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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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Kor’sia Captivates Antwerp with Sold-Out Performances of Mont Ventoux
10 December 2025
Antwerp / Belgium
On 14 and 15 November 2025, the Spanish–Italian collective Kor’sia made its long-awaited debut at Antwerp’s DE SINGEL with Mont Ventoux, FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize 2023 Winner, performing two completely sold-out shows, as part of the EUROPALIA España Festival.
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Denis & Katya by Composer Philip Venables and Stage Director Ted Huffman of Opera Philadelphia, Winner of the FEDORA - GENERALI Prize for Opera 2019, premieres in France today! After a success in the United States, the piece has been adapted for French audiences and will be performed on July 26th, 28th and 29th 2021 at Opéra Comédie, Montpellier, France.
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From the Press: 'William Forsythe: A Quiet Evening of Dance review – rare and revelatory"
05 October 2018
London / United Kingdom
"This sublime show features breakdancing, birdsong and a duet that is an insight into the secrets of choreography itself." - The Guardian
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