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From the Press: "Fantasy, folly and fancy footwork: cosmic dance comes to Manchester" by The Guardian
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Invisible Cities part of Manchester international festival. © Tristram Kenton i
"Performed in a cavernous former railway depot, Invisible Cities features actors, dancers, digital animations and amazing stage designs.In adapting Italo Calvino’s novel of the same name, it aims for sweeping themes such as imagination, power, belonging, morality and mortality. “The question of whether this was one of my best ideas or an act of pure folly remains open,” writes director Leo Warner in the programme. My answer is that it’s both."
To read The Guardian's full review, click here.
Invisible Cities is the winner of the FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Prize for Ballet 2019.
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Philip Venables Unveils "The Alonetimes": A Bold New Opera World Premiere on 16 April
16 April 2026
Paris / France
FEDORA is proud to spotlight Philip Venables, winner of the FEDORA – Generali Prize for Opera 2019 for Denis & Katya, as he returns to the stage with the world premiere of The Alonetimes on 16 April 2026 at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris.
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Nederlands Dans Theater and S-E-D win the Swan Award 2025 for Into the Hairy
23 October 2025
Maastricht / Netherlands
The dancers of NDT 1 (Nederlands Dans Theater) and S-E-D (Sharon Eyal Dance) have been awarded the Swan Award for “Most Impressive Dance Achievement 2025” for Into the Hairy, presented during the Nederlandse Dansdagen Gala on 3 October in Maastricht.
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Join Finnish National Opera's Opera Beyond Jam Session this Thursday, February 4th!
01 February 2021
This Jam Session will include master classes, interactive forums, and a case study on the winner of the international FEDORA Digital Prize, Laila. Register now!
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