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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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Celebrating Artistic Excellence: Hofesh Shechter Honoured by the French Ministry of Culture
05 February 2026
London / United Kingdom
Celebrating Artistic Excellence: Hofesh Shechter Honoured by France
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A Quiet Evening of Dance takes part in the Festival d'Automne à Paris 2019
11 July 2019
Paris / France
If you haven't seen William Forsythe's creation called A Quiet Evening of Dance, you can catch it in Paris as of next November 4th, 2019.
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Recognising Impact Beyond the Stage: Dr Thomas Moors Awarded the Van Lawrence Prize
20 January 2026
FEDORA is proud to celebrate a remarkable achievement connected to one of its prize-winning projects. Dr Thomas Moors, member of the artistic team behind The Sound Voice Project, winner of the FEDORA Digital Prize 2023, has been awarded the Van Lawrence Prize by the British Voice Association.
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