CONTRORA is a dance and music duo inspired by the sound and visual landscape of southern Italy. Drawing on the pizzica pizzica, the choreographic and musical heritage of Apulia, Andrea De Siena and Vincenzo Gagliani present a performance that plays with time: the hustle and bustle and the calm, the Mediterranean abundance and the still silence of the heat, migration and the festive return. The term controra refers to the early afternoon hours, when the world seems to enter another dimension. In this moment of pause and precarious balance, the performers construct a narrative that is at once identity, resistance and dialogue between tradition and contemporaneity.

This show is part of Portalblau Tardor at Celler Espelt in Vilajuïga, a unique venue that brings together culture, landscape and wine in the heart of the Empordà region.

Peix is the second production by Hotel iocandi, a small-scale street show that combines circus, clowning and music. A piece that reflects, through the poetics of the absurd, on Mallorcan identity, the impact of tourism, power struggles, emptiness, silence and loneliness in the face of immensity. A metaphorical journey into the depths of humanity, in search of what keeps us swimming and rowing despite the magnitude and unpredictable force of the waves. The show is born from the silence of the Mallorcan coast when the hordes of tourists disappear: empty hotels, deserted streets, closed shops, beaches littered with debris and a dense, heavy silence that speaks of a broken coastline.

This production can be seen on the stage of La Riba de l'Escala, an emblematic venue of the Portalblau Festival which, facing the sea and in the heart of the village, symbolises the connection between culture, landscape and the Mediterranean.

Poet Aina Torres and cellist Edgar Casellas come together in a show that combines rhapsody and live music. Parlen les dones is a poetic and musical journey through the voices of essential poets such as Maria-Mercè Marçal, Montserrat Abelló, Felícia Fuster, Anna Dodas, Joana Raspall, Carmelina-Sánchez Cutillas, Antonina Canyelles, Maria Àngels Anglada and many others. An intense and emotional recital that champions women's words as living memory and collective commitment, with texts and reflections that resonate more strongly than ever.

As part of Portalblau Tardor, the Celler Espelt in Vilajuïga becomes a unique setting where culture, landscape and wine come together to host this experience that is both a tribute and a celebration.

With a voice that conveys depth and emotion, Laura Marchal has established herself as one of the most outstanding singers of her generation. Her career has led her to share the stage with some of the biggest names in flamenco, always with a unique personality that transcends labels. Marchal explores a musical universe that starts with flamenco and opens up to folklore, copla and new Latin American and jazz influences, always with her own distinctive style. Her upcoming album La Semilla del Encanto (2025) reflects this essence of risk, spontaneity and personal exploration.

The concert will take place at Olivar de Ventalló, a unique space at Portalblau Tardor where art and nature interact in perfect harmony.

Una ovella aventurera, expulsada del seu ramat, arriba a la gran ciutat... Podrà trobar el seu lloc enmig del bullici? I fins on pot arribar una ovella que balla i canta com una superestrella? L’animal més perillós del món, de la companyia Jazzville Productions, és una proposta fresca i dinàmica que combina dansa, teatre físic, música i comèdia en un espectacle de carrer interactiu i ple d’energia. Dirigit per Sergi Estebanell i interpretat per Ksenia Parkhatskaya, una de les ballarines de jazz més reconegudes del món, i amb la música original de David Duffy, el muntatge explora el coratge de ser diferent, el sentit de pertinença i el valor de l’autenticitat.  Amb la força del Charleston, el Tango i l’humor absurd, aquest viatge es converteix en una experiència col·lectiva que connecta amb públics de totes les edats.

El Festival Portalblau Tardor 2025 tanca la seva edició amb aquest espectacle internacional a La Riba de l’Escala.