FEDORA - Les Echos Spotlights The FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize and The Power of Cultural Patronage

Premiere of Gentleman Jack - Winner of the FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize 2025 © Emily Nuttall i

Les Echos Spotlights The FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize and The Power of Cultural Patronage

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At FEDORA, we champion cultural philanthropy as a driving force behind new creation in opera and dance across Europe. The article "Van Cleef & Arpels: A Historic Patron of Dance" ("Van Cleef & Arpels : un mécène historique au service de la danse") recently published by Les Echos and written by Martine Robert explores Van Cleef & Arpels' enduring commitment to supporting dance, including its long-standing support of the FEDORA – VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize, for over a decade.

The article features the new ballet Gentleman Jack, winner of the FEDORA – VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize 2025, which will continue its international journey in the UK this September following its acclaimed premiere in Leeds on 7 March 2026.

As the articles mentions, Van Cleef & Arpels became FEDORA's first Prize sponsor over a decade ago. This commitment to giving back to an art form the Maison holds dear has, over time, extended to supporting tomorrow's choreographic creation through FEDORA.

Today, FEDORA brings together a network of more than 130 cultural institutions across 28 countries, helping transform ambitious artistic ideas into international productions. Through the FEDORA – VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize, outstanding and innovative choreographic projects receive the support needed to reach new audiences and stages across Europe, through collaboration and co-production.

We are honoured to see this prize recognised as an example of how philanthropy can help shape the future of the performing arts.

Les Echos "Van Cleef & Arpels: A Historic Patron of Dance"

"The luxury group was FEDORA's first patron, as early as 2015. This non-profit organisation, created in Paris to raise funds for opera and dance co-productions, draws on a network of 130 cultural institutions in 28 countries. For the jeweller, it represents a historic continuity."

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