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The 20th edition

A woman sitting on a metal basin stares into space while another woman addresses the audience.

Уя (Nest)

Chagaldak Zamirbekov
Anacarsis Ramos and his mother are sitting in front of a green background wearing paper crowns.

Mi madre y el dinero

Anacarsis Ramos
In a confined space, ten dancers move under orange lighting.

2par2

Alexandra ‘Spicey’ Landé
A person sitting on top of another reads an excerpt from Georges Bataille's text into the microphone.

História do olho - A Porn-Noir Fairy Tale

Janaina Leite

Passed events

James Baldwin, played by Greig Sargeant, is sitting behind a desk, wearing a suit and smoking a cigarette.

Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge

Elevator Repair Service

Opening night [2026]

FTA Parties
Three dancers in black pants and pastel T-shirts lift their heads upward, thrusting out their chests, arms arched.

Adentro!

Diana Szeinblum
Sitting on a bench, Mackenzy Bergile, dressed in a turtleneck and black skirt, sews while looking directly at the camera.

Autothérapie

Mackenzy Bergile
Two people dressed in vampire costumes are sitting at a bus stop

Vampyr

Manuela Infante
Portrait of Lucie Bazzo

Profile of Lucie Bazzo

In Conversation
People are partying in front of the FTA headquarters, and a DJ is shown from behind in the foreground.

¡A Festejar!

Feria FTA
Color shapes that represent continents are mixing and the title Feria FTA is written.

Feria FTA

Jessica Teixeira is naked on stage and wearing a gorilla mask covering the back of her face. There is a mirror ball hanging above her.

Monga

Jéssica Teixeira
Chilean artist Taina Villalobos stands in front of a forest with dense, bright-green vegetation.

Seed Exchange: It’s Gardening Time!

Decolonial Ecology Day
Four people dance while touching each other, either by the hands or the chest.

Can we dance like fongi?

Decolonial Ecology Day
Lukas Avendano lies naked amid lush vegetation, with a white cloth under his face.

All-Terrain Bodies

Workshops for Artists
Taina Villalobos is sitting on a circular space covered with pink fabric, slightly raised and surrounded by cushions on the floor. In the center and around the edge of the circle, seeds and grains can be seen.

Decolonial Ecology Day [2026]

Sowing Seeds
Dalie, Amelie-Anne, and Croquette the dog, in the forest.

Vital Words

Decolonial Ecology Day
Kama La Mackerel holds a children's book in her hands and reads it to children.

Storytime and Creative Workshop

Decolonial Ecology Day
People eating at a buffet.

Soup for all!

Decolonial Ecology Day
A wooden vase with blue resin lines is placed on a tree trunk.

Esplanade Market

Feria FTA
A screen is set up outdoors at night and spectators watch the film being projected onto it.

Cinédanse under the Stars [2026]

Feria FTA
An aerial view shows circles of colorful fabric spread out on the ground. In the center of each circle is a pair of legs pointing toward the sky.

Bosque

Clarice Lima
A person seen from behind, facing other people dancing under spotlights, is wearing a black puffy top.

FTA X OFFTA Disco Désir

FTA Parties
Several characters from the novel Querelle de Roberval are gathered behind Jezabel, who is speaking into a microphone, each holding a microphone stand pointed toward her.

Querelle de Roberval

Kev Lambert + Olivier Arteau
The three performers move at different levels close to one another.

BOLT

Jeanette Kotowich
James Baldwin (Greig Sargeant) addresses the witnesses in the debate.

Walking with James Baldwin

In Conversation
Two hands are clasped, and above them are the words Amour de jour.

Amour de jour

Feria FTA
Five performers, scattered throughout the space, move with their torsos bent forward. The three people in the centre are wearing white tracksuits and the two on the periphery are wearing grey.

from rock to rock… aka how magnolia was taken for granite

Jeremy Nedd
Several people are gathered in a room for a donor cocktail party, and on a screen we see an image from the FTA's 2024-2025 fundraising campaign with the words “Make a donation.”

Cultural Philanthropy in Action

Professional Encounters
Photo of a tent camp in nature with banners against extractivism.

American Rouyn

Talks and Round Tables
In cowboy-inspired outfits, Stacy (left) and Satinée (right) perform a synchronised dance move. They clap their hands beneath their legs.

Braids & Heritage

Stacey Désilier + Jossua Satinée
Portrait of Jéssica Teixeira

Accessible Horizons

Professional Encounters
In a large reception hall, several people imitate Rja Feather Kelly's movement of extending her arms outwards in a cross shape.

Waking the Body [2026]

Get Moving

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Aerial view of people holding the headstand pose while others lie on the ground. Each person is in the center of a large colored circle created from fabric.

Celebrating the Americas

The Directors' Preface

Land Acknowledgement