Spring Forward Festival 2026
Guimarães, PortugalThe Aerowaves 2026 artists are on board and the Spring Forward lineup is complete! Once again, it will bring together inspiring dance makers from around Europe to a professional international audience.
The 15th edition of the festival will take place between 6-9 May in Guimarães (PT), hosted by Centro Cultural Vila Flor in collaboration with O Espaço do Tempo, and part of the programme of the European Green Capital 2026 Guimarães.
In 2026 we are celebrating 30 years since John Ashford founded Aerowaves in 1996.
Aerowaves is Co-funded by the European Union.
Schedule
Wednesday 6 May
15:00 – Guest registration at Centro Cultural Vila Flor (CCVF)
16:00-16:30 – Emmanuel Jouthe (CA), VEGA at CCVF (extra programme)
16:30-17:30 – City Tour
18:00-18:30 – Emmanuel Jouthe (CA), VEGA at CCVF (extra programme)
18:45 – Solène Wachter and Bryana Fritz FR), Logbook at Teatro Jordão
20:30-22:00 – Cie Bast Hippocrate (CH), Joyaux Lourdement Sous-estimés & Fábio (Krayze) Januário (PT), Musseque at Grande Auditório Francisca Abreu (CCVF)
Thursday 7 May
10:00 – Guest registration at CCVF
11:00 – Presentation from European Green Capital at CCVF
11:30 – City Tour
12:00 – Annabel Koele (NL), MAGNITUDE & Inka Romani (ES), Volvamos al baile / Let’s get back to the dance at Pequeno Auditório (CCVF)
15:00 – Annabel Koele (NL), MAGNITUDE & Inka Romani (ES), Volvamos al baile / Let’s get back to the dance at Pequeno Auditório (CCVF)
16:30 – Agnietė Lisičkinaitė & Igor Shugaleev / Be Company (LT), Clap & Slap at Teatro Jordão
17:30 – Soraya Leila Emery (CH), TURN ON at Centro Internacional das Artes
18:30 – Markéta Stránská & Charlie Morrissey (CZ/UK), Scáling at Centro Internacional das Artes
21:00 – Paula Rosolen/Haptic Hide(DE), NOICE/NOISE at Grande Auditório Francisca Abreu (CCVF)
Friday 8 May
10:30 – Talk at CCVF
12:00 – Gleym-mér-ei / Forget-me-not (IS), Femme Physique / Konukroppar at Thermal Spa
12:00 – Nik Rajšek (NL/SI), KINK & Simona Dabija (RO), BPM–Beats per Millennium at Pequeno Auditório (CCVF)
16:00 – Johana Malédon (FR), (titre provisoire) at Centro Internacional das Artes
17:00 – Fabla Collective/Inan Sven Du Swami & Mojca Špik (SI), Do Birds Dream of Flying? at Centro Internacional das Artes (outside)
18:30 – Johana Malédon (FR), (titre provisoire) at Centro Internacional das Artes
21:15 – Chara Kotsali (GR), IT’S THE END OF THE AMUSEMENT PHASE at Grande Auditório Francisca Abreu (CCVF)
Saturday 9 May
11:00 – Gleym-mér-ei / Forget-me-not (IS), Femme Physique / Konukroppar at Thermal Spa
11:30 – Nik Rajšek (NL/SI), KINK & Simona Dabija (RO), BPM–Beats per Millennium at Pequeno Auditório (CCVF)
13:00 – Mufutau Yusuf (IE), Proses On Neither Here Nor There at CCVF
15:30 – Company Furinkaï & Théâtre de l’Entrouvert (FR), Mizu at Parque da Cidade de Guimarães
18:00 – Francesca Santamaria (IT), GOOD VIBES ONLY (beta test) & Panos Malactos (CY), NO IM NOT at Teatro Jordão
21:00 – Marie Kaae (DK), Wired at Grande Auditório Francisca Abreu (CCVF)