Lo Poroso

Second Edition

2026

︎ @lo.poroso
︎  encuentro.poroso@gmail.com

︎ Bucaramanga + Zapatoca, Colombia
︎ contemporary dance gathering
︎ open workshops
︎ creative labs
︎ performances
︎ community engagement
︎ site-specific research

CO-DIRECTION | Alejandra Gissler & Yasmine Lindskog
PRODUCER | Doménico Di Marco
COMMUNITY MANAGER | María Paula Hernandez
PHOTOGRAPHER & VIDEOGRAPHER |
CORE ARTISTS |
PARTNERS |  Municipal – Música Viva, Fundación Bavilú, Teatro Santander
GRAPHIC DESIGNER | @primario.co
 
   

Lo Poroso is a transnational platform directed by Alejandra Gissler (CO/CH) and Yasmine Lindskog (SW/FI/US) that promotes artistic exchange and cross-cultural collaboration between contemporary dance practitioners and local communities between Colombia and Europe. The project creates dynamic, site-responsive gatherings that bring together local and international artists for dialogue and exchange through open workshops, creative laboratories, and shared performances.

Lo Poroso seeks to nurture artists and communities outside dominant cultural centers, decentralizing dance narratives often concentrated in capitals. Through a multifaceted, inclusive program, it enriches local ecosystems, empowers regional voices, and connects them to a growing network of transnational dialogue. This approach cultivates a living, horizontal framework of artistic exchange deeply rooted in place yet open and porous across borders.

In its second edition, Lo Poroso expands in scale, duration, and reach. Eight local and international artists from Colombia, Finland, the UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden, and the USA are invited to share their practices with the dance communities of Bucaramanga and Zapatoca through an extended program of workshops, creative laboratories, and public encounters. Increased capacity allows for broader participation, deepening artistic exchange and strengthening the project’s impact within the region.


This edition extends beyond the urban center through a partnership with Fundación Bavilú in the rural town of Zapatoca, reinforcing Lo Poroso’s commitment to decentralization. New and continued collaborations including a performance night at Teatro Santander and participation in Municipal – Música Viva’s Jazzología diversify audiences and contexts, while workshops in Zapatoca for children aged 6 to 12 foster early engagement with artistic practice. Through this expanded constellation of activities, Lo Poroso activates both city and rural territories as interconnected sites of collaboration, learning, and transnational exchange.

Artists joining this edition include: Rebecca Laube-Pohto, Alejandra Gissler, Yasmine Lindskog, Colectivo La Sastrería (Karoll Masmela, Mayra Campos, David Moreno), Emerson Vergel, and Becky Namgauds.

EVENTS

13 January ︎︎︎ 16 January 2026 - Bucaramanga, Colombia

︎ WORKSHOPS w/ local & international artistsTuesday to Friday - 9am-1pm

︎ CREATIVE LABORATORIESwith Becky Namgauds (UK)

︎ JAZZOLOGÍA EVENT at Municipal – Música Viva
Participants & facilitators will collaborate with musicians at the event

︎ SEDIMENTOS - closing performance The facilitators of Lo Poroso 2026 and the participants of the creative laboratories will share performances at our closing event at Teatro Santander

18 January ︎︎︎ 20 January 2026 - Zapatoca, Colombia

︎ Collaboration with Foudanción Bavilú
Workshops for children 6 to 12 years old

︎ Site-responsive research with facilitors of Lo Poroso 2026 and past editions

︎ Collective documentation & archiving