Teatre Nacional de Catalunya

The TNC is a public cultural institution created to contribute to the cultural growth of Catalonia through the performing arts as a tool for improving a society in constant evolution, through the excellence of artistic and educational initiatives open to everyone. The activities of the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya began on November 1997 when the building entrusted to architect Ricard Bofill opened its 3 venues with a seating capacity of 850, 266 and 288 respectively. Josep Maria Flotats was then the Artistic Director (1997/1998) He was then followed by Domènech Reixach (1998-2006), Sergi Belbel (2006-2013) and Xavier Albertí (2013-2021). On 2021 Carme Portaceli was appointed as the new and current Artistic Director of the TNC. The TNC offers around 40 productions every season. Contemporary creation is our way to look straight into what’s going on in the world, to constantly question ourselves to face reality. It also offers universal and local repertory, but it’s the point of view what makes the difference. Although the predominant language in our productions is Catalan, the TNC also host productions in many other languages that are co- productions or guest productions. Parity has no discussion in the artistic project, and we are very proud to have more female than male writers, directors, choreographers, etc. Another axis of the project is diversity, trying to offer as many diverse productions as diverse is our society in terms of race, ages, and typologies.