Próximamente Festival is back! We are thrilled to announce the third edition of this vibrant artistic gathering, taking place from November 18 to 23 in Brussels. Exploring the theme of FUTURO ANCESTRAL, the festival seeks to find the connection between the ancestral and the contemporary, inviting us to rethink our societies through the lens of art.

Join us for six days of works-in-progress, lectures, showcases, round tables, talks, gatherings, Latin karaoke, and celebrations, opening up a space to come together in these turbulent times. Artists from Latin America and its diasporas will spark conversations with Brussels’ artists, sharing their creative processes and visions for the future. Made in collaboration with institutions from Latin America and Europe, Próximamente is a platform for artistic cooperation, celebrating diversity and innovation.

This year featuring Tiziano Cruz, Lucia Giannoni, Lukas Avendaño, Ana Luz Ormazábal, Carolina Mendonça, Lara Ferrari, Omar Jabary Salamanca, Lisette Ma Neza, Marise Maués, Masi Mamani, Leonor Courtoisie, Nicolás Fuentes, Paula Almirón, Aymara Quispe, Patricia Doors, Andrea Bonilla, Matías Umpierrez, José Ramon Hernandez, Shantí Vera, Melissa Herrada, Rodrigo Batista, Désirée 0100 & Luis Miguel Ramirez Muñoz, Junior Akwety & Enrique (Kike) Noviello, Moya Michael. 

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Festival Statement 

EN We find ourselves in a time of extreme polarization, marked by conflicts of both physical and symbolic violence. The sense of the “end of history” now extends into the future: it’s easier to imagine an apocalyptic war or natural disaster than a transformative alternative.

In today’s increasingly dehumanised world, we witness images of widespread human and environmental destruction on our screens, as if generated by AI. This is why we advocate for the importance of human connection and collaboration, of people sharing stories and diverse perspectives on the world. For this reason, the performing arts are irreplaceable—the live exchange of narratives and dramaturgies offers us the possibility of discovering new ways of thinking and feeling, together.

It’s about understanding the stories told by the protagonists and recognising how these stories resonate across different territories, particularly through the lens of diasporas. Everything is interconnected.

We still need a new, more complete and just narrative to help us envision a better future—a future that draws from the diverse wisdoms of the past.

That’s why we invite you to reflect on the idea of el Futuro Ancestral, the Ancestral Future, two terms that may seem contradictory but, in fact, embody the integration of new perspectives and voices to shape what is to come, or what we hope to create. They invite us to imagine the future through the wisdom of both the past and the present—especially a past that has been marginalised from the official narrative and remains, to a great extent, unknown.

Gerardo Salinas & Cecilia Kuska. 

ES Nos encontramos en un momento de polarización extrema y de conflictos de violencia física y simbólica. La sensación del "fin de la historia" se extiende al futuro en general: es más fácil imaginar un apocalipsis bélico o natural que una alternativa transformadora.

En un presente cada vez más deshumanizado observamos las imágenes de la destruccion humana y del medio ambiente en las pantallas como si fueran creadas por IA. Es por eso que sostenemosla importancia del encuentro entre personas y que ellas se cuenten historias y diversas visiones sobre el mundo. Es por eso por lo que las artes escénicas no pueden ser reemplazadas, el encuentro y el intercambio en vivo de narrativas y dramaturgias nos permite una posibilidad de nuevos modos de pernsanor y sentirnos en el mundo, juntos.

Entender estas historias contadas por protagonistas. Y a la vez entender las ramificaciones de estas historias en otros territorios de la mano de las diásporas. Todo este entrelazado.

Seguimos necesitando una nueva narrativa, más completa y justa, para poder soñar un futuro. Un futuro que recoja las sabidurías diversas del pasado.

Por eso les invitamos a reflexionar sobre el Futuro Ancestral, dos términos que, aunque parecen antagonicos, esconden la incorporación de otras miradas y voces para pensar lo que vendrá o lo que quisieramos que devenga. Nos invitan a imaginar el porvenir a través de la sabiduría del pasado junto a la sabiduria del presente, sobre todo de un pasado que ha sido marginado del relato oficial y que, en gran medida, es desconocido.

Gerardo Salinas y Cecilia Kuska. 

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