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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 International Women's Day: the Women Behind the 2025 FEDORA Prize-Winning Projects
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Bravo to "Yallah Danse!" Taking the Stage in a Celebration of Cultural Collaboration
14 November 2025
Aulnoye-Aymeries / France
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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“Gentleman Jack” Premieres in Leeds: Reimagining History Through Dance and Storytelling
26 February 2026
Leeds / United Kingdom
Gentleman Jack, the groundbreaking new ballet from Northern Ballet and winner of the FEDORA – VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Dance Prize 2025, will have its highly anticipated world premiere at Leeds Grand Theatre on 7 March 2026.
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