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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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On 12 November 2025, Yallah Danse!, winner of FEDORA’s Education Prize 2025, made its debut at Théâtre Léo Ferré in Aulnoye-Aymeries, France, marking a significant milestone in artistic cooperation between Algeria, France, and Italy.
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World Premiere of "Mont Ventoux" - FEDORA - Van Cleef & Arpels Dance Prize Winner 2023
19 October 2023
Madrid / Spain
On 19 October, the winner of the FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize 2023, Mont Ventoux, came to life on the stage of the Conde Duque Contemporary Culture Center in Madrid, Spain.
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Premiere of the FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Prize for Ballet's Winner 2021
19 November 2021
Reggio Emilia / Italy
From 4 to 7 of November the winner of the FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & Arpels Prize for Ballet 2021, "La Visita", came to life and reached audiences. During five stunning performances, this site-specific project led by the Fondazione I Teatri brought Peeping Tom’s theatricality, disruption and surrealism into the world of art galleries, within the Collezione Maramotti in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
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