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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. 2023
Value Variation (%)
By genre 18,173 8.8
Theatre in general 10,778 9.3
Musicals 2,435 -1.0
Dance 1,657 17.2
Puppets, shadows puppets, theater with ob jects 1,246 14.9
Magic 425 -19.5
Circus, clowns and Juggling 535 35.1
Opera, operetta 234 36.0
Music hall, varieties, magazine 181 40.3
Other performing arts 682 2.1
By language 18,173 8.8
Catalan 10,118 4.9
Spanish 4,684 16.9
Others 505 16.1
Multilingual 1,505 7.5
Unspoken 1,361 11.3
Source: Ministry of Culture.

Last update: November 18, 2025.

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.