The “Emergency EXIT” performance, set for Boom Festival 2025, will be showcased on Thursday at 10 p.m. in the Central Plaza area of the festival.
The Boom Festival organizers explained the event is orchestrated by the Catalonian theater group La Fura dels Baus, a pioneer in performance arts since the 1980s.
“Their performances are marked by rhythm, transgression, innovation, and eccentricity, delivering a powerful message that often involves the audience as part of the show,” the organizers noted.
The performance features music co-authored by Satori and visual elements crafted by the Eyesberg video artists, creating a unique immersive experience.
“It is neither a visual spectacle, a dance, nor an installation. It is a new format that combines sound, movement, image, and human energy to forge a singular experience that must be lived rather than simply watched.”
The organizers emphasized that amid significant climate and environmental changes, with the future of the planet at stake, “art takes a leading role in raising awareness and advocating for a global shift in nature treatment.”
This large-scale production transcends traditional genres and stage boundaries, inviting the audience into a realm of tension and transformation, journeying through chaos, resistance, and the beauty of collective awakening.
In line with Boom Festival’s ecological paradigm, the show conveys environmental consciousness themes through creative expression.
The 40,000 tickets for Boom Festival, occurring in Idanha-a-Nova from Thursday to the 24th, sold out in two days, purchased by attendees from 169 countries.
The 15th edition, themed “The ritual of dance,” intentionally limits ticket sales to ensure harmony between human presence and the natural environment of the 150-hectare ‘Boomland’.
Performances by Portuguese artists such as Bateu Matou, Miramar, Batida, and Rui Vargas are scheduled.
To accommodate the 40,000 attendees, referred to as ‘boomers’, residing at the Herdade da Granja, Boomland hosts 45 organic restaurants and supermarkets, supplied by 32 vendors, including 15 from Castelo Branco, 16 nationwide, and one international supplier.
The festival employs approximately 2,000 workers from 86 nations, comprising both staff and volunteers.
Boom Festival also features 21 programming areas and welcomes 1,128 artists from 29 nationalities, with a prominent sculpture by Michael Benisty highlighted this year.
