Bailar La Ciudad (To Dance the City) is a cultural project that explores the present, past, and future of local celebrations in the public space.

Bailar La Ciudad is committed to exploring, mapping, and showing the island's public celebrations and how they entail a vehicle to reinforce diverse identities and social cohesion. The project consisted of an exhibiton accompanied with a series of talks, conversations, and events during February and March 2022. It counted on the participation of the general public along a group of local choreographers, sociologists, anthropologists, musicians and DJs, historians, and urban designers; an approach that has contributed to elaborating a critical approach to this issue. It speculates how it might have helped define a communal identity and creates an opportunity for collective reflection.

Bailar La Ciudad is a project for everyone. Not only because of the wide range of people involved but also because it is a project that does not end here, that cannot end here. Our aspirations to create community do not end with the photos and Instagram stories, because communities can grow, evolve and continue to be enriched. We hope to see you all at the next carnival, the next verbena, romería, or rave; as we look forward to continuing sharing ideas and reflections, trying to make our festivals and our cities more friendly, safe, and open-spaced.

+ Team: Pablo Castillo, Ernesto Ibáñez, Héctor Suárez, Jorge Rubio, Pablo Delgado, Lila Suárez, Víctor García Alemán.
+ Original Idea: à la sauvette
+ Graphic Design / Identity: Santana Santana
+ Video: à la sauvette
+ Photographers: David Rodríguez, Jonay PMatos, María Galindo, Ernesto Ibáñez 
+ Collaborators: Lilia Ana Ramos, Alba Gil, Pablo Estévez, Kilian González (HIGHKILI), Carlos Ojeda, Chef-P, Calima, Haus of Otherness, María Rodríguez, Martín García, Aurora Saseta