A bumper programme of theatre, dance and walkabout performances.
Take a look at the free street theatre, dance and walkabout performances at this year’s Unity Festival at Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, 4 – 5 July.
The Cardiff Food and Drink Festival will also be taking place in Cardiff Bay from 4 – 5 July, so head on down to the Bay for some delightful free performances and delicious local food—eat while you watch!
The full programme, including timings, as well as more information about the acts and artists will be made available here closer to the festival. Make sure to also follow @hijinxtheatre on social media for updates as they happen.
Access Information
Find out more about accessibility at Unity Festival 2026What’s On.
À Deux Mètres.
By ADM-VZW (Belgium). Have you ever helped anyone to the point of losing yourself? What are the limits to your readiness to help? How can someone maintain their self-esteem, their autonomy and their integrity? In this performance there are three elements. Two acrobats on a Chinese pole and it—oxygen—the invisible one that is everywhere in the air and yet missing from one acrobat’s body. Jesse and Rocio sensitively open our eyes to the possibilities around us.
Astronauts Fusion.
By Hijinx (Wales) and Satélite Teatro (Tenerife). The astronauts are back and they’ve multiplied! Hijinx’s out-of-this-world space crew return to Unity Festival, this time joined by Tenerife’s SATÉLITE TEATRO for an astro-fusion walkabout bursting with lunar laughs and moon buggy beats. Six explorers become twelve as these curious space travellers make first contact with Earth’s most fascinating lifeforms… you!
The Audience.
By Hijinx. They’re coming. Chairs in hand. A crowd gathers. They move as one, then not at all. Chairs snap open. Pathways collide. The impossible starts to take shape. What begins as something familiar becomes something stranger, more playful, more dangerous. Who are they watching? And when does an audience stop observing and start becoming part of the show? From Hijinx, The Audience is a bold, slapstick exploration of togetherness, disruption, and the delicate balance between control and collapse, building towards a breathtaking final image that shouldn’t stand…but somehow does.
Carmen – Backstage .
y Danza Mobile (Spain). How often have we idealised distant landscapes? How often have we recognised human behaviours that we’d thought were far removed from our own, believing they had nothing to do with us? This piece is constructed as an allegory of Carmen, where the flamenco dress ceases to be a folkloric ornament and becomes the fabric of our own idealisations. Through the interaction of diverse bodies and a voice that narrates from the perspective of otherness, we explore the tension between the myth we carry and the human gesture that dwells beneath the silk.
Bon Appétit.
By Hijinx and Compagnie de l'Oiseau-Mouche (France). In this madcap, tri-lingual clowning egg-stravaganza, culinary chaos reigns supreme as chefs from different cultures battle it out to create the “perfect omelette”. Expect flying eggs, slapstick etiquette lessons, and a few surprises in the kitchen. From mastering the queue to cracking eggs à la française, Bon Appétit ! is a deliciously funny exploration of food, faux pas, and the art of getting it wrong.
chAOs.
By tanzbar_bremen (Germany). Two companions drag themselves through a hostile landscape in the not-too-distant future. The struggle against the forces of nature brought about by climate change has left them exhausted. The duet gives form to both despair and resistance; through dance and acrobatics, the two performers show what happens when nature fights back against us. At the beginning, they themselves were part of the society that brought about this situation. Are they still? Is there hope?
Coblyn.
By Hijinx, Theatr Iolo (Wales) and Kitsch & Sync Collective (Wales). Coblyn is a family-friendly celebration of Welsh folklore, bursting with music, songs and folk dance. Down at the bottom of the garden, between the toadstools and the wonky pond, live an unruly gang of magical gnomes!
Crabulous!.
By Hijinx. Think you know crabs? Think again. These glitter-drenched darlings have risen from the seabed to strut, sparkle and serve. Welcome to CRABULOUS!, Hijinx's new Crabaret Ex-Crabaganza. Expect outrageous costumes, fierce competition, and a joyous celebration of being unapologetically too much.
Imaginary Lines.
By Humans Move (Wales). What if your only limitation was your imagination? Imaginary lines keep us in boxes. They categorise us, define us, and tell us who we are and where we can go. In this striking outdoor performance, Adi and Justin reimagine those boundaries, transforming public space into a place of possibility. Through movement and connection, they invite us to question the lines we follow and to imagine how we might move forward together, freely and on our own terms.
Kitty O'Neil.
By Taking Flight (Wales). Who was Kitty O’Neill? On this hilarious journey you will discover she was the first Deaf American stuntwoman! A record breaking badass that defied the world that tried to define her, thrill seeking, death defying and the fastest Woman on Earth! Discover the first Deaf superhero who was behind Wonder Woman’s greatest feats. In true Taking Flight style this spoof docudrama has a spattering of audience interaction and is told in BSL, English and good old slapstick.
R. Sieht Rot.
By tanzbar_bremen. Two people. Two suitcases. Two lives. Setting off on a journey when they meet, these two characters dance in a whirlwind of curiosity and joie de vivre; they challenge traditional gender roles, and continually rediscover their relationship with one another.
Twitch, Glitch and Flap.
By Taking Flight. Our twitchers (or more formally known as birdwatchers) are on the hunt for the mysterious and rare Magnificus Plumitete. But they’re absolutely hopeless! Twitch follows the rules, Glitch follows the tech – and Flap, just flaps about and has no idea what’s going on. Can you help them find the bird they seek? Come and help the twitchers in their, quest to find the Magnificus Plumitete. With gentle audience interaction and stunning puppetry.
We Dance, We Connect.
By Anjali Dance Company (England) and com.dance e.V. (Germany). In 2024–25, dancers from Anjali Dance Company and com.dance e.V. came together across digital and in-person sessions in Freiburg and Leicester to explore how movement can become a shared language beyond words. Through improvisation, choreography and creative exploration, the piece explores the power of nonverbal communication, trust and the language of the body.