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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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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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Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Work Featured at the Paris National Opera’s Ballet Season Opening Gala
23 September 2025
Paris / France
The Opéra national de Paris opens its new dance season with its traditional gala at the Palais Garnier on 27 September, beginning with the celebrated Défilé du Ballet. This year, the evening features the repertoire debut of Requiem for a Rose by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa.
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Premiere of the FEDORA - GENERALI Prize for Opera's Winner 2020
10 July 2022
Aix-en-Provence / France
On 10 July, the winner of the FEDORA - GENERALI Prize for Opera 2020, "Woman at Point Zero", reached the stage at Festival d'Aix-en-Provence. This new bold and moving creation carries a universal...
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