Carlow Arts Festival 2026: A Teen Odyssey - VISUAL

VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art &
The George Bernard Shaw Theatre

Carlow Arts Festival 2026: A Teen Odyssey

Immersive physical theatre for the next generation by La Mecànica.

Sunday 31 May 2026, 2.30pm, 4pm + Monday 1 June 2026, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30pm | Duration: 50 mins

€19 / €17 including booking fee

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A Teen Odyssey is a show for all generations, an invitation to a celebration of anyone who is (or ever was) a teenager. You will not simply watch the performance… you will be part of it. A Teen Odyssey is an exhilarating piece of immersive physical theatre from Mallorca - combining live physical performance with smartphone technology to transform every audience member into an active participant.

Exploring identity, belonging, and what connects us across the generations, it is a show as much for the teenager discovering who they are as for the adult who still remembers exactly how that felt. Visually striking and sonically rich, this is theatre that stays with you long after you leave the room.

Central to the experience is the innovative Kalliôpé 2 app, created by Spanish theatre legends La Fura dels Baus - Fundació Èpica, which uses the audience's mobile phones as the catalyst for interaction.

A Teen Odyssey transcends theatrical boundaries, interweaving audience, performers and technology in surprising and unforgettable ways.

Please bring your phone fully charged to the performance. The Kalliôpé 2 app will need to be downloaded on each phone before the performance.

Download the app for iPhone and Android

In collaboration with Fundació Épica - La Fura dels Baus.

    Please note, audience members will need to stand and walk in the space throughout the performance. Contains strobe lighting and haze.

    Tickets can be purchased online, in person or over the phone at Box Office. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. Wheelchair users and any group over 8 persons should book tickets directly through Box Office. Further Terms and Conditions can be found at visualcarlow.ie/visit/booking-information.