intimate, it wants to be seen, felt, and endured.

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Queer Zagreb Season 2026

Fernando Troya: A Pelo (Spain) + artist talk

In this raw and physical duet, which serves as a prequel to We Play So Hard We Hurt Each Other, Fernando Troya takes us back to a darker period of his past. A time of hypersexualization that often left him feeling bad and condemned. The piece shows how queer desire becomes conflict and the body its battleground. Unapologetically intimate, it wants to be seen, felt, and endured.

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Queer Zagreb Season 2026

Gonzalo Quintana: Babin Kuk Gori (Argentina)

At the center of the story are two friends heading to Babin Kuk to stop a wedding—because what is an invitation to others is an alarm for them. When love delivers its final blow and reason takes a holiday, they get into a car and set off on a hellish journey from Zagreb to Dubrovnik, in the high heat, with the music blasting and emotions that won’t fit even in the trunk.

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