HOP at the Museum: Dialogue on 'Barcelona Breaking' Book

Catalan breakdance and urban culture take center stage in an event exploring their historical and social evolution. 🎨📚

As part of the HOP Festival, this gathering hosts the presentation of an ethnographic study by Carlos Peña and Livia Motterle.

📚 HOP at the Museum: Dialogue on 'Barcelona Breaking' Book

📅 November 14, 2026

🕐 From 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

📍 Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport, Barcelona

🎟️ Free admission

📖 Reflections on breaking in Catalonia

The event focuses on the book presentation ‘Barcelona Breaking: Origen i trajectòria d’una cultura urbana’ by Carlos Peña and Livia Motterle, featuring contributions from Merchu Remón and Kapi. The session examines the path of a dance born in 1970s New York that moved from street margins to the 2024 Olympic Games.

Drawing on collaborative ethnographic fieldwork carried out mainly in Catalonia, the talk addresses the dance's arrival in the 1980s, its meeting spots in community centers and factories, its balance between marginality and institutional recognition, and women's strategies against exclusion to reshape the breaking scene.

🎨 HOP Festival and Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport

The HOP Festival brings this dialogue to the Museu Olímpic i de l'Esport to connect breaking practitioners with the general public, celebrating a living, dynamic cultural practice.

ℹ️ Good to know: Free activity with mandatory advance booking through the Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport website.

✨ An insightful exploration into the history, spaces, and voices of breaking in Catalonia.