MITsp – São Paulo International Theater Festival reaches its 11th edition. Recognized as one of Brazil’s leading theater festivals, it maintains its experimental and critical vocation, as well as its strategic role in promoting Brazilian culture and strengthening international exchange. Held from March 6 to 15, 2026, across various theaters and cultural venues in the city of São Paulo, the program engages with urgent issues of our time and their resonances in the performing arts through four strands: International Productions, MITbr – Plataforma Brasil, Critical Perspectives, and Pedagogical Actions. Contemporary productions from different countries and artistic languages are featured in the international strand, including works by French author Édouard Louis, two of whose books are adapted for the stage under the direction of Thomas Ostermeier. In addition, for the first time, the festival presents a Canadian production directed by Philippe Cyr. MITbr expands into five fronts: a selection of performances curated by independent curators; the Conexões Centro-Oeste project, in partnership with Itaú Cultural; PERFORMA12h, developed in collaboration with iBT – Instituto Brasileiro de Teatro; as well as invited productions and open process presentations. Reflective and pedagogical initiatives complete the program, with debates, workshops, and encounters grounded in cross-disciplinary dialogue and scenic-cultural diversity, foregrounding modes of creation and the transmission of knowledge in the performing arts.