Biomuseo hosted free PRISMA dance shows on 26 September
Published on 09/27/2026 at 07:48 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Biomuseo and the PRISMA International Contemporary Dance Festival brought free performances to Panama City on 26 September 2026, with two public programme items at the museum on the Amador Causeway. The museum, whose name is also used in Spanish, hosted the activities as the festival approached its 2026 closing date.
PRISMA brought two free performances to Biomuseo
The official PRISMA programme listed two performances at Biomuseo on Saturday 26 September 2026, both at 4.30pm. QABALUM presented Todo Este Ruido in a 23-minute performance, while Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart was listed for a 20-minute performance at the same venue.
The programme marked the museum as one of several locations used by the fifteenth edition of PRISMA. The festival also scheduled a youth laboratory at the museum at 4.30pm on the same date. The official listing marked the Biomuseo activities as free admission, making them publicly accessible rather than ticketed theatre performances. The official PRISMA programme names the venue, date, time and participating companies together.
Dance programme used Gehry’s biodiversity museum
Biomuseo is a museum devoted to Panama’s biological and cultural diversity. Its official visitor information identifies the building on Calzada de Amador, 136, in Panama City, and describes it as the only building in Latin America designed by Frank Gehry.
The museum’s subject is closely connected to its setting. Its exhibitions explain Panama’s role in biodiversity and the geological and ecological changes associated with the isthmus. PRISMA’s use of the venue therefore placed contemporary dance inside a building whose permanent visitor offer is organised around natural history, culture and connections across the region. The museum’s visitor information gives the address and identifies Frank Gehry as the architect.
What the 26 September programme meant for visitors
The performances formed part of a wider PRISMA programme running through 27 September 2026. The official schedule placed the two Biomuseo activities on 26 September, while later festival programming moved to other venues, including the Teatro Nacional in Casco Antiguo.
The event connected a temporary cultural programme with the museum’s permanent focus. Rather than presenting the building only as an architectural stop, the 26 September schedule used its public spaces as a venue for contemporary dance and a youth workshop.
Visiting Biomuseo: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The PRISMA performances and youth laboratory at Biomuseo took place on 26 September 2026 at 4.30pm on the Amador Causeway.
- The official programme marked the Biomuseo activities as free admission. The listed date has passed, so travellers cannot attend those performances during a later visit.
- Biomuseo is at Calzada de Amador, 136, in Panama City. The museum says visitors can use the Albrook-Amador bus line from Albrook metro station.
- The venue is a museum with exhibitions about Panama’s biological and cultural diversity, rather than a dedicated theatre.
- Spanish is Panama’s official language and the national currency is the balboa, with the US dollar also in circulation.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Biomuseo
When did PRISMA take place at Biomuseo?
The listed Biomuseo performances and youth laboratory took place on 26 September 2026 at 4.30pm.
What is Biomuseo?
Biomuseo is a museum about Panama’s biological and cultural diversity in a building designed by Frank Gehry.
Where is Biomuseo and how do you get there?
It is on Calzada de Amador in Panama City. The museum recommends the Albrook-Amador bus line from Albrook metro station.
