Costa Rica to host the Ibero-American Theater Festival. Costa Rica to host the Iberoamerica Theater Festival (FITECR 2026) in its first edition, from April 10 to 19, with the participation of performing groups from Latin America and Europe, in tribute to the Costa Rican playwright Lucho Barahona. The event, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Youth, will bring together companies from Argentina, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Honduras, Peru, Uruguay, El Salvador and Chile. Prominent national theater groups such as El Garden of Short Stories (Jardín del Cuento), Double theater, The bycicle comany and the National Theater of Costa Rica will also participate. Among those selected appear children’s proposals, physical theatre, circus, contemporary dramaturgy and theater shows, with names such as La Congregación Teatro (Colombia), Compañía Criolla (Argentina), La Mandragora Teatro (Mexico), Moby Dick Teatro (El Salvador) and La Llave Maestra (Spain/Chile).
