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Invisible Cities © Jason Bell i
From the Press: "Fantasy, folly and fancy footwork: cosmic dance comes to Manchester" by The Guardian
Winners, FEDORA Prizes
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.
Winners, FEDORA Prizes
Fondazione Teatro alla Scala di Milano
13 November 2019
New York / United States
FEDORA - VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Prize for Ballet Winner of the 1st edition will return to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera as of June 2020. Book your tickets now for this reinterpretation of a timeless story!
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28 January 2026
Paris / France
French choreographer Christian Rizzo, awarded the FEDORA – VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Prize for Ballet 2016 for his work Le Syndrome Ian, is captivating audiences once again as part of the EDF Foundation’s Dans(e) la lumière programme, a unique cultural initiative highlighting dance and visual installations, running until January 31, 2026.
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26 January 2026
Women in Classical Music and Dance: Key Insights from the Bachtrack 2025 Statistics
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