Large-scale puppets and classical music join forces in an imaginative family performance in the heart of Bilbao. 🎭🦁

The company Etcétera and ABAO Txiki present this dramatised concert, created in collaboration between ABAO Bilbao Opera and Teatro Arriaga.

🎭 DREAMING THE CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS

📅 7 and 8 November 2026

🕐 Saturday at 18:00; Sunday at 12:00 and 18:00

📍 Teatro Arriaga, Bilbao

🎟️ €14 / €22

📖 Music and giant puppets to inspire dreams

This staged concert blends gentle humour and visual poetry, weaving together Claude Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun with Camille Saint-Saëns's renowned Carnival of the Animals. While a baby faun sleeps beside the piano, the stage comes alive with enchanting large-scale figures.

Directed by Enrique Lanz, whimsical puppets such as a lion, a giant turtle, a swan, a dinosaur, and even an elephant invite audiences to dream awake.

🏛️ Etcétera Company and ABAO Txiki

Produced by the acclaimed company Etcétera with support from the Junta de Andalucía, the production arrives on stage as part of ABAO Txiki's family programme at Teatro Arriaga.

ℹ️ Good to know: Recommended for ages 4 and up. Running time: 50 minutes.

✨ A poetic celebration of classical music and imaginative puppetry for young audiences.