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Theatre and dance. Performances. By genre and language of the show

Theatre and dance. Performances. By genre and language of the show Catalonia. 2024
Value Variation (%)
By genre 19,871 9.3
Theatre in general 12,437 15.4
Musicals 2,412 -0.9
Dance 1,583 -4.5
Puppets, shadows puppets, theater with ob jects 1,373 10.2
Magic 483 13.6
Circus, clowns and Juggling 454 -15.1
Opera, operetta 238 1.7
Music hall, varieties, magazine 51 -71.8
Other performing arts 840 23.2
By language 19,871 9.3
Catalan 11,099 9.7
Spanish 4,813 2.8
Others 541 7.1
Multilingual 1,965 30.6
Unspoken 1,453 6.8
Source: Ministry of Culture.

Last update: May 29, 2026.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Theatre
Permanent facility offering the technical conditions for performing plays, and whose main purpose is programming stage arts and which schedules at least five performances a year (until the year 1999 only halls offering ten performances a year were included in the census).

Methodological aspects

Performing Arts Statistics Theatre have been compiled of the theatres that satisfy the following definition: a permmanent venue with the necessary technical facilities for the performance of stage works, the principal use of which is the presentation of stage shows, with an annual programme of at least 5 performance over the course of the year.

Minimal stability and professionalism criteria for theatre and dance companies are: three years producing and performing their own plays and five paid performances per year.